The Meta Field, Like Creation Itself

Rumble—!!!

A light more dazzling and violent than any previous explosion bloomed.

Sacred power of light swept through that expanse of air. Dozens of Demon God Pillars failed even to finish their cries before collapsing and being utterly annihilated within the ultimate radiance.

The explosion's aftermath swept away vast swathes of darkness, even briefly illuminating the twisted outline of the "Throne" in the depths.

As the light gradually faded, the area that had once been filled with Demon God Pillars was completely empty. Only pure particles emitting a faint glow slowly drifted down.

Nexus slowly lowered his arm, the energy core on his chest still shining brightly. He turned his head slightly, his milky-white gaze once again falling upon the depths. His red body leaned forward as he prepared to continue onward.

On his shoulder armor, Gudako looked down at the cleared battlefield, then up at Nexus's resolute profile. Her eyes were filled with shock and boundless trust.

And in the deepest darkness, that vast, ancient, cold will seemed to have truly turned its attention toward them for the first time because of that clean, decisive strike.

At that moment, Nexus's gaze also fell upon the massive white temple in the distance.

Without the slightest hesitation, Nexus's Anphans Form turned into a resolute stream of light and raced toward the temple.

Gudako and Mashu on his shoulder held their breath, their gazes fixed tightly on the rapidly approaching target.

Below them, within the huge rocky shadow formed by the earlier violent explosion and collapse, two figures silently emerged.

They were Demon God King Goetia and Professor Rafe, who had come from another timeline.

Rafe adjusted his hat and looked up at the receding back of the red giant. Then he glanced at the empty airspace in the distance, which had