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    The ind was breaking apart already. Thanks to the deep hole Karlia caused, and the other levels of destruction that she wrecked, the sea bed was seeping onto thend, and the water levels were rising.


    No, it was more urate to say that thend was sinking. It was slowly plunging deep into the dark waters.


    The murky liquid that was now the sea took the same form as the skies. They were ck and purple, oozing Nether, and radiating pure poison.


    "Let''s find higher ground!!!" Kazen told the rest of the distraught allies that were with her.


    With Jared gone, their defensive array was gone, and overexposure to Nether would affect them adversely. In the end, she would have to rely on the Arcanas in their possession to protect them.


    "I can create projections with [Judgement]." Said the one called Ciara.


    If she made a stable tform for them, away from the wreckage that was currently taking ce, they could survive. They could also surround themselves in the Aether projection, protecting themselves from the danger below.


    "Alright! Let''s do this!" Kazen encouraged Ciara, and she did as she was told.


    Now in a safe location, observing from a position not too high, but also not too low, the group watched the mad dance between Karlia and the Nether. They could also see Ciel watching from her heights, and the Martial de God in meditation.


    For thetter, nothing around him had been destroyed yet. Whether this was a coincidence, or whether it was simply a testament to his power, was beyond the scope of their concern at the moment.


    "S-shouldn''t we assist her?" Jerry spoke up, looking at the way Karlia struggled tond hits on her enemy.


    Even when she did, she couldn''t damage him. Perhaps together, they could stand a chance.


    "I agree." Ivan supported the idea as well.


    While a majority of the team was in a slump because of Jared''s death, not all of them were too far gone to be called back.


    "What could you possibly do? Look at her. The level of destruction she''s causing, and the speed at which she''s going. She''s matching the Nether''s pace, and she still hasn''t suffered any real damage." Beruel interrupted the boys and sighed.


    "If we try to help, we''d only get in her way and slow her down." He added.


    They were all simply too weak. Compared to Karlia, or the Nether, they were mere pebbles—if not lesser.


    ''She''s much stronger than I thought. What a monster!'' Beruel began to wonder if she would have actually been able to defeat Kido if she''d tried.


    However… this wasn''t the time for suchparisons. He also hadn''t seen Kido at full strength soparing the two was ridiculous.


    "B-but we have Arcanas, don''t we? Let''s help her kill that son of a bitch!" This time, Lemi spoke. The anger in her tone indicated a righteous fury that she wanted to expend on the enemy.


    "Exactly. We can keep up if we use our Arcanas. Take my [Justice] for example. If we—"


    "It''s useless. Don''t even think about it." Kazen interrupted Edward''s rousing words.


    She felt the boy was too optimistic for his own good, and the same applied to a lot of people in the group.


    Or, was she the one being pessimistic? No, she was just more in touch with reality.


    "Arcanas won''t work on the Nether. Not only is he from another world, but he also possesses all the Arcanas as his base. His constitution will nullify your Arcanas'' effects."


    Once she said this, the expressions of everyone instantly fell.


    "The Arcanas are designed to be used in this world. Their forme exist to affect thews of this world. It''s tricky to use it against a being such as the Nether. In fact, without enough of this world''s essence or atmosphere, an Arcana could be useless. And… this reality is slowly being eaten away by the Nether."<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    There coulde a time when the Arcanas wouldn''t work on thews any longer. If thews became perverted, then the relevance of thew-bending objects would cease to exist.


    Kazen couldn''t even bear to look at the faces of the people with her. How could she tell them that their situation was hopeless? That their world was bound for destruction?


    "So… we can''t do anything?" A sceptical voice sounded from behind her.


    She didn''t look, but a sigh escaped her lips. What did they expect her to say?


    "Pray, maybe? I don''t know. I don''t have much time left… so I am also thinking very hard… about what I can do."


    Hopeless silence enveloped all of them as they helplessly watched the battle between two monsters. All of them, without exception, hoped for the crimson one to win.


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    "Hahaha! I''ve caught you now." The Nether grinned as it held Karlia by her neck.


    "The nature of your soul is interesting. So, it keeps getting restored even when it is extinguished, I see."


    He tightened his grip on her throat and then sent his power flowing straight towards Karlia''s soul. His overwhelming energy held her in ce while he did all of this.


    "I''ll simply utilize the same trick I used on that other fool. I''ll synchronize with the frequency of your Soul and destroy all of them. You won''t be returning."


    And so, he did. He seeped his power into Karlia''s Soul, gaining ess to the numerous ones that existed in a multitude of ces.


    "Smart. You stored them in a pocket dimension. But that''s too bad. I can reach them using your soul as a window."


    It was time for her to die, and he was going to do it in the most satisfying way.


    However—


    "W-what is… this?"


    —The Nether was not expecting what came next.


    "How is this even possible?"


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