While on Earth, his friends were struggling against Julius, who had been possessed by Ozynk, In the Chaos Realm Erend and Eccar were facing a situation not much different.
They hadn't fought Ozynk yet, but that was because they were having difficulty finding his real body. Among all the creature's domains in the Chaos Realm, Eccar somehow couldn't locate Ozynk, no matter how hard he tried.
Ozynk had always been a troublesome god because he was exceptionally intelligent and cunning. He had likely been planning this for a long time and was aware of the possibility that someone would attempt to attack him directly in this world. Therefore, he was doing his best to hide.
Erend and Eccar had returned to their human forms because using their Dragon forms for an extended period would drain too much magic energy. However, they still hadn't found Ozynk and didn't know how challenging their upcoming battle would be.
Eccar had initially insisted that he could defeat Ozynk. However, Erend managed to persuade him to stop the Dragon transformation for now, under the pretense of being more cautious. And so, Eccar complied.
They were now only using their Dragon wings to fly around the Chaos Realm. The domain, which appeared like a dome with various corrupted colors, filled their field of vision below. Erend could see that inside the domain were creatures that could threaten his world at any moment.
"If I had the time, I would destroy them all!" Erend thought, clenching his fist.
"I know what you're thinking right now. But we can't," Eccar said beside him, as if he could read his mind.
As Erend recalled it, he turned to Eccar. He was in the Chaos Realm and hated the creatures as much as Erend did. Yet, there were still many creatures here. Erend also remembered Eccar saying that killing them all would be challenging because those creatures would always reappear due to events happening in the multiverse.
"But I can't let them create havoc in my world and others," Erend said.
"We can prevent it. Do you think I've been staying here all this time?" Eccar replied.
"But..."
"Yeah, sorry about your world. You know how many creatures are here, and it's tough to keep an eye on all of them."
Erend looked at Eccar with another level of respect. He even felt a little guilty for complaining about it earlier.
"You're right. I'm sorry," Erend said.
Eccar smiled. "Don't apologize. It's my fault. I swore to prevent anything from leaving this world after the death of my wife and child. But, that task has proven to be quite tough to handle alone, even when you're a Dragonborn."
Another wave of guilt washed over Erend as he heard Eccar's words. But he knew there was no point in discussing it now. The issue couldn't be brought up again, so it was better to focus on finding Ozynk.
"Do you have any idea where Ozynk might be?" Erend asked, looking annoyed. His friends on Earth were likely facing difficulties now. Although Aurdis, Aerchon, and Saeldir were there, the creatures had caused too much damage and become too powerful.
Eccar didn't respond immediately; he thought to himself for a moment. Only after that did he say something.
"I've heard that Ozynk's domain is like a labyrinth. He is the god of deceit and mischief, so it's very possible that his domain is something deceptive."
Erend furrowed his brow. "How can we find something like that?"
"Let's focus on something that doesn't resemble a domain. Maybe... he's hiding his domain within another domain," Eccar replied. "Let's go back to Isadora's domain. If we don't find him there, we'll go to Svaros's domain."
"All right!" Erend said. He still wasn't entirely convinced that Ozynk had set up a path in the domains of his allies. But searching aimlessly like this was pointless. It was better to concentrate on the leads they had, even if they were small.
So they immediately returned to Isadora's domain, intending to find a way to Ozynk's domain between all the ruins they had created.
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Back on Earth, where the battle was now intensifying further. Destruction had spread far and wide, not just around the presidential palace.
The streets and residential complexes had been reduced to ruins that covered the land. Amidst it all, flashes of silver light and bursts of black-red energy were clearly visible. The two forces were trying to annihilate each other.
Thomas's only task was to record everything from a distance without directly involving himself in the midst of the battle. Yet, he couldn't entirely escape the damage.
He fell to the ground with a twisted ankle, and several cuts covering his body. All of this happened because of the shockwave from the clash of those two powerful forces.
However, Thomas was still in good enough condition to continue recording. Although staying here was dangerous, he wouldn't miss the opportunity to capture this moment.
Aerchon, who had been observing with growing anxiety, was now able to stand. His magic energy had fully recovered, and he felt ready to get back into action.
After observing the battle for a while, Aerchon gained insight into Julius-Ozynk's strength. He was formidable and combined with their suppressed powers in this world, it was not surprising that Aurdis and Saeldir were overwhelmed by the creature.
He also paid attention to the peculiar clouds above. The clouds had looked strange from the beginning. Aerchon had a hunch that there was Chaos Magic in those clouds, prepared by the creature.
"I can't possibly destroy a source of Chaos Magic that huge. The only thing I can do is to help them kill the creature quickly before it has a chance to draw upon the reserve Magic from those clouds. I also can't summon my army for assistance because they would be exposed to this Chaos Magic."
Aerchon, Aurdis, and Saeldir didn't yet know the effects they would suffer if exposed to Chaos Magic for too long, so they couldn't risk involving his army.
Aerchon soared towards the battle. He summoned his sword, Arondite, into his hand, and the sword began to glow brightly with silver light.
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