Chapter 448: The Tragic King of Darkness, Doakudar!
"King of Darkness? Is this the final Demon King?" Ren, who hadn't received a challenge, looked at this so-called King of Darkness with interest.
"Hahaha, you're finally here! As long as I kill you, I, Doakudar, can return to Soukai Mountain, and I will become the true King of Darkness!" a wild voice emanated from the giant in dark armor.
Unlike all the magical beasts on the first six floors, this King of Darkness possessed self-awareness.
"Doakudar!" Phoenix looked at the giant with a serious expression.
Luluna was equally incredulous. "Has Doakudar been captured too?"
"Oh? Saint Gods? You're not dead, but you are far too weak." Doakudar also noticed their presence but was utterly disdainful. The gap between Level 8 and Level 7 was like a chasm.
Ren mused, "Doakudar… isn't he the villain boss of Soukai Mountain? What King of the Demon Realm?" He had thought it would be the Sacred Dragon. He was only Level 8; it would be a waste for Ren to make a move himself.
"Kanae, Phantylia, go together and deal with him quickly."
"Yes, Master/Ren." The two immediately attacked. The others could only watch. For safety, Ren used space isolation to block the battle's aftermath.
Both being Level 8, the King of Darkness had no power to resist. Kanae's dominion easily controlled his dark energy, and Phantylia's combined powers of Abundance, Destruction, and Sin maximized her attack. In the clash, he gained no advantage. His dark body repeatedly collapsed.
Until Phantylia used the Shattering Profound Lotus to destroy the last foundation of his body.
"No! Impossible! I am the King of Darkness! I am Doakudar!" His body exploded like flowing black water, seeping into the dark ground.
At this moment, Ren gained 150 million doomsday points. The final prompt from the game also appeared.
[Ding! Creation God Mountain has been cleared, zero deaths! Players will automatically log out in 30 seconds!]
"It's over!" Hisako exclaimed excitedly.
"Over? Not quite," Ren said. He casually brought the Children of Angels and the others back to the Chaos Realm, while the rest were placed in an alternate dimension. The game was cleared, but the Doom Companion mission wasn't over yet. Thirty seconds was enough time to destroy the mountain.
The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception appeared. All the interwoven rules of Creation God Mountain condensed into a rainbow-like Line of Death. "Huh? There really is a rainbow?" Ren felt the game had truly modeled the entire Soukai Mountain.
Clang!
Without hesitation, the blade formed by the Power of Sin cut it off. All rules imposed on the mountain were killed.
"Boom!"
Although the people in the alternate dimension were unaffected, they still heard a deafening sound. Without the support of the rules, Creation God Mountain, which had already been riddled with holes, immediately collapsed.
[Ding! Detected that Creation God Mountain was destroyed by group member Ren. Doom Companion ends!]
[Ding! Ren obtained 450 million doomsday points! Makima, Exusiai, Kiana, Seitenshi, Shinobu Kocho, Saeko Busujima, Tendo Kisara each obtained 20 million doomsday points, Ch'en obtained 500,000 doomsday points, Fufu obtained 300,000 doomsday points!]
This was the true end. Not long after, 30 seconds had passed, and everyone returned. Kiana and the others also successively chose to end their missions.
"We… we're back?" Her eyes saw the familiar dining room in the Shinomiya residence. Erina pinched her face. It hurt. This wasn't a dream! We really returned?
This thought had just appeared when Rindo Kobayashi dispelled it. She saw flames igniting in her hand—her flame power. "I really have superpowers?!" After returning, she was ecstatic. The others also snapped out of their daze.
"Master, Miss Kaguya, do you need an explanation?" Nao stepped forward. She was worried their disappearance would affect reality.
Ren waved his hand. "While we were in the game, time here was static."
"Mhm, the time is consistent with when we left," Hayasaka Ai glanced at her phone.
"How magical," Nao sighed. It also reduced unnecessary trouble.
"I just didn't expect Yukino and Chika to have been chosen as players so early. No wonder the President is so familiar with them," Kaguya was even more emotional.
"Cough, um, what should we do next?" Erina lightly coughed, her question directed at Ren.
"You want to pay now? I'm available anytime," he could maintain full energy at any time.
"Pfft!" Sakurajima Mai directly spat out the water she was drinking. Erina's actions are unbelievable. Pay now? Are you serious?
"Oh my, is the tsundere young lady so eager?" Rindo, with her bangs covering one eye, propped her chin, her eyes full of teasing.
"Lady Erina…" Even Hisako felt embarrassed. She wasn't mentally prepared.
Understanding her words were misunderstood, Erina's face visibly flushed. She frantically waved her arms. "No, it's not what you're thinking! I mean, what should we do about the fact of superpowers?!"
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