Chapter 1425
Chapter 1425
It was less a conversation and more a cautious exchange, each side sizing the other up.Willow gulped, sensing the tension and ominous atmosphere.
Before long, the owner of the footsteps emerged from the violet expanse beyond, where there wasn't even a sun.
A young masked man soon came into view. He silently radiated an immense presence as he walked toward her, then slowly turned his head. Though his face was hidden behind the mask, there was no mistaking that his gaze had settled on Willow.
He still didn't say a word. However, Willow and Davey could both see that he was trembling slightly.
“Dad? I’m thinking I might be crazy, but...”
“Don’t worry. You’re not the only one.”
They'd been through similar experiences many times. Davey had experienced the androgynous and sexless transformations at Goddess Freyja’s hands, and he’d also seen a version that split from his own being and believed itself to be the true one.
Yet, this time was different.
They were completely the same being. Both real, neither fake.
“Thank goodness...” A bitter, modulated voice finally drifted out from behind the mask. He turned to Willow and commanded, “Go.”
“Wha—”
Power surged from his entire body, and he coldly spoke in the modulated voice, “Don't worry. Someone's waiting for you.”
At the same time, the same power flowed from Davey.
“You're not passing through here,” the man repeated.
“Says who?”
“Don't even think about doing something stupid like getting in her way. Do you think the children need your protection forever?”
Davey didn't really need to ask who the other person was.
“Dad? What should I do?”
“Go. It looks like it has pretty intricate plans.”
Willow cautiously looked around, then quickly took to the air.
Just as she was about to disappear past him, his words made her flinch.
- Thanks for being alive.
“Ugh. Seriously, what the heck's going on...”
She flew past him and vanished.
“Don't waste my strength. It won't work out for you.”
“Says who?” Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon appeared in Davey’s hands, but he immediately put them away and walked forward barehanded.
“Aren't you gonna use those?” the figure asked.
“I don't think I should use them—I have a pretty good idea of who you are.”
“If you say so.”
An all-too-familiar explosive mana flowed out from the masked man.
“Isn't Doomsday dangerous?” Davey asked, curious.
“Willow's not a little child that you need to worry about.”
Davey's expression subtly darkened at the masked man's words. Their fists instantly clashed. If they were normal people, it wouldn't have been strange for their fists to be shattered by the force, but neither side showed the slightest reaction.
Bzzt!! Boom!!
The two cast hundreds of spells in an instant, only to be dispelled immediately in turn.
They both knew each other's magic well, and they knew each other's fighting styles even better. There was no need to question who the opponent was.
The rules governing the place were a complete mess. While it could simply be a special space created by Goddess Freyja, Davey doubted the truth was that simple.
“You look lost in thought. Are you wondering why this place is like this?”
Boom!
Pushed back by a heavy shockwave, Davey drew an energy sword. “Is it because of Doomsday?”
“To be precise, Doomsday's influence is synergizing in this special space created by the goddess. Its power is related to the collapse of all laws, after all.” The figure then chuckled, advising, “You'll risk your life fighting me barehanded.”