After Sirin and Kiana were brought out of the black hole by Ryn and fully entered the Sea of Quanta.
Ryn, using himself as a relay, activated the blessing of the sea, frantically mobilizing the energy of the Sea of Quanta and transferring it to Kiana and Sirin.
Right now, Kiana and Sirin were like bottomless pits; however much energy Ryn gathered, they would devour.
If someone were to look down on them from a sufficient height, they would see a huge storm of energy forming around them as the center.
With the ample energy from the Sea of Quanta, Kiana and Sirin began to glow, officially starting their ascension to a higher level of existence.
Ryn withdrew his gaze from Kiana and Sirin, then turned around to stand with Kukulkan and the others.
"Kukulkan, Maheśvara, Cortana... is everyone ready?"
"Although I don't know what you all did... I don't know why there are suddenly two Kianas, and I especially don't know why Kiana is suddenly about to super-evolve..."
Kukulkan rubbed her nose, glanced at Maheśvara, and then smiled and tilted her head to look at Ryn.
"But, since the boss called us here, we just have to go all out, right?
Besides, with the boss here, it's just a dungeon called the Sea of Quanta. What danger could there be? It's not like a few guys on the level of the Herrscher of Finality are going to pop out and one-shot me, right?"
"Sorry, I can't guarantee that. Be prepared for a fight to the death. It's possible I might die here with you."
The Sea of Quanta definitely contained beings far more powerful than the Herrscher of Finality Kiana and himself. Ryn couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't attract them this time...
"Ah, this..."
Kukulkan's face fell. She thought this was just Ryn taking her on a dungeon run. If she had known, she wouldn't have called Maheśvara over.
She rummaged through her pockets, took out various treasured artifacts, and secretly stuffed them into Maheśvara's hands.
"I've collected many treasures from various worlds over millions of years. These are all good life-saving items, and I'm giving them all to you now.
If Ryn and I die, you run immediately. If you can take Kiana and the others with you, take them... if you can't, your own safety is the most important. Live well, there's no need for revenge... you're too weak..."
"Are you an idiot... if you and Ryn die, I'll definitely die even earlier..." Maheśvara glared at Kukulkan and, instead of accepting her treasures, pushed them back.
"You keep them! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together. I've been alone long enough..."
"Hey, hey, hey, I just said I might die. I'll definitely send you all away before I die! Kukulkan, you might as well hope I live a little longer!"
"Cut the crap, worst case is just dying. My spirit of showing off is still burning brightly! Shuhadaku of Uriel, unleash your true power here, and let the world witness the light of a dying star!"
Cortana held up the Shuhadaku of Uriel that Ryn had returned to her. As long as she had this "missile launcher" in hand, coupled with Ryn's endless supply of "gunpowder," it didn't matter if she could win or not. The moment she saw the enemy, she would greet them with a star-busting Might of An-Utu. If one shot didn't kill them, she'd fire a few more. After all, art is an explosion!!
"Alright, I'll be in charge of protecting Kiana and Sirin. I'm not that strong, but I'm quite confident in my ability to conceal."
Maheśvara nodded to Kukulkan, then silently retreated behind the group, returning to her true form and enveloping Sirin and Kiana in her embrace.
And then... although they were still in Ryn's sight, their presence suddenly dropped to the point where they could be ignored even if you were looking right at them.
"A very impressive ability. I approve of your marriage to Kukulkan!"
Ryn gave Maheśvara a thumbs-up. If even he could overlook them if he wasn't paying attention, then in the upcoming chaotic battle, as long as the enemy didn't target Kiana and Sirin from the very beginning, they would never find them.
Maheśvara and Kukulkan blushed, glanced at each other, then quickly looked away and shouted in unison: "Who's getting married!"
"Well, it's not me getting married~"
Cortana shrugged, then stabbed a Quantum Shadow that had suddenly appeared out of thin air beside her.
The light of Shuhadaku of Uriel instantly exploded as it pierced its body, incinerating the Quantum Shadow until not even ashes remained.
"The attack has begun! Get ready, don't let these bastards interfere with Kiana and Sirin!"
Ryn shouted, telling Kukulkan, Maheśvara, and the others to prepare.
As if waiting for Ryn's command, as soon as he finished speaking, tens of thousands of quantum creatures appeared out of nowhere from all directions, frantically attacking the place where the energy was disappearing.
"I've been waiting for you!"
Cortana charged first, raising Shuhadaku of Uriel with the tip pointing forward.
The quantum creatures were skewered like kebabs on the blade of Shuhadaku of Uriel. Cortana charged into the horde of quantum creatures with them impaled on her sword.
The surrounding quantum creatures quickly surrounded Cortana, who had charged into their center, and pounced on her with ferocious roars.
"Might of An-Utu!"
Cortana didn't even turn her head or look at the quantum creatures behind her. She directly activated Shamash's Zeroth Power—Might of An-Utu.
A scorching bright light that filled the heavens and earth erupted in an instant, and a massive energy fluctuation burst out with Cortana at the center, as if... a star had exploded at that moment.
The explosion lasted for a very short time, not even a minute, but in that one minute, all the quantum creatures that had just appeared were wiped out by Cortana's single Might of An-Utu.
Kukulkan stood in front of Maheśvara, blocking all the energy from the Might of An-Utu, protecting Maheśvara, Kiana, and the others behind her.
As for Ryn...
He walked to the place where the Might of An-Utu had exploded with a speechless expression, picked up the scattered pieces of Cortana that she had blown herself into, and reassembled them into a human form.
"Cortana, are you a pig? I thought you were just kidding! You really blew yourself up!"
Ryn put Cortana back together and transferred a large amount of his energy to her to help her recover.
"Hehe~ Anyway, we're completely linked now. As long as you don't die, Ryn, my soul won't perish.
Right now, I've just scrapped a body. You can just make me a new one~"
Cortana giggled foolishly. And you know what, that self-destruct felt pretty good!
"This is just the first wave of minions, and you've already self-destructed. There are still who knows how many waves to come. I'd like to see what you do then..."
"Art is an explosion! I'm going to have a blast!!"