In the heart of this golden domain, a black aura fluttered steadfastly, like the flame of a candle facing relentless winds. However, there was no sign that it would bow before that imperious grandeur.
All the plates and metal pieces of the robotic chimera trembled, and more fragile parts twisted instantly. Zane and Gael radiated their presence, and the deep-seated hatred cultivated for thousands of years, but contrary to expectations, they were perfectly calm, attentively observing any movement from the elf.
The sacred sword was immaterial and ethereal, composed only of runes. Nevertheless, these runes directly emanated from the queen, and their power and hardness surpassed even the most resistant metal of the natural universe.
Zane and Gael had faced the hero hundreds of times before and knew this power and its capabilities perfectly. After two seconds, they subtly noticed a small fragility and inconsistency in that weapon and golden energy. A few brief seconds later, two new figures appeared near the elf; they were two dwarves.
Gael commented coldly: "It seems that this power is extremely new to her. She still doesn't know how to control it perfectly, or there's something important we don't know."
The dwarves were pale, not radiating any QI or unconventional energy, which seemed to confirm some of their assumptions. Zane then added: "If she had this power before, they wouldn't have been trapped inside the tower all this time. It should be impossible for them to detect us normally... but the queen certainly has that capability."
Gael gave a strange smile in response. "We almost died a few times being detected by the queen's power coming from the hero in our universe. This elf, despite being named a heroine, wasn't officially one before. Now, she finally received the power of one. For everything to happen just now, the queen is certainly aware of our influence."
Zane then chuckled sinisterly. "It seems we left some impression on that queen after eliminating all her seeds in our universe and creating chaos in one of her primitive worlds. Since someone outside her domains emerged here for some reason unknown to her, she gave a bit more attention."
Furious astral winds struck the small black flame, almost extinguishing it. Various pieces of metal flew away, detaching from the metal body. Upon coming into contact with the golden domain, they immediately turned into dust. It was at this moment that the sacred sword fell from the heavens, giving the impression of splitting time and space.
Zane and Gael stood still, knowing that any poorly planned movement would result in instant death. The elf was hundreds of meters away, but in two seconds, she was already ten meters close. Only the supernatural light emanating from the nearby sacred sword was almost enough to completely extinguish the black flame of resistance from Zane and Gael.
When hatred and extreme danger were just inches away, neither of the two noticed or felt anything else. Nothing else existed for those two; past, future, present, everything became ephemeral. Only instincts and the enemy in front existed. They were no longer two consciousnesses but a single entity again.
The laws of the world seemed to bend slightly toward them, forming black cracks like spiderwebs within the golden domain. Nothing was perceived by them, but Heaven's Will itself seemed to be fighting against the dominating presence of the queen, trying to help them.
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The sacred sword cut and the entire domain trembled with a frighteningly sharp aura. The robotic chimera moved in the last millisecond but was not fast enough.
Its current robotic form was the closest to humanoid possible, despite being rounded and having dozens of arms. Then, with the extreme and destructive movement from the elf, a dozen arms and part of the left side were brutally destroyed, but they managed to avoid the worst.
The elf, after cutting, felt like she had aimed and hit the center and split the robot in half, but to her surprise, it moved in a way she couldn't visualize with her eyes. An extreme shock hit her. It wasn't a swift movement, but she couldn't comprehend or sense it.
At that moment, the robotic chimera seemed to become one with the world. They were like a fish in the sea, moving with an almost instantaneous thought. No fluctuation was left or felt.
Zane and Gael, oblivious to everything, wouldn't miss any opportunity. After the first strike and almost dodge, a soul gem immediately lit up to the maximum; in the next moment, the sound of something cracking resonated and exploded.
BOOM!
A devastating and brutal power reverberated, creating a large hole within the domain. The elf spun in space and spat out some blood. It took her a second to stabilize, but she was given no time to understand what was happening.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Five even more sinister and powerful explosions fell upon her like an avalanche of destructive power. The entire golden domain cracked like fragile glass but still held firm as the elf flew uncontrollably, spitting blood in all directions.
The dwarves, still pale, observed while holding their axes firmly during that rapid exchange followed by the apocalyptic power explosions.
They were very distant, but those explosions made them retreat several hundred meters, and they still felt the Qi in their meridians stirring and the taste of blood rising in their throats. They considered helping in the first opening they found, but... how the hell could they do anything?
It was exactly when this thought reached their minds that their bodies seemed to fall into a sea of lava. They only had time to look at their chests; then, a metallic arm was there, completely piercing through their bodies.
Strangely, there was no blood. Following that, a pain that came directly from the soul exploded like a volcano erupting.
The elf took a few seconds to stabilize again, bewildered. She felt warmth coursing through her body and hot energy flowing into her, giving her more and more power. She raised her gaze forward, and that's when she saw and heard her two companions of thousands of years screaming.
It lasted only two seconds when it all ended, and they turned into a black mist like ashes from hell.
She didn't have time to feel anything or reason when they vanished, and the ashes flew... only a grotesque and heavily damaged robot was nearby. Suddenly, a dense Yin energy flowed around the robot.
She instinctively understood something after feeling death permeating her head. But a rage and deep hatred exploded in her.
All her energies flowed into the holy sword, which radiated even more power. Unconsciously, her skin and vitality were visibly being drained, as if she had aged thousands of years. Her will made the sword care about nothing but killing the enemy, burning even the life of the user to ensure that.
Zane and Gael saw those changes and sinisterly smiled in their minds, already expecting this.
The elf's power multiplied in a second. But without waiting for her to become even more powerful, six small stars illuminated the cosmos, resonating a chaotic symphony of destruction.
The heroine elf, knowing she wouldn't have any respite, swung with all the power she could muster. In the next second, there were no explosions. Only the sharp metallic sound flowed across a vast area of that universe, carried by the vibration of Qi.
Belatedly, the elf realized that something was wrong. That wasn't an attack. All the power coming from the robot was concentrated into something solid and dense, blocking the advance of the sword. She couldn't understand, but all her attack power seemed to hit something and then fall into an abyss as if she had attacked with all her might the waters of a river.
Then, blood rose in her throat, making her notice a black spear pierced through her heart.
Immediately, her vision began to darken... but in the next second, she clenched her fists using something she never imagined having to use. Then, her pupils lit up with golden primordial runes. Suddenly, the holy sword advanced again, even more powerful and destructive.
BOOM!!!
Thousands of plates, circuits, and twisted metal pieces scattered in all directions, generating sounds of violently breaking metal.
After a few seconds, amid all that wreckage, a small, pathetic, and round cleaning robot was completely bent, with its bodywork twisted. Zane and Gael were floating gently, watching the elf from a distance, incredulous.
Zane's thoughts flowed in a fury. "It wasn't enough... she had other cards given by that damn queen."
Suddenly, they felt the bodywork stopping in space with a touch of something cold. They regained their senses and realized they were being firmly grasped by a thin hand, a hand that didn't belong to the hero. Right after, an intense Yin fluctuation was felt within the bodywork of the cleaning robot.
Gael immediately fell in shock, "What... is this the demon lord?!"