NOVEL NEXT Chapter190-Hathaway’s Wrath
On another secondary battlefield—
Though the clash here was not as cataclysmic as the confrontation between Hathaway and Morse, the starry river still trembled, and laws themselves shattered under the intensity of battle.
"You who wield the origin of death itself… what exactly are you?!"
Zeth's expression was dark and grim.
He had originally believed that, with his strength as an Authority-rank, defeating this quasi-Authority opponent would be effortless.
Yet after fighting for so long, the opponent's eerie and overwhelming death-force had pushed him into a miserable state.
Zeth had no doubt—
Once this man fully stepped into Authority rank, he would be crushed beyond recognition.
Such a terrifying prodigy must be killed before he fully grows.
Boom!
A violent surge of dark energy erupted from within Zeth, his aura rising sharply and rapidly!
Seeing this, Koro's brows tightened.
Clearly, the newfound surge of strength from Zeth was becoming troublesome.
"Need help?"
A steady voice sounded behind him.
A tear in space opened, and a familiar figure stepped out.
"Albert!!"
Someone gasped in the crowd.
The newcomer was none other than Albert—
the only God of War in the known starfield!
And now, the aura flowing from him…
was unmistakably at the level of a quasi-Authority as well.
It was hard to imagine what ordeals and opportunities he had endured over the years to reach such a level.
"Another nosy insect!!"
Zeth roared furiously.
Albert cast him a sideways glance and sneered.
"You can wait. I'll send you on your way soon enough."
Ignoring Zeth's rage, Albert strode directly to Koro's side.
"You must be one of the president's subordinates as well?"
Koro gave a small nod.
"Koro, under Dalton."
"Albert—also from Dalton."
Albert laughed boldly, battle intent surging to the heavens.
The two exchanged a simple nod, and together fixed their gazes upon the enraged Zeth.
"Come on then! Let me see for myself—what abilities an Authority-rank truly has!"
Boom!
Albert stepped forward.
The void beneath his feet shattered, and his condensed battle will erupted like a storm!
"So this is the God of War…! As expected, formidable!"
Warriors of the Sacred Empire felt his aura and couldn't help but admire it.
Dalton's soldiers were just as shocked—
After years of absence, Albert's power had far surpassed them.
Koro did not hesitate.
The moment Albert moved, he transformed into a shadow of death, following closely behind.
Their cooperation was seamless.
Together, they suppressed Zeth—the Authority-rank powerhouse—completely!
"Damn it! You insects!!"
Zeth roared with humiliation.
To be an Authority-rank and yet be forced down by two quasi-Authority opponents—
It was a disgrace he could not tolerate!
Across the entire Unknown Land battlefield, the situation now tilted overwhelmingly to the allies' advantage.
Empress Hathaway was completely overpowering the void devourer dominator Morse.
Zeth was being forced back relentlessly by Albert and Koro.
And the allied armies, no longer facing a devourer host led by top-tier commanders, had stabilized their formation and were beginning to counterattack.
The scales of victory were tipping entirely toward the allied forces.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Boom!
With a deafening impact, Hathaway unleashed a burst of power, her divine might sending Morse flying backward until he crashed into the twisted planar barrier at the battlefield's edge.
"I must admit,"
Morse steadied his nearly collapsed form.
"You are the most terrifying opponent I have encountered in my long existence."
"Would you be interested in joining my void devourer race…
to rule the infinite planes together?"
The moment these words were spoken, not only Hathaway—even the surrounding allied soldiers were left stunned.
What was this?
Fighting halfway through and suddenly proposing an alliance?!
Hathaway's brows tightened, irritation flashing in her eyes like a blade.
"To cooperate with you? What are you…
And what makes you think you're worthy?"
Her voice was cold enough to freeze the heavens.
"Why would you believe you deserve to stand beside me?"
Despite her scorn, Morse did not grow angry.
"Woman, I admit—in single combat, I am no match for you.
But you also cannot kill me here."
His tone carried a disturbing degree of confidence.
"If I withdraw into the Devouring Abyss, what can you possibly do?"
"Since neither of us can eliminate the other completely for now, why not set aside our conflict… and share this boundless Starsea?"
His words sounded almost reasonable.
But Hathaway simply gave a cold, disdainful laugh.
"Heh. You think I can't kill you?"
"If that's what you truly believe, then let me make this clear—
Your void devourer race will be erased from this plane."
Her fury was unmistakable.
Her gaze sharpened, colder than absolute zero.
"Woman, have you forgotten how you fell before my race last time?"
Morse's voice carried open provocation.
"My void devourers will always be a barrier you cannot overcome."
Hearing this, Hathaway's pupils contracted slightly.
And suddenly—
Her expression changed dramatically.
"You were stalling for time?!"
She snapped her head around, her vision piercing countless layers of void, gazing toward the direction of the Zisen Sacred Empire.
And in that split second of distraction—
Boom——!!
A long-prepared destructive blast struck her!
An immense explosion swallowed the surrounding space, wild currents of energy shredding everything in their wake!
"Your Majesty!!"
"My lady!!"
Cries of horror rang out from the allied ranks.
As the explosion gradually subsided, Hathaway's figure remained standing—
though the divine barrier around her had dimmed.
Soldiers exhaled in relief—
But then froze when they saw her expression.
Her face was dark—
a terrifying storm of fury brewing beneath the surface.
"Very good. You worthless worm…
You've completely enraged me."
Hathaway's icy gaze locked onto Morse, her killing intent nearly solidified.
Seeing this, Morse burst into triumphant laughter.
"Only realizing it now? It's far too late!"
"You thought to use this empire as a shield to stop my race?"
"Then I'll destroy your precious creation first—
and then crush you slowly!"
"After that, the entire world will belong to us! Hahahaha!"
His arrogant laughter echoed across the fractured star-void.
Hathaway raised her hands slowly.
A terrifying aura—one that forced all things toward silence—began to gather.
"End… Obliteration."
Hum—!
A dark-gold ripple expanded from her palms, as though capable of devouring all existence!
Where it passed, space itself lost meaning—
falling into a strange, terrifying nothingness.
"Impossible—what is this…?!"
"You were still hiding such power?!"
Morse's triumphant expression froze instantly—
replaced by paralyzing fear.
They were the same rank.
Then why—
Why was the gap between them so impossibly vast?!
It made no sense.
"Face your end."
Hathaway pointed her scepter forward.
Boom——!!
The blast seemed to contain the very law of termination.
It tore open a massive rift in the planar barrier of the Unknown Land.
For the first time—
the barren, death-choked landscape within the Devouring Abyss was laid bare before all.
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