They could have called him a liar.
They could have said he was just bluffing.
They could have dismissed his words, telling themselves it was nothing.
These were the things the Ten Family Leaders could have done as they looked at the scene before them.
But when they watched MadWhite open his lips and close them—muttering and halting in his speech—before he slowly backed off from Ryuk, his eyes flashing with disbelief tinged with just a bit of horror… it revealed to them that this was definately not a joke.
For endless years, they had fought MadWhite. They knew him well, and they knew that whatever could make him unable to muster a single word and retreat in horror, it would probably do them no good if they brushed it off as nothing.
But that also meant one horrific thing.
The boy is right!?
"You... You really brought back an Eternity Stage Alien to Endearth!?"
The red-haired titan of a man spoke, his voice shaking with horror. Ryuk turned to him before nodding his head.
And silence descended onto the area.
Everyone paused in their steps before, finally, the red-haired titan snapped.
"You! You bastard!" the man roared in anger as the holograms around them crashed violently.
"You brought back an Eternity-Grade Alien to Endearth!? An entire Realmlord!? Have you gone mad!?"
"Do you know what you have done!?" The red-haired titan screamed, his voice rising louder and louder, but none of the leaders said anything—because what he was saying was exactly what was running through their minds.
"So, wait, wait!"
The elf lady interrupted as the red-haired titan clenched his teeth tightly, veins covering all of his face until they formed a demonic tattoo.
"So, you're telling me that out there, somewhere in Endearth, there is an Eternity Stage Expert wandering the streets!?" the elf lady asked.
Ryuk nodded.
"Yes, Elf Leader. It's a lady, and right now, she has parted away from me, wanting to go for a walk. I don't really know where she even is now..." Ryuk said with a helpless expression as the leaders looked at him in horror.
"But you all must understand something even more important," Ryuk said, bringing their attention back, this time at a full 100%.
If they had been interested in him before, now, to them, he had become a god whose words they didn't even dare to ignore.
"She's not without chains," Ryuk continued.
"What do you mean?"
"For me to bring her back, we agreed on a deal, which was sealed by a Contract Grimoire..." Ryuk explained, as the leaders unconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.
They knew well what a Contract Grimoire was and understood that it was a safe bet.
"And what did you both agree on?"
"She seemed to have been stuck in her own realm for some reason and needed to get out. So I proposed a deal: that she would listen to every order of mine in exchange for me bringing her out of the realm," Ryuk said.
One of the leaders, a man with fish scales over his face, had his eyes flashing with skepticism.
"Don't tell me she agreed to such a ridiculous deal?"
Ryuk nodded.
"She did... mainly because she thinks she can break the contract in some way I don't understand yet," Ryuk admitted as the leaders grew wary once more.
"But for now, she will be absolutely under every single one of my orders. Every single one!" Ryuk emphasized, making the leaders' eyes flash with an eerie glint of horror.
Now, the kid before them wasn't just some boy who had the power of the Cataclysm Stage.
He was a kid who had an Eternity-Grade expert under his control.
"Hmph! So what!?" The red-haired titan scoffed as the leaders, including Ryuk, turned their attention to him.
"Do you think we have no Eternity-Grade experts on Endearth, you fool!? Even if you have an Eternity-Grade under your control, we will awaken our own Eternity-Grade Supreme Cultivators, and they will subdue her with sheer numbers!"
"Even if you have an Eternity-Grade expert, you won't be able to stop humanity from its eventual ruin!" The red-haired titan sneered with a sinister cackle.
But then, he watched as Ryuk exhaled before slowly shaking his head.
And the sinister laughter halted in its place, as the leaders turned their intrigued expressions toward him.
"I am not planning on unleashing her on you or your base, even though I technically can. Neither am I planning to wage a revenge war against you all, nor am I trying to use her as a bargaining tool to for you to aid the humans in the war..." Ryuk explained calmly, as silence reigned in the room.
"What I am insinuating is that she is more knowledgeable than us."
"That was one of the convincing factors that made me risk bringing her here, even though my control over her isn't absolute," he explained, as the leaders hummed in thought.
"And when I talk about knowledge, I'm also talking about the Knulls."
"The truth is, we Endearthians don't really know much about the Knulls or their powers..." Ryuk began, gaining the attention of everyone in the room.
"You want to send human soldiers to the Knulls so you can get a glimpse of their power? I am afraid that is an unwise move..." Ryuk said, causing some of the elders to shift in their seats.
"To us, doesn't it seem like the Knulls are just another invading higher race?"
"What do they want? To invade and steal our resources or perhaps turn us into their slaves? Isn't that why the Knulls are attacking and trying to invade us?" Ryuk asked.
The leaders furrowed their brows, remaining silent.
Truly, that was why the Knulls had invaded.
Endearth was a bountiful world—one whose gates spanned into interdimensional spaces where powerful artifacts could be found.
As long as the interdimensional gates existed, Endearth would forever remain a prosperous world.
And most likely, that was one of the reasons why the Knulls were invading.
That was their belief.
But then, Ryuk spoke once more.
"If you all still think this is the reason for the Knulls' invasion, then forget humanity extinction."
"Endearth will face absolute and total extinction—completely ceasing to exist!"