Chapter 1420: Cosmic power
"I get it now... I was inside that thing earlier," Rain thought. "Anyway, this motherfucker is supposed to control space... why is he able to use gravity?"
"That is right... I had decided to test the defenses of this body for the first time and made some adjustments thanks to your help."
"Stop reading my mind, you’re psycho," Rain said. "You’re just a pile of circuits and scrap metal, hardly worth the effort of swatting away. You’re about as intimidating as a malfunctioning toaster. I’ve seen more advanced AI in a children’s toy. Are you sure you’re not a knockoff? Is that the best you can do? I’ve faced malfunctioning vacuum cleaners scarier than you."
It seemed that the machine god understood those insults... in the next moment, its eyes began to flow, and the atmosphere began to shake. This time, the gravity of the entire planet began to increase.
As the air thickened and grew heavy with the ominous weight of increased gravity, the planet itself seemed to shudder in protest. A low, ominous rumble reverberated through the ground, signaling the impending chaos about to unfold. With each passing moment, the pressure intensified as if the very atmosphere itself was bearing down on the earth below.
Suddenly, with a deafening roar, the ground beneath began to convulse, sending shockwaves rippling across the landscape. The earth groaned and shifted, unable to bear the burden of the heightened gravitational force. Massive fissures tore through the ground, splitting the once-solid surface into jagged chasms that seemed to reach down into the very core of the planet.
From these gaping wounds in the earth, plumes of smoke and molten lava erupted forth, painting the sky with fiery hues of orange and red. The ground shook violently as volcanic eruptions rent the air, sending ash and debris high into the atmosphere. Rivers of molten rock flowed like fiery veins across the scarred landscape, consuming everything in their path with relentless fury.
"... Are you trying to make the planet explode in front of your face, retard?" Rain thought while his body was sinking deeper into the ground.
Little by little, Rain’s bones began to crack... he healed them as fast as he could, but eventually, that wouldn’t be enough. Even if he tried to fly, the pressure would eventually crush his body... he should have learned gravity resistance or something.
Learning that on the fly was impossible, but Rain expanded his domain to fight back the attack launched by the enemy... it didn’t take long for him to notice some differences. The mana inside his domain began to get compressed, but at least it fought against the gravity.
"Hahaha, what now? Asshole?" Rain asked. "Bring it on. I can do this all day."
The aura of the machine god began to change once more, and then Rain saw the enemy suddenly moving its head to the side... that was a weird movement, but then eventually, Rain saw another massive shadow approaching from the side and heading toward the planet... It was the machine god’s palm.