Lin Ye looked at their resolute faces, warmth welling up in his heart. He was not fighting alone. Countless comrades stood behind him, along with the support of the entire Alliance.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Lin Ye's voice was calm. "Remember, protect yourselves. Only by coming back alive can you witness our victory."
"Understood!"
Zeus turned to face everyone. "All teams, prepare! Objective-protect the Multiverse! Move out!"
Pillars of golden teleportation light lit up across the plaza.
One hundred and thirty teams spread out across thirteen thousand different universes. Some went to universes of magical civilizations, others to technological universes, and still others to universes of psychic power.
Every team went with the resolve to die.
They knew how dangerous this battle would be, how terrifying the Void Anchor Points were, and how many of them might never return.
But no one backed down.
Because they were protecting not just their own universes, but the entire Multiverse-the foundation of countless beings' existence.
The teleportation light gradually faded, and silence returned to the plaza.
In the monitoring room, Theta stared at the screen. "The first wave of teams has reached the target universes and begun clearing the Void Anchor Points."
"The second wave is teleporting."
"The third wave is ready."
As the teleportation light dispersed, the team led by Zeus appeared amid a stretch of ruins.
This was the Dawn Universe, once one of the most radiant in the Multiverse. Its civilization had been founded on light magic. Countless crystal towers had glittered in the sunlight, and the Eternal Light Temple had stood at the center of the world, offering sanctuary to all living beings.
But now, darkness had swallowed a third of the sky.
Nihility poured endlessly from the rifts on the horizon like ink spilling into clear