On the battlefield, the Mother Goddess of Depravity barely managed to fend off another attack from the Son of Chaos, her expression growing darker by the moment.
"Do you really have to take things this far?" she demanded. "My main body is waiting outside!"
"Are you not afraid I'll self-destruct and have my main body attack you directly?"
"Do you have the nerve?" the Son of Chaos replied calmly. "Never mind whether you'd dare act near the place where the Oldest One sleeps. Even if you really were willing to sacrifice yourself, I could simply take these spoils back to my Kingdom of the Great Old One."
"Once the Primordial Demoness is brought into being, I'm sure the Supernova Dominator, the Monarch of Decay, and the High-Dimensional Overseer would all be willing to stand with me."
The Mother Goddess of Depravity fell silent, because everything the Son of Chaos had said was true.
The Great Old Ones were all too pragmatic. All they sought was greater power and a longer lifespan.
In this situation, they would help whoever could stop the Oldest One from awakening.
The Mother Goddess of Depravity gritted her teeth, knowing she could not afford to drag things out any longer. She could not attack her opponent and could only defend herself. With their standing so evenly matched, that left her at an inherent disadvantage.
Besides, the Son of Chaos had entered the place where the Oldest One slept through proper channels, and naturally carried a full set of Beyonder items.
The Mother Goddess of Depravity, however, had descended here using the Son of Chaos's flesh and blood and a Beyonder item she had lent him. Aside from that item, whose powers perfectly matched her own, she had no equipment suited to her needs.
That only made