At that moment, the earth shook violently once again.
Following the tremor, Vega widened its eyes and stared blankly at the enormous figure clinging to the mountain range.
A massive crimson body gripped the thick vines that had burst from the earth, climbing upward with all its strength, one pull at a time.
One step, then another.
At last, the furious Guldon climbed to the top and let out a thunderous roar at Uranos, which towered into the clouds.
The moment that roar echoed out, everyone on the ground froze.
"Th... there's another one!?"
"What's with that red one!?"
"There are six of these terrifying things!?"
"Why can't it fly?"
Perhaps because it had been climbing the whole time, or perhaps because it heard that last sentence.
Guldon became furious. Its eyes turned completely blood-red as it wrapped both arms around Uranos's waist.
At the same time, Viktor's coat behind him became engulfed in blazing flames, which erupted violently.
The overwhelming fire element transformed into a giant dragon, circling around Guldon's body.
Its lava-covered body swelled once more. The terrifying flames seemed to bake countless rocks until they burst apart.
Magma churned across its entire body as its enormous claws dug deep into the mountain range.
[Flame-Severing Wrath: Burning Sky, Extinguishing Heaven]
At that moment, the brown mountain range heated up all at once, and blazing magma veins spread across Uranos's enormous body.
Countless streams of lava burst from the cracks, shooting pillars of magma in every direction.
Flames erupted, as though setting everything around them ablaze.
Even the clouds were dyed crimson.
In an instant, endless blazing fury surged into the sky, as though the raging flames would swallow the entire world.
In only a brief moment, Guldon exhausted all of its power, and the magma covering its massive body solidified.
Finally, as though completely satisfied, the giant beast toppled toward the earth.
The crimson star streaked across the sky. By the time it had fallen halfway, Guldon's body had already become hazy.
In the end, it turned into pure energy and merged into Viktor's coat.
High above, the sacred tree floating in the sky absorbed the blazing flames once more and burst into flames itself.
Its brilliant radiance completely ignited the sky, with crimson stretching for thousands of miles.
After enduring one attack after another, Uranos finally felt pain and danger reaching their limit.
Countless gigantic rocks fell from its body, fully exposing the brown skin beneath.
Its enormous body leaned back toward the sky, trembling like an entire mountain range.
The earth rumbled.
Rocks collapsed.
The violent shaking spread in every direction, and even the city walls began to tremble.
Power gathered within Uranos's six glowing eyes, while the rocks covering its body grew increasingly restless.
At last, it became enraged.
[Earth Calamity - HP: 30%]
As everyone knew, when a Calamity's HP dropped to 30%, it entered its final phase.
At the same time, it would unleash its ultimate move...
In an instant, layers of roars echoed across thousands of miles, stirring the dust storms and sand that were slowly swallowing the world.
A heavy force rampaged across the earth, twisting and tearing apart the vast land.
A colossal mass of rock gradually formed in the sky. The enormous quicksand boulder resembled half of Uranos, suspended in the air as it slowly rotated.
It summoned every grain of sand from the land below.
Seeing Uranos gathering natural magic, Viktor was just about to begin the final chant.
Suddenly, as though sensing something, he lowered his head slightly.
In his arms, Erica rubbed her eyes and slowly opened them.
The first thing her hazy eyes saw was Viktor.
At that moment, Erica woke completely.
"P... Professor!?"
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
How had she fallen asleep...? No, why had she woken up in the professor's arms?
Viktor looked down at her, then suddenly showed a smile she had never expected.
"Awake?"
Erica was stunned.
Because she had never seen the professor smile at her so gently before.
'Wh... what is going on?'
Filled with confusion, Erica turned her head to look around.
The moment she did, she froze.
The sky had become a crimson storm cloud, intertwined with roaring lightning and hurricanes.
Burning leaves spun through the air like a rolling sea of flames, covering the entire sky.
The trembling giant tree stood supreme beneath the heavens.
Meanwhile, Uranos was still gathering endless sand and dust.
The mountain range raged as dust swept into the air.
Just as Erica was lost in confusion, Viktor gently took hold of both her hands and slowly raised them.
Erica's face flushed red as her body went limp.
She felt herself suddenly become weak, leaving her powerless as she collapsed into Viktor's arms.
She could clearly feel that every trace of magic inside her body had been drained away.
"P... Professor...", She panted softly.
It felt like she had experienced this once before.
But Viktor paid no attention.
At that moment, the coat behind him ignited once more.
This time, five streams of energy rose together.
"Then let us face it together..."
[Arakawa's Funeral Chant]
The enormous boulder of flowing sand suddenly collapsed, turning into a mighty torrent of dust rushing into the sky.
BOOM!
A shockwave erupted, and the towering pillar of dust slammed forward, tearing apart the earth as soil was hurled into the heavens.
The earth trembled.
The heavens lost their color.
The world was instantly swallowed by endless brown dust, and even the crimson sky disappeared into silent darkness.
Sand and stone battered the air, exploding into wave after wave of roaring impacts that stirred violent destruction across the land.
Yet Viktor remained calm.
Watching Uranos's final attack, he began his last chant.
"The Lord of Nature's Will shall ultimately kneel beneath us."
"Drive the evil that suppresses the world's light to its end."
"O Supreme Archmage of Purity, I shall pour my most burning prayer beyond the heavens!"
As his voice fell, every wave of magic drifting between earth and sky vanished completely.
Even the magic within Viktor's body was emptied.
[MP: 1/99999999]
The giant magical tree standing in the sky swelled once more, its thick roots stretching into the clouds.
At last, unable to withstand all that power, every magical vein within the giant tree burst apart, releasing all of its magic.
On the ground, every mage and council member supporting the barrier stared ahead with eyes wide in shock.
Haim Horn was especially shaken. He roared his orders at all the mages.
"Everyone, increase your magic output! Hold the barrier steady!!!"
"The resting mages, get up there too!"
In an instant, countless streams of magic poured out along with his shout.
The surging ocean seemed to overturn completely, as though it would drown everything outside the city walls.
Chaotic magic gathered together as every mage poured all of their power into the enormous barrier covering the royal capital.
As he rapidly dispersed the incoming magical power, Rachel felt the pressure on his body become unbearably heavy, as though he had aged years in an instant.
But the hands casting his spells never stopped.
Beneath the elemental chaos and the raging sandstorm, the exploding light completely engulfed the vast royal capital.
The immense explosion of light swallowed the entire central district, while violent magic raised a cloud of multicolored brilliance that shot into the sky.
The overwhelming magic blasted through the mountains, completely drowning the incoming tide of sand and dust.
Five-colored energy spread through the sky, and the expanding shockwaves of the elements blanketed the entire royal capital.
Bzzz!
Brilliant light covered every corner of the capital, while terrifying shockwaves swept across the earth. Every part of the barrier endured endless violent impacts.
Whoosh!
At last, the flowing multicolored patterns gradually faded away, and the overwhelming shockwaves slowly subsided.
Every corner of the sky lost all color.
Not a single cloud remained across ten thousand miles.
In that silent sky, only a phantom sacred tree remained, slowly collapsing, magic flowing from it, its countless branches completely withered.
It still emitted its final holy light...
[Five-Element Dissolution: Eighty Thousand Miles of Flowing Light]
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