(Heartfelt thanks to 'Mo Yu Linshang,' 'David H. Smith,' 'Xuan Yuan Wu Qing ol,' and 'Wufeng Haotian' for their rewards!)
At the same time, within Between Worlds, a one-sided offensive and defensive battle continued.
High above the pure white world, an army of densely packed red Grim Reapers drifted back and forth like ghosts. At times, they appeared utterly chaotic; at others, they seemed perfectly orderly, a complete contradiction.
Yet their movements still revealed a pattern to their disorder and order.
Whenever the red Grim Reapers wanted to open up enough distance for a charging acceleration, their movements became extremely chaotic.
Because they did not crowd together. Like phantoms, they could pass through one companion after another without hindering the other red-robed Grim Reapers at all. They could retreat and create distance freely; an orderly retreat was actually slower.
But whenever the red Grim Reapers wanted to launch a collective attack, their movements became exceptionally orderly, as though controlled by a single consciousness. They attacked at precisely the same moment.
Thus, when that surging crimson tidal wave descended from the sky and struck the barrier, its speed was unimaginably fast.
At the very least, Gaia and Alaya, who were controlling the core of Between Worlds, only saw a blur before the surging crimson tide flashed through space and slammed heavily into the barrier.
"BOOM—!"
A terrifying roar powerful enough to rupture eardrums rang out in every direction.
The pure white world suddenly trembled, sending the feathers below scattering wildly like frightened birds.
The barrier resisting the red Grim Reaper army's bombardment rippled all over, like the surface of a lake after a massive stone had been thrown into it, churning violently.
With every ripple, the barrier's radiance dimmed a little, weakening its resistance more and more.
"Crack... crack crack..."
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