This was no longer merely a rescue operation!
It was also a battle against a god! Even a fallen god, a god in poor condition, was still an entity possessing divine power and standing above ordinary life!
This truly made Ian feel a tiny bit of pressure.
Of course.
Only a tiny bit.
After all, it was not as though Ian had never slain a god before. Before coming to this time and space, he had slain one once already. Now, he was merely challenging another "evil god."
Although he no longer had helpers like the god of the Underworld, who said Ian could not defeat such an existence in a one-on-one battle? Besides, even if he could not beat it, he could definitely outrun it.
The advantage was Ian's.
The choice was also Ian's.
Though victory was not guaranteed, he was certain he would not lose too badly. With that confidence, Ian naturally wanted to see just how far he could go.
"Submit obediently! Become the support that lets me endure!" The Fallen Deity's roar was not the vibration of vocal cords, but a shriek that struck directly at the soul.
It was like countless shards of broken glass scraping within the skull.
The horrifying sound even caused spider web-like cracks to appear in the incomparably sturdy obsidian walls, which had been reinforced with multiple Protective Magic spells. Stone dust trickled down. To be fair, its voice was exceedingly powerful. Beneath that seemingly withered humanoid shell lay abyssal, filthy, boundless divine power.
Before him—
The Fallen Deity raised an arm as thin and dry as a dead branch, yet its movement stirred the flow of energy throughout the entire underground space.
"Die or submit!" With its twisted divine words and hissing roar, a gray, decaying Corruption Domain rapidly expanded