"How is this possible?!"
"How could he have fought his way back from a place like that?!"
Clown shot to his feet, his gaze darting frantically.
Months had passed since the knight had been banished into the Main Universe. That trap had been prepared for him long ago, and what awaited him was surely an unimaginable, endless army. Even if he was a King's Knight, how could he have held out for months, utterly isolated and without support?!
Yet he had actually returned!
He had fought his way back through that vast army by sheer force!
"Master! Is that you?!"
All the King Beasts stared at the blood-drenched knight, their faces pale. They could not believe what they were seeing, much less that he was standing right before them.
But the knight said nothing, for almost the instant he raised his head-
Rumble-
The tremors coming from beyond the Boundary Gate made the entire Endless Sea roar as the endless army of Polluters furiously launched a massive assault on the gate.
The black-armored knight instantly raised the trident in his hand.
The power that erupted from the trident was like a shaft of divine light piercing the heavens. It shot into the depths beyond the Boundary Gate and exploded in the vast void outside.
That single strike.
It reduced tens of thousands of Polluters to ashes.
He abruptly turned his head, his expression hidden beneath his black helmet. He thrust a hand toward the shattered hall where Lynn was, and the Throne beneath Lynn instantly let out a thunderous resonance, reconnecting with him. An aged voice sounded from beneath the helmet.
"You did well, child. Leave the rest to me."
"Someone bought us time. That Calamity's attention has been diverted."
"If someday I can meet you in the future, I