Chapter 268 : Chapter 268

Chapter 268

“High ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Priest Armin.”

Levia ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍shook the unconscious Armin.

“You ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍must wake up.”

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍shook him several times, but he showed no sign of waking.

“Do ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍I have no choice but to wait?”

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍looked down at the pendant around her neck.

Charles Cornelia had said it was a token of a promise that she had ‘temporarily’ handed to Killian Eurasia.

‘A promise.’

It meant that the two men and women who had now become pillars of their respective nations had known each other since the days they belonged not to their kingdoms, but to their families.

It was not difficult to infer their relationship.

Though he had lost his reason, Charles Cornelia had knocked out High Priest Armin without much difficulty.

“I will move the monsters elsewhere in case of an emergency.”

Afterward, she remodeled the dungeon in her own way and even moved the Telesas to a corner of it.

Levia could tell even though she had not reached superhumanity.

Charles’s realm was on a different track from that of ordinary Archmages.

It felt exceptional even compared with Crown Prince Marcelo and the two retired commanders who had stepped down to stabilize their 8-Star realms.

‘She must be a talent bestowed by heaven.’

“I must help Sir Killian.”

With those words, she vanished into the pendant.

More precisely, she had likely teleported by tracing the mana engraved in the pendant.

“This is miserable.”

For all her boldness in following Killian Eurasia, she had been unable to provide any help.

In truth, at first it had been a rebellious impulse against the royal family that urged her to marry a crown prince from another country.

She had proudly declared that she would live and die as a knight. She had even taken secret pride in reaching 5-Star as a royal woman.

Those thoughts were shattering into pieces after she met the continent’s two superhumans.

“And they are surely not their kingdoms’ greatest strength.”

Yet it was said that they still had not achieved complete independence from the Empire’s grasp.

It was a moment in which she keenly felt the difference in level between the Current Nations and the continent.

‘We must never let our alliance with Killian Eurasia slip away.’

The rampaging Telesas and their queen.

The Temple’s Warp Gate, which had become unusable long ago.

And even Charles Cornelia, who had succeeded in teleporting from the continent to the Current Nations.

It had not been long since Aquares welcomed him, yet no small number of changes were already taking place.

“For the closed-off Current Nations, this will be an event like a turning point.”

But resolving the present situation came first.

This was a dungeon in the abyssal sea.

If the two superhumans could not clear it, she too would die here without being able to do anything.

‘I should move the High Priest somewhere safe first. I do not know when the Telesas will attack again.’

Levia hoisted Armin de Neptune, who showed no sign of regaining consciousness, onto her back.

At that moment.

RUMBLE.

The cave began to shake as though an earthquake had struck the dungeon.

“What now......”

As she tried to grasp the situation.

“Princess Levia?”

“Princess! Can you hear us?!!”

Voices calling to her came from nearby.

When she turned in surprise, the place that had been an ordinary cave wall a moment ago had become a long passageway.

Beyond it stood priests with flustered faces.

The dungeon had connected to the Temple.

Even though Killian had blocked the Temple’s Dungeonization with the Authority of Barriers.

‘Could his Authority have been lifted?’

The priests calling to her looked disorderly and urgent.

There were only a few steps between the Temple and the dungeon.

“I will come over to you.”

One priest approached and took Armin from her.

“The High Priest has merely fainted. Why is everyone in such a commotion?”

“A tidal wave.”

“A tidal wave?”

“The water has currently risen to just below the Temple entrance.”

‘What is this now......?’

Levia hurried toward the Temple entrance.

Amid the chaos caused by the refugees crowding in, water had risen to just below the stairs leading to the entrance.

‘The island...... is sinking?’

It looked as though the God of the Sea himself had grown angry.

As she stared at the unbelievable sight, unaware even of the hand gripping her.

“Princess!”

At the sharp voice, she came to her senses and saw Julian Eurasia’s face.

“Where is Killian? Where is that bastard?!!”

“Still in the dungeon......”

“Damn it! Then get a grip and give orders to the knights!!”

After shouting, Julian immediately turned and helped pull up people swept away by the water before they could enter.

‘Even that fellow has come to his senses......’

Quickly regaining her composure, she shouted with mana.

“Knights, raise barriers at the entrance! Mages and priests, prepare defensive formulas!!”

They had to endure until Killian Eurasia and Charles Cornelia returned.

Clutching the pendant around her neck, Levia prepared for the disaster about to strike.

***

At that time.

An emergency was declared in Aquares as well.

Disasters had always existed throughout the kingdom’s long history, but.

‘This is severe.’

Marcelo frowned as he looked at the waterways beginning to pour into the capital.

The disaster-preparedness magic for situations like this was operating.

They were holding it back smoothly so far, but if things continued this way, the damage would be immense.

‘The two princes of Eurasia have only been gone for so long...... Could something have happened at the Temple?’

He had sent them merely to confirm with their own eyes that the Warp Gate could not be used, but the uneasy feeling made him frown.

‘If what he said is true, the dungeon said to have been made by a Monster Lord will soon be found.’

Additional high-ranking knights and mages had already been sent to the mountain range.

A mountain range connected to the continent.

‘If it is true, Aquares’s fate will change greatly.’

As he thought that.

“Your Highness!”

Teruba, who had said he would leave with the reinforcements, came running up, breathless.

“It seems your departure was delayed by the disaster alert.”

Just as Marcelo was about to say that there was no need to make such a fuss, for they had trained so hard for occasions like this.

“The monsters in the mountain range have started a Wave!”

“What!?”

Teruba caught his breath and continued.

“The expedition party sent as the advance force is presumed annihilated, and plundering of the homes near the mountain range has begun. I received the report just before leaving and came to inform you.”

“......!!”

“By now, every commander should have received the news as well.”

He was shaken by the sudden situation only briefly.

“I will subdue them myself.”

“Y-Your Highness, personally?”

“We must ask the two retired superhumans to assist with the kingdom’s defense.”

The former commanders who had devoted their entire lives to the kingdom and attained 8-Star.

Because they were there, he could take the field himself.

“Go meet the two of them at once and relay my will.”

“I accept Your Highness’s command.”

After Teruba withdrew.

“It is far too contrived to be a coincidence.”

Shortly afterward.

The knight order led by Marcelo departed for the mountain range.

***

BANG!

Killian swung his sword and knocked away a droplet of water aimed at Charles.

Blocking it was well and good, but.

“Sir Killian! Your arm......”

“Damn it.”

Killian gritted his teeth against the throbbing pain.

He had thought he blocked it properly, but his arm twisted together with the sword. That the body of one who had mastered 8-Star could collapse so futilely.

‘It is an attack that pierced Murus’s barrier. If I permit even one strike, it is instant death.’

FWOOSH.

Charles’s recovery magic soon restored his arm to normal.

“It seems Neptune has almost recovered his former presence.”

His divine nature had combined with radiance.

In a more natural form than ever.

[I never expected a fusion on this level to be possible. Were you hiding your strength?]

Rational Murus spoke calmly.

[Idiot! Is this the time to be admiring him?!!]

Hot-tempered Murus shouted.

[It is not admiration. I am merely realistically recognizing what has happened.]

[You......]

“Are you all right?”

Killian asked as he looked at the two Muruses.

[No, we are not!!]

[I would like to say I am all right, but...... My presence has begun to waver. I cannot maintain this form for long, even to maintain the Mind Image World.]

It was originally a world the three of them had maintained together.

‘With one person having vanished now, the burden can only grow.’

RUMBLE.

The two Muruses raised a massive barrier, blocking their view of Neptune.

The Hollyheart representing Hot-tempered Murus lost its light.

[He only exhausted all his divine power and fell asleep for a while.]

“All right.”

[The limit of the divine power we can use immediately is merely maintaining the Mind Image World so that it does not collapse.]

“I thought so.”

[I will help you escape from here.]

“What will happen to your world?”

[......]

“So it will be encroached upon after all.”

[It is better than completely vanishing here.]

“No. That solves nothing.”

To begin with, half of the Mind Image World belonged to Neptune.

It was not even certain they could leave safely.

At that moment.

“I have one hidden move as well.”

Violet mana shone with life in her eyes.

“She says that.”

Murus silently looked at Charles.

He was using Insight.

Then soon.

[You possessed an unforeseen variable, Charles Cornelia.]

Smile.

Charles answered with a smile in place of words.

[What should I do?]

“I need a barrier that will not collapse until I activate the formula.”

[I trust you.]

With those words, the golem form crumbled.

RUMBLE.

The barrier protecting them grew even firmer.

BANG!

It stopped without wavering the attack that had erased Depressed Murus.

BANG! BANG!

Despite the continuing attacks, the barrier endured without collapsing.

‘A barrier made by two Muruses pouring in all their divine power. It should be at least this much.’

Only then did Killian look at Charles.

“Our escape route is gone now. So our lives depend on you?”

“We cannot move forward if we fear gods.”

“......”

“It is something you said once, Sir.”

“Why say that all of a sudden......”

As though no further words were necessary.

WHOOOOOOSH.

Violet mana surged from Charles’s body.

‘There must be a limit to what you can do with your present body.’

Having inherited the Seed, she had constantly envisioned situations like this.

When she faced a being even she could not endure, how could she keep him from falling before such a great enemy?

‘I have thought about that method all this time.’

There was only one answer she reached after all that thought.

“To reproduce the power you once reached.”

Ding.

With a familiar sound, new text appeared before them.

[The Magic Tower Synchronizes with its heir, Charles Cornelia.]

[The Magic Tower Synchronizes with its guardian, Killian Eurasia.]

[The two towers resonate.]

“Roto. This is the only chance I will give you.”

Charles raised the staff in her hand and chanted.

[‘Fragment of God Roto’ responds.]

Fwoosh.

Greater mana than ever before gathered in Charles’s staff.

“You...... How......”

Killian could not conceal his surprise.

Because he understood what she was trying to do.

“Killian.”

Tap.

The staff touched Killian’s chest.

“It is time for you to return to being a godslayer.”

[‘Authority of Keys’ is invoked.]

Rrrrrrr—

Rrrrrrnk—

As though a key had been inserted into a lock that would not open.

The sound of mismatched parts filled the area.

Then at last.

Click.

With the sound of a key fitting and turning.

[The Authority of ‘??’ is temporarily released.]