The intense bombardment went on for a full thirty minutes, or maybe even longer. The blinding light had disrupted everyone's senses, and the powerful energy had even distorted the flow of space and time near the center of the explosion. Hao Ren felt that it was a long process, and this time, there were no mirror images, and the goddess of annihilation did not suddenly jump out to cause any trouble.
It was as if she was really suppressed by the bombardment, or maybe she had been destroyed.
Truth be told, he did not think that this would be enough to destroy a true god-level lifeform, even if the lifeform was in an unprecedentedly weak state, and had suffered internal injuries from Lil Pea. The best course of action he could think of was to heavily injure the evil goddess, and then buy everyone a chance to retreat, and then think of a way to use the power of the World Tree to deal with her.
But after the bombardment continued for a while, he had a glimmer of hope. Maybe he could really get lucky and kill the goddess of annihilation? That would be worth at least three years of year-end bonus!
Just as his thoughts were running wild, the bombardment finally stopped.
It was not that the warship's weapon system had overheated or had run out of energy and ammunition, but the space and time had reached its limit. The Umbral Realm itself was located at the border of the World Barrier, a fragile zone adjacent to the Void. The battle here had already greatly weakened the environment of order within the area, and if the bombardment continued, it was very likely that the area of order would be broken through, causing a terrible disaster known as the 'Void Influx'.
That would cause everything in the Umbral Realm, including Hao Ren and the rest who had yet to evacuate, and the planet L 'Haronne, to be disassembled into basic information units. It could even cause the already fragile World Barrier of the Plane of Dreams to be damaged, and half of the universe would be dragged into the void storm, and that would destroy all of Raven 12345's performance pay for the rest of her life …
Everyone watched the scene in the universe nervously, and the energy surge from the bombardment quickly subsided, and when the bright space finally cooled down and could be seen, Hao Ren found that it was empty.
The pale evil goddess was nowhere to be seen.
A swarm of bats fluttered to Hao Ren's side and quickly formed into Vivian's figure. Her face was paler than before, and her expression was one of exhaustion, but she still came up to hold Hao Ren's arm. "Are you alright? I was caught up in the mirror image and couldn't help … "
"I'm fine. A few of my bones were broken, and my heart seemed to have stopped for a while, but it's all healed now. It's just a little painful," Hao Ren said, gritting his teeth. The pain that he had suppressed with his willpower during the battle had all returned, and he felt that half of his body no longer belonged to him. "Hiss … some of that guy's attack could penetrate my shield directly. It's probably divine energy …"
Vivian frowned, full of heartache. "I've told you to put more effort into your divine arts. The goddess is a good person, and it doesn't cost you to believe in her …"
"Bloody hell, it's exactly because it doesn't cost me money that I can't strengthen my faith." Hao Ren's mouth twitched, and he could not help but curse. "The phrase 'you can become stronger without spending money' is printed in the latest edition of the Bible. Forget about strengthening my faith, I'm relying on my willpower not to laugh …"
Openly ridiculing his own god was the best way to relieve stress. After saying that, Hao Ren felt much better. He let out a long sigh as he looked at the shimmering space and the jumping electric arcs. "Say … did we really kill that evil goddess?"
A burst of heavy footsteps came from behind, and Y 'zaks, in the form of a balrog, came over. His rock-like body had several wounds with magma and flames flowing out of them, but he seemed to be in high spirits. Perhaps it had been a long time since he had a hearty battle with an evenly matched opponent. Today's battle gave him a great workout. Hearing Hao Ren's words, the old demon rumbled. "Should be done. I can't feel her breath anymore, and that level of bombardment … Who could have survived?"
"She was bombarded once at the beginning, but she came out unscathed and even cast a wave of mirror images on our faces." Hao Ren waved his hand. "Don't underestimate the vitality of a true god. That kind of firepower, if it hit a god in his prime, I'm afraid it would just be a scratch …"
"You're right to worry." Before Hao Ren could finish, the voice of the goddess of creation came from the side. "She's run away."
Compared to the quiet and indifferent image she had when she first woke up, the goddess was in a much worse state now, and much weaker.
Hao Ren was stunned, and his expression immediately turned sour. While he himself felt that it was unrealistic to kill the goddess of annihilation in this fight, but he still had some hope. But now, he got a clear answer from the goddess of creation, and it was not a pleasant feeling.
"Can you be sure?" Hao Ren smiled bitterly at the goddess, but before she could answer, he waved his hand again. "Alright, you can be sure. After all, she was born from your mitosis …"
The goddess of creation ignored Hao Ren's actions and said, "She did not run away, but was dragged away."
Hao Ren was stunned, and asked in unison with Vivian, "Dragged away? Dragged away by who? "
"… It's difficult to explain, and my theory may not be right." The goddess of creation thought for a moment and said cautiously, "You can think that she was dragged away by the Mad Lord. But since the Mad Lord has no subjective consciousness, she was actually dragged away by the 'natural phenomenon' in the dark abyss."
Hao Ren had just gotten his breath back, and when he heard that, he almost fainted. "What?! You're saying that under the bombardment, right under our noses, the Mad Lord dragged the evil goddess away?! "
By then, the others had also come over, including Lily, who had found a place to change back into her original form (the husky maiden was asking Wuyue for a water ball to moisten her throat). Hearing this explosive fact, everyone could not help but stop moving, and quietly waited for the goddess to continue.
The goddess of creation also knew that the shock of the fact was probably a little too much. She carefully felt the residual aura in the surrounding environment, and through some sensing method that only she had, she confirmed the last movement of the evil goddess. After a long while, she nodded gently. "Indeed. I guess it's because the evil goddess herself is an extension of the Mad Lord, and her connection with the origin of the Mad Lord is almost like a clone and body, and that's why this happened. While the Mad Lord has no subjective consciousness, it has its own mode of operation. If part of its important power is blocked out, and is under a fatal threat, then it will immediately withdraw that part of its power. That evil goddess clearly fits this condition. "
"Damn it, and I was thinking of killing at least one of them while the goddess of annihilation and the Mad Lord were isolated from each other." Hao Ren slapped his forehead. "But does the Mad Lord really have the ability to drag her away from here? This is the Umbral Realm! It's pulling people out through the World Barrier … "
At this time, the MDT floated out. "The Umbral Realm is not completely outside the World Barrier. Strictly speaking, it's a special space and time that is integrated into the World Barrier. It may be isolated from the main universe of the Plane of Dreams, but the isolation is limited. The World Tree can pull us out of here if it has our beacon, and the connection between the Mad Lord and the goddess of annihilation is their natural beacon, so the Mad Lord can naturally do something similar — even if it's unconscious. "
"When a part of your avatar is about to be destroyed, you will immediately retract it?" Lily gulped down a water ball and felt a little better. She muttered, "It sounds like a mollusk with only basic neurological reflexes. You poke it and it immediately curls up."
Nangong Wuyue, who was next to her, immediately raised her tail and wagged it in dissatisfaction. "I just gave you a water ball, don't be so sarcastic …"
Lily rolled her eyes. "I'm not talking about you."
Hao Ren sighed and spread out his hands. "Anyway, our previous battle is all for naught. Sigh, look on the bright side, we've fought a god-level guy, and being able to survive in the end is considered a stage victory. "
The goddess of creation glanced at him and smiled. "Actually, you can be more optimistic. While the evil goddess was taken away by the Mad Lord, it doesn't mean that it's absolutely bad news."
Hao Ren was stunned. "Huh? What do you mean? "
"First of all, while the evil goddess escaped alive, she definitely did not escape unscathed. I could sense that she was severely injured in the last round of attack, and for her who had just woken up from her slumber, this is not as simple as adding insult to injury. This injury is probably permanent. In other words, she will never be able to recover to her peak. Secondly, she was dragged into the Dark Abyss, and not somewhere else. The Mad Lord's' rescue 'is actually to lock her up. I have some confidence in the seal that I left behind, the evil goddess will not be able to escape anytime soon, and we have time to do a lot of things. Lastly … I think we have unexpectedly prepared a' big gift 'for the Mad Lord …"
As the silver-haired, red-eyed goddess spoke, she looked at Lil Pea, who was bouncing on Nangong Wuyue's coiled tail.
The little one looked up blankly and exchanged glances with the goddess. After confirming that the one in front of her was not the "white guy" who attacked her before, she raised her hand and introduced herself softly. "My name is Lil Pea! Hao Ren is my daddy! "
"The 'big gift' you mentioned has something to do with Lil Pea?" Nangong Wuyue asked, puzzled.
The goddess of creation pinched her chin, her face full of interest. "First of all, I want to know, how did this seemingly weak little one stop the 'Apocalypse'?"
"If I'm not wrong, the so-called 'Apocalypse' is essentially a causal attack, right?" Hao Ren asked. "It completely 'annihilates' the target by cutting off the target's causal link?"
"Yes, and strictly speaking, it cuts off the connection between the target and the entire world," the goddess of creation explained. "Humans are born in the world, and are inextricably linked to everything in the world. Your body originates from the world, and your actions will also leave a corresponding trace in the world. Even if you are a grain of sand, you have your own desert. And the Apocalypse attacks this point, it will cut off this connection, and thus cause the victim to lose the basis of existence from the causal level …"
"Then everything is easy to explain." Hao Ren smiled, thinking that it was just as he expected. "Lil Pea's uniqueness is something you can't imagine. Her world has long been destroyed. Apocalypse? She has experienced it, and it was a far more realistic apocalypse than any half-baked divine art of destruction. Now her foundation of existence is no longer rooted in a certain universe, but in the Xi Ling Celestials who saved her from the apocalypse. I think other than my boss and my boss's bosses, no one else has the ability to tamper with this layer of causal link, so … "
As he said that, Hao Ren paused for a moment before coming to a realization. "F * ck me, now I know why that straight on wanted me to bring Lil Pea here … That's like the goddess of annihilation slamming her face into the reactive armor!"
"I don't know what you mean by reactive armor and straight, but I saw it very clearly. After the 'Apocalypse' hit missed, the goddess of annihilation suffered a very serious backlash," the silver-haired, red-eyed goddess said with a smile. Hao Ren was not sure if it was an illusion, but he felt that her expression was hiding a very black-bellied gloating attitude. "And this backlash caused the turbulence of divine power to be released, but she did not have the chance to release this rampaging divine power …"
Hao Ren finally understood, and his face showed the same gloating smile as the goddess of creation.
The 'backlash' caused by Lil Pea's immunity to the apocalypse had turned the evil goddess into a living bomb, and now, this living bomb had been dragged back to its lair by the Mad Lord …
A bomb, it had to go off eventually.
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