Because the God of Death had fallen in the last Divine War and later been resurrected, he still held his Divine Office but had never fully recovered. He was fighting at a fraction of his strength.
Under the powerful Outer God's attack, he immediately began to falter. He could barely hold on.
The moment the God of Death ran into trouble, the balance of the entire Pentagram Magic Array was disrupted, throwing its operation into disarray.
The white light pouring from the Void Portal grew brighter and surged straight into the pentagram, putting even more pressure on the God of Death.
On the other side, the Void Yin Spirit entangled with the Mechanical God also spotted the God of Death's weakness. It broke off the fight and sent several tentacles toward him.
Seeing the danger, the Mechanical God hurried to intervene, hoping to hold the Void Yin Spirit back.
But the Void Yin Spirit's attack was a feint. It whipped around and struck at the Mechanical God instead!
Caught off guard and already stretched thin, the Mechanical God fell for the trap. His position became nearly as precarious as the God of Death's.
Now two corners of the five-pointed array were failing at once. The entire formation teetered on the brink of collapse.
Gaia, the Earth Mother Goddess and architect of the plan, paled. With a roar, she unleashed her Divine Power. A beam of golden light shot from her remaining eye toward the distant Beyond the Void.
To stop an attack, strike its source.
She went straight to the root of the God of Death's troubles. As for the Mechanical God, Gaia had no need to worry: the Lord of Light had already acted.
A sweep of golden light withered and dissolved the tentacles reaching toward him.
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