Chapter 367: Bad Ending? (2)
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The Dragon Domain was used twice until now. Both times, it served its purpose and gave him victory. However, neither time was its powers properly used. This divinity didn't just bring the opponent to a dimension where they gave up, no, this was a place where dragons from a hundred thousand worlds bared their fangs against the unlucky opponent.
Honestly, this was Neji's final card. Given that Celestine was classified as a dragon right now; this was the best Neji could do against her.
"[Dragon Domain]"
Sharply he chanted, and a volumetric dome of inverse light slipped out of his form. The dome devoured the entire area around Neji and the others, with only the fighters in the far excluded from it.
Neji found himself standing in a realm of all whiteness. There was a gentle purple amidst the whiteness, but nobody paid it any heed.
Around Neji, stood the figures of Rhongomyniad, Quetzalcoatl, Rumi, and the first Hassan.
Besides this group were two of Neji's Omni-copies, beside the King among Kings, the last Master of humanity, and her Servant.
Ozymandias, Fujimaru and Mash. Not counting the Demi-God, the other two who had low tiers in comparison to the main participants, had their own importance in this battle.
Mash's shield had the ability to hold back the time-&-space-destroying expanding dome that Tiamat could use, and therefore this fake Tiamat should be able to do the same. And Fujimaru was still the Main Character, an unpredictable wild card.
Due to these three's weak physical characteristics, two Omni-Neji were beside them to protect them. Along with these five, the entire group was in a circle around the Creation Goddess.
"My, my, my…"
Celestine smiled, grabbing her shoulder with one hand and snapping it back to the place – it was misplaced by a kick from Rumi earlier.
"A four-dimensional technique. You think it will have any effect on me?"
The milky white domain shifted, as if a ripple in a lake, and the scene of nothingness changed. The shapeless white was painted with lines, the line works shaping into white dragons of all sizes. From humanoid to hybrid, from small as a house to the size of a planet – white dragons from all across the universe responded to the call, as thousands of multi-colored eyes focused on the single Goddess.
"We will have to see if it works or not," Rumi replied. "Reminds me, I have a 4th-dimensional technique as well."
Rumi activated Limbo copies of herself that existed within the 4th dimension. They were usually invisible to the naked eye, but within this domain, they existed in the same way the dragons did. Weirdly, between every atom, between every gap, as images of weird proportions.
"Let us see if they indeed can't hurt you or not."
That signaled the start of the battle. The four Limbo Clones moved, and their movements were unpredictable due to the crooked images. Neji waved a hand, his palm pointing at the Goddess, as the dragons followed after the clones.
Celestine was already getting beaten by Rumi earlier. Given how there were four of her attacking her, along with an uncountable amount of dragons – of which some came to bite her, and some attacked with Dragon's Breath – Neji and his group were expecting a good outcome from this battle.
The four Rumis' kicks landed on four different parts of the smiling Celestine – and once they landed, her smile crooked and she groaned. One on her waist, two on her knees, and one on her neck.
Dragons bit her ankle, some head-butted her, and a lot more threw their pristine breath at her form.
From a five-second observation, the Goddess seemed to be at a disadvantage. The group exchanged glances and decided to go all out. There was no point in holding back, nobody was interested in keeping her alive, not after she brought forth the apocalypse to the surface. So the group exchanged glances and then joined the action.
"How troublesome- ugh- annoying."
Despite being interrupted by a punch, her tone was calm and collected. At that moment, as the entire group approached her, their weapons bared – Celestine waved her hand.
"This is a little risky, but I have no choice but to use my own powers a little."
Eurynome Celestine. She was the Goddess of Creation. It didn't just imply that she created life, no, she created a lot more. And she could still do that, to this day.
"Mhm, Ozymandias' Regeneration, was it? The Gamer's Minor Omnipotence, too. Seems good enough."
The dimension seemed to slow down. Celestine tilted her head slightly, and her bangs slipped to the side. A small smile twitched upon her face, and then her red eyes turned clear, bright, and greatly detailed.
It was a reflection of Neji's eyes but in red color.
"Shit."
Neji panicked. Her Tier just jumped.
"Everybody, stop- don't approach her!"
Celestine's body multiplied. Just like the Omni-copies Neji had, her body glitched in and out of reality, and then more of herself existed.
"Let's see. A total of nine physical opponents, counting the two clones. Matches."
There were a total of nine Celestine now, and they all were smiling.
Neji used Flying Thunder God in a blitz and pulled back everyone who was rushing at the Goddess. The nine of them attacking a single Celestine was doable, but now that there was nine-vs-nine it was disadvantageous.
Neji felt a strain in his divinity, as his power was being used at a rapid speed, the Dragon Domain growing more aggressive and attacking all the enemies. All that to restrict her movements.
"Oh my, good plan but are you sure this is the best I can do?"
All nine Celestines said at the same time, the space rippling with their voice. Their eyes focused on the clones of Rumi, who was still attacking them, their attacks doing damage – but all damage being healed right away.
"Limbo. I will take that too. It should be easier to move."
With a thought, the nine of them created a total of 36 Limbo Clones. She could do that so easily. What else could she do?
Neji's Eyes of the Lord tried to figure out how she was doing it, but he saw nothing. It wasn't something his measly eyes could see through.
Neji's eyes shook and with a mental command, and to his relief the dragons tore the limbo clones into pieces. To compare, the real Celestines were on the land, and the dragons were like alligators trying to taunt her. On the other hand, the Limbos are if she jumped into the lake, as they existed in the 4th dimension too, and so the dragons could just eat them out like hungry alligators.
"Ah. So that can't work."
"Everyone, attack."
"I wonder what I should try now."
Celestine was monologuing out loud, while all of Neji's group started launching long-ranged attacks. Dark Vision, Deathly Slash, Excalibur's Light, and Rumi's Lunar Rasen-Shuriken.
"Ah, Excalibur seems good enough."
As all sorts of attacks flew toward her, the Goddesses waved her hands, and all of a sudden a replica of Excalibur was in her hands. The clones waved their hands that wielded Excalibur, and clashed with all the attacks that were thrown at them.
Neji's heart kept falling. What was going on? In all his fights before, he had more than a way out. He saw the routes, the possibilities, the chances to win. But this… his instincts told him to flee. His guts said there was no way to win against this being.
Creator of Everything. In that sense, wasn't this an Omnipotent Being? As in, a being of unlimited power.
She still had a Tier, which meant she wasn't limitless right now, but it was true that her unrestricted self was Omnipotent.
How was he to defeat a being of this stature? Unlike all his fights, even against other Gods and Goddesses, this was a fight against a being who filled the textbook definition of the God.
"Oh, I like that expression, although you're catching on slowly. As I said from the beginning, I want to see you suffer. So yes, I am simply playing with you right now."
Celestine snapped her fingers. Then, from all of her clones, a vertical egg-like barrier erupted. Against the attacks of the white dragons and bunnies, she was suddenly immune.
"However, this is getting boring. Let's see, who can help me make it fun…"
Celestine's eyes squinted. Then, with a soft smile, her eyes focused on one of the dark-skinned women in this place.
Celestine raised a finger at Ozymandias, who had become Neji's beloved in such a short time.
"Farewell."
A small orb of energy slipped out of her finger and shot forward.
"Zero Division."
Mash jumped before Ozymandias, just as the orb was about to hit, and she tried to block it with her shield.
The orb touched her, and a vacuum formed in space-time continuity.
Mash's shield evaporated in an instant.
And so did she.
The moment the ball of energy touched her, Mash Kyrielight ceased to exist.
"Nooo! Mash!"
Fujimaru yelled, her eyes going wide, as she leaped at the enemy, but Neji went before her.
With his sclera black, Neji glared at the women and raised his palms.
"Zero Division."
If she could copy their moves so easily, he could do the same. Multiple orbs of black energy, which were further amplified with his void powers, as he had a similar technique, to begin with, rushed towards the nine smiling Goddesses.
The goddess raised her hand at that, casually waving off the orbs, and then about to perform another technique.
"Let's see. Will you survive this? I am curious."
Celestine raised her palm straight and changed.
"Hakai."
A purple orb shot out of her hand and rushed toward Neji's body.
Originating from the world of DBZ, this technique could render planets dust.
Neji grumbled and went to face it head-on, deciding to use Kamui. If only he knew that Kamui was useless against it.
Thankfully,
Someone came between him and the orb before he could foolishly die.
From the 4th dimension of the dragons, a humanoid with draconic horns and hair flowing down her back walked out.
Contrasting the white of this dimension, she matched the purple and reddish color of the Hakai orb. Her hair was purple, her horns red, the same color as her skin.
Neji paused in his spot, more taken aback than surprised.
"Hakai."
The new woman said the same word and a Hakai orb formed out of her palm. The two orbs clashed and then ceased to exist.
"Oh."
Celestine blinked, and her smile dropped.
"How annoying. Who the hell is this?"
Neji would have asked the same thing, but he already could see. The name was floating over her head. More accurately, she had no name.
[The Nameless One – Dragon – Tier 44]
"My love,"
The woman turned her face around, revealing a smile. Her beautiful face which was so hateful for Neji sent a chill down his spine.
That face….
It was her… it was Nawab.
That person who couldn't be killed.
[Current Regression — 1134th Turn]
"I will keep you safe, stay put."
The killer of his parents said and then turned around before rushing towards the Creator Goddess.
What was this?
'No, what the hell?'
Nawab? Why was she here? After so long, why was she suddenly back?!
'How is this even happening?'
With purple hair and red horns, she stood before him in dark metal armor. Her crimson skin and defined muscles suggested she had become a well-trained fighter. Despite her admittedly intimidating presence, her smile indicated something captivating about her, drawing him in.
Her sharp cheekbones and full pink lips added to her striking appearance. The intricate design and matte finish of her armor absorbed the light around her, emphasizing her commanding presence.
Nawab… for sure, that was her.
Neji was expecting to meet her one day again, given she was a Regression and he never got to properly kill her. But…
No, why was she a dragon?
Even so, how could she appear out of his Dragon Domain, when she wasn't a White Dragon?
The purple light, the person that Neji hasn't noticed in his Dragon Domain till now, was her. Something told him that this wasn't just a coincidence.
Something told him that this was a bit bigger than he thought it was.
Lastly,
She regressed over a thousand times. Yet, she hasn't forgotten him. This girl…
Despite their past, Neji wished that the Nawab right now would win against the Goddess. As she ran towards her.
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