Zyrus glanced at the timer while focusing on his mana. The black sphere was approaching closer and closer to the domain of sharpness.
If he relied on the principle of uncertainty then it was possible to attack at higher speed. In that case, the attack would exist in multiple potential states, and the final outcome would be determined at the moment of contact.
It was an excellent move to bypass defense while avoiding any counterattack. However, his source of origin was based on the laws of void. Uncertainty was in the end a concept. And without the power of laws, there was no way to deal with the glemorax lord’s domain. It was thanks to the knowledge base that Zyrus was able to understand all that.
‘I had some doubts, but it worked out in the end,’
Zyrus curved his lips as the sphere came in contact with the laws of sharpness. Without any energy explosion, the domain of sharpness was erased just like that. The power of void could erase space and time itself, much less a mere law manifestation.
“Is that so? Maybe I expected too much from an insect,” Zyrus looked at the glemorax lord with a calm face. Why would he go through so much trouble if all he wanted was to erase the domain? He could’ve just clawed at it while manifesting the laws of void.
Void quandary didn’t just contain the power of void. The abyss's magical attribute was feared across all dimensions, but it wasn’t to the point that no one could deal with it.
The easiest way to remove the corruption and spread of abyss was by purging it with pure mana. It was like an inky stain on a white cloth. Removing it was just annoying, not impossible.
But what if the stain couldn’t be removed no matter what? What if it kept spreading by converting the cloth into ink itself?
*Clang*Clang*Clang*
The bells started chiming at increasing speeds. Zyrus knew that the bells weren’t just making the glemorax lord stronger. They were acting like anchors that connected the earth with another dimension.
Breaking the bell wouldn’t weaken the glemorax lord. On the contrary, it would only make him stronger.
‘But the stronger he is, the more he’ll be suppressed by the will of the earth,’
It was a good outcome under normal circumstances. It was a pity that the current earth was too weak in comparison. Instead of suppressing the aliens, it was more likely that the entire planet would be ripped apart.
Neither Zyrus nor the invading aliens wanted such an outcome.
‘Not that it’ll happen under the void quandary.’
Thousands of red strands entangled the black sphere. They weren’t powered by the laws of sharpness though; it was pure mana that made them tangible.
The glemorax lord had long since sensed the presence of void and abyss on the black sphere. He didn’t know what was the purpose of using abyssal mana this way, but he didn't care either way.
The traits of abyss weren’t tricky to deal with.
Or so he thought until this moment.
“Hahaha… is this strong enough?”
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Instead of anger or fear, the glemorax lord felt pure absurdity at the moment. He could accept if his mana was erased by the laws of void. He would also accept if his mana was corrupted by the abyssal attribute. Though it would only happen if his mana was inferior in quality and quantity compared to Zyrus’s mana, it was still within the bounds of reason.
But what happened was completely against the laws of nature. It wasn’t the abyssal mana that was corroding his pure mana.
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The black sphere grew bigger and bigger until it engulfed half the sky. The aura it emitted wasn’t that of Abyss.
It felt empty. Without space, time, matter, and energy. No laws or concepts remained under the true manifestation of void.
*Craack*
The thirteen bells cracked at once. It wasn’t due to Zyrus though; it was the glemorax lord who destroyed them. He acknowledged his defeat even though it hurt his pride.
He, or rather, no one was a match for Zyrus on the same league of existence. Regardless of the preconditions involved, just this attack made him unrivalled and invincible across all dimensions.
“Void is just a concept of emptiness. Unlike other laws such as fire, wind, and even sharpness, it couldn’t be manifested. The laws of void deny the existence of everything, then how could they themselves exist?” Zyrus’s words rang through the quiet sky,
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“Do you know about black holes? We can not observe them because they devour the light itself. However, their interaction with matter allows us to pinpoint their location.”
Both were aware that this conversation was just to stall for time. The glemorax lord needed some time to completely descend to the earth, and Zyrus needed to survive for 3 minutes to execute his plan.
“Tch.. I was just giving an example. Did I ever say that my attack had the concept of singularity?” Zyrus replied in a mocking tone.
The glemorax lord had a gross misconception about the black sphere. It was the farthest thing from ‘Stable’.
Zyrus couldn’t apply the concept of uncertainty to the laws of void. It was impossible to make laws like uncertain void or uncertain fire.
The laws of fire burned everything; the laws of ice froze everything and the laws of void erased everything. If you mix something like uncertainty into them then it’d be the concept of uncertainty that would be burned, frozen, or erased.
The glemorax lord also realized his mistake, but he was no longer interested in knowing the correct answer. Not that Zyrus would tell him in the first place.
‘I think Jacob would understand it faster than him,’
The prairie fire spell worked in a similar way. It was just that it would take centuries of hard work and a lucky encounter for Jacob to realize it. Laws were something that could only be comprehended, not taught.
Take prairie fire for example. It manifested as a fiery tornado or flame walls. It might look seamless on the surface, but if one looked at it on a tiny scale then they’d see a different scene.
There wasn’t a law of fiery tornado. It was a concept manifested from the laws of fire and the laws of wind, stimulated by the user’s mana.
Even Zyrus barely understood this after getting the eyes of annihilation and learning about laws. Be it the simple fireball spell of his current attack, both needed laws to work. One was passive while the other was active; there was a world of difference between them.
Three minutes might seem short, but both the glemorax lord and Zyrus had high intelligence. The time was enough for thousands of thoughts to form in their head. At this moment, Zyrus had focused all of this attention on observing and improving his attack.
The black sphere was getting bigger and bigger. It was made up of billions of particles, and Zyrus applied the principle of uncertainty onto them. Instead of changing their position or momentum, he charged them with the laws of void and the abyssal mana.
When they were on a fixed position, the laws of void would manifest and erase everything around them. And when they were mobile, the abyssal mana would act and corrupt the surrounding environment.
This phenomenon needed the abyss’s corrosive nature along with a vast amount of mana to function.
*Ruuumble*
The continent split apart at this moment. A large ravine was left where the castle used to be. At the same time, a change occurred in the glemorax lord.
His muscles started expanding at a rapid rate while the wings on his back shrouded the horizon. Zyrus observed the gigantifying glemorax lord with stern eyes. The power wielded by his opponent was close to lv 100 by sanctuary’s standards.
No matter how deep Zyrus’s comprehension was, he knew there was a fundamental difference between them apart from levels and league of existence. Something that went beyond speed, strength, and vitality.
‘A new stat? but it shouldn’t be that simple.’
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Zyrus didn’t have the time to figure out what exactly made the glemorax lord stronger. One thing was for sure though: the next minute would be the most life-threatening moment after his regression.
The glemorax lord stood thousand feet tall. His hands moved like lightning strike and slammed at the flying Zyrus.
*Crrack*
Without a second’s delay, the glemorax lord’s feet were already on top of the dismembered dragon.
“Hahah-Kuk.. Hahaha,” Zyrus laughed even while spewing out blood. He was forced out of his transformation after the abyssal dragon was torn apart by the laws of sharpness.
He had rarely felt such a rush of adrenaline after he reached the top. Who apart from the eternals could reduce him to such a state?
Zyrus didn’t bother replying as he burrowed into the ground. He was confident that the cube would work regardless of the conditions. But since that was the case, it would be the last time he could use this method.
The other alien lords wouldn’t allow him to escape by using the same method.
*Kiiiiekekek*
‘Fuck that bug like bastard,’
Zyrus was bleeding from his seven orifices. Just a scream from the glemorax lord was enough to turn him into a puddle of flesh.
If not for his inhumane recovery speed, he would have died long ago.
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