Death Frenzy and the others were already Four Pillar Gods?
Ash asked blankly, "You... are all Four Pillar Gods' Touches?"
"I stole the Tyrant's power, Mirror Demon stole the Insidious Minister's intellect, Black Devil stole the Benevolent Father's life, and Nether Devil stole the Prince's desire," Death Frenzy said quietly. "Don't misunderstand. We have no interest in the Four Pillar Gods' authorities. The point is that by using the Four Pillar Gods as mediums, we can reclaim our true power."
"The mighty artifice power that has buried countless civilizations, witnessed countless endings, and gathered countless World Lines."
"Now, all we need is a vessel, and we can display our prime strength in this world."
"But even at your prime, you still couldn't match the World-Devouring Serpent, could you?" Ash said. "Even if you reclaim your lost power, how much time can you buy for this world?"
"Forever."
Death Frenzy stubbed out her cigarette butt, looked at Ash, and said seriously, "We may have a chance to completely slay Ouroboros."
"There are two reasons we couldn't defeat Ouroboros. First, in terms of absolute strength, even if we were Artifice Supremacies infinitely close to the theoretical limit, we still couldn't compare to an Eight-Winged Being. Second, we couldn't engage the true Ouroboros at all. No matter how many times we won, the great serpent could always come back."
"The true Ouroboros?"
"Ouroboros is a creature that transcends dimensions. It is outside the world, and we are inside the world. Only when it devours the world can we intersect with it. That means that no matter how hard we try, we can only see one side of it—perhaps we can only attack its digestive system."
"It's not that we've never killed its digestive system, but as long as we can't attack its main