I'll kill you after I finish this game!

These powerful individuals reacted much like ordinary people facing an earthquake, their expressions suddenly becoming serious.

However, the destruction of the stage would obviously not be permitted by the behind-the-scenes organizers.

"Buzz!"

The Mercury Serpent on its throne surveyed the entire central universe. After witnessing Jibril's power destroy the fourth parallel phase node, it gently touched the armrest of the throne with its finger.

One after another, multiverse stellar bubbles were drawn over by the Mercury Serpent, and then mercilessly sacrificed and refined into pure world-origin power, which was directly enhanced and given to the central universe.

The violently shaking multiverse bubble, which is the central universe, withstood Jibril's power—capable of destroying multiple universes—by merely paying the price of the destruction of billions of parallel universes.

It may seem like a lot, but it is a quantifiable number of data points, so it cannot reach infinity and therefore cannot destroy the multiverse that represents infinity.

Similarly, Matilda and Skadi, who were already fighting in an alternate dimension outside the central universe, also frowned.

They exchanged a glance. Neither of them was heartless or ungrateful; they both cared about their friends, subordinates, and family.

Therefore, the two of them tacitly stopped for a moment during the quantum fluctuation, and in that instant, they unspokenly diverted some of their power back to the central universe for support, and... rescue.

"In the end, we've come to this point. Both of us have a good chance of winning, but we can only manage a Pyrrhic victory."

Skadi and Matilda's fists and palms collided, powerfully shattering countless dimensions and causing the entire universe to tremble violently. Skadi and Matilda stopped, tacitly agreeing to stop, and then glanced at the central universe with complicated expressions.

Two women, two overlords, stand in the gap between the Divine Throne Singularity and the vast universe, both at the critical point, that is, above the [Horizon of Boundary].

The scene beneath their feet, like a body of water, reflected an endless sea of ​​stars and infinite other dimensions.

With just a glance, one can see the battleground of Soujiro, Shiori, and Nanami, which renders the surrounding starry sea a deep, incomparably dark black.

Looking further ahead, one can see each other's legions and forces clashing in another multiverse singularity.

Skadi and Matilda have transcended the limitations of cosmic dimensions and are now confronting each other beyond the universe itself.

They haven't yet launched their own legal battles to the death, because they all want to give their relatives, friends, and subordinates some time, hoping that they can determine a winner first.

For example, if Skadi wins on the Legion's multiverse battlefield, Matilda will unleash her full power without hesitation, crushing everything within the reach of her laws.

Similarly, Skadi's side is the same. Although they were hostile to each other before, they also have a friendship that was forged in battle, albeit a bad one.

But they understood each other, so they tacitly agreed not to make any effort.

'Shana....'

Matilda, with her fiery hair, burning eyes, and heroic spirit, murmured her daughter's name and, like Skadi, glanced at the Central Universe with a complex expression.

Where there is fighting, there will be casualties; where there is war, there will inevitably be large-scale and widespread deaths and injuries. Their relatives, subordinates, and people they value and care about are all implicated.

There was no time to rejoice at their victory, no time to grieve at their deaths. As the casualties continued to rise, Skadi and Matilda could only feel the ever-increasing weight of their responsibilities.

Therefore, they could only keep fighting and could not stop, just like the powerful figures of the Fallen Heaven Era on the second day. They felt no shame or remorse towards each other and would not regret their actions and decisions at all.

"Hey...did you take that seat because you like that guy?"

Skadi withdrew her gaze, turned her head, and restored the damaged pure white armor on her body, looking at Matilda in front of her.

This woman, who knows she's being used but is willing to be used, is incapable of putting herself in the other person's shoes.

Matilda raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, but instead of showing any shyness like a typical young woman, she slung the Blazing Greatsword over her shoulder and said in a soft, melancholic tone:

"According to the logic that [Gold] told me, if there is love, then you have to destroy it, love without regard for life or death, even if this love will destroy the other person... I am similar to him but different."

"Hmm... I understand your reasoning; it's similar but different."

Skadi crossed her arms and looked at Matilda with her beautiful, sky-blue eyes.

She understood the twisted logic of the Golden Beast: it was because of love that destruction occurred.

It seems like a contradictory statement, but it was an accurate description for Reinhardt.

To destroy, devour, and regenerate it, making it a part of myself, forever accompanying me.

Like the Golden Beast, Matilda's reasoning also originates from "love," but it is a different kind of "love" from Reinhardt's.

"If you think I'm being used, and that I'm willing to be used... you can think that way, but I want to tell you that the person who uses others is also completely hypocritical."

A complex and unhappy memory surfaced in Matilda's burning red eyes as she said to Skadi, "He invited me to this grand banquet at the throne of the gods, and he didn't hide his intention to use me to achieve his goals."

"..."

“You should know him better than I do. His pursuit of prayer does not allow him to be hypocritical. Although I voluntarily accepted his invitation to this horror show, I also have my own will. My true self is definitely not false!”

Matilda wore a dazzling smile that made others feel ashamed, declaring her will without any hesitation.

After he transformed from a human into an Eternal Demon, he often felt happy in matters of battle.

Therefore, she has an unbreakable bond with Lei Zhe, the only one who understands and accepts this feeling.

She didn't know what was going on with Lei Zhe, or how many cycles of endless rebirth this was, but her definition of this feeling, refined over time, was "love."

Red Lotus's love is different from Golden's destructive love.

A man's ideal pursuit of love is to exert all his strength and control over you without the slightest hint of belittling you; one could say... it has no element of romantic love whatsoever.

The female character, Crimson Lotus, initially wanted to find meaning in endless battles and become the most radiant being within them, because it brought her happiness, and she wanted that happiness to continue.

No one is better than yourself; if someone is, it means you are not good enough or shining enough.

If Reinhardt's destructive love could dominate others, then Matilda's love wouldn't force a reciprocation; her pride wouldn't allow her to do so.

Therefore, she will only hone herself to become more beautiful, radiant, powerful, and overwhelmingly dazzling.

It renders all other phenomena meaningless in comparison, making them all seem inferior, merely serving to highlight its own existence.

Therefore, Matilda's domineering nature has the nature of seeking the Way.

Unlike Wilhelm the Impaler, who, being the strongest vampire of the night, would do something as domineering as weakening others.

Matilda does the exact opposite. When someone is better (stronger) than her within her sphere of influence, it only endlessly stimulates this woman to unleash an explosive burst of combat power.

Well... you could say it's a woman's tendency to compare and compete.

Some low-class women will try every means to destroy or weaken other competitors in order to win the heart of an excellent man.

But Matilda's heart was that of an extremely proud woman; she believed no one was better than her, and if anyone was better than her, she would immediately surpass them.

Similarly, even if Matilda likes Reiji, she won't do anything to forcibly rewrite or control his will through violence and force.

She only speaks with her own set of principles and the simplest facts. She will domineeringly overshadow everything that is better than herself in Lei Zhe's eyes, or rather, under the light of her law, the brilliance of all things in the world will be overshadowed. Of all things and laws, only "I" am the strongest.

P.S.: Sorry for the late update, I was doing a big house cleaning before the New Year...

Chapter Sixteen: The Garbage Disposal Station, Reiji and Narakuka

In the eyes of the Mercury Serpent, the best actors are performing the best drama.

The Mercury Serpent, seated on the throne, stared at Skadi with a calm and unwavering gaze, confronting Matilda.

The deadly confrontation between the Black Knight and Yama, and the battle between the God-Seeking Martial God couple and the Overbearing Martial God.

The Shura army's golden beast, poised for battle and ready to strike, along with Fujii Ren, his adversary, and... his beloved goddess.

All perspectives and all phenomena were reflected in the mercury serpent's eyes, scenes filled with a sense of familiarity, which could not arouse any vitality or enthusiasm in him.

"Perhaps, the time for the closing ceremony is really coming soon."

The mercury serpent muttered to itself, its tone filled with weariness and staleness, for all of this had been repeated countless times.

Trillions, trillions, gai... insignificant. This is too insignificant to a god. The cycles of reincarnation that Mercury Serpent and Rai Zhe, as the behind-the-scenes manipulators, have experienced are far beyond what these units of measurement can describe.

In order to end everything and for the true "Day of Divine Wrath" to arrive, besides honing himself and his actors, the most important thing is to accumulate rage.

It now seems that the time for this cycle has come. We can temporarily close the curtain and then head to the fifth era, which the Mercury Serpent is both eagerly anticipating and extremely cautious about.

He stepped down, and then Mary took her seat. After that, the Mercury Serpent would be free from preconceived notions, which was what he was most looking forward to.

If it weren't for what Lei Zhe said—that Mary, like him, was a restorer of a new era—he really wouldn't have dared to let Mary take the seat so casually.

As the goddess of twilight, Mary possesses a level of inclusiveness that no domineering god in history could achieve, enabling her to coexist even with incompatible domineering gods.

This can be described as a groundbreaking and miraculous feat.

While coexistence is possible, Rai Zhe can also achieve it, but the nature of the two is different.

Razer is all-encompassing and accepts all comers; he is already vast enough. As the Infinite Serpent and the Infinite Ocean, he can naturally encompass all laws and phenomena.

In his eyes, other domineering gods were like drops of water with unique colors; entering his "heaven" could not create any resistance, but could only coexist.

Mary's reincarnation possesses the most unique directionality in the history of the [Seat], while other domineering Tai Chi all have more or less the arrogance and conceit of "obey me" and the aggressiveness of commanding others to obey.

Lei Zhe also possesses this quality; he is able to tolerate other things because they are insignificant to him.

In any case, everyone else is just dust and insignificant; there's no need to care about them or reject them.

Moreover, no matter how unique other legal theories may be, as long as they cannot escape the scope of the concept of binary relativity, Raiji can achieve the same replicating characteristics as the enhanced version of Avesta from the Little Garden, where the dragon is reinforcing the dragon.

However, Mary possessed the sentiment that "I feel happy when others are happy."

In a world built on this aspiration, all actions, good and evil, are affirmed, and the freedom of those who pursue happiness is respected.

In general, no matter what your reasoning is, how stubborn, extreme, or unreasonable you are, she will acknowledge and respect it, and be tolerant of it.

She acts like she's always saying "yes, yes, yes, yes" no matter what you do.

This is what gives Mercury Serpent a headache, because according to Reiji, Mary's all-encompassing "great good" will inevitably attract incomprehensible "great evil".

Rezer had clearly analyzed the merits and demerits of Mary's legal reasoning with him and given him a very classic example.

Within the Type-Moon universe, which was completely absorbed by Reiji and became a part of him, there exists a special kind of Heroic Spirit: the Avenger.

The Einzbern family, in their ruthless pursuit of victory, attempted to use cheating.

Angolan Manu, the chief god of darkness in ancient Persian mythology, is the source of all evil and darkness.

Heroic spirits bearing the name of evil gods believe they have already won when they summon this particular hero.

Unfortunately, what was summoned was merely a "Jinchūriki" created by believers using evil methods in an ancient era.

He was an ordinary young man in a Zoroastrian village, unjustly branded with the name of "all the evil in the world".

The hope is that the young man can "bear and absorb all the evil of this world by himself," that is, become a garbage absorber.

This garbage absorber absorbs other evils in the world, thereby bringing purification and liberation to most people.

Listen to this... isn't it similar to how the goddess affirms all good and evil in her actions?

The idea was good, even naive, but in the end, this heroic spirit, bearing the brunt of malice, corrupted the artificial Holy Grail, thus bringing about its own catastrophic destruction. (Marsh: Heh!)