Zenith, she was my mother in this other world. She was gentle and kind. Out of compassion for Lilia and her unborn child, she would break the Millis Church's teachings, which she had upheld her entire life.
She was so pitiful. Both sons she had raised were actually transmigrators!
But at the same time, she was very fortunate, because her family loved her even more than she loved herself!
Radeus looked at Zenith, sleeping inside the crystal behind the Hydra, and could not help feeling moved.
He had a premonition that his family would finally reunite-not someday in the future, but today. This very day!
He would reclaim everything that belonged to him and return to those happy times!
"Here we go, Rudeus!"
Radeus shouted, and his figure flashed as he appeared above the Hydra's heads.
"Right!"
Rudeus simultaneously appeared in front of the Hydra. Nine golden arms extended from his mana body and clamped tightly around the necks of the Hydra's nine heads.
The Hydra began struggling violently, its nine heads thrashing wildly, but those nine massive golden hands seemed welded to its body, leaving it unable to move.
Mana began gathering continuously in the Staff-Sword in Radeus's hand. Crimson mana spiraled up along the blade, which glowed red with a light capable of burning everything.
"Sword of Light!"
Radeus swung his sword, and everything before his eyes became incomparably slow, as though time had stopped.
The nine struggling heads, the flying beads of sweat, the expressions of everyone holding their breath in the distance-all froze in that instant.
A red slash swept through all nine of the Hydra's heads at once. Even space distorted beneath the strike.
Everyone saw the Hydra's heads first shift out of alignment with its body before falling to the ground together.
The speed