Boom!
The slash cleaved into the Golden Torrent, but only splashed up countless golden waves.
The torrent had no physical form, so most of Dawn's physical attacks struck empty space.
"Useless. His Divine Body has already merged with the Golden Law here!" Mirror's voice came at just the right moment.
She pressed her palms together, and countless tiny shards of glass materialized beneath the entire city, instantly forming a Net of Heaven and Earth in an attempt to block the torrent's path.
But the Golden Torrent only paused slightly before forcibly breaking through the network formed by the mirror surfaces and continuing to dive deeper underground.
A Lower God's desperate escape was still not to be underestimated.
"Leave it to me."
Night Cherry Tangle's calm voice rang out.
He slowly drew [Sin and Punishment: End Judgment].
No radiance flowed along the blade. There was only a deathly, ashen grayness.
He did not look at the fleeing Golden Torrent. He merely lowered the tip of his sword and lightly touched the ground in front of him.
"End Judgment."
Buzz—
An invisible ripple instantly spread throughout the entire city, centered on Night Cherry Tangle.
This was neither energy nor a law.
It was a concept.
The concept of "termination" and "judgment."
The Golden Torrent racing wildly through the depths of the earth suddenly froze.
Gordongel was horrified to discover that his connection with this Golden Capital was being forcibly severed by an incomprehensible power.
The gold that should have been entirely under his control was beginning to "betray" him.
"No!!"
A desperate will roared within Gordongel's Divine Soul.
Aboveground, the golden radiance covering the entire city began to dim at a visible rate.
The streets, buildings, and every object plated in gold rapidly faded, returning to their original reinforced concrete.
The enormous