[City Base.]
The sprawling settlement of City Base was a testament to human resilience, hastily constructed from the shattered concrete and reinforced steel of a fallen world. As they walked through the bustling central marketplace, the atmosphere was a stark contrast to the deathly quiet of the wastelands outside the walls.
"Thank you again, Big Sister." Natasha said, walking beside Cupcake in the street. Her voice was laced with genuine gratitude, her posture deferential despite her own formidable status among the survivors.
"Don’t thank me, I didn’t do anything." Cupcake said, moving her gaze on the stores all over.
The citizens recognized their saviors immediately. The people would occasionally rush towards Natasha, and Tang Lu, who was following behind them, greeting with smiles on their faces, some even giving gifts of scavenged jewelry and rare fruits. To the masses, Natasha and Tang Lu were absolute deities—the untouchable guardians of City Base.
"Come on, Big Sister. You also helped us." Natasha said, offering a bright, unwavering smile.
Tang Lu walked silently behind the two, his heavy combat boots thudding against the pavement. He was staring intently at the small, seemingly harmless cat walking before them. If someone said he wasn’t shocked, that would be a lie. At the moment, he was utterly shocked and lost; Natasha was the master they know, the whole four saw her as the only Master. She was a beacon of insurmountable power in their eyes. But now, their invincible Master, was actually calling someone else Master with total submission.
’Master is already this powerful, how powerful is her own master?’ He thought, staring at the cat, his mind struggling to comprehend the true, terrifying hierarchy at play.
’Even this cat, the moment she appears, that enemy retreated, she is even stronger than Master.’
"AHHh!! A monster is in the city!!!"
".....?!"
The peace of the marketplace shattered instantly. The three snapped their heads towards the sound. Through the crowd of screaming civilians, they saw a small, grotesquely mutated goblin with a rusty kitchen knife, jumping out violently from someone’s store.
"Hehehehe!!"
It laughed aloud, a vile, grating sound echoing with malicious intent, and lunged towards the terrified store owner, ready to draw first blood.
"This!" Tang Lu gritted his teeth, as a blazing fire sword appeared in his hand, casting a harsh orange glow over the screaming crowd. But before he could even move a single muscle to intercept the beast.
BOOOOM!!
".....?!"
A sound like the cracking of the sky itself echoed across the realm. Everyone, including the bloodthirsty goblin, froze in place. They slowly turned to the distant horizon, seeing a massive, sweeping black wave of energy aggressively spreading all over the sky, turning the daylight into a temporary, suffocating eclipse.
"What is that?" Natasha muttered in pure shock, her aura trembling under the sheer pressure of the descending energy.
"Seems Master finally acted. No worries, the whole South Korea is safe now." Cupcake said casually, entirely unfazed by the apocalyptic display of power. She turned her calm gaze back to Natasha:
"Remember the Master’s goal, once you achieve this... You will have you wish."
With that absolute promise, Cupcake vanished into a flurry of pristine white particles, leaving no trace behind. "We won’t be returning in a while, protect this city."
"Yes, Big Sister!! You can leave it to me!" Natasha yelled at the empty space, her resolve hardening into unbreakable steel.
"Hehehe!" The Goblin, too dim-witted to comprehend the cosmic authority bearing down upon it, completely ignored the black energy wave, and lunged forward to resume its slaughter. Only for the wave to violently sweep all over the city, effortlessly bypassing the physical buildings and smashing directly into the small creature.
Tang Lu watched in complete awe as the Goblin’s vile life force was instantly extinguished. It simply dropped on the ground, dead.
".....?!"
"That energy, it only kills monsters?" He asked in shock, realizing the terrifying precision required to cast an area-of-effect spell over an entire nation without harming a single human.
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[Bridge.]
Miles away, the once-chaotic barricades of the Han River bridge were cloaked in an eerie, unnatural silence. The air was thick with the scent of ozone and decaying flesh.
"Commander Zexuan, what is this?" Xinyi asked, her eyes wide as she stared at the thousands of mutated zombies’ corpses scattered all over the place. Just seconds ago, this had been a desperate, losing battle against an endless undead horde. Now, it was a quiet graveyard.
"They just dropped dead, this energy is simply too powerful." Zexuan said, his voice dropping to a reverent whisper, staring across the barricades at the ruined district opposite the Han River. The remnants of the black wave were still dissipating into the atmosphere, leaving behind a chilling, absolute stillness.
"We need to report back to Master." Shanshan said, realizing that only one being possessed the authority to rewrite the battlefield on a national scale. She turned to the stunned Soldiers, who were still clutching their weapons in disbelief:
"Please, help clean the bridge! We will investigate what happened." She said, and instantly channeled her energy, flying into the air, flying swiftly towards the city base to confirm their suspicions.
"Come on." Zexuan said, shaking off his stupor, and followed behind her into the sky.
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[Gangnam Ruins.]
Back at the epicenter of the blast, Mirabella stood amidst the fading light. She slowly lowered her hand, her calculating blue eyes staring intently at the system screen hovering in her vision:
{Congratulations, Gaines 10 Billion EXP.}
’So many, and I still didn’t level up... It only pushed my progress from 10% to 20%... Even mass killing can’t let me level up to the mid-divine sovereign stage.’ Mirabella sighed heavily.
As the system interface faded, Cupcake materialized from a swirl of white particles, appearing comfortably on her right shoulder.
"How did it go?" She asked.
"All going as plan, in one year, this whole district will be transformed into a peaceful city under Master’s rule." Cupcake answered, reporting the absolute submission of the city base.
"Alright, let’s check out the last location. After that, we clear the whole planet of monsters, and finally return to Galaxy Fall. I still have some unfinished business there." Mirabella declared.
"We are with you, Master."
The six subordinates present—Adira, Toxin, Vespina, Barak, Damila, and Cupcake—said in perfect, unwavering unison, their loyalty bound in blood and awe. Meanwhile, Celestia merely tilted her head slightly to the side, remaining completely silent, a beautiful, empty vessel waiting to be filled.
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[On a rooftop.]
High above the ruins, completely concealed, a solitary figure stood at the edge of a shattered skyscraper.
’I really need to find a way... Watching without helping won’t get me anywhere.’ Lian thought, his arms crossed tightly on his chest, as his piercing gaze observed the group standing victorious on the tomb below.
He was trapped in a paradox of existence. He was the Great King—yet he wasn’t. He was merely a fragmented soul, possessing a sliver of his true might.
"I should show my worth, but how? She is getting stronger by the second... How can I win over such a lady? Not to mention I am just a fragment." He clenched his fist in deep frustration, watching as Mirabella, and her loyal group vanished into a swirling cloud of smoke, teleporting toward their next conquest.
He needed leverage. He needed to prove he wasn’t just a parasite seeking to alleviate a curse, but a valuable, indispensable asset to her grand design.
"She is after the three gemstones, maybe if I help her get the third stone, I can win some adoration."
His golden eyes flashed with a dangerous, predatory logic. He took a single step off the ledge, bypassing the physical constraints of space, and instantly appeared right in front of the tomb, standing silently before the headless bodies of the fallen Aeon.
"Yes, that is a good plan! Help her get the third Gemstone, win her favor, and afterward, she might help set me free."
He slowly knelt down, devoid of any human squeamishness, and placed his hand directly over the fifth Aeon’s headless body. The next moment, the corpse violently shuddered, its flesh and bone collapsing entirely until it shattered into a concentrated pool of glowing blood, which seamlessly merged right into his open hand.
"I will always help you from the shadows." He said to the empty courtyard, before turning and slowly moving to the second corpse.
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