Suddenly, the green-masked elder transformed into a giant beast and absorbed the purple-masked elder. He let out a roar and dragged everyone into an alternate space. Inside, Mosley realized that even Xenith, who had been hovering in the sky, was pulled in, as well as the red-masked elder. Fortunately, his light beams were left outside. Without saying a word, Xenith punched the red-masked elder who was pretending to be dead on the ground. Then, the green-masked beast absorbed the red-masked elder as well.

Mosley, Patricia, and Xenith looked on as the beast once again transformed before them, developing a hard exoskeleton. A split second later, the shell split, and a three-headed beast burst forth.

"Thanatos, the Reaper," Mosley recognized the being before them to be the actual God of Death who ruled the underworld. He recalled what Zaafea and Clint had said to him, "The Illuminion don't just use godly power; they also have some netherworld substances."

It seemed that with the help of the Judge Organization, Mosley finally realized that a Judge's task was actually to maintain the God of Death's power. Not only that, but the green-masked elder had also joined forces with the Illuminion. They were definitely also connected to the death of the Judge in the Land of Nion.

Mosley's legs were stiff, and his arms were shaking. They might not be able to deal with the God of Death standing right before them. What should they do now?

Xenith noticed Mosley was afraid of the beast but simply patted his shoulder and said casually, "Don't worry, the curse won't fail. Even if it's Thanatos you face, you won't be affected by him."

Feigning calm, Mosley looked at Xenith and said, "Hmph, me? Scared? Impossible. Just don't wet your pants later."

"Hmph, who knows?" Xenith rolled his shoulders and got ready for battle.

At this moment, Mosley was protecting Patricia in front of him and whispered, "In a moment, hide in my demons and don't come out."

"But... But... I can also..." Patricia hesitated. She knew she was not immortal now and that she would be a lamb for slaughter if she were to go toe-to-toe with Thanatos.

However, she still wanted to do something.

Xenith called out, "Little girl, don't cause trouble. We're just here to hold this guy off for a while. Killing him is absolutely impossible. Even though he doesn't have much of the Reaper's power, he can easily kill the three of us. So, hide for now. That seythe was forged from my bones, right? It looks pretty cool."

"Xenith, do you have a plan?" Mosley asked.

"It's not really a plan, more like a gamble. Let's see how this little girl performs."

"Me?" Patricia asked, pointing at herself in confusion.

Xenith explained, "Yes. The

Thanatos in front of us is just a poor imitation of the real deal. Besides his power as the Reaper, his body

contains many different kinds of et

godly power. As a mortal, he can't fully control the Reaper's power, so he's mostly just using it up. That mask is the vessel for the Reaper power. Although it's fused with the old guy, if we can destroy it, we can definitely limit his actions."

"But... he has three masks in his body now..." Mosley said..

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Xenith nodded. "Exactly. That's also why he hasn't attacked us yet. He needs time to merge the three different powers, and the process cannot be interrupted. Once the merge is done, however, there will only be one mask left.

"Little girl, your job is to shatter that mask. We'll keep wearing him down until then. Items from the Netherworld can't harm Thanatos, so it's up to you and that scythe of yours."

Patricia nodded and then slipped into the shadows. The two men took their positions, waiting quietly for merging to be done.

"Xenith, what's our chance of winning?" Mosley asked.

"Probability is not something that exists to me. There are only two outcomes-success or failure."

"You're such a boring guy," Mosley teased, but deep down, he knew Xenith was lying. Even if the mask was destroyed, the godly power alone would be enough to crush the three of them. This was a battle with no chance of victory. He said what he did to give the others a bit of hope so that they would not panic.noveldrama

In truth, Xenith harbored an even crazier plan, one that could revive the king demon, Renith's, full power.