The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Clearly, these two things were what plunged the Empress into a bitter struggle.

【Black Insect】

[Category: Summoning Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 8]

[Effect: Unable to move or attack, immune to magic and physical attacks. The closer an enemy target is to this summoned creature, the higher the gravity multiplier it experiences, up to a maximum of 80 times gravity.]

[Note: Crushed bones and filth, annihilation of all living things.]

When the Queen attempted to get close to Menelius, the instant Menelius summoned the [Black Worm], the Queen was almost taken over and completely suppressed by Menelius.

Next, if the Queen has any intention of getting close to Menellis, Menellis will move towards the [Black Worm].

Menellis will also use the scepter [material authority] that floats around him to constantly interfere with and pull the Queen.

Material Authority

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 9]

[Effect: By controlling its own mass to the limit, it can powerfully attract and crush objects, and reduce physical damage by 99%.]

[Note: The power to govern existence.]

Even the illusory bishop Carlos standing to the side didn't understand why the eighth-tier bishop Menelius had already been bound to ninth-tier epic cards. Whenever the eighth-tier bishop used these two ninth-tier cards, he was prone to excessive mana consumption.

The Queen was extremely wary of Menellis's scepter.

According to her understanding, Menellios had demonstrated the powers of "End of Chaos" and "Material Authority" during his eighth-order period.

However, the power of the Bishop of the End was far less than it is now back then.

This indicates that Menelionus, as the god of chaos, carried these cards and slowly recovered from the first level.

Perhaps he once initiated the [Chaos Liberation], and as a price, he was sealed away for ten thousand years!

Perhaps, it's another situation—

For some reason, Icardinos felt a deep sense of regret constantly reminding her that if she killed the Chaos God before he was unleashed, they would be reborn again.

To completely eradicate the Chaos Gods, we must truly kill them while they are in their divine state!

Even if they could force the Chaos God out of the Chaos Liberation state, regardless of who had the ability to kill them, they would almost all be killed by the Chaos God with a flick of his hand!

This racial trait is extremely unfair to any being that wants to challenge the Chaos God.

But perhaps in reality, it is against common sense and impossible for a human to kill a god.

Icardinos took a deep breath.

Now we must determine a winner.

Whether she can force Menelius to unleash [Chaos Liberation] depends on her next move.

At this moment, she changed tactics and, as if no longer caring about the heavy pressure of the [Black Worm], fearlessly approached Menellis.

Once Ikatinos takes a step, she never stops!

Amidst a sky full of cursed seals, they rushed towards Menellis, one after another.

Menelius stood amidst this terrifying surge of magic, not only not dodging, but instead using the [Black Insect] as a shield to pull Icardinos closer!

As the distance between the two drew closer, the curse on Menelius intensified, and the pressure on Icardinos gradually increased, causing her steps to slow down.

But no matter how slowly she moved, she kept getting closer to Menellis!

Finally, the two seemed to be face to face, with no more than three meters between them. The magical storm formed by the heavy pressure and the curse seal seemed to be distorting everything around them.

Just then, Icardinos suddenly raised her left hand, as if to strangle Menellis from a distance, and unleashed her strongest mental magic.

Absolute mental control

[Category: Spell Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 9]

[Effect: Effective only when the distance between the two parties is less than 10 meters, and the closer the distance, the stronger the effect. It exerts mental control over the target, affecting their actions. It has no effect on targets with significantly higher mental attributes than the user. Furthermore, the stronger the target's mental attribute, the greater the mana consumption and the weaker the control effect.]

[Note: The pinnacle of mental magic.]

Menellis seemed to be gradually losing control of his body, as if he were being restrained by a puppeteer, and his body began to move stiffly.

Meanwhile, Icardinos, enduring the pain of her body being destroyed by Menelius's Chaotic End, forcibly controlled Menelius to commit suicide using the [Material Authority].

In less than a second, the outcome of this duel will be decided.

The key question is whether Menellios has any other trump cards up his sleeve!

however.

Just as Icardinos was controlling Menelius and about to commit suicide.

But all I saw was—

Menellis… he smiled.

It was as if he was being controlled and killed by Icardinos without putting up any resistance.

Even if Menellis struggles and fights with all his might the moment he is hit, he will at least have a chance to draw another card!

But he did not take any countermeasures, such as activating the [Chaos Liberation] spell that would reverse all disadvantages once used!

Icardinos's left hand trembled, as if she were experiencing extreme hesitation for a moment—to kill or not to kill!

however.

That moment of hesitation became the turning point in the entire battle, completely shifting the tide of the battle!

Carlos, who was far away, finally got a perfect opportunity and instantly trapped Icardinos in a void!

Even.

Carlos's [Illusory Realm] only controlled her for a brief second.

But in the final second of a life-or-death struggle between ninth-tier experts, it is enough to determine the outcome of several battles!

As the scenes in Icardinos's vision shifted continuously, she returned from the illusory space to the ruins of the palace.

A terrifying gravity had already suppressed her, making it impossible for her to move an inch.

The previous move of bringing the [Black Worm] and [Material Authority] close to Menellis was an extremely dangerous one.

Now that Icardinos has lost the initiative, all that remains is to withstand Menellis's full-scale counterattack!

"Looks like I won my bet."

Menellis's cold voice echoed in the space.

Before Icardinos could react, Menelios suddenly made his move!

He approached the Empress with a leisurely pace, as if strolling in a courtyard.

But this very slow speed seems to defy the rules of speed!

The slower he moved, the more indistinct his figure and movements appeared!

Even Carlos, who was watching from the sidelines, had this strange feeling.

Icardinos had wanted to put up some resistance, but now she had no chance.

Because Menellis was already in front of her!

Before she could finish speaking, Menellis's hand was already on her shoulder...

It was as if a faint, barely perceptible black light appeared and then vanished, instantly silencing all the light. This black light was so fast that Icardinos didn't even have time to catch a glimpse of it.

But then, Icardinos's figure suddenly slammed out!

Like an arrow shot from a bow, she streaked through the air! And from her mouth, drops of crimson blood splattered out!!

Before the Queen could regain her blurred vision, she heard Menelius begin to walk again—with the same slow and leisurely pace.

With a single, light step, he covered several meters. The Queen was flying backward in mid-air, while Menellis stood effortlessly behind her. His hand pressed against the Queen's back again, as if catching her, and then... he pressed her down hard on the ground!

boom!!!

The tremor was so loud that it terrified everyone in the imperial city!

Centered on Menellios, the ground of the ruins cracked open like a spider web, and the surrounding rocks shattered into pieces.

The solid ground stone instantly turned into fine powder!

The Queen, pressed down by Menellis, sank heavily into the ground!

A crater several meters deep appeared on the ground.

"Wow!"

The empress lay in the deep pit, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Her expression was one of extreme resentment; even though her figure was in a pitiful state, the anger in her eyes had not subsided.

But her body was like a puppet with its strings cut; not only was she unable to move, but even her consciousness seemed to be frozen.

“I admit you are very strong. Without Carlos’s help, I might not have been able to beat you.”

Menellis's tone was devoid of emotion, as if a god were stating the weakness of mortals.

"But only in this state of being."

Although Icardinos appeared to show no emotion, her clenched fingernails were digging into her palms.

She actually had one more trump card up her sleeve, waiting for her opponent to use [Chaos Liberation].

This was a killing move she had prepared for a long time, specifically reserved to kill the God of Chaos!

[Pain and Annihilation]

[Category: Spell Card]