Chapter Game Over
Elysia had recovered, but she remained on Cherub"s back while Alisha advanced for close-range combat.
*Boom!* *Bam!* *Clang*
Alisha"s heavy blasts destroyed that giant white feathery ball"s first transparent barrier layer. But that was still not enough to injure her opponent.
Elysia gulped her saliva because she was a little tense, but she still a.s.sisted Alisha from a distance. Their opponent was an ent.i.ty at G.o.d-level, and that stats were top tier, worthy of being called a final boss.
After the second barrier layer shattered, a giant golden eye peeked out from its feathery wings and stared straight at Elysia.
"Why do you inflict a destruction on me, mortal human?" A question was asked in a neutral tone. It came to Elysia"s mind directly like telepathy.
Elysia widened her eyes because she could understand what the other party was talking about, unlike what Alisha said!
"That"s to invite you out. Tell me, are you this realm"s master? Tell us the truth about this realm." Elysia replied and got straight to the point. Perhaps, she could get what they wanted without having to fight.
"What a strange invitation. You"re a mortal, but you were able to injure me with a supernova explosion. After you blasted my home planet into nothingness, do you think it will end peacefully?" The G.o.dly being sounded a little annoyed, but there was no hint of anger in it.
"If you are the strongest final boss in this realm, then we only need to beat you to advance to the next level or be free from this trial"s realm, right?" Elysia had expected it. She was ready for an all-out battle on the side of Alisha and Cherub. They would win no matter the reason.
"Where does your confidence come from? I have been observing your progress since you arrived in this realm. Well then, beat me, and I shall grant you one of your requests. It"s been a while since any ent.i.ty could injure me to this extent." The G.o.dly being spread its three pairs of wings, creating a gale of unmeasurable pressure into its surroundings.
"!!!" Alisha crossed her arms in front of her face, but she was still blown away.
"Cherub!" Elysia pulled the reins, and the black dragon immediately chased after Alisha.
Cherub caught up with Alisha before she crashed against a meteoroid. Alisha was caught by Elysia, but the former was already preparing to rush over to attack. "Ely, we managed to make it show its true form. The real battle starts from now on. Has your magic recovered enough? I will need your a.s.sistance."
"Let me see, how do you handle this, challenger." The G.o.dly being suddenly appeared so close.
A shockwave with extraordinary gravity suddenly exploded right in front of Elysia. However, her barrier was still there to protect everyone. Even so, they still bounce with the lethal pressure that crushed them from all sides.
*Crack* *Crack*
"Kuh!" Elysia tried to stabilize her barrier from collapsing, and Alisha helped her with it. However, they still bounced far away and hit several meteoroids.
*Bam* *Crumble*
They collided with a mini star, and their barrier collapsed into small pieces.
"Ghak!" Elysia spat out something, but nothing came out. She immediately examined her body and found many bloodless fatal wounds.
"It wasn"t this strong before. Kuh!" Alisha used her spear to help her up. Her body was shaken due to that supergravity push, and she felt her body screaming in pain everywhere.
However, Cherub was completely fine. The G.o.dly being teleported several hundred meters above, and he immediately shielded his master from it.
"Oh, you lost in just one hit? It"s regrettable. Your chance to challenge me is up. However, you may go now." The G.o.dly being declared his decision as something absolute.
"..." Elysia didn"t answer immediately, but she tried to heal herself as quickly as possible. She looked up to observe the G.o.dly being"s true form in its entirety.
It was like a white creature and a giant golden eye. Hundreds of smaller eyes were around its body for vision without blind spots. Six white angel wings were attached to its back with dozens of pairs of eyes on each wing.
Elysia recalled a memory from the past. She seemed to have seen this G.o.dly being before. It had to do with a people"s depiction of an angel from the highest order, but she couldn"t remember clearly about it.
"We haven"t lost." Elysia responded to the telepathy and immediately stood up with her divine odachi in hand.
"But, the human mortal and beast that came with you will not leave here. They challenged me twice and ended up losing. Thus, it is an end for them, challengers." The G.o.dly being announced something that made Elysia pale and cold from the bottom of her heart.
She had spent so much time with Alisha in this realm. Even though this was just her trial, she has already built a strong bond of friendship with Alisha. They are like twin sisters who have done so much together.
"That makes me even more determined to beat you. Can you tell me your name before I beat you?" Elysia squinted her eyes and pulled Alisha to stand behind her.
"Name? Inadequate self-confidence. I remind you to leave now." The G.o.dly being snorted mockingly.
"Okay, I"ll call you Sera. Don"t die too soon." Elysia smirked from behind her shadow mask. She said that but aimed at herself, so she wouldn"t die so quickly.
She then prepared her trap magic and unleashed a black hole at her opponent.
*Zap*
The Seraph of the End was sucked into the black hole, but Elysia still didn"t feel calm because she knew her opponent was still okay and would be back soon.
"Ely, what did you just-" Alisha was about to ask, but she felt where they stood.
"That is interesting. Show me more of your struggle, mortal human! Amuse me more with your wonderful magic law!" The G.o.dly being popped out from under the ground, and hundreds of gigantic blackthorns protruded to attack the challengers.
"Void Slash!" Alisha swung her spear. A dimensional spatial crack appeared, destroying all of the giant black spikes. The ground was split open, but the G.o.dly being was completely unharmed.
Elysia and Alisha looked at each other. Their minds seemed to be in sync, and they immediately worked together to attack the G.o.dly being.
Cherub did not partic.i.p.ate in the clash because he was not ordered to do so.
That final battle lasted for ten hours. Explosion after the explosion violently destroyed so many celestial bodies in the vicinity.
The two human girls seemed to be at a disadvantage, but they continued to fight without giving up. They managed to keep up with the superior ent.i.ty far above their level.
Thousands of powerful monsters of various variations came from all directions. Still, they didn"t try to get any further because they felt intimidated.
*Boom!*
An explosion destroyed a star, and Elysia and Alisha could dodge it in time. Alisha tore the s.p.a.ce, and they shot out to counterattack.
"Holy light and darkness, merge." Elysia and Alisha combined two opposing magics, creating a tremendous blow to the G.o.dly being.
*Boom*
"Supernova." Elysia once again released her ultimate magic.
*Kaboom!*
The G.o.dly being was swallowed up in a mighty explosion for the second time.
The blinding light caused the sense of sight to be unable to function for a moment. However, Elysia could tell that Alisha was already exhausted and was on the verge of a severe backlash from using too much magic.
"Did it manage to beat Sera? I only have some magic left... I already used external magical energy to a.s.sist my power consumption." Elysia was panting from exhaustion. She realized that she only had a few minutes before she lost consciousness.
A few moments later, the G.o.dly being emerged from that supernova explosion encased in its wings.
"It"s impressive, but it"s not enough. It"s much weaker than your greeting explosion. You"ve reached your limit and entertained me quite a bit. Now is the end for you. The game is over, challengers." The G.o.dly being spoke to Elysia"s mind via telepathy.
"Impossible. Even after all this..." Alisha mumbled softly as if she was desperate.
The G.o.dly being suddenly opened its ma.s.sive mouth like a s.p.a.ce rock monster. A black hole was in there and instantly sucked everything in.
"Kuh!" Elysia tried to fly away with Alisha, but she didn"t have enough strength. Teleportation was locked, and s.p.a.ce warp was rendered useless because that G.o.dly being bent the law around here.
"Roar!" Cherub couldn"t do anything and could only resign himself to being sucked into the G.o.dly being.
"Cherubs!" Alisha released her resistance magic combination with Elysia. She tried to save her pet on reflex.
However, Elysia was no longer able to maintain their resistance. They were also sucked into the G.o.dly being"s mouth.
It was just a split-second moment. Elysia looked back at the reenactments of all her life events. She questioned why she was here and what she was trying to achieve. Where was the absolute truth she was looking for, and how to find a way out of all her confusion?
Time seemed to stop for a moment. Elysia glanced at Alisha and vice versa. Elysia couldn"t think much of it and released a gentle shockwave to mess up the bent rules of the black hole around Alisha and Cherub.
Instead of being sucked in, they were thrown far into s.p.a.ce. However, the caster had no such opportunity. The rule-breaker had to stay behind to ensure the countermagic law worked as intended.
*Bam*
The G.o.dly being closed its ma.s.sive mouth. It glanced at the black dragon and the other human mortal in the distance.
It decided not to pursue them because it considered them both lucky because of the other"s sacrifice. Additional opportunities in life were worth giving to the losers.
"Elysia!" Alisha could only scream in sorrow from a distance. She could only see her friend"s last smile before a nightmare happened before her eyes.