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Kevin sat on the Frozen Throne, one hand propping up his face, his eyes slightly closed. He seemed to be asleep, or perhaps thinking.
But the next second, a huge explosion startled Kevin, his eyes snapping open. Then he sighed and closed his eyes again to meditate.
"Sigh... I never thought that the ethereal Sea of Quanta would have such a lively day."
For some reason, a certain area in the Sea of Quanta above his head seemed to be in turmoil today. Not only did it seem like a huge hole had suddenly appeared there, with the surrounding energy rapidly draining away.
But from time to time, there were also earth-shattering explosions, and he could faintly hear a madman shouting that art is an explosion.
Not only Kevin, but Welt, who was blocking the Bubble Universe where Kevin was located to prevent him from leaving, also felt the world-destroying energy fluctuations.
Although he really wanted to see what was happening in the unknown Sea of Quanta, preventing the "snake in the darkness" from escaping was more important than exploring the unknown!
"That guy has been sitting there motionless. He must be waiting for me to let my guard down to escape! So I absolutely cannot relax my vigilance!"
Welt stood firmly at the entrance. As a part of the prime world, he would never let Kevin return to destroy everything.
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Beyond the world, Su, who had transcended all things, was also drawn by the commotion in the Sea of Quanta.
But in his eyes, there was no surprise at Cortana's powerful self-destruction, nor was there the joy of being able to contact Ryn again...
There was only endless worry...
He had already become a god, but he was a kind of "Observer" god who transcended the world and could not interfere with its operation...
There were many, many gods in the world of the Sea of Quanta, some strong, some weak, but... the vast majority of them were not like him, just an ethereal consciousness.
They could do many, many things...
Su was most worried about only one thing. Not far from their prime world, in the Sea of Quanta...
There was a "Sa" who had been developing for a long time and had barely touched the edge of true godhood.
If Su were a normal god, he would have slapped "Sa" to death, but now he was just an "Observer"...
So he was very worried, worried that Ryn and the others would attract "Sa's" attention.
Because the range of Ryn's abilities was too large, and he didn't have the ability to one-shot "Sa".
If he and "Sa" really clashed, the prime world might be directly knocked into the Sea of Quanta by the aftermath of their battle...
(Don't say that Fallen Hua can hold her own against Sa. The game makes it very clear. Fallen Hua was instantly killed by Sa, had her time erased by Sa, and was sentenced to certain death. In the end, Vita had to step in and save her.
Sa didn't want to fight Fallen Hua, she was just afraid of attracting Kiana's attention, so she kept retreating. The result was obvious, Hare blocked Sa's door, and then Kiana one-shotted her.)
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In the Sea of Quanta, Cortana had self-destructed an unknown number of times, wiping out an unknown number of waves of quantum creatures.
Although Cortana was still full of energy and could keep exploding for another three days and three nights, Shuhadaku of Uriel couldn't take it anymore.
Its material was just Soulium with some special metals added. As the former core of the Herrscher of Flame and now a converter for Ryn's energy, it was already quite good.
But continuously unleashing star-destroying level Might of An-Utu in a short period of time still caused its blade to crack under the strain.
"Fun, and then... snap. It's gone."
Cortana caressed the blade with a pained expression. Shuhadaku of Uriel was now heavily damaged and could shatter completely at any moment.
Without Shuhadaku of Uriel, she had no means of attack and was once again a complete waste...
Ryn had originally wanted to give the Authority of the Herrscher of Flame directly to Cortana, but he was stunned by her reckless, suicidal explosions.
Shuhadaku of Uriel was just an activator for the Herrscher of Flame's core, and Cortana had already blown it to this state. If he gave Cortana the Authority of Flame directly, Ryn was afraid that one day Cortana would have a brain fart and blow up the Earth.
"Alright, alright, just have Yiselian or Otto fix it for you when you get back. It's just a weapon, what's there to be sad about? Cortana, come here, play with this. This one has more kick."
Ryn handed Cortana a Star of Eden grenade with a mischievous smile, then, as if demonstrating, threw it into the tide of quantum creatures that had appeared again to attack.
The Star of Eden landed on a quantum creature and then rolled to the ground.
The quantum creature that was hit curiously tapped the Star of Eden with its claw, and then...
*Omm—*
Silence. The surrounding sound disappeared in an instant, and at the same time, the light was distorted, causing all living beings except Ryn to see black.
Immediately after, space was directly distorted and collapsed by the abnormal gravity...
And so, a celestial-body-sized black hole was born among them.
In less than a tenth of a second, their bodies, along with the surrounding space, were instantly devoured by the black hole.
Cortana looked at the Star of Eden in her hand, then at the Shuhadaku of Uriel in her other hand, and then looked up at the black hole that was gradually disappearing in the distance.
"Ryn..."
"What's up?"
Cortana looked at Ryn with a look of melancholy and relief. She realized that she had been on the wrong path all along. The greatest truth in the world was right beside her, yet she had pursued something like explosions?
"Ryn, I suddenly feel that explosions aren't that beautiful anymore...
Explosions are so insignificant in this cosmos. Everything in the universe is so perfect, so magnificent, especially the moment a star dies and collapses into a black hole..."
"Speak human!"
Ryn frowned. Everyone was in the middle of an intense and exciting dungeon run, on a guard mission, why was she suddenly contemplating life?
"Are there any more Star of Edens? Bro, give me more!" Cortana looked at Ryn with puppy-dog eyes, as if she hadn't eaten in eight hundred years, eagerly holding out her hands for more Star of Eden grenades.
"There are still plenty, but their power is only enough for you to experience in the Sea of Quanta. When you get back to the prime world, you absolutely cannot use these celestial-body-level black hole grenades!"
Ryn said as he conjured Star of Eden grenades and handed them to Cortana, also giving some to Kukulkan and Maheśvara.
Anyway, these were all condensed from his own authority. In essence, they were just contained black holes. He could make as many as he wanted.
"Shuhadaku of Uriel? What trash, I'll play with it in my next life."
Cortana put away the shattered Shuhadaku of Uriel, then strapped on ammo packs made of Star of Edens all over her body, and held a Star of Eden between each finger of both hands.
Transformed into the bomberman Cortana, she laughed maniacally and charged forward again.
Ryn and Kukulkan, who were left behind, exchanged a look. Although every wave of quantum creatures that appeared was easily dealt with by Cortana, they both had a bad feeling.
It felt like... something was about to arrive.