What if you are reborn as a demon after a funeral?.

The girl, who had finally stepped into the village of elves, hesitated for a long time, but ultimately chose to suppress her impulses for the time being and obey his arrangements.

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Just as Ariel was being persuaded, and not much time had passed, as everyone was contemplating whether or not they should go underground, they suddenly realized...

During their brief communication, the once empty night sky was suddenly filled with countless strangely shaped sea urchins, numbering at least a hundred.

At the center of these sea urchins, a huge pyramid floats silently in mid-air.

At the same time, a situation also occurred on the ground, with nearly a thousand glorious messengers emerging all at once like a torrent of steel surging from underground.

"Is that Bodimas's ultimate weapon?" Sophia couldn't help but exclaim, a hint of unease in her eyes.

"This is ridiculous, there are so many things..." Bai Zhi couldn't help but sigh at this strange situation, hoping that this time it really was all out in force.

"It's up to you now." Ariel smiled sweetly and quietly stepped behind him. "Let me see that pose you talked about last time, and show you some manly strength~"

"...Although I don't think it's necessary, since you put it that way, let's leave it at that."

Ash hesitated for a moment, then murmured something to himself before disappearing from the spot with Bai Zhi in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, the two appeared atop the pyramid, and his figure rapidly grew larger, revealing horns that symbolized a demon.

At the same time, a torrent of magic, like a dark purple storm, swept across the sky and even the entire Elf Village.

The dark sky was painted with different colors, and the moon hanging high in the sky, as well as the starry sky, seemed to "burst apart" at this moment.

Apocalyptic black lightning raged across the sky, like a thunderstorm that would bring about the end.

The mere touch is enough to cause the surrounding space to crack and distort.

The anti-magic barriers on those sea urchins were as fragile as thin paper in the face of this dark "thunder" that seemed to materialize gravity. It was clearly beyond the capacity of the barriers to withstand and was instantly pierced through.

It didn't even explode before it was mercilessly swallowed up by the shattered starry sky, disappearing without a trace, as if it had never existed in this world.

The eerie atmosphere surrounding the pyramid, with its maximum power output barrier, was gradually dissipated despite the intrusion of the dark lightning.

Realizing that things couldn't continue like this, the corners of the pyramid began to flash with a blinding light, and then...

Boom! A massive beam of light, tens of meters thick, shot out with terrifying force.

"Boring." Ash simply raised his hand slightly with a calm expression, palms facing each other, towards the direction of the whistling beam of light.

In an instant, the space in front of him seemed to collapse into an endless abyss, beginning to twist violently, and a dark gravitational singularity was formed.

Before the incredibly powerful beam of light could even touch Ash, it was pulled and twisted by the strong gravity, involuntarily surging towards the gravitational singularity and being completely swallowed up.

The entire process was so calm that not even a ripple was stirred, as if those beams of light were originally destined for this place.

Along with the attacks launched by the sea urchins from all around, no matter which angle they flew from, none could escape the fate of being swallowed up.

The pyramid seemed to realize that its attack methods were ineffective, and directly initiated a spatial jump.

But the enormous figure only swayed slightly and didn't move at all, only then did they realize that the surrounding space had been sealed off.

“Now it’s my turn.” Noticing that the other party wanted to escape, his eyes sharpened. With Shiroi’s energy charging, he naturally didn’t hold back his magic power and increased his output once again.

The singularity in front of them, which resembled a black hole, was also pushed out at this moment, and even expanded further with the output of magic power.

Despite the considerable distance, the sheer gravitational pull was so strong that even the sea urchins, the messengers of glory, and the pyramids, which all tried to escape, were constantly being dragged towards it.

The collectively expanding anti-magic barrier, attempting to seal off all surrounding magical phenomena, was itself being devoured.

Hundreds of sea urchins, nearly a thousand Glory Messengers, and the artificial intelligence mounted on the pyramid made their decisions almost simultaneously, sparing no effort to unleash their firepower upon Ash.

In an instant, led by the surging pillar of light, a dense barrage of energy projectiles, almost filling the entire sky, rained down on Ash from all directions.

No matter from which angle they attacked, the moment they approached Ash, they could not escape being swallowed by the gravitational singularity, disappearing into the darkness that could not be seen with the naked eye, without even causing the slightest ripple.

Even the Glory Messenger was out of control, quickly pulled off the ground, and headed towards the singularity in the sky.

The sea urchins were the same; they struggled to escape, but became even more uncontrollable, like ships caught in a whirlpool in the middle of a river, mercilessly swept into it.

The enormous gravitational force that should have easily stripped away the entire crust of the country from the continent was actually cleverly compressed to a very small area, but the intensity of the gravitational force reached an extremely high level, as if all the power had been concentrated into one point, specifically to deal with these mechanical creations.

As a result, the outer perimeter of the pyramid, which had been fully enveloped in a protective barrier, seemed to finally collapse under the strain, causing the entire pyramid to crumble and disintegrate little by little, as if weathered by gravity.

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Simply overwhelming the opponent with sheer force made the victory seem simple and decisive.

However, this made Ash feel somewhat bored: "The result is still just a simple increase in defense and attack. I was hoping there would be something new."

"Hmm...surprisingly simple."

Hahaha~!! Did you see that?! You saw it, right! Podimas! This is our combined attack! Your trump card is nothing to fear~! When we are one, we are the epitome of invincibility!! —Holding his horns with both hands, Shiroki, lying on his back, wore a faint smile, but in her heart, she was so arrogant that she was almost about to let out a "woof!"

However, as Bai Zhicai watched, the mechanical legion that had been swept into the distorted singularity and vanished into thin air felt a little smug.

As the singularity gradually disappeared and space returned to calm, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the ground amidst a violent tremor.

The crevice was so deep it seemed to lead straight to hell; looking down, one could clearly see the depths of the earth, thousands of meters below.

Deep underground, one can clearly see the massive underground base that was dented by the asteroid impact, with the core area of ​​the base flying out as a huge sphere.

At the same time, a simple-looking humanoid metal block, like a ghost, suddenly emerged from the ground and rushed towards the direction where Ariel and the others were.

This thing looks ordinary and gives people a weak feeling, but in reality its performance is exaggerated, especially its speed, which is astonishingly fast, even comparable to Ariel with the system's support.

The strength of the barrier around it was beyond imagination, even surpassing that of the pyramid just now. As a result, Ariel, whose system enhancement was temporarily blocked, was even significantly slower than its opponent, and was put on the defensive for a time.

...Clearly, the creatures that have appeared this time are no longer like the previous mechanical creations, which simply and crudely increase attack and defense.

Bodimas was indeed quite capable, but Ash couldn't be happy about it. Even Shiraori's smug smile froze on her face.

"What the hell is this guy doing...?" Even though I'm usually so kind and gentle, I'm about to get angry, you bastard! What is this thing again?! How many more of these weird things do you have?! -- Shiraori, who had just been happy for a short while, was so angry that she couldn't help but want to curse.

She couldn't even figure out what other weird things might come up next.

But Ash remained remarkably calm at this crucial moment.

He immediately recognized that this life-sized, ball-jointed doll with an overly simple design, except for its two drill-like hands, must be Potimas's ultimate weapon.

Ariel alone would probably have a hard time dealing with this guy, but of course, there are ways for Ariel to eliminate him... unless she uses her trump card - "Humility" from the Seven Virtues skill set.

However, once this skill is used, one's lifespan will be greatly reduced again, essentially burning one's soul.

By burning one's soul, one can temporarily gain power comparable to that of a god, but the price is far too heavy. Once used, one's lifespan will be greatly reduced, and if used twice, it basically means one will die.

Moreover, it was a complete and utter death, with no chance of recovery.

"A choice between two options...?"

While unleashing their trump card, they also released a huge but clearly unarmed spaceship, obviously intended for escape. Ash hesitated briefly before decisively choosing to take it all!

Therefore, he fell towards the ground without hesitation, while simultaneously reaching out to pull the spaceship, directly altering the direction of gravity around the spaceship.

The spaceship, which was originally fleeing towards the sky and trying to break through the atmosphere, was suddenly as if it had been tightly grabbed by an invisible hand, and its upward momentum was stopped.

Despite its tail still spewing out raging flames, it was to no avail, and was even forced to plummet straight to the ground by the unreasonable gravity.

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As the earth groaned and trembled, the spaceship that had been fleeing towards the sky was forcibly dragged to the ground like a giant beast pulled by invisible ropes.

Ash, however, teleported Shirai behind Sophia before landing, and as he fell, he drew his holy sword and, like a meteorite engulfed in intense flames, crashed into the earth in an instant.

Just as the Glorious Messenger Ω was rapidly approaching Ariel, its head was smashed open by Ariel, but a large hole was also ripped open in her stomach. Suddenly, it realized the threat posed by the approaching meteorite.

Therefore, it almost immediately abandoned its struggle with Ariel, turned around sharply, and smashed the drill bit down.

Bang!

Amidst a flurry of sparks, the incredibly high-quality rotating drill collided with Ash's swung holy sword, its rotational force slightly deflecting the sword's strike.

With a deafening "BOOM!!!", the holy sword cleaved the earth in two.

At the same time, this sharp sword also cleanly and decisively severed Omega's left arm, along with the sharp drill bit.

The head of Ω, which had been completely shattered and blown apart, now seemed to possess a magical life force. Like liquid metal, it began to slowly flow and gather, and in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original form.

However, its severed arm seemed to be blocked by an inexplicable force, and no matter how hard it tried, it could not regenerate, as if the severed arm was being rejected by its own body.

"Oh~ a hero saving a damsel in distress?" Ariel endured the excruciating pain in her abdomen, covering her bleeding wound with her hand while forcing a smile at Ash. Her face was pale from the pain, but she still joked, "You came... just in time. The way you descended from the sky was really cool."

"Yes, yes, and then? Normally at this point, shouldn't it be love at first sight or something?"

"At this point, do we still need to talk about this?" Ariel rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

"Hmm... shall we talk about it later?" He nodded slightly and looked in the direction of the spaceship: "Podimas's main body should be in that spaceship. You should go quickly, and remember to eat something to recover along the way... Also, be careful not to kill him directly, I still need his knowledge."

"Don't worry, I'll leave this to you~" Ariel replied, panting heavily as she ran towards the spaceship that was still trying to break free from gravity and spewing flames.

"Don't even think about it—!!!" Seeing Ariel running towards the spaceship, Ω was immediately anxious and, ignoring his unhealed hand, leaped up to stop her.

However, Ash was much faster than it, especially in its full state. Even without the support of the barrier, it still relied on its own super strength to flash and block the path of the Omega.

"You bastard...!" From within the Omega, whose wounds refused to heal and whose path was blocked, came a roar of disbelief from Podimas: "What's wrong with you?! Why are you hanging out with that child?! Why won't my Omega heal?!"

“It’s alright to tell you, because in addition to its ability to ‘cut,’ the Holy Sword also has the effect of hindering healing.”

"But this isn't healing at all, it's reshaping, why...."

"That's the domineering nature of the Holy Sword~ It took me quite a while to break through this obstacle.... And no matter how you heal during this process, even if you cut off all the flesh there, or simply replace it with a new one, it's meaningless. It won't allow any way to avoid it, unless you can get a pardon from the wielder."

With one hand still gripping the spaceship from afar, preventing its escape, Ash, holding the holy sword in the other, explained casually, seemingly in no hurry at all, and even offered a friendly reminder: "By the way, if it is completely severed, the 'closed loop' will be conceptually severed, which is a completely irreversible thing, and neither living nor non-living things can escape this concept."

His attitude suggested he had everything under control, while the left-arm drill of Ω was accelerating rapidly, appearing very impatient. It completely ignored his words and charged at him like a ghost, yelling, "Fine! I'm not interested in knowing! Hurry up... get out of my way!!"

Seemingly affected by panic and fear, Omega's movements became chaotic and disorderly, completely lacking the meticulousness and orderliness it displayed when fighting Ariel. It looked like a headless fly, blindly launching attacks without any strategy.

Ash could even clearly feel that the voice of Bodimas coming from the Omega had become even more distorted due to fear.

"Although he didn't care at all when his clone died and even acted all high and mighty, it turns out... just as Ariel said, he's terrified of dying?"

Ash, wielding his sword with one hand, calmly parried the Omega's relentless attacks, letting the drill rub against the sword and create bursts of dazzling sparks.

The sparks flickered and danced in the darkness, illuminating Ash's cold and composed face.

The Ω was still incredibly fast, but as Ariel ventured deeper into the ship, it became increasingly agitated. However, the more agitated it became, the easier it was to deal with, even losing its last bit of threat. Ash easily suppressed it with one hand, preventing it from advancing any further.

From the outside, all that can be seen are two figures moving so fast they are almost invisible, constantly swaying and intersecting, with countless dazzling sparks flying and flashing in mid-air, as if a fierce and breathtaking feast of violent aesthetics is unfolding.