Volume 9, Chapter 39 – Before the Final Battle

Before the final battle, Xingyu Muxi and the others had already more or less completed their efforts to rally high-end combat power.

Although some Throne-tier figures had been dealt with in advance by Tianyin, which came as an unexpected shock, a considerable amount of fighting strength still ultimately remained.

There were the Kingdom’s academy mages, as well as Yunchou, who wielded the power of the King of Paladins.

There was also the Academy’s Arcane Emperor, Andrew, who in truth had long been constantly targeted by the World Government.

In addition to that, the Graveyard that had previously invaded the Main World also dispatched some combatants of purely Legendary-tier. Aside from the Throne-tier Frost Dragon Ysera, there were also Legendary-tier fighters such as Fischerna, the Headless Knight.

Of course… one thing worth mentioning was that Mengyao’s older brother, Duansheng Tingyu, also seemed to have arrived.

However, perhaps because he had already become Undead, Duansheng Tingyu did not wish to meet Mengyao. So even though Mengyao knew that her brother was present within the Graveyard, she still felt somewhat dejected and chose not to go acknowledge him.

Everyone had things they found difficult to speak about, especially when it came to their own family.

Mengyao was not the kind of person who would force her brother to acknowledge her.

So she believed that time would resolve everything.

“Time… is it?”

As the many high-end combatants gathered together, the time before the decisive battle had reached its final day.

In other words, when today’s sun set and rose again, that would mark the true beginning of the battle.

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“Is everything arranged? The evacuation of Dawn’s civilians?”

After laboring for an entire day, Xingyu Muxi closed her eyes in exhaustion. Beside the elf girl stood the silver-haired Astrologer Witch, Yivrea.

“It’s been arranged. But because time was extremely tight, only the people themselves were fully evacuated. Most of the assets could not be transferred in time.”

“Mm… that can’t be helped. After all, none of us can guarantee what exactly will happen in tomorrow’s decisive battle.”

“If we lingered any longer, then by the time we wanted to leave, we wouldn’t be able to anymore.”

As everyone knew, the power of Throne-tier beings was extremely great. Their destructive capability was also so overwhelming as to defy comparison.

Although the laws of the Main World protected its integrity to a certain extent, weakening much of the destruction caused by attacks, the truth was that if Throne-tier beings were willing to go all out, shattering the entire Main World would only be a matter of time.

And Tianyin, who was even stronger than Throne-tier beings…

Xingyu Muxi truly could not guarantee that in tomorrow’s decisive battle, their side would be able to protect all of Dawn.

Dawn being flattened by the aftermath of the battle was already within Xingyu Muxi’s expectations.

“Get some rest early.”

Seeing the weariness on Xingyu Muxi’s face, Yivrea let out a soft sigh.

“You’ve already gone three days and three nights without closing your eyes since returning from another world. Even though as a Throne-tier you could go a month without sleeping and be fine, mental exhaustion can’t be eliminated. Tomorrow is your battle with Xiaoyin. You should still rest properly…”

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“Mm… I know all that.”

Xingyu Muxi shook her head.

“But I’m still not at ease.”

“Although Samael said that I might be the key to making Xiaoyin change her mind, I can’t relax just because of that possibility. Keeping my mind taut is necessary. At least in this state, my thinking speed is much faster than usual.”

“When faced with absolute power that completely overwhelms you, confronting it head-on is no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot, courting your own destruction.”

“Even though the source of that power is the person I care about the most… even so, I can’t afford to harbor any luck.”

Saving the world was not Xingyu Muxi’s fundamental goal. Her true goal was simply to save Tianyin.

It was just that the method was the same, to stop Tianyin from correcting the world.

Everyone’s goals were different, but they ultimately led to the same destination.

“Xiaoyin was able to silently kill the Fortress Emperor and the Sanctuary’s Throne-tier. That alone already shows that the combat power she possesses has surpassed the limits of what Throne-tier beings can reach.”

“Throne-tier beings may be strong, but in the end, they still can’t escape the shackles of this world. And when facing a Xiaoyin like this, no matter how much I keep thinking about countermeasures, I can’t find even the slightest possibility of hope.”

It was hard to imagine such nearly despairing words coming from Xingyu Muxi’s mouth.

Yet precisely because these despairing words were spoken by Xingyu Muxi, they indirectly showed the oppressive pressure that Tianyin was actually placing on everyone.

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No one knew what form Tianyin was in now, but just from understanding what Tianyin had done recently, one could already feel that despair-inducing strength.

“Maybe… the Abyssal Lord is already dead, and it was Xiaoyin herself who dealt with her.”

When Yivrea was silent, unsure of what to say, Xingyu Muxi once again voiced the speculation deep in her heart.

The silver-haired witch’s heart jolted.

‘How could that be?’

Yes. How could that be?

The Abyssal Lord had invaded the Main World countless times. Although each time she was defeated by the combined efforts of the Main World’s Throne-tier beings, she was never killed.

It wasn’t that the Main World’s Throne-tier beings didn’t want to kill the Abyssal Lord, but because the Abyssal Lord possessed an undying nature that even Throne-tier beings could not eliminate.

Yivrea understood the Abyssal Lord’s traits very well. That was why, when the Abyssal Lord invaded Dawn, Yivrea had explained to Tianyin at the time the possibility that the Abyssal Lord could not be killed.

“Xiaoyin… killed the Abyssal Lord…”

Such a thing was simply too horrifying to imagine.

If the Abyssal Lord truly had been killed by Tianyin, then that would prove that even an undying nature that Throne-tier beings could not deal with was something Tianyin could resolve.

And a Tianyin who could even kill such an Abyssal Lord… if she turned that power against people like them…

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Then in tomorrow’s decisive battle, no one knew how many would die.

Those Legendary-tier beings, the Throne-tier…

Even herself, Xingyu Muxi, might completely die at Tianyin’s hands.

“Hah…”

Yivrea, who had originally felt some reassurance due to the gathering of countless powerful figures, once again became tense at heart.

Sensing the change in Yivrea’s state of mind, Xingyu Muxi opened her eyes that had been resting.

The beautiful elf girl gazed at the sun outside the window, which was already close to setting. The afterglow of the sunset had also grown dim and colorless.

“It’s almost dark, Yivrea.”

In the quiet room, Xingyu Muxi’s somewhat ethereal voice rang out. Following her words came Yivrea’s calm reply.

“It’s dark… but soon, it will turn back into daylight.”

When night once again gave way to day, that also meant the final battle with Tianyin was about to begin.