Divine Punishment

"Everyone in the know is helping keep this under wraps. If word gets out, no one can be sure where the leak came from. At a time like this, the fewer people who know, the better. Perhaps you were meant to find out."

Lord of Chaos City said, "Go ahead and do it. I control space-time, and I haven't detected any wormholes nearby, which means you're still a long way from the Pantheon. You have plenty of time."

Guen withdrew, but the words had left him feeling a little pressure. The Universe Masters all cared so much about the Pantheon. If he still went after the Void World Vine, might he miss his chance because Lord of Chaos City had protected him?

It was a reassurance, and, for Guen, a different kind of encouragement.

Keep pursuing it. If I can't finish the fight near a wormhole, then so be it.

"Whoosh!"

Two colossal lifeforms emerged from the wormhole, one after the other, blotting out the sky. The Void World Vine was truly enraged.

"Rock Lifeform, what did I ever do to you? Why are you chasing me relentlessly, refusing to stop until one of us is dead?" The Void World Vine's voice reverberated through the starry sky, shattering the dim planets around them. "You've made me angry. I can promise you won't get a thing!"

The Danchan Clone answered with a smile and brought its long halberd crashing down again.

The Void World Vine was gradually getting used to the attacks. Its nine vines spun like a vortex, and the Danchan Clone's halberd was immediately caught in the currents of power, tugged, deflected, and dispersed. By the time it struck the Void World Vine, it still inflicted some damage, but the injury was negligible. Against a Special Lifeform with