"Roar!" The Annihilation Demonic Wolf was wounded again by the Greatsword of Twilight. The "Evernight" Characteristic within Him was also constantly drawn toward "Twilight" by the Law of Convergence, while the Ancestor of Phoenix continued to interfere with the Authorities of "Death" and "Door."
Because the revived Lord of the Mysteries had previously rejected the Authority of Evernight, the Annihilation Demonic Wolf's control over it had become sluggish.
But He had no choice but to use the Authority of Concealment to hide Himself. Then He used the Authority of History to flee into the Historical Void, buying time to stabilize Himself.
This time, however, He was interfered with. A Red Moon cast down its light, and within it—a place no one could observe—a barely perceptible door opened.
The door was illusory and indistinct, engraved with many mysterious symbols. It seemed to have some kind of connection to the Spirit World.
It represented Sequence Three of the Moon Pathway: "High Summoner."
The door opened, revealing the bizarre Spirit World within. An invisible aura spread out, connecting to some concealed corner.
The next moment, a figure took shape inside the door, outlined by mist. It was the Goddess of Misfortune, Amanises.
The schemes devised at the Dream Council and developments in the real world were bound to differ somewhat. The Dragon of Imagination had sensed the shift in the currents of history, and the Lord of the Mysteries Will had revived; many unforeseen events could not be contained. Yet in the end, everything returned to the historical course They had laid out.
And so She came, summoned by Lilith.
She reached out and used Her control over the Authority of Concealment to interfere with the Annihilation Demonic Wolf in a seemingly negligible way. Then She released the Characteristic within Her, using the Law of Convergence to destabilize Him.
The Annihilation Demonic Wolf's control over the Authority of Concealment was already at its weakest. Interfered with once more, He came to an obvious halt.
The Ancient Gods seized that moment.
Attacks of all kinds of Authorities rained down on the Demon Wolf, trapping Him in the Historical Void.
The Goddess of Misfortune gave Him a cold glance, then immediately concealed Herself and withdrew from the battlefield.
Lilith, Aurmir, Soniathorem, and the King of Exotic Species charged first into the Historical Void, which had yet to fully dissipate.
The other Ancient Gods were no less eager to get "to the table" and "eat the wolf."
The Historical Void churned as the Ancient Gods continued their fierce battle within it, though most of it was over how to divide the food before the meal.
The Annihilation Demonic Wolf had no chance of turning the tables. It seemed everything was about to end.
But in a single instant, Demon Monarch Farbauti let out a roar, broke free of the Historical Void, and fled into the distance.
Next, a door burst open, and the Ancestor of Phoenix shrieked and escaped.
Likewise, the enormous body of the Dragon of Imagination flashed past and vanished from the battlefield.
Just as many struggled to understand the sudden change, an explosion beyond anything that had come before shook the world.
The world fell silent. Red light suddenly illuminated everything.
Only when that red light had completely contracted did a shrill scream ring out across the world.
"You betrayed me!"
It was the voice of Lilith, the Ancestor of Vampires!
Boom!
The red light contracted to its limit, then exploded within the Historical Void.
The Void evaporated completely, unleashing a blazing radiance that illuminated the Spirit World and Astral World alike.
"Roar!"
Many anguished roars came from the center of the explosion. The Beyonder Creatures who heard them all lost control!
"Ah!" Giant King Aurmir came crashing down. The Giant's body had been blown to pieces. Of course, that was not a fatal wound for an Ancient God. What truly threatened Him was the Twilight on the verge of dissipating from His body!
A ray of Light of Twilight flashed across the Giant King's body. His flesh rapidly rotted, then vanished completely into the air.
A bolt of lightning also streaked away, but it was far weaker than the Thunder that had once been able to split the world apart.
The Ancient Sun God had left His divine kingdom and stood at the peak of the Astral World, looking down on the battlefield. He blocked the terrifying blast from surging beyond the Astral World. The barrier could not be allowed to fall into anyone's hands.
"Guh!" The many Angels had returned to normal, too. They stared in shock at the center of the explosion.
The boundaries between the real world, the Spirit World, and the Astral World had blurred. Space had shattered completely, the rules had twisted, and all kinds of unimaginable sights had appeared there.
Every Angel and Subordinate God sensed what was happening. Not one dared to move. Even a Lunatic could tell that three Ancient Gods remained at the heart of the storm.
They...
"Another betrayal?" Did Lilith mean that Her allies, Giant King Aurmir and Elf King Soniathorem, had betrayed Her?
Had one or even both of them disagreed over how to divide the Demon Wolf and turned on Lilith?
Was that the only reason She would self-destruct at any cost, dragging everyone down with Her?!
And had Demon Monarch Farbauti and the others fled because they sensed the terrifying explosion coming?
No one would lie with their life on the line!
The Angels and Subordinate Gods trembled inwardly and lowered their heads. The Ancient Gods' struggle was beyond their comprehension. All they could do was wait for the outcome.
When the spatial storm and the strange phenomena in the Spirit World and Astral World subsided a little, all the Angels and Subordinate Gods saw it.
Three Ancient Gods were frozen in a storm of chaotic rules and colors. Time seemed to have stopped at that moment, turning the scene into an oil painting, forever fixed in place.
Perhaps this could be called the "New Era"?
Hiss!
Emerging from concealment in reverse, the Goddess appeared on the battlefield once again. A light seemed to flicker across Her body, shielding Her from the blast's aftermath.
Crack!
A Black Great Scythe transformed into a crescent moon and slashed into the Demon Wolf. The last hope of resurrection through a "Miracle" was extinguished in the deepest darkness.
The Annihilation Demonic Wolf's enormous body collapsed. The Ancient God's blood drenched the Goddess of Misfortune, and She absorbed all the Authorities of Evernight into Her body.
But that was not all the Annihilation Demonic Wolf had left. His collapsing body turned into a storm of Beyonder Characteristics. The most important among them was drawn by the Law of Convergence and flew toward Antigonus, the Demon Wolf's youngest son.
Amanises looked in that direction. Antigonus's fur stood on end, and His mind collapsed in an instant. At that moment, He wanted only to flee as far away as possible!
He had never imagined that His brutal yet powerful Father God would perish. Even less had He expected the one to strike the final blow to be the Goddess of Misfortune, with whom He had always gotten along reasonably well!
All of this dealt an unimaginable blow to Him, a pitiful Mythical Creature born that way.
But a Sequence One Characteristic and a Uniqueness of the Fool Pathway were drawn to Him by convergence and flew straight into His hands.
At that moment, He even had the illusion that this father's Subordinate God would bring the executioner's blade down upon Him!
But the situation was too chaotic. It was not only the Annihilation Demonic Wolf whose body had collapsed; the King of Exotic Species and Lilith, the Ancestor of Vampires, had also fallen apart. Countless Characteristics scattered to every corner of the world, while some fell into the Spirit World or Astral World and transformed into monsters.
The Goddess of Misfortune had no time to pay attention to this little Demon Wolf.
After obtaining the Characteristic and Uniqueness, Antigonus did not dare linger any longer. He leaped straight into the Historical Void. This might become a shadow He would never forget.