"Where are you running to?"
Ladin transformed into a towering Mountain Demon, his massive body razing the entire Spade Kingdom to the ground.
He opened his colossal abyssal jaws and swallowed Morris, who had been fleeing to provide support.
"AAAH!"
Ladin let out a wail of agony—Morris was wreaking havoc inside his stomach.
The highly corrosive stomach acid failed to decompose him. Instead, Morris's Decomposition Magic tore through Ladin's insides.
Thud! Thud!
The ground quaked violently as Ladin's gigantic body convulsed, trying to counter Morris's destruction from within.
"GAAAH!"
The pain was unbearable. Ladin could feel Morris clawing his way through his central artery—straight toward his heart.
"Let's finish this…"
Ladin roared, his body beginning to compress violently.
"You lunatic!"
Morris found himself trapped within a fleshy wall deep beneath the Danzhong point. His decomposition spells failed to break free—Ladin's demonic flesh resisted even high-tier magic.
Even a Mountain Demon couldn't decompose so many lesser demons at once—let alone someone like demon god.
He was gambling his life, fusing demonic flesh together, compressing the power of countless devils inside himself. It was something no human body could ever withstand.
And with Morris still trapped inside… it was pure mutual destruction.
Ladin had gone completely insane. His old wish—to resurrect his family—was being devoured piece by piece by the demonic hunger that now ruled him.
Was this still Ladin at all?
"New… world…"
Morris's final scream echoed before being crushed into dust.
"Damn it… it hurts… I want to eat… EAT… KILL… KILL ADAM…"
Ladin reverted to human form, kneeling on one knee, drooling, his bloodshot eyes bulging from his skull.
The devils' backlash had come. Not just the underworld's demons—his own inner evil erupted.
Unlike Adam, who used the Book of the Twelve Talismans to collect and refine magic energy, Ladin swallowed it directly.
The book could purify demonic essence and neutralize its corruption. But a human body could never endure such evil power raw.
Ladin's unique body allowed him to absorb multiple kinds of demonic energy—that was why he had been chosen by a devil in the first place.
But even that body had limits.
The demonic energies of Hades were now devouring him—body and soul alike.
With every step toward the Clover Kingdom, Ladin's mind dissolved further. His final conscious thought was to kill Adam.
And wherever he passed… nothing survived. Not even an ant.
...
"No!"
Adam raised the Human Emperor Sword, cutting through Lucius's clones in a single strike.
Lucius looked at him in terror. His dream of a "New World" had finally collapsed into nothing.
No magic could harm Adam. Not even the laws of time could erase him.
"Return to dust."
Lucius's eyes hardened. He teleported directly beside Adam, a deep blue halo forming in his hand.
"How… is that possible?"
Puff! Blood gushed from Lucius's mouth—Adam's sword had pierced through his Danzhong point. The blue halo fell uselessly against Adam's head.
That was Forbidden Time Magic—a spell that could fast-forward someone's lifespan to its end, completely bypassing logic.
And yet Adam remained unchanged.
"I am immortal."
Adam drew out his blade. Lucius fell, the forbidden magic and the wound to his heart consuming every remaining timeline—except the one bound to this world.
"Go to hell, everyone!"
Lucius's body began to swell grotesquely—just like when Conrad Leto had fallen into demonic corruption.
"Oh my god, demonization again? This is getting repetitive…"
Adam was about to swing when his expression changed. He quickly unleashed a Golden Shield, shouting to Mimosa:
"Mimosa! Take Asta and Yuno—run!"
"Yes!"
Mimosa heard his command and immediately used Plant Magic: Princess's Sanctuary to lift Asta and Yuno toward the World Tree.
"Seal of Imprisonment!"
The golden magic barrier expanded, enclosing Lucius's rapidly mutating body.
Lucius wasn't trying to become a demon—he was detonating himself, determined to die alongside Adam.
But he didn't realize—Adam, empowered by the Twelve Zodiac Talismans, was essentially immortal.
Adam summoned divine energy, reinforcing the seal. Even though Lucius's suicidal counterattack couldn't hurt him, it could annihilate everything else.
With a deafening BOOM, blinding light swallowed the entire royal capital.
Everything at the city's core vanished in the explosion.
The colossal World Tree William had created was blown in half. If Adam hadn't shielded the capital with his golden barrier, it would have been erased from existence.
"…Looks like we'll need to rebuild the capital."
Adam hovered over the vast crater, disgusted. Even in death, Lucius was a nuisance.
Then, turning northeast, Adam sensed a familiar presence.
"That guy's still alive."
His eyes narrowed.
"It's time to end this once and for all."
Whoosh!
His figure vanished.
While Adam's battle raged on, the fight within the capital was reaching its conclusion.
"Noelle, Nozel, Solid, Nebra… you've truly grown strong."
With Lucius's death, Acier Silva and the others under his control gradually regained their senses.
A white guiding light descended, leading the souls of the departed to the other side.
"Mother!"
Noelle, Nebra, and Solid burst into tears, rushing toward her. Acier embraced them tightly.
"My children… seeing you again fills me with peace."
"Mom, we missed you so much!"
Even proud Nozel Silva clenched his jaw, forcing back tears.
"Mother, I will protect the Silva family. You can rest easy—I'll safeguard my siblings."
"Nozel… thank you for everything."
Acier smiled gently before her soul dissolved into the light.
"Mereoleona, Fuegoleon, Leopold… the family is in your hands now."
"Yes, Father!"
Compared to the Silvas' tearful reunion, the Vermillion family's farewell burned with fierce pride. Such was the strength of the Crimson Lions.
"Morgan… I—"
"Brother, live on. Carry the ideals I couldn't fulfill."
Morgan Faust's spirit floated upward, serene. Despite being killed indirectly by his brother, he held no resentment.
"Yeah…"
Yami Sukehiro placed a comforting hand on Nacht's shoulder as they watched Morgan's soul fade into the sky.
Lucius's clones melted into blood, returning as nourishment for the kingdom.
As the guiding light vanished, the twisted dream of the "New World" faded with it.
"Let's hope everything ends well…"
Lemiel and Princia turned toward the northeast. Two overwhelming energies clashed in the distance.
Their outcome… would decide the fate of the entire continent.
...
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