Ereshkigal: Why Are Two Underworlds So Different?! / Ereshkigal: My Underworld Is Covered in Flowers!

However, the little flame seemed unable to bear this power and began to turn illusory.

Orphis frowned slightly, as though Chu Chen's power was pressing down on her as well.

"Chu Chen, slower!"

"Is this fast? I think I'm already going very slowly. I'm being quite considerate of you, aren't I?"

"I'm still a child..."

"You call yourself a child? It feels like you're even more skilled than I am!"

"I practiced many times at Natsuki's house... mm-hm..."

As she manipulated the flame in her hand, trying to sustain this power and prevent herself from being crushed by Chu Chen, cold sweat began to stream down Orphis's forehead. Even her breathing became somewhat unsteady.

Gradually, the glass-shard-like existence within the flame became more solid.

"Won't you use Infinite Authority to maintain it?"

"Different authorities interfere with each other. The consequences are impossible to predict..."

"That's true..."

Their backs were already soaked through. This was even more exhausting than fighting.

They had always simply used their authorities to violently clash head-on, but they had never tried interfering with each other like this.

If it accidentally exploded, that King of Uruk would probably be furious enough to ascend to heaven on the spot.

Gradually, fragments filled the flame. The flame, which had merely begun turning illusory, suddenly became violent. The tiny flicker seemed unwilling to remain in this form, attempting to transform into a giant beast and devour Orphis in retaliation.

Infinite Authority erupted from Chu Chen's other hand, like a giant hand tightly strangling the beast by the throat!

"Orphis, it's coming—"

To Ereshkigal outside, those words sounded horribly suggestive, and her cheeks instantly flushed crimson.

In reality—

The flame suddenly surged. As it transformed into towering flames that swept through the entire room, that "world" unfolded before Chu Chen and