Chapter 157: The End?

Chapter 157: The End?

The moment I can finally see properly, what I notice is the huge battlefield all around me. But I must say it, those Nine Heavens gods were really prepared for anything. I see a sea of crystals floating in space and not moving at all, they probably were destroyed the moment they exit this portal. As for the shadows, I can see them trying to run away, past the robots and Heroes defending this place. But they are decimated too.

Now, I understand why they were not really worried about anything. But that was just the first wave of fleeing monsters coming from the Void and probably the agilest and less durable of them all. Now, right behind me, the octopi are beginning to appear one after the other. The previously 5 meters fissure leading to the other universe is enlarged to nearly 80 meters. The sheer number of creatures are disrupting the efforts of thousands of years from this side. Stuck between two tentacles from those Ancient Ones, many slugs are squeezing to escape the doom from the other side.

The thing is, my oath didn't do anything since I am back after doing nearly nothing. I was right about that; they would have killed me if I came back alone. Right now, I can stay near the white portal and not get caught by the movements of the others. And enjoy the scenery. Those robots from Thoth are doing a huge work, blasting everything coming near the Nine Heavens. Near them, thousands of Heroes are casting spells after spells. Lightning, fire, ice, energy, everything. Even if we are in space, those spells are still capable of traveling a short distance and hit the permanent assault of the Void.

But I can see them slowly retreat, letting more and more space to their enemy. From the previous 1km where no one could cross, we already have two kilometers before we can grab a Hero and it keeps growing. The Ancient Ones are really strong against all those attacks and the frontline is getting closer and closer. For now, the Nine Heavens haven't lost a single Hero, but it will happen very soon.

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WHAT?!! Why can we hear that here? I turn to take a look at the portal, and no one is leaving anymore. That crocodile probably caught up with his meal and we are

SLURP

C'MON! STOP DOING THAT! For a second, everyone stops doing anything and just looked at the teeth appearing from nowhere. That's really bad, if we can see his teeth, the head will arrive soon. Can we be that unlucky?

ZZZZZIP

HEY! I SAW THAT! [Annihilation], that pesky robot tried to do a sneak attack. Good thing my [Veil of Darkness] is really strong. Right now, both sides have less than a hundred members. We have barely more than thirty, and only one Ancient One alive. Nevermind, a laser just pierced his tentacle and reached eyes, he is out. A few crystals, few Devourers of Gods and a dozen of those shadows. But now, we are using a guerrilla tactic, since their firepower is scarce. We keep dodging and trying to disperse them, that way, we will be able to win. In the back, I can see some Heroes trying to close the portal and not taking part in the ongoing battle. None of the creatures coming from the Void are attacking them a strange thing.

Because, if they don't close this thing, we are all going to die, in fact, we should probably just run and let the Nine Heavens deal with this. And as I say that, I see a batch of robots coming toward us, I guess they still have enough forces to deal with us running away. [Annihilation], [Annihilation], [Purple Moon]. I try to disrupt the formation as much as I can, but that's still not enough. Maybe if I absorb some energy lingering around us... Ah, much better. I don't know why, but I felt that I was running out of mana, but now, I am fine. I wonder how much energy I have stored because I can still feel it, maybe I can gather more from around

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NOT GOOD! I turn around, and what I see is a huge maw closing on all of us. I need to get out before

CRUNCH