The End of Dekan's Holy Kingdom Journey
As Dekan finished speaking, the battle between the fully-powered Lunn and the Chaos God Sisina was about to erupt.
Forcibly pulled into Lunn's Illusory Space, Sisina finally became certain that the other party was not only going all in, but also had no intention of giving her any chance to retreat.
Even though she hasn't revealed her trump card yet, the terrifying obsession emanating from these humans and demons makes her feel uneasy.
They seemed determined to settle the score with the enemy here, regardless of the outcome today.
Even if they are facing gods who have been completely freed from their constraints!
Without further exchange, the two beings, who stood at the pinnacle of the ninth rank, began to fight!
At this moment, even though it seemed like there was another world between them, the Holy Capital, which was connected to the Illusion Barrier, was already swirling with dark clouds, constantly pressing down with the lightning, as if it could fall down at any moment.
The closer they got to the palace, the heavier the air became, making it hard for Ludwig, who was aware of the upheaval at the palace and was rushing over, to breathe.
She realized that Lunn had used a void barrier to imprison the powerful enemy in order to protect the Holy Capital, and she also guessed that this Terror clash was Lunn's desperate battle, a battle in which he burned his life force.
The honorary duke, who had been in prison with her, collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.
There were too many things she didn't understand; she didn't even know if she should approach the palace at this moment.
"Damn it...! If only my reconnaissance skills were even stronger..."
Ludwig gritted his teeth, blaming himself.
If she possessed fully specialized reconnaissance abilities, no matter how illogically strong the opponent was, she could find them before they even arrived in the Holy Capital!
However, the magical system she had built for herself over the decades had no chance of changing.
Even now, she is still pondering the words the honorary duke had told her.
What, then, is the real enemy they face?
Just how many more of these monsters are there that can drive Lunn to the brink of despair?!
"My Goddess..."
"If I had another chance, please guide me to become Astrologer... I will never be an illusionist, whether in war or peace."
Ludwig frowned and muttered to himself resolutely.
The original coordinates were located within Illusion Barrier atop the ruins of the royal palace.
Lunn and Sisina's attacks seemed casual, merely a contest of Magic Power using what appeared to be the simplest moves.
The battle, which is infinitely close to that of God, has long since returned to its original simplicity, reducing complexity to simplicity.
When Lunn's ninth-tier spell collided with the power surging forth from the Holy Grail of Sisina, an eerie silence descended!
There was no explosion, no booming sound of collision; it was as if two invisible beams of light collided.
The result was a strong distortion in the air.
A ripple appeared at the point of intersection, and then the ripples became increasingly violent under the impact of the two sides!
And at this moment.
Lunn and Sisina froze in place like statues, as if locked in a struggle. This was no longer a simple clash of Magic Power or power, but a replica of the chaotic battle of gods depicted in the temple murals! Order and chaos, fantasy and reality were all intertwined at this moment, as they used their entire bodies, spirits, souls, and souls to collide and twist their respective rules together!
Finally, at this crucial moment, Dekan also used a forced-lock pain attack to distract Sisina for Lunn!
Just like a balanced scale, it will tilt with the slightest touch!
It was as if time and space had been strangely distorted, and sound and vision had become completely distorted.
After this scene had been playing for quite some time, a "buzzing" sound finally came through.
Suddenly, a wave of energy, seemingly caused by excessive compression, burst forth, unleashing cocoons of electricity that danced wildly like serpents of light! These then transformed into cracks that continued to extend!
The sound was severely delayed, Lunn immediately retreated to cast layers of protective spells on Dekan.
Next, the cracks in the illusion seemed unable to withstand the energy that was approaching the tenth level, and they burst open!
A silent ripple spread outwards, then the crack suddenly shrank several times over, before violently expanding again... and finally...
Boom!! A deafening explosion.
Everything vanished into nothingness in the intense, dazzling light.
Finally, when the internal space of the Illusion Barrier stabilized again.
The spot where the crack and explosion had occurred now seemed to have left an irreparable black hole.
Meanwhile, fragments that shouldn't exist within the Illusion Barrier silently floated up, suggesting that some of the barrier's magic had become fragmented.
After the fragments dispersed.
"Delois, are you alright?"
Lunn seemed to be injured, but before he could even see Dekan clearly, he immediately cast a healing spell on him.
He had previously provided Dekan with several times more protection than he had provided for himself.
"He won't die."
Dekan wiped the blood from his face, his eyes fixed coldly on Sisina's direction.
If it weren't for Lunn's protection, he probably wouldn't have survived even if he had several lives.
Looking at his own blood, Dekan couldn't help but recall his past battles. What his comrades always thought was the most futuristic thing about him was that after a battle, he would not be injured by the enemy's attacks, his clothes would not get dirty, and he would not even sweat.
Unexpectedly, he finally got injured.
Even at his peak, with the Illusion Barrier in place and his attention focused on protecting Dekan, Lunn was ultimately no match for Sisina.
However, Lunn is not fighting alone!
He carries the most powerful crutch in the world!
"Damn it, damn the Demon King..."
In the distance, Sisina stood up in a disheveled state.
The confrontation with Lunn was like walking Steel Wire Rope, but at the most dangerous moment, he was given a hard push by the Demon King's undefendable and unstoppable attack.
Even though she withstood most of the damage, the cost of using [Soul Chalice] to this extent caused her own strength to begin to decline!
She knew that she couldn't easily use her magic to deal with the current demon king Delois!
Therefore, she relied on the [Soul Chalice]'s ability to fight Lunn from beginning to end, which did not require the consumption of mana.
But if this continues, she will soon become weaker than Lunn, and then she will have to start consuming her own magic power, only to be killed by both Lunn and Dekan!
However, it was during this brief respite that she weighed the pros and cons of various countermeasures.
Even if you run away today, you're nothing to be afraid of.
Lunn looked at Sisina, a hint of pity in his expression.
Before Sisina could express her doubts, he continued to explain:
"Because an enemy who has escaped from my grasp twice will forever fear me and will never have the chance to defeat me."
Lunn's explanation immediately made Sisina's eyes widen, and she glared at Lunn in disbelief.
"Are you crazy?"
She hadn't expected that this Holy Emperor would also enjoy Taunt his enemies during battle.
And.
Lunn's condescending demeanor made it seem as if she, a deity, was the challenger!
"Hmph, you wicked, crooked, neither-human-nor-demon bastard, today I'll show you that good will prevail over evil."
Dekan also tried to increase the hatred towards Sisina.
On one hand, he still has [Ghost Captain Dekan] to forcefully control Sisina once later; on the other hand, they haven't revealed their knowledge of the other's existence as Chaos God until now, which is to Enrage, induce, and force the other to Chaos Unleashing!
Only by making the other party believe that "they have no idea about the existence and characteristics of the Chaos God" can they feel safe and use [Chaos Unleashing] without any risk!
Regardless, Dekan's Taunt still made Lunn's brow twitch slightly.
He always felt that these words were most likely to come from the Duke of Great Love, which was considered extremely auspicious.
"You two, I guarantee you'll regret this later..."
Sisina's expression finally lost its previous composure, and her clenched fists cracked.
However, the next second...
Contrary to Dekan and Lunn's expectations, Sisina did not immediately reveal her trump card.
Instead, they stubbornly continued to exploit their disadvantages, engaging in a tit-for-tat battle with Lunn!
This made Dekan, who was standing some distance behind Lunn, looking for an opportunity, worry.
Is it possible that the other side will simply choose not to initiate Chaos Unleashing?
But he quickly dismissed that possibility.
Logically speaking, whether it's the god of magic Agamemnon, or the god of matter Menelaus, when forced into a desperate situation and certain that the other side has an intelligence disadvantage, they would definitely choose to activate Chaos Unleashing and do their best to annihilate the strongest beings in the world within the time limit!
The characteristic of the Chaos God is that even if the price of unlocking Chaos Unleashing is a ten-thousand-year seal, he will still be sealed for ten thousand years if he is killed under normal circumstances!
Rather than be killed, the best strategy for them is to destroy the world with the power of their fully unleashed divine might.
So Sisina should have activated Chaos Unleashing by now.
Otherwise, if they continue to be suppressed by Dekan and Lunn, even if they activate Chaos Unleashing, they may not be able to turn the tide.
Unless...
Is she worried that she will be killed by Lunn and Delois after she unlocks Chaos Unleashing?
If that's the case, there is a way to have Lunn subdue Sisina and then interrogate her himself.
But it's unknown whether Lunn has any strength left, or whether he can hold on until that moment.
Dekan still felt that something was off.
Is Sisina really afraid with that expression?
"Kill him!"
It was Sisina who initiated the offensive.
She then took out a card that emitted an orange haze and scattered it into streams of light.
[The Submission of the Defeated]
[Category: Spell Card]
[Rarity: Orange Epic]
[Class: 8]
[Effect: Consumes the user's own life force to summon slain creatures in weakened undead forms.]
[Note: The fate of the loser is endless torment.]
At her command, the heroes who had become dead seemed to rise from the underworld, their corpses formed by a chilling, dark purple miasma that enveloped their weapons.
The Holy Kingdom's undead soldiers attacking from all directions looked like a wall of black iron.
However, all of this seemed to be just an attempt to waste as much of Lunn's remaining time as possible.
But spells of this level have no effect on Lunn at all!
After the space centered on Lunn rippled slightly, colorless and transparent pure Magic Power spread out!
"──!"
A silent cry echoed throughout the cemetery-like space.
It's not suffering.
It was a joyous celebration of peace and liberation!
The moment the purple mist dissipated, the skeletons turned to dust, and the steel walls collapsed like sand, making a series of loud noises.
Even without looking over, Dekan could sense that above the heads of those wronged souls of the Holy Kingdom's heroes, there seemed to be some points of light that floated lightly into the sky and disappeared.
Finally, after continuous exhaustion, all of Sisina's available spells were temporarily put on cooldown.
Meanwhile, Lunn's trump card continues to relentlessly press Sisina!
There is no place for the weak in front of the strong.
Lunn looked down at the Chaos God Sisina. His words seemed to be spoken to himself, but every word fell like a heavy hammer into Sisina's ears!
In the end, it was as if a monstrous tsunami of Magic Power was sweeping over her!
"Originally... I didn't want to leave so early,"
They faced all kinds of suppression and humiliation.
This time, it seems that Sisina has given up the fight.
"But you brought all of this on yourselves!"
She kept her head down, but a sinister smile played at the corners of her mouth.
At the same time, a red-glowing stone slab suddenly appeared in her hand.
Lunn immediately retreated, following the strategy he had discussed with Dekan!
This is definitely [Chaos Unleashing]!
Never confront someone rashly before you understand their powers and responsibilities!
The Illusion Barrier transformed into a swamp, and black rain seemed to fall from the sky.
Dark figures, appearing out of nowhere, surrounded Sisina, as if chanting in some ancient language, a mixture of singing and weeping.
Dekan and Lunn watched from a distance, vigilant, even though they couldn't understand a word, but their minds were filled with endlessly twisting and changing lines and characters, like snakes.
[Ç´¶-¶Å°Ø5-¶¿ »¬»Ãæ]
[Category: Spell Card]
[Grade: Red Legend]
[Class: 9]
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The spells originally used to Appraisal Magic cards seemed to have failed at this moment, and the information from the stone tablet that had been emitting a strange red glow could not be obtained.
However, in a world and era where even orange is beyond reason, red represents an utterly incomprehensible despair.
"Heh, you two probably don't understand what true Terror is."
Sisina had already transformed into the form of Chaos God, laughed mockingly.
It was as if the gods were mocking the ignorance of an inferior race.
"Lunn, no problem, I see it clearly, I see it very clearly..."
Dekan's golden eyes were fixed on the stone slab as he muttered to himself.
He finally understood why Sisina would exhaust her life force to the limit before the Chaos Unleashing, in exchange for a little delay!
Because her power to Chaos Unleashing is very different from that of Agamemnon and Menelaus!
"Lunn, for the next 30 minutes, no matter how you attack her, she won't die."
Dekan conveyed the message to Lunn.
However, the instant his words fell!
Not only Lunn, but even Sisina looked like she was questioning the meaning of life.
Lunn looked at Dekan, seemingly wanting to ask him, "Do you want to hear what you just said?"
Their goal is to completely eradicate this being known as the Chaos God!
The reason for "forcing the Chaos God to activate the Chaos Unleashing, rather than considering killing him outright" is precisely to kill him completely!
But why did Dekan say she couldn't die?
Could it be that her power...?
Dekan looked at Lunn and shook his head helplessly, seemingly also feeling exhausted by the Chaos God as an enemy.
Because the result he just received was so cruel--
[Chaos Unleashing - God of Life]
[Category: Spell Card]
[Grade: Red Legend]
[Class: 9]
[Effect: Unleashes the power of the God of Life (immortality, cannot be killed by any living being), lasting 30 minutes, with a 1-hour cooldown. If released in a world other than one's own, the user will be sealed in a void for 10,000 years after the duration ends and their rank will be reduced to Tier 1.]
[Note: The fate of the gods has been reversed; the outcome of the battle is still uncertain.]
This was the worst-case scenario he had never imagined.
A truly unsolvable Chaos God, as if it were a mistake.
Unlike Agamemnon or Menelaus, she doesn't experience a significant increase in combat power once Chaos Unleashing.
Instead, it's about making yourself without any weaknesses.
That's why, Chaos Unleashing, she didn't care about the cost; she wanted to delay Lunn for as long as possible!
Once she unleashes her Chaos Unleashing, she will ultimately be invincible!
As for Lunn, who doesn't know how much time he has left, as long as he is dealt with by Sisina...
She'll at least have time to kill the Demon King Delois and the Saintess of Light Ludwig, and then punish that bastard Ray who toyed with her and even stole her second life!
Being able to kill Lunn and take Delois with him, along with two Holy Kingdom Ninth-Rank cultivators, is one of the worst possible outcomes for her!
But at this moment.
Perhaps it was a sense of unease, or perhaps it was a dark area she hadn't yet figured out that lingered in her mind like a malignant tumor.
"Delois... just how much do you really know?"
Sisina finally frowned, staring at Dekan with a puzzled expression.
She couldn't understand why Delois could identify her powers so quickly.
And the key point is--
Delois did not express her power of Chaos Unleashing directly in the most conventional language.
Instead, it was described as "unkillable within 30 minutes."
Could it be... that he really intended to kill the Chaos God within the 30-minute time limit? Could he even know the Chaos God's only fatal weakness?!
Sisina hoped that she was overthinking things, that it was just her imagination!
Seeing her like this, Dekan smiled and replied:
"Hehehe, I'm not telling you."
Although revealing this information gap to Sisina at this moment would no longer affect the battle, his previous statement might indeed have aroused Sisina's suspicion.
But he's determined to mess with Sisina's mindset!
"... Then you shall end your pitiful lives with regrets."
Sisina's expression gradually turned cold. She stretched out her palm, and the swirling black mist attacked Lunn without any restraint!
"I'll fight with all my might to hold her off for half an hour... From now on, the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm are in your hands."
Lunn's body twitched, conveying a sense of certain death, before he uttered a word.
He knew he couldn't fight for another thirty minutes.
But there's still Delois.
As long as you do your best until the very last moment, there may still be hope.
This was Lunn's simplest thought at that moment.
Despite the circumstances, he would not despair.
The only person he could trust, the only person he had always trusted, was right beside him!
However, Dekan simply shook his head.
He took out a magic scroll.
"Indeed, God will not inflict unbearable suffering upon the devout."
Dekan opened the new magic scroll with a mixture of a wry smile and a sense of relief.
If you use it like this, it's a one-time use item.
But that's enough.
[Pain Be Mine]
[Category: Spell Scroll]
[Rarity: Orange Epic]
[Class: 7]
[Effect: Select an enemy and forcibly link yourself to their senses. Pain can only be transmitted once through this spell.]
[Note: The final curse magic of the Demon King Delois.]
This is the final creation based on the last magical records left by Delois.
Lunn, you can't die yet.
Moreover, I have a way to deal with Sisina.
Dekan silently connected his senses with Sisina, who was fighting Lunn!
He knew that Sisina's desperate desire to kill Lunn stemmed from the fact that Lunn posed an irreplaceable threat to the Chaos God's ultimate scheme!
Isn't it just the tenth-tier Shadow World [the Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Battlefield]? I know that too!!!
Dekan prepared himself for the pain he might not be able to bear, but his eyes gradually hardened.
It was as if he was born to destroy Sisina, one of the most formidable Chaos God!
As before, the magical attack that Lunn cast at Sisina was about to hit her the Sisina.
An outcome unlike any other time has occurred.
Sisina felt as if her soul had been ripped from her body, and she let out a shrill wail, as if she wanted to pierce through the entire illusionary void!
Dekan froze for a moment, then his whole body began to tremble slightly, until it became violent.
He began to stagger, as if he might collapse at any moment!
The sudden turn of events caused Lunn to abruptly turn and stare at Delois.
But the moment he discerned the spell Delois had used, his pupils involuntarily contracted.
He immediately understood that the only way Delois had chosen to defeat the Goddess of Life Sisina, was to use her!
Due to the effects of [Ruined Poet] (enemy pain x10) and [Dirge Mermaid] (all perception x2), the God of Life suffers 20 times the pain when attacked by Lunn.
After the original 20 times pain was transmitted to Dekan, due to Dekan's [Crown of Thorns] (self-pain x3) and [Dirge Mermaid] (total perception x2), Dekan experienced 120 times the initial pain.
Next, the pain from the [Cursed Doll] (feedback pain x2), and the pain transmitted from the [Ruined Poet] and [Dirge Mermaid] to the [Cursed Doll], totaling 4800 times the pain, is returned to Sisina!!
Lunn knew this was the only way they could defeat this Chaos God.
However, Delois might not be able to hold out until the Chaos God surrender.
Lunn was momentarily at a loss.
Even though Sisina had stopped moving for once.
"Lunn, give it your all."
Dekan spoke each word in a low, yet resolute voice.
"..."
Lunn closed his eyes in anguish.
He raised his hand with trembling hands, no longer looking at Delois, and finally, tears streamed down his face.
He knew that every attack he launched against the Chaos God would destroy Delois's spirit and soul.
But only in this way can we kill this damned god who holds the power of life.
Another blow from Lunn.
"Aaaaaah!!! Delois --!!!"
The God of Life's piercing screams seemed to tear this Illusory Space apart.
Having endured 120 times the pain again, Dekan's vision finally went upside down, and he was about to collapse.
His body was nowhere near as fragile as the God of Life's, never truly collapsing no matter how much torture he endured.
But just as his knees bent, his legs, like an unbreakable bamboo, firmly planted themselves on the ground.
"This is... the only way I can kill you now..."
Dekan strained to keep his eyelids open, pointing towards the God of Life in the distance—his victory sign, a gesture that indicated the outcome was already decided.
"As long as you don't commit suicide, I'll stay with you in this infernal Purgatory..."
In an era without the Perfect Devil King Tomb, the God of Life was an enemy that could never be eliminated.
Unless—she suffers so much that she chooses suicide.
If we give Delois some more time...
Even if it's only for ten years... he will definitely be able to personally complete the Devil King Tomb, which is enough to seal any Chaos God.
What a pity--
In the end, Delois lost to time.
Before he could finish speaking, Dekan looked as if he was about to collapse.
But by then he was already supported by the gentle breeze of Lunn [Whisper of the Wind God].
Lunn turned and gave his old friend a deep look.
Then, with unwavering resolve, he roared with all his might, accompanied by a deafening explosion that seemed to engulf everything within the illusion...
I don't know how much time passed.
Neither the turbulent air currents nor the scorching heat could be perceived by Dekan.
His eyes were lifeless, and his head was slightly lowered, like a living dead.
"Come on... Chaos God... let's see who falls first..."
Even with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, he continued to mechanically recite those few words.
It was as if his shattered soul was being held together by a terrifying willpower.
Even if it's riddled with holes, it will never lose consciousness before the other person dies.
Time seemed almost blurred to Dekan.
Until finally, everything within the Illusion Barrier returned to calm.
It seems the God of Life has made his decision.
"Waaah--You've won, but your Holy Kingdom and Demon Realm are ultimately doomed!!"
A mournful cry, tinged with sobs, came from Sisina.
She finally couldn't take it anymore and chose to end it all!
Then her body was engulfed by the black mist emanating from the Holy Grail, as if it were beginning to burn itself.
And her eternal vitality truly showed signs of fading away!
"Thump."
The Holy Grail that Sisina held in her hands eventually fell to the ground along with the destruction of her body.
Dekan struggled to open and close his eyes, constantly adjusting the blurry focus.
He needed to make sure Sisina was completely dead before he could fall asleep.
However, the unusual silence gradually made Dekan uneasy.
Sisina did indeed choose death.
But her death seems to be more complicated than that!
Dekan turned his gaze toward Lunn, where he saw a blood-covered snake coiled around Lunn's foot.
That serpent—came forth from the Holy Grail, which the God of Life ultimately dropped to the earth.
Lunn...!
Dekan tried to speak, but felt as if his throat was about to crack, and he couldn't muster any breath.
The snake seemed to be the ultimate, irresistible power of the God of Life, obtained at the cost of his own life; even Lunn couldn't react in time to resist it.
The slender snake coiled tightly around Lunn's arm with astonishing, almost rule-like strength!
The vertically split, emotionless snake-like pupils stared intently at Lunn, then emitted a chilling sound;
"Priests of the Goddess of Reincarnation and Fate, I underestimated you. You do indeed possess the potential to threaten the Chaos God... and this battlefield may not necessarily achieve our ultimate goal."
"Even if she destroys you, she will eventually find a way to revive you and make you a threat to us..."
This is the voice of the God of Life.
But this snake was no longer the goddess of life; it was merely the embodiment of the last vestige of her will before her death.
"So..."
Accompanying this half-sentence.
The snake then hissed.
As she had already accepted her fate and was no longer afraid of death, the snake lunged at Lunn's neck!
In his desperation, Lunn raised his arm to block, but the snake coiled around it again.
Then all that followed was Lunn's screams.
Even when Lunn tried to shake it off, the fang remained firmly embedded in his arm.
Her sharp teeth were soaked in the blood of the Goddess of Life, the essence of all her life and Magic Power.
At the same time, the last vestiges of the God of Life were weakening and about to vanish completely from this world.
Lunn collapsed to the ground in excruciating pain, an unusual chill spreading rapidly throughout his body from his wounds.
Lunn's body began to stiffen, and he was unable to move freely even when he tried to struggle.
"Hahaha... Lunn, you will be cursed by me for all eternity as retribution for killing me. You will never again be able to harm anyone with your proud Magic Power..."
"Delois, I finally understand...you are the book and staff of the Goddess Tike ...but I destroyed her staff, and even if there is another cycle of reincarnation, you will no longer be able to threaten them..."
"Ha ha ha ha..."
The frantic voice of the Goddess of Life Sisina, gradually faded within the Illusion Barrier, and Lunn completely lost consciousness.
"Lunn ..."
Dekan stretched out his hand with all his might toward Lunn's direction, but in the end, he still couldn't get up and take a step closer to Lunn.
He lay motionless on the ground like a puppet whose strings had been cut.
My vision gradually blurred, and my consciousness gradually faded...
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Author's Note:
More Xi Zhi tomorrow! Volume 6, Part 2, will conclude! The chapters of the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm will reach their grand finale!