Chapter 352: The Brutal Battle, The Final Confrontation Approaches!
Boom—!
A massive explosion echoed as cracks spread across the barrier.
Through the semi-transparent shield, the entire Underworld lay visible—almost entirely scorched earth.
Inside the barrier, nearly everyone had been evacuated. Those who remained did so because fierce battles still raged outside.
The next moment, a girl with vivid crimson hair appeared. A terrifying wave of destructive magic erupted from her, instantly wiping out a large swath of enemies.
Without hesitation, she then struck the silver-haired woman, knocking her unconscious before she could react.
"Retreat!"
The crimson-haired girl issued the command.
Gazing at the mechanical creatures, she bit her lip hard in frustration before reluctantly withdrawing.
...
The Evil God Fleet.
A humanoid mechanical lifeform, originally meant to have four arms, now stood with only one remaining as it reported to its creator's creator.
"The above summarizes the losses suffered by Lord Rugatimu of the Keito Tenkai!"
Bebevu Su's voice was heavy with gravity as he delivered this report.
Were it not for his master's command that he must survive and investigate the nature of this world's deity known as "13," Bebevu Su would have followed his master to perish in battle.
Yes, his master—who had been invincible and conquered all—had fallen in combat!!!
That battle was beyond imagination, revealing to them the tenacious resistance of this world's devils and their terrifying will to fight, persisting until the last cell would resist.
"Is that so? Has Rugatimu also fallen?"
The response from the figure seated upon the throne startled Bebevu Su.
"Great Regalzeva, could it be that Lord Durmado..."
"Mm, he also just fell in battle, died in that space belonging to the faction called Angels"
With two capable subordinates successively falling in battle, half of his Five Evils had also been wiped out.
"The situation on Melvazoa's side isn't looking good either. Over half of the Seven Luminaries have fallen, especially the First Pillar who also died in battle!"
This subsequent report left Bebevu Su utterly stunned.
"Th-that one also... also died?"
The First of the Seven Luminaries was the strongest individual beneath the Three Pillar Gods. Never did he expect that one would also fall in battle.
"How could this be? This doesn't match the intelligence we obtained. Was our intelligence false?"
They should have been crushing their opponents, so how did they suffer such losses?
"Most of the intelligence was accurate"
Regalzeva slightly shook his head as he said this.
But these individuals had unleashed unimaginable power through their own willpower.
Take for example the captured individual deity named Hades. In this world, they had observed a deity named Luge. Both appeared to possess similar energy levels.
However, the latter's combat power far exceeded that of Hades.
The reason for this disparity lay in the difference in their unwavering determination.
The deity Hades simply lacked sufficient willpower compared to them, unwilling to fight desperately and even showing emotions of fear.
Once fear emerges, judgment becomes prone to errors, causing hesitation and timidity. That's why even Bebevu Su could ultimately capture him.
As for those others, they completely disregarded terror and life itself, fiercely launching attacks that ultimately inflicted massive losses through what seemed like mutually destructive behavior.
Therefore, Regalzeva held great contempt for deities of Hades' faction—generally cowardly trash who feared death.
That being said, didn't Regalzeva plan to rescue his subordinates who were in crisis?
Rescue?
That would be an insult to his subordinates!
Moreover, he could confirm that a powerful being had been locking onto him all along. If he made a move, the other would respond accordingly.
So why didn't he intervene?
Didn't he crave a confrontation with this powerful being?
Of course he did, but the problem was that taking action would inevitably cause collateral damage to his own forces.
He couldn't possibly protect his people while simultaneously battling the opponent.
The ferocity of their combat would certainly engulf his entire army, causing massive casualties.
Suddenly, the space ahead distorted, and a figure appeared—his younger brother Melvazoa, whose expression also looked grim.
Upon arrival, he immediately shared substantial amounts of information.
"So, the remaining forces of this world have all retreated into the human world, correct?"
"In this world, humans and so-called deities are closely interconnected, sharing both prosperity and decline, is that right?"
"The human world is their final stronghold to defend to the death, correct?"
"Then, prepare to advance into the human world!!!"
Although they had lost most of their key commanders, the opposing deities had suffered even more devastating losses, with nearly all their powerful combat forces fallen.
Of this world's so-called World's Top Ten Experts, only two remained now.
Additionally, there were still Great Red and the Infinite Dragon God.
Right, they still had to include that unknown entity locking onto them, the Three Pillar Gods.
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Second World.
Nearly all mythologies had retreated here.
The Mythos also suffered heavy losses, but the results of the battle had exceeded their expectations, far better than they had anticipated.
Without that individual taking action, they had inflicted devastating losses on the enemy through their own strength.
Thus, their world was not weak, and there was no need for them to undervalue themselves.
This time, most of the casualties were from the so-called "Eternal War" personnel.
So, isn't this strange?
Beast Emperor 666 could easily be killed by the enemy, yet they still required so many people to deal with him? Moreover, they were capable of killing the First Pillar of the "Seven Luminaries," who had the power to slay Beast Emperor 666.
Yes, the First Pillar of the "Seven Luminaries" indeed possessed strength surpassing that of Beast Emperor 666.
The reason for this was that if they truly intended to subjugate Beast Emperor 666—under the premise that "otherworldly invasion does not exist"—they would not prioritize methods that disregarded life and sought mutual destruction to annihilate Beast Emperor 666. Instead, they would attempt to exhaust him through various means or seal him away.
As it was said, wasn't it? The Mythos of this world were deeply interconnected with humanity. If a god died, it would cause immeasurable calamity for humans, which would in turn feedback into their respective Mythos.
Therefore, they were not so much afraid of death as they were fearful of triggering such unpredictable disasters.
However, in the face of an otherworldly invasion, this was a matter of the world's survival, and there was no room to worry about such immeasurable calamities.
No matter how unpredictable, it could not surpass the destruction of the entire world.
Thus, each one dared to fight the enemy with the resolve to die.
Suddenly, everyone sensed something and turned their gaze toward the Pacific Ocean.
The sky above the sea cracked open, and a fissure thousands of meters long was torn open!!!
Three massive warships emerged from the fissure one after another!!!
The final battle was about to begin!!!