Syd observed silently.
So far, the situation had been similar to the last time. The primary difference was that the power of Sunlight was stronger and had dissipated the red energy beam from the Celestial Judgmenter Arisem more quickly.
However, in the next moment, Syd saw a different scene unfold.
As Sunlight dissipated the red energy beam, it directly illuminated Arisem.
As before, an invisible barrier began to form against the Sunlight.
At this moment, Syd, cloaked in black, spoke.
"Light!"
In an instant, the area within a range of twenty-seven or twenty-eight kilometers was bathed in radiant light.
A bright area appeared above the atmosphere.
The next moment, this light vanished, converging into a beam the width of a finger, and surged towards Arisem with unimaginable speed.
Boom!
The beam of light combined with Sunlight, attacking and breaking down the invisible barrier around Arisem.
This time, Arisem's surprise was even more pronounced than before. He was clearly taken aback by the existence of such a powerful force on Earth.
Of course, despite his astonishment, he did not take it too seriously, as this alone was not enough to break the barrier he had set.
Indeed, before long, the unexpected Earth entity's energy was nearing exhaustion.
The beam of light began to dim...
Sunlight faded...
Although the barrier dissipated more than last time, it was still far from enough.
Syd noticed this and, as Arisem prepared to finish him off with a larger red energy beam, Syd exhausted the last of his potential and light energy to utter a curse.
"From this moment on, light shall be distant from you!"
The mysterious voice, imbued with a special rhythm like a truth rule, echoed as the red energy beam approached him.
The Divine Body began to disintegrate.
Skin, muscle, bone...
Golden blood scattered...
Eventually, just like last time, he disappeared into the red energy beam.
However, unlike before, while he perished, everything transformed into a curse—a divine curse!
In this situation, the curse placed at the moment of death was almost certain to come to fruition!
Boom! The red energy beam, like before, pierced through the American continent, causing tectonic shifts.
While the people on Earth were stunned and amazed by how easily the terrifying Messiah was dealt with, Arisem, the Celestial Judgmenter, had lost interest in everything.
As the Earth entity vanished, an anomaly occurred in Arisem.
Unconsciously, the light disappeared from his vision.
His vast, fiery red body was gradually turning pitch black. All light had vanished from him.
Color comes from light, and without light, there is no color...
Naturally, his body lost all color, becoming as black as a black hole, with no light reflecting from him.
The light nearby rejected and repelled him, as if opposing forces, light avoiding him...
It was as if his very nature was incapable of reflecting light, and thus, it was all as it should be.
However, the most severe issue was that he could no longer perceive any colors when observing things.
All colors and hues on objects were refusing to be seen by him!
This caused his vision to rapidly become pitch black, rendering him unable to see anything.
Syd, observing the scene, clearly sensed Arisem's astonishment and anger.
"Ant!"
Raging energy surged around him.
Clearly, Syd's curse before death had disgusted Arisem, making him extremely angry.
Moreover, the curse seemed difficult to easily remove?
It was reminiscent of curses cast by abstract deities like the Goddess of Death or Eternity—very troublesome.
Arisem found it unbelievable.
How could such a minor Earth entity cast a curse of this level?
At this moment, Syd's vision blurred, and the alley scene reappeared before him.
Seeing this, Syd smirked slightly, feeling quite satisfied.
Although he hadn't succeeded in repelling Arisem, he had managed to provoke and display more expressions from the previously disdainful Judgmenter.
Most importantly, he had managed to thoroughly disgust him.
While it was uncertain if the curse would eventually be lifted, at least it would annoy Arisem for a while.
With that thought, Syd refocused on improving his strength.
From this death vision, it was clear his power was still insufficient.
The Celestial Judgmenter Arisem could appear at any time, and facing him with his current strength would result in certain death!
He didn't want to end up like the death vision, merely annoying the opponent even after death.
At this moment, Syd thought of something and lamented, "It's a pity that Bader's unlocking progress is too low. Otherwise, the situation might have been different..."
Not to mention other new divine abilities, just the ability to make light disappear and the sun lose its heat after death would have been quite infuriating.
"I wonder when I'll obtain such traits?" Syd wondered aloud.
While he was contemplating, S.H.I.E.L.D. was also busy.
Just recently, they detected a massive release of abnormal energy at a certain location.
"What's going on?" Director Nick Fury frowned and inquired.
Looking at the data on the screen, he felt a vague sense of alarm.
What could release such massive energy?
"Sir, the energy data indicates that the energy released at that location is very similar to the energy released by the Cosmic Cube during the New York battle."
A staff member calculating the data replied.
What?
Nick Fury's eyes widened in astonishment.
"Is the Cosmic Cube releasing energy, or...?"
"What is that white-clad hero doing?"
Nick Fury had not forgotten that the Cosmic Cube and the Mind Stone had been seized by the white-clad hero during the New York battle.
He suspected that the recent energy anomaly might be due to the use of the Cosmic Cube or the Mind Stone by the same individual.
Or perhaps, the so-called Aether particles?
...
While Nick Fury was puzzled and alarmed, Syd's attention was entirely on improving his strength.
(End of Chapter)