At this moment, the Abyss Angel and Calamity Red were engaged in what resembled a "Brave duel."
The two rode motorcycles straight toward each other, speeding across a narrow log bridge. Beneath the bridge, turbulent water churned around shattered rocks.
If neither was willing to retreat, their only possible outcome was mutual destruction, their bodies smashed to pieces;
But if one of them chose to turn his handlebars aside and plunge from the log bridge into the river, he would certainly face considerable danger to his life—but at least his death would not be absolute and inevitable. In return, his opponent would be able to cross safely and reach the other side.
This was not an arena for "when two meet on a narrow path, the braver one wins."
The cowardly would indeed be covered in wounds. But if both sides were brave, the only result was that they would die together.
Calamity Red could, of course, choose to retreat from this place.
That meant he had chosen to admit defeat.
His path was not defined by words like "duel" or "challenge." "War" was inherently cruel and unscrupulous. Therefore, no matter what trick his opponent used, the moment he fled, he had lost.
—But the Pillar God of the Seventh Source River absolutely could not tolerate defeat.
That was also why, even after becoming a Pillar God, the Silver Crowned Dragon had not immediately exterminated the remnant known as the Bear Angel. Instead, he had allowed him to develop believers and stockpile apostles right under his nose.
Because the Pillar God of the "violence" Source River could not tolerate defeat—if He had initiated the conflict, then even a draw in the end would count as failure.
The Bear Angel did not even need to defeat the Silver Crowned Dragon. He