Link recognized the emblems on the mechanical warriors and the battle flags snapping in the wind. They belonged to the vast Undead Empire in the South!
Those guys are here too. Link's heart sank. The situation was growing worse. The Solar Core's eruption had caused such a commotion that it was bound to draw attention. Every Calamity-Rank Strong One nearby had probably noticed it by now.
Apollo's expression darkened too. He was determined to claim the Solar Core, but he would rather not reveal his identity. It was still too soon.
Green flew slowly toward them.
"Who would have thought this Void World held two powerful figures like you?"
As soon as Green moved, Talaga, the Six-Winged Angel, followed. She stared at the Solar Core, practically drooling.
The Great Ape King also trained its Main Cannon on them. It could fire at any moment, as soon as the order came.
A chill ran down both Link's and Apollo's spines. Link felt it most keenly: this was only his clone, far weaker than his true body.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Apollo frowned, ready to cast off his disguise.
But if it came to that, he would have to end the fight quickly, seize the Solar Core, and return to his lair at once.
"There's no need to be nervous. I mean you no harm. I noticed an unusual fluctuation in Psychic Energy and came to investigate," Green said evenly. "Neither of you is ordinary. With the Divine War about to begin, I doubt you want to fight to the death here."
"You..." Link's expression changed. So did Apollo's.
Apollo, in particular, had assumed this Void World was in its Terminal Stage, almost completely cut off from the outside.
But he had underestimated them. Even the "natives" of this