Chapter 1869: Galactic battle
Billions of eyes gazed into the void beyond the sky, their expressions frozen with awe and disbelief as they stared at the embodiment of might and conquest—a being seemingly forged to rule over all existence. However, instead of fear or dread at such power, what it caused was a sense of peace and a need to get closer to it, as if in that entity, their souls could see a path for endless growth and evolution.
Of course, while many were filled with admiration and reverence, the eyes of Divine Calamity were laced with dread and rapidly growing panic.
The power radiating from the Primarch of Conquest Leviathan was gargantuan, so immense that it seemed to set the void itself ablaze. Divine Calamity’s instincts, honed across countless battles, were screaming at him, warning him of the catastrophe awaiting if he dared rise into the void to face Cain.
But remaining inside the Everstrife Empyrean World was not an option either.
He could feel it—an overwhelming will bearing down on him with terrifying weight. A will so ancient and vast that even an ArchDeity such as himself felt like an insect under its gaze. That will belong to none other than the Everstrife Empyrean World Will.
As with all World Wills, it followed strict laws and refrained from interfering in the conflict of the life forms inside it—unless its core matrix was threatened. And the first phase of their battle had already caused enough devastation to warrant its attention. Now that both Cain and Divine Calamity had activated their Liberación Total, the balance had tipped.
The World Will had become aware.
Cain had already shifted the battlefield into the void. The World Will wouldn’t force Divine Calamity to follow—but it would demand that he deactivate his transformation if he chose to stay behind, effectively conceding defeat. Worse, Cain could pursue him, corner him, and eliminate him anyway.
Countless thoughts surged through Divine Calamity’s mind. He even considered fleeing.
But then, from the corner of his vision, he saw a pair of crimson eyes watching him from far away. It was Divine Sea, her mocking smile cutting into his pride like a blade. That moment of humiliation was all it took.