Chapter 125: In the Black Mist (Conclusion)

Seeing Das’s smile, Abu Fan’er was stunned.

Since all his avatars shared a single consciousness, he quickly confirmed one thing: this was real. After the two masked figures had left, this domain truly contained only him and the monster standing before him.

“You really are… quite hypocritical…” Abu Fan’er hissed, as cracks began to emerge across Das’s body.

The terrifying spatial collapse was unleashed once more, yet it remained futile.

Das’s skin flushed a deep crimson, and a terrifying sense of oppression began to well up from within him.

“Alright, warm-up complete.” Das took a deep breath, though it was merely a habitual gesture; all matter within this domain had been converted into Abu Fan’er, leaving no air behind.

“Do you know? The world has weaknesses…” Das raised his fist. In his eyes, what was reflected was no longer the sky-filling mass of Abu Fan’er, but an indescribable… point!

There are connection points between the blocks of the world, which is how spatial displacement is achieved. Space itself occupies no volume, which is why small spatial blocks can be captured, compressed, and crafted into spatial tools.

It might exceed the common imagination, but Das’s highest attribute was actually agility, and his strongest aspect was perception!

The shockwaves he usually unleashed with a casual flick were actually quite incredible, as he was able to perfectly conduct his power through the air as a medium. The greatest reliance for this miracle was precisely his astonishing perception attribute!

Not only that, but within Das’s perception, he could even detect a faint flaw within all things in the world, even in massive spatial blocks!

However, these flaws were rarely exposed; they were not something that could be detected by perception alone.

Das’s previous attacks and destruction had a dual purpose: first, to attempt to eliminate Abu Fan’er, and second, to probe for weaknesses—or rather, to manufacture them—within this large spatial block that had been invaded by the World Parasite’s domain.

Das’s attacks possessed the effect of shaking space, so after frequently bombarding a large area, the inherent points of destruction became increasingly apparent.

Simply put, he was forcefully hammering a flaw into something solid—a feat only Das could accomplish.

To shake a vast space spanning dozens of kilometers would typically require, by conservative estimates, ten thousand researcher-class mages setting up arrays for over ten days.

“The weakness is right there.” Das’s fist moved forward, appearing slow. The chaotic energy turbulence caused by the surrounding spatial collapse could not exert the slightest influence on him…

‘Are you putting on a show?’ Watching Das’s movements, Abu Fan’er only felt confused.

Because in front of that punch, there was absolutely nothing!

Yet, the moment the power of that punch reached its peak, a tiny point appeared right before it!

It was an indescribable point. How to put it? It was incredibly jarring!

It was as if a cartoon character had suddenly appeared in a scene of the Last Supper; it was bizarre and completely devoid of any reason or logic.

However, the moment that point was shattered and dissipated by Das’s punch, Abu Fan’er’s consciousness vanished…

In the distant shelter, because Das’s shockwaves were restricted to a fixed spatial block, the citizens felt nothing.

A young man walked expressionlessly, holding his distributed emergency rations. His parents had not boarded the flying ship with him so that he could evacuate first, and he hadn't been able to find them after searching all night…

Suddenly, the boy looked up, scanning his surroundings.

Everyone else looked up, filled with confusion.

They felt as if they had shifted forward a distance for no reason, but in reality, they were just walking normally; nothing unusual had occurred.

“Just now… was that a bit strange?” Li Qi asked the staff member beside him in the shelter’s emergency monitoring room.

“Yes, indeed, but I can’t say exactly what it was,” the staff member replied with a nod.

“I know what it was…” Another staff member nearby looked at the crystal tablet in his hand, pointing at the image with a blank expression. “It’s gone…”

In the distance, the masked muscular man ran wildly, cradling the woman in his arms, before finally collapsing to catch his breath.

“They didn’t follow, did they? Hmm? What is this feeling…” The muscular man placed the woman on the ground and asked, gasping for air.

The woman sat on the ground, her expression vacant behind her shattered half-mask.

“Hmm? Scared stiff already? You won’t accomplish anything big like that!” The muscular man teased, looking at her with a smile.

“No, look, it’s gone…” The woman trembling raised her hand, pointing behind the man. “It’s gone!”

“What’s gone?” The muscular man turned around, bewildered, and froze.

Behind them, there should have been a dense, dark shroud—the terrifying scene formed by Abu Fan’er’s avatars. It had shrouded the entirety of St. Ross Port and the surrounding several kilometers, making anyone who saw it shudder.

But now, all of that was gone. The problem was, not only was the dark shroud of Abu Fan’er’s avatars gone, but the entire St. Ross Port and the surrounding region had disappeared as well!

The two of them, who should have been dozens of kilometers from the coast, could now clearly see the ocean, for the Endless Sea was now less than a kilometer away!

Das stood in mid-air, his skin slowly returning to its original hue.

With that one punch, he had destroyed the entire spatial block eroded by Abu Fan’er. It was total spatial annihilation.

The position of the entire world had shifted, though only those in the nearby shelter would have a slight perception of it; the further away one was, the fainter that feeling became.

On Bal Island, hundreds of kilometers away, it was estimated that no one would have felt a thing.

A rainbow-colored heart was held in Das’s hand. He looked at the slowly pulsing Heart of Rainbow, his expression grave.

“Haha, you’re truly insane. You actually… actually managed to annihilate that domain…”

Within the Heart of Rainbow, Abu Fan’er’s consciousness slowly transmitted.

Abu Fan’er had been parasitizing the Heart of Rainbow all along, using its power to orchestrate a conspiracy that had spanned hundreds of years.

The Heart of Rainbow was indestructible; its essence was supreme, and it could only be transformed.

This Heart of Rainbow, parasitized by his consciousness, was no ordinary object, but the product of a certain plan.

And this product carried a certain tragic fate and side effect, which was why Abu Fan’er called it a curse.

“Do you want to erase my consciousness, or hand it over to the Association? Hahaha~~ It’s up to you. Anyway, the domain has been completely destroyed; everything is over…” Abu Fan’er said, his heart filled with despair.

“Phew… Phew… Hahaha~~~” The masked muscular man looked at Das, who was holding the Heart of Rainbow, his expression twitching uncontrollably. “Is this… your doing?”

“Yes. The domain of the ancient King of the Endless Sea has been completely annihilated by me. It was merely a forgery used by borrowing a corpse to resurrect the soul, rather than a true reappearance. It no longer has the capacity to manifest again.” Das looked at the Heart of Rainbow in his hand, seemingly pondering something.

“Forget it. Although I am interested in your past, I will grant you a release,” Das said. “How about it?”

“Oh, thank you,” Abu Fan’er replied, crestfallen.

Das then used his own consciousness to completely annihilate the residual will on the Heart of Rainbow.

Spatial annihilation could not destroy a simple strand of consciousness, but a more powerful will could.

“Well then…” Das tossed the Heart of Rainbow into the air and swallowed it in one gulp.

“Mission accomplished,” the masked muscular man said with a smile. “Happy looting, Boss.”