"In this way, you will have passed the Titan's test."
"So that's the solution... Luckily, Xing is with us."
"You flatter me."
Xing scratched his head, while March 7th beside him looked somewhat regretful:
"Sigh~ Actually, I wanted to put up a camera or a picture of Teacher Ye Yan's milk tea."
This time, Dan Heng didn't complain or refute. From their perspective, there was a treasure more important than this world—even more important than the entire starry sky.
That was their "companion" who had been traveling with them all this time. Even though Ye Yan wasn't by their side, all three of them could sense through the milk tea that he was watching this scene from somewhere.
In Janusapolis, the "Abyss of Abyss of Fate," in the narrow chamber where priests met with the Titan, the whispers and murmurs of the Triad Titan faintly echo among the ruins and broken pillars.
A giant, pale blue eye slowly opened, emanating a chilling aura.
" Oronyx, the game of pretend is over!"
Phainon pushed open the door of the divine chamber and shouted at the top of his lungs, meaning that the decryption didn't take too long, which was just the Titan testing their resolve.
" Titan that still retains its rationality... truly mysterious and awe-inspiring." Dan Heng gazed at the colossal presence before him and murmured his assessment.
"Take a picture of it in March 7th."
"Hey? I really want to take pictures, but is it really okay to just take pictures of people like this?" March 7th held up her camera, looking somewhat hesitant.
"What's there to be embarrassed about taking pictures openly? It's not like you're taking pictures secretly."
"Eh..."
Hearing Xing's words, it was as if the wrinkles in my cerebral cortex were instantly smoothed out. From what she was saying, we should just openly and freely take pictures!
"I understand, such a spectacle is quite rare."
"This Titan's appearance is just a single blue glowing eye?"
Xing stared at Oronyx for a long time, but didn't feel much pressure from him.
"Each Titan possesses a distinctly different form, some even transcending the physical body."
"I have traversed countless Passage; I have been judged by the scales of fate."
Phainon muttered to himself, "It has declared me innocent, it has given me fruit— Oronyx, we beg for your help!"
" Nikador's madness is pushing Amphoreus toward its doom. It has abandoned its glory and is using insane means to replicate itself, intending to Destruction the Father and the civilization it protects."
"Please reveal to us the past shrouded in mist, and guide us to find a way to extinguish the madness!"
However, the enormous blue eyes simply hovered silently, offering no response. Only a suffocating silence remained.
"Um... maybe the sound was too soft?"
Xing then handed the mimicry megaphone to Phainon; this was a perfect team effort!
"That can't be right. Why are all the runes that Titan is sending out runes that only Miss Castorice can understand? Could she be the demigod ' Years '?"
"Um... Your Excellency Xing, please stop teasing me."
Castorice looked slightly troubled; she also wanted to know the reason, but Titan didn't speak, only typing.
" The Chrysos Heirs... wrathful, cruel, and dark heroes..."
"You follow that cursed Prophecy... and treat me and my people as prey..."
"Under the pretext of World-Saving, you stole the Core Flame... leaving me here to endure boundless loneliness..."
"Leave... leave. Even if the world is shattered because of it... I will not help a bunch of butchers."
Phainon's expression darkened noticeably. "I see. Indeed, how hypocritical it is for a god-slayer to seek the help of his prey."
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but we don't have time... If negotiations fail, I'll have to take your Core Flame and seal away your past within."
" Phainon..."
" The Mydei has already lost several lives, my lords. My hesitation would be cruel to him."
"Excuse me, Oronyx... buddy, may I borrow your weapon..."
Phainon took the megaphone Xing handed him and threw it at Oronyx without even looking at it. He knew the bat had a magnetic function, so there was no need to worry about it getting lost.
"Wait, that's milk tea--"
Phainon:?
Xing tried to stop them, but it was too late; the megaphone was actually the milk tea left behind by Ye Yan.
It traced a perfect arc in the air, striking the Titan Oronis's enormous blue eye with pinpoint accuracy.
Bang
A dull, eerie soft sound.
What followed was not Titan's counterattack or roar, but a deathly silence.
Then, something astonishing happened:
"Wait... Oronyx's reaction is a bit strange."
Following Castorice's gaze, they saw that the ' Oronyx ', which was suspended in the air and emitted a ghostly blue light, began to slide down unnaturally, like a faded curtain.
The enormous blue halo rapidly dimmed and disintegrated, revealing a profound Nihility that swallowed all light...
That giant blue eye wasn't the " Years " Titan at all; it looked more like a huge holographic projection.
"What the hell? So Oronyx is just a texture? Not its real form?!"
Buzz--
Just as that false veil slipped completely, an indescribable force erupted without warning from the newly revealed abyss.
Xing felt a strong push against his back and used the bat to resist by slamming it into the ground.
"Hey hey hey... what's going on now...?"
For some reason, March 7th was the first day to suffer.
Before she could even finish speaking, her petite body, like a kite with a broken string, was violently pulled off the ground by the force of the suction before anyone could react.
Just as she was about to fall into that endless abyss, Xing transformed her baseball bat into a chain, firmly pulling her back.
" March 7th, hurry up!"
"Waaah~ Why am I always the unlucky one..."
The suction force not only did not weaken, but continued to increase wildly, even distorting space itself. The floor tiles beneath their feet began to crack as they were swept into the darkness.
"This can't go on!" Xing's eyes sharpened, and she made a decisive decision.
She suddenly tossed a cup of milk tea into the air, and with a soft 'pop,' its warm glow instantly spread out.
With the help of the Flame Spear, a semi-transparent amber-colored energy shield formed in the center of the arena, enveloping her, Dan Heng, the struggling March 7th, and Phainon Castorice Die a little further away.
The violent suction force was temporarily blocked out, leaving only the muffled thuds of rubble hitting the protective shield.
"If it's not Oronyx... then who is it...?"
Click!
Xing severely underestimated the power of this abyss. After only a few seconds, the seemingly tough amber-colored protective shield became cracked like shattered glass, and the shield's light dimmed rapidly.
"Damn it, this place is about to collapse..." Xing felt the " Preservation " energy rapidly dissipating, and the shield's collapse was imminent.
Dan Heng and Xing exchanged a glance, their unspoken understanding unspoken.
"There's no other way... here you go!" Xing gritted her teeth and tossed two more cups of milk tea to Phainon and Castorice.
"If this continues, the entire temple might be affected, and we'll all be doomed!"
Boom!!!
Like a glass dome shattering completely, the amber-colored light shield exploded before everyone's eyes, turning into countless specks of light.
That overwhelming suction force, now unimpeded, crashed down like a giant wave.
Before they could even react, they were instantly swallowed up by the darkness of the abyss.