"sacrifice?"
In the spiritual world, the majestic shadow of the Elf King paused for a moment.
It's not that He is unable to understand this word.
In other words, in fact, in His past, as He rose step by step from an insignificant creature in the chaotic era to the top, this word was always used as a foreshadowing.
Servants and attendants sacrificed themselves for their Lord.
The chess piece is sacrificed to the player.
The weak sacrifice themselves for the strong and become food for them to become stronger.
All along, He has been walking on corpses like this, and finally ascended to the supreme throne of heaven.
However, such a process has always been a process of going from weak to strong, and from the lower to the higher.
...
...
But at this moment, what Xia did was exactly the opposite of what He understood.
So in that very brief moment, His thoughts were distracted.
The pause was so brief that it seemed insignificant.
However, for Char at this moment, this moment of opportunity was enough.
At this moment, he briefly got rid of the spiritual world, which was eroded by the lofty will from the opposite side.
Then.
Char gathered all his energy.
Giving up self-protection also means giving up being wary of invaders in one's spiritual world.
He poured all his remaining energy into the holy spear hanging high in the dome.
Swoosh——
Got instructions from Char.
The magnificent pure silver holy spear slowly turned the direction of its tip.
Then.
It was locked straight onto Char's own body.
boom--
Almost instantly, Char felt the pressure that was like a mountain collapsing.
It was a mystery as huge as an entire world, carried by the Storm Anchor named Holy Lance Rongomyniad.
In front of the fully unlocked Holy Lance, to be its enemy is equivalent to being the enemy of the weight of the entire world.
The sharp spear force cut his clothes apart, and bright red blood flowed out, staining the originally white clothes blood red.
"Are you crazy?"
"Not to mention that you are just a human with a weak body at this moment. Even if you were an Ancient Dragon King in his prime, if you took the blow from the Holy Spear, there would be no other outcome except annihilation of your flesh and blood."
"Are you going to die with me?"
The roar echoed in Char's spiritual world.
At this moment, the old sun god finally understood what Char was going to do.
madman.
This is a complete lunatic.
At this moment, He understood this fact very clearly.
He did not have the caution that He should have in His current position, nor did He have the self-awareness of someone in a high position.
Although he has already reached a high position, he will still overturn the chessboard for some illusory things like he did when he was weak.
It is not just the shadow of the old sun god in the spiritual world.
At that moment when the sharp and fierce gun intent that seemed to be able to cut the world in half locked onto him.
Char was acutely aware of the opposition and resistance conveyed from the temporary contract with the Holy Lance deep in his soul.
The holy spear on the top of the dome of the sky emitted clear buzzing sounds, and the direction of the spear tip continued to tremble.
He was constantly trying to move the tip of the gun away from Char's body.
“There’s really nothing I can do.”
Char sighed softly and understood the origin of the abnormality of the Holy Spear.
At this moment, Char's control over the Holy Spear all came from that temporary contract.
And this contract was granted by Eirola.
Essentially speaking, Airola is still the current owner of the Holy Spear, and Char is only borrowing it temporarily.
As the first master in several epochs who has achieved 100% soul resonance with the Holy Spear and is completely compatible with it, Airola's thoughts will also affect the Holy Spear's decision.
She was willing to be the sharpest sword in Char's hand and cut off his enemies.
No matter whether it is directed at the evil god or the supreme creator, Aurora is not afraid even if the price is that the holy spear will be destroyed along with it.
But she only——
He was unwilling to point the tip of the Holy Lance at Char.
This was something that Airola resisted from the bottom of her heart.
As the manifestation of Aurora's subconscious, the light on the brilliant silver holy spear became more and more blazing, and the mystery emanating from the surroundings became more and more frantic and violent.
In Char's perception, it actually wanted to self-destruct.
The ending where he avoids becoming an enemy of Char by destroying the Holy Lance himself, and is pierced by Char.
However, the next moment, the trembling of the holy spear slowly stopped.
"So, Xiao Ai——"
Xia sighed softly, and in the void that was constantly falling, he stretched out his hand slightly towards the silver spear in the sky, as if he wanted to touch it.
"You're still okay. Have more confidence in your husband."
"Do I look like the kind of guy who would casually throw away his life and blow himself up?"
He looked at the shadow of the Elf King in the spiritual world with disdain.
"Even if they are willing to trade one for one with this kind of bastard, I still can't bear to part with you from the Fourth Epoch."
"So, please rest assured..."
"What I'm pursuing is a perfect ending where everyone can die happily."
"If at the end of the story, the heroine survived but the hero died... leaving the heroine alone in the cherry blossoms waiting for someone's return—"
“No matter how artistic that ending sounds, it can’t be called a Happy End.”
Char gently stretched out his hand and spoke towards the holy spear that was constantly trembling on the dome.
"So, trust me, Xiao Ai."
"From beginning to end, have I ever disappointed you once?"
After hearing Char's words, the trembling of the Holy Spear suddenly stopped.
Deep in his soul, the resistance that stemmed from the Holy Lance Contract also disappeared.
Then--
After one thousandth of a breath.
The holy spear fell down.
…
This was a scene very similar to the one in the Valley of the End in Esgania at the end of the Third Age, when Char faced Vortigern's army of monsters.
only--
This time.
The Holy Lance was not pointed at Vortigern and the army of monsters.
Rather, it was Char himself.
boom--
The holy spear tore through the atmosphere, creating a storm in the silent eternal night.
It penetrated the plane of the world tree fragments and also penetrated the entire Lost Island.
Then, along with the entire Lost Island, it fell towards the deeper part of the broken space.
Puff——
Flesh and blood were pierced.
The Holy Spear, Longomyniad, possesses the power to anchor the entire world.
At this moment, the entire ruins of the World Tree Plane, along with the Lost Island and Char, were locked together by the tip of the Holy Lance.
A sharp pain pierced through Char’s chest.
Xia's face also turned pale, without a trace of blood left.
Just as the old sun god said.
Even a pure-blooded ancient dragon would be pierced by the holy spear, not to mention humans, a race that is not known for its physical strength.
However, at this moment, Xia was still smiling.
Smile very brightly.
Because this is his purpose.
As long as the old sun god on the Lost Island still exists in the main material plane, Hathaway will not be able to escape the inevitable death.
Therefore, the only thing to do is to trap it in your own body.
But even so, it cannot be said to be foolproof.
Because, even if Char had the upper hand in the battle for the spiritual world, the ancient will could retreat at any time once it discovered that the situation was not right. As long as the other party has any intention of revenge, Hathaway cannot be truly safe.
So, this is Char's choice.
The only option.
I will carry myself, along with the will of the ancient sun god——
Let go of the whole world.
Exiled from the Western Continent, from the Prime Material Plane.
…
boom--
boom--
boom--
It's not just the plane of the world tree fragments, and it's not just the Lost Island.
Even though he was currently in the Western Continent, tens of thousands of miles away from the Lost Island on the endless sea, he could still hear the loud noise coming from the end of the ocean, the sound of space shattering and the sky collapsing.
The Silent Forest, the ruins of the Giant King's Court, the Golden Plains, the snowfields of the far north...
At this moment, countless mythical creatures noticed the loud noise of the sky collapsing, and they looked up in astonishment, looking in the direction of the endless sea.
At the end of the distant sky, the blazing light of the Holy Spear shines.
And from the mysterious frenzy that spread out like a huge wave and swept across the entire Western Continent, these gods perceived more things.
Some of them had disappeared for a long time, but they still felt an extremely familiar aura.
"Holy Lance, and the Lost Island?"
"The ancient elven court?"
"Half of the Sun God?"
The madness and loss of control in the eyes of the demigod faded away briefly, revealing a thoughtful look.
However, no matter how they felt at this moment, no matter how shocked they were——
But nothing can be changed, the end of the lost island at the end of the endless sea, and the ending of the Elf King's Court.
…
The sea was parted.
This is not an exaggerated embellishment, but the real reality.
The vast ocean, thousands of meters deep, was penetrated by the falling holy spear in an instant.
The scorching light evaporated the sea water, evaporating countless marine creatures in it.
Among them were the most insignificant plankton in the ocean and deep-sea overlords like the magic whale, but without exception, they were all wiped out indiscriminately in front of the holy spear that pierced through heaven and earth.
The Holy Lance reached the bottom of the sea, but it did not stop.
As long as they are in the Western Continent, it doesn't matter whether they are pierced through the seabed or the ice field. It is meaningless to the Sun God. He can escape with just a thought.
Xia has always been the kind of person who does things to the extreme.
Since he had decided to rescue Shi-chan, he decided to be more ruthless.
The holy spear pierced through the land under the sea, and all the rocks and sand were sublimated into hot embers.
Then, continue downward.
Snap——
Snap——
The crisp cracking sound rang out between the vast sky and earth.
In every plane and world, there is a so-called world wall.
The walls of those small worlds such as secondary dimensions and elemental planes are also quite weak, and legendary strongmen can easily penetrate the walls and enter them.
This is what legendary warriors often refer to as plane travel.
And planes also have different levels of strength and weakness.
Compared to those weak secondary planes, the main material plane where the Western Continent is located is a typical example of absolute strength.
The laws of the world are solid, and the walls of the world are unbreakable.
Even if you are a legend, if you want to leave the main material plane, you must go through the astral realm and go outside the main material plane.
That is, the so-called "outside world".
But at this moment.
The unbreakable rule that had existed throughout the entire era was shaken.
The holy spear that anchors the world, the Anchor of Mist that connects the inside and outside of the world, and the Tower at the End of the World.
When it weighs anchor, even the laws of the plane itself can be broken.
Snap——
Click.
In the crystal wall of space, the crystal fragments became more and more conspicuous.
Then, at a certain moment, it completely shattered.
It turned into a whirlpool that swallowed everything.
The vortex is endlessly dark and infinitely deep.
It was like a black hole, swallowing up the light and seemed to be connected to another deep and mysterious space.
It is the space beneath the base of the Prime Material Plane, opposite to the "outside world" that connects the Prime Material Plane and the Astral Plane.
If we were to name it, "the inside of the world" might be more appropriate.
That is from ancient times to the present, since the beginning of the chaotic era of the First Epoch—
This territory has never been recorded or explored by any intelligent life on the Western Continent.
A world that exists only in the conjectures and inferences of mythical creatures.
At this moment, it appeared in the mortal world for the first time.
With the holy spear piercing his chest, Char just stared at the dark vortex in front of him quietly.
"The inner side of the world, or is it the 'sea within the stars' described by the mythical creatures? ”
"However, compared to these names, I still prefer its other name—"
"abyss."
Xia couldn't help but smile.
He had been somewhat curious as to why the abyss, which had become famous after the Second Age, had no presence in the First Age. Even Char had tried his best to find it but could not find any trace of it.
Now that I think about it, it did kind of boomerang.
Because, the person who opened the door to the abyss on the Western Continent was himself.
"You don't want my body."
"If you want, I can give you all of it."
"If you think your tolerance and will are stronger than mine."
"The winner gets everything from the other party, and the loser loses everything."
"From now on, this is a fair game and a fair gamble."
He whispered softly to the huge shadow of the Elf King in the spiritual world.
"But before that, before the outcome of this game and this bet where everything is at stake is decided."
"Then please come with me."
"The scorching shield penetrates—"
"The deepest part of the abyss and hell."
The Holy Lance shone again.
After sinking straight into the crystal crack, it entered the vortex that looked like a black hole.
The remains of the world of the world tree fragments, along with the entire Lost Island and the Elf King's Court on the Lost Island, were stripped from the main material plane along with Char.
Then, it pierced into the darker and deeper realm beneath the bottom wall of the world.
boom--
The holy spear fell and stuck straight into the icy blue and silent earth.
This is the inner side of the world, without the spark of civilization and without the constraints of order.
Only the most ancient mystery from the beginning of the world lingers in this realm.
This place is called "The Abyss".
The light on the holy spear dissipated.
In the abyss, a magnificent spectacle appeared.
All I saw was a huge holy spear that pierced the sky and the earth, straight through an entire island that could be described as a royal court on the earth.
And at the end of the Holy Lance, on that island, in the very center of the royal court.
The young man with black hair and black eyes was pierced by the holy spear and stuck on the huge metal wall.
It was like the saint in the myth who was pierced by the Spear of Longinus on the cross.
Xia looked at the majestic shadow in the spiritual world and said softly.
"So--"
"The game begins."
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