Pierced through the chest by the holy spear, the Goddess of Earth shimmered with golden electric sparks all over her body, but could only flop around like a fish hanging on the wall.
“Do you really think you’re standing in the clouds, manipulating the lives and deaths of mortals as a deity? Huh, just a fragment of a god.”
“A fragment...?! What do you mean...”
“You’ve committed three foolish acts in total.”
Violet extended three slender fingers as white as jade.
“The first time, in Anilo City, it was you who observed us by implanting a seed in Epunia. At that time, Xiao Guang gave you a warning, but you didn’t take it seriously, continuing to spy on us through the [Calamity] along the way.”
“You thought I hadn’t noticed, thought you were safe.”
The priestess scoffed with disdain.
“Do you know, initially, I didn’t necessarily plan to completely exterminate the [Southern Calamity] at its roots. I just wanted to figure out what was going on. So, the more you spied, the more it deepened my curiosity.”
She retracted one of her fingers.
“I have to admit, you were really cautious. Even though neither I nor Xiao Guang took action, you still intended to avoid a direct confrontation after sensing that something was wrong.”
“Earlier, out of necessity, I had the [Illusionary Cloud] appear to divert Xiao Guang’s attack, deliberately putting on a frightening posture. Yet, under my counterattack, it quickly crumbled, pretending to be defeated as if the [Southern Calamity] had already been vanquished. Ridiculous, do I look so easily deceived?”
Speaking of this, Violet seemed to recall something, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of her lips.
“By the way, it seems you actually used this trick to deceive someone three hundred years ago. No wonder you wanted to use the same tactic again.”
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“In truth, I don’t dislike people who value their lives. After all, who doesn’t want to live on? You might not know, but I never really intended to let that dragon breath hit the earth veins. I originally planned to intervene at the last moment, and if [Illusionary Cloud] didn’t appear, I would have stepped in to block it.”
“This is a warning.”
“If, because you fear me, you obediently stay underground, refrain from causing trouble for a while, or even control [Illusionary Cloud] to truly engage in a battle, I wasn’t planning to continue probing any further. After all, we have no grudges, no animosity, no need to exterminate each other.”
“But you insisted on being clever and playing these petty tricks with me...”
“You...!”
Seemingly overwhelmed in both power and intelligence, the fragmented consciousness of the Goddess of Earth, Seth, felt extreme shame and anger. Disregarding her increasingly elusive body surrounded by golden electric currents, she struggled more violently and shouted angrily!
“It’s you! This disgusting manipulation, god-like power, and knowledge of sealing soul fragments... Minerva, it’s you, isn’t it!”
“You dare to descend to the mortal world in disguise, no wonder, no wonder you bring along two descendants inheriting pure blood to serve... despicable traitor! You deserve to die, to die!!!”
Regarding being identified by the other as the incarnation of the goddess of sky and freedom, and the incredulous gaze from a certain half-beastman behind her, Violet did not offer any explanations.
Any creature with logic and intelligence, when faced with the inexplicable, would instinctively avoid it and explain it with the most fitting answer within their own cognition. Even if there were numerous loopholes upon careful consideration.
Similar situations, Violet had encountered more than once since coming to this world.
Even as a fragment of a god, it seems I can’t avoid these absurd speculations.
She slowly raised her final finger, the middle finger.
“If I could forgive the presumptions in the first two instances, it’s specifically the last one that I find unforgivable. You, pretending to be some high and mighty deity, using that disgusting tone to intimidate or try to drive us away—I hate it when people act all high and mighty and give orders.”
“Don’t say you’re just a fragment of Seth. Even if the Goddess of Earth herself were here, she wouldn’t have the right to pass judgment on my pet in front of me.”
“Death by eternal calamity? Who do you think you are...?”
Enduring the undisguised disdain in the black-haired girl’s gaze and the mocking words, the fragmented consciousness of the self-proclaimed god, the Goddess of Earth, completely went mad.
“Minerva!! You damn bastard! I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you ahhhh!!!!”
The illusory image of the deity impaled on the wall shattered with a bang, turning into countless dense mists—its essence, a power called [Calamity].
Then, the endless calamity shrouding the temple, blending into the mural on the wall, unleashed a multitude of beasts, dragons, and various mythical monsters. They leaped out one after another, bodies condensed from [Calamity], roaring as they rushed toward the central four.
This was the true [Southern Calamity], the [Illusionary Cloud] that had plagued the world for centuries, now in its full force.
Not a god, but a [Calamity].
“Miss Edwina!”
“Yes! Let’s go! The brilliance of the goddess is shining upon us!”
Under the full amplification of 【Ten Eternal Light’s Protection】, Edwina and Epunia, their combat strength already surpassing the high-tier, confidently burst forth. Even surrounded by countless calamitous beasts, they lifted their weapons without fear, ready to fight.
But before those misty beasts could reach them,
Two small, white hands suddenly grabbed their collars from behind, one from the left and one from the right, and threw them towards the priestess like lifting chicks.
“Wow!”
“Don’t get in the way here!”
The golden-haired dragon girl, who appeared at their original positions at some point, felt the powerful force continuously surging out of her body, amplified by ten different auras. A wild and unrestrained smile appeared on her lips.
“Heaven!!! Sky!!! Shatter!!!!”
Her slender dragon claws transformed into irresistible blades, slashing through the sky, the earth, and the endless illusory space, leaving cracks that represented ultimate destruction.
The entire temple... no, the entire space was instantly split in half. Along with its path, countless gray magical beasts inside and outside the temple were all annihilated into nothingness.
Although [Sky Shattering Claw] was a skill attached to the equipment and did not possess the divine attribute of the Crystal Dragon, [Calamity] was never something that only holy light could cleanse.
As long as the attack intensity exceeded a certain threshold, there was no need to worry about restraint.
Under the blessing of 【Ten Eternal Light’s Protection】, Xiao Guang’s claw undoubtedly surpassed the limit she could achieve on her own.
The two who were thrown out by the little dragon girl initially had puzzled expressions, unable to understand the situation.
But the next moment, they understood.
The shattered sky turned into a pitch-black void and a devouring giant mouth. The split temple, including the misty evil beasts inside, as well as the pillars and walls, all rapidly disappeared in an irresistible suction force.
Naturally, it also covered the Holy Knight Lady and the half-beastman gentleman who were in it.
“Wow-ahhhhh!!! ... Huh?”
Just as they howled due to the strong pull, before Edwina could resist with all her might, a golden light shield immediately enveloped her and Epunia.
“Don’t shout so loudly, it’s embarrassing...”
Unlike the cold and indifferent expression when facing the fragment of the Goddess of Earth, the priestess just shook her head helplessly, signaling some fool to shut up. She then turned her gaze back to her surroundings.
The effect of the little dragon girl’s claw was even better than imagined. Apart from the amplification of [Ten Radiance], perhaps because of being in the illusory space, the spatial cracks, which should have had a limited duration, did not automatically repair. Instead, they expanded further and further during the devouring process.
Not to mention the calamity magical beasts intending to attack them, even the temple space itself began to rapidly crumble. It seemed it couldn’t hold on for much longer.
The priestess, who had initially intended to engage in a fierce battle with the true [Southern Calamity], silently retracted the spirit of light behind her. She used a barrier to protect the two beside her from being accidentally harmed by Xiao Guang, waiting to return to the real world.
In the end, it was just a temporary space constructed by the pseudo-god with its own laws of power. In terms of stability, it was not even as good as the mirrored space created by the blood vampires through special means.
Then, the temple space collapsed.
The final battle against the [Southern Calamity] ended quietly and unpretentiously.