The battlefield.
The endless light faded.
The entire space had been violently disturbed by the Root-Level power. A crack appeared across the enormous, half-open gate, and countless fragments peeled away, exposing the chaotic, terrifying spatial turbulence within.
A terrifying fissure had also opened across the Mother Tree of Desire's immense body.
The entire giant tree collapsed, dragged violently inward by the tremendous suction of the shattered Boundary Gate.
The Hive Intelligent Brain stared blankly at the terrifying scene.
[Was it over-]
The colossal blade dissipated.
The Mother Tree of Desire had been grievously wounded, and the Boundary Gate had become unstable.
But it was not over.
At that moment, he saw Lynn on the enormous trunk, gradually transforming from that massive head back into a human shape.
He had not died!!
"Cough, cough, crack..."
Amid furious, frenzied cries of pain, Lynn gritted his teeth and held on as he slowly regained human form. The instant the Undying Curse ended, his Mechanical Body finally shattered. Erosion Marks slowly gathered into his new body, but his chaotic thoughts made even that process agonizingly difficult.
Yes. He had blocked it.
The Undying Curse had finally activated at the last possible moment, giving him a body capable of withstanding that colossal blade.
He looked at his Light Banquet mech.
A deep crack had appeared across it as well.
Gritting his teeth against the immense fury and confusion brought on by the backlash, he struggled to his feet amid a series of cracks. The tremendous suction pouring from the Boundary Gate made it almost impossible for him to control his body.
"Too close-too close-!!"
Even his voice had become deranged under the backlash.
But his reason was still struggling to remain clear.
Though he had blocked that strike, he had been too close to both