I only had one chance.


    Any small misstep, or even a little bit of wrong timing could mean a definite loss for me.


    If I didn''t move carefully, swiftly, decisively, and desperately… loss was inevitably going to be mine. Realizing this, I decided to give everything I had to the n.


    Everything was set, and it was probably going to take a lot more out of me than anything else. However, if it would fulfill my goal, then… there was no other choice.


    "Let''s see how you handle a second strike." Pointing his finger at me again, a burst of purplish ck energy made its way to me.


    The roaring concentration of power almost consumed me if it hadn''t been for the swift activation of my new Swap ability by my Great Sage''s Memoir. I had swapped ces with the many tiny automatons in the area.


    With their help, I could achieve effects simr to teleportation… though, I could probably only use it a few times before it would be useless in the face of this powerful opponent.


    "Sneaky. So that''s why you spread these things about. Switching positions….?" The Nether chuckled, snapping his fingers.


    Instantly, all my Automatons turned to dust, leaving me utterly stranded.


    ''Shit!'' I wanted to wait a little longer, but it seemed like I had to bring it out now!


    >VWUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH<


    The air around me turned purplish blue, with white light striking the area around me, as I brought out my weapon—the very one that destroyed the demons in a single strike.


    "Oh? What is that?" The Nether watched with curiosity.


    Thankfully—whether it was due to pride or inertia—he was standing still in the air. That made him a perfect target!


    The weapon of mass destruction—the one I used to destroy the demon continent back then—had been myst resort in dealing with the Nether Cult.


    I had been charging it up with energy for as long as possible, stocking it up with as much power as possible. The device had consumed a lot of my Spell Cards, my Aether and my other sources of power. I had invested so much energy in it… waiting for the moment I would finally use it.


    ''The other nations also have the blueprint for how to make it, but we didn''t have enough resources to build theirs.'' The ingredients for building such a weapon was something none of them could easily get their hands on.


    The conducting alloy was also something of a rarity.


    ''The little they had was used to make the device that turns Mana to Aether. However, for a weapon of mass destruction that amplifies the energy poured into it and releases it in a destructive measure, they would need a lot more.


    Thus… this was the only one of its kind—my ultimate nuke.


    ''My trump card!''


    >WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!<


    My device whirred, and the energy within it glowed. In a few moments, it would strike!


    ''I have to time this well!'' I leaped to the sky, leaving my device pointed in the direction of the Nether.


    It had as strong a defense as it had an offense, so I simply let it float while I focused on my other task.


    >WHOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!<


    "Where do you think you''re going? Think you can stop me with that?" The Nether now pointed his two fingers—one at the weapon and another at me.


    The moment he released the st, I threw two cards away from the point of impact, switching ces with one of the cards, while the other card was reced with the device.


    >BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!<


    As a result, we were both spared.


    My device was just about ready, so I had to take action… and fast!


    ''Let''s go!''<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    Coating my body in as much energy as I could, I went ahead of my device''s beam of destruction and charged in the direction of the Nether. My body ached to no end, and I could feel it expiring rapidly.


    Using too much power would kill me for sure, but I was desperate. I pushed myself and charged at the enemy head-on.


    "Are you a fool?" The Nether pointed one of his fingers at me, but I used the same trick from earlier and swapped ces with a card I threw behind him.


    That card was my most durable, yet the moment it got behind him, it almost became corroded and vanished. Fortunately, I was able to swap ces with it before itpletely dissipated.


    This was why I had to time everything!


    "You really—"


    My device suddenly whirred loudly, indicating that it was about time to release its power. From its upper angle, it would shoot a powerful st at the Nether, weakening or perhaps injuring this being.


    "Like I''d let that happen." The Nether pointed his palm at my device, pouring out an immeasurable amount of Nether into it.


    ''Wait for it…'' I thought to myself.


    I was nearly out of cards, but cards wouldn''t cut it this time.


    The moment the st was about to be released, my device was also ready to fire. And then—


    >WHOOOSSHHHHH!<


    I switched ces with my device, allowing it to appear right behind the Nether—at a lower angle. From this angle, it fired its shot while the Nether''s st slowly enveloped me.


    ''NOT YET!'' I swiftly returned to my friends by swapping positions with the Spell Card I left behind when I charged into battle.


    With that, I was not only safe, but…


    >BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!<


    … The Nether got hit by my strike!


    Due to the angle of the attack, and the sheer power unleashed by my device, the beam of light pushed the Nether up into the sky.


    It would be too much if everything here got razed—leveled to the ground. As a result, I positioned the st to a lower angle. This sent everything flying upward, detonating itself and the Nether into the sky.


    ''Not finished yet!''


    I remotely controlled the device to fly upward as well. Its core went critical, causing it to self-destruct in the most borate way as well.


    In the end…


    >BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<


    Everything erupted marvelously!


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