In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl.

"She's gotten weaker!"

Rhea displayed overwhelming power, stunning everyone except Roy, who had already witnessed her strength. Roy noticed through his "Intuition" skill that Rhea's oppressive aura had noticeably decreased compared to their previous encounter in the dungeon.

The reason is very simple.

"Dungeon of the Underworld" is Rhea's artifact.

The opponent is inside an artifact called "Netherworld" and will gain amazing power. Roy's luck is also incredibly good. The miraculous "Netherworld Soul Chaser" provides a buff, which in turn amplifies his power by using the Netherworld.

Now, in order to achieve her goal, Rhea is willing to give up her artifacts and come to the surface.

Of course, even if Rhea abandons the artifact and her strength drops from 150% to 100%, she's still at Oceanus's level—not someone an ordinary person can easily defeat. Upward transfer!

Roy's figure was swallowed up by the spatial fluctuations.

In the next instant, Roy appeared out of thin air in front of Rhea's perfectly indifferent face.

Swish!

Roy's elven holy sword gleamed with a blinding crimson light, tearing through the air as it slashed fiercely towards Rhea's long, fair neck. The space trembled wherever the sword passed.

In a flash, a faint ripple crossed Rhea's indifferent eyes as she turned her head away, easily dodging the slash. However, Roy still surprised Rhea, the blade narrowly missing her neck.

With its enhanced abilities, equipment effects, god-slayer status, and Roy's power reaching the limits of human potential, this strike was enough to pierce even a god's defenses. A tiny, fine line, like a strand of hair, appeared on Rhea's flawless neck, oozing a faint golden divine blood. A flicker of anger flashed deep in Rhea's eyes.

At the same time, another explosion came from the ruins.

"Drink!"

Ryu, Tione, Tiona, Algana, Baje, Riveria, Grace, Ota, and Leon, who had reached the limits of their abilities, crawled out from the depths of the buried ruins, covered in blood and covered in wounds.

But in their eyes, the flames of war have not yet died out!

The group charged forward fearlessly, transforming into several resolute and swift streaks of light. Sword energy, axe beams, and magical rays intertwined to form a net that covered everything. "I don't have time to play house with you!" Rhea glared, her phoenix eyes revealing utter indifference.

hum! !

A terrifying, invisible force field suddenly spread out from Rhea's center, and the air instantly became as thick as glue. Ryu, Alphia, and the others who were charging forward felt as if they had crashed into an invisible deep-sea vortex.

Even more horrifying was that Alphia's sonic bombardment, Ryu's Wind of Light, Ota and Leon's afterglow slashes... and all magical attacks, to be precise, abilities related to magic elements, failed!

Absolutely Forbidden Magic Zone!

Actually, this is not a remarkable ability. As long as the gods are present, the magic elements in the air will not pay any attention to humans, because the gods have the highest level of magic affinity, which even immortal spirits cannot match.

Immediately afterwards, Rhea's divine power circulated, and the resulting shockwaves transformed into countless visible, air-distorting ripples that crashed outwards like a tsunami!

boom!boom!boom! !

Alphia, Ota, and the others were once again violently blasted away by the aftershocks of pure divine power, further exacerbating their injuries.

However, they did not die as a result.

The roots of the World Tree emerged, and specks of starlight floated in mid-air, providing healing effects surpassing even the finest elixirs. A vibrant green life force appeared on everyone's bodies, and their physical and mental strength rapidly recovered.

However, the absolute gap between them and the fallen gods was disheartening. Rhea swept through the Orario adventurers in just two moves. In the face of an omnipotent god, all their efforts seemed so powerless.

This outcome would be unacceptable to anyone.

Just when everyone's Dao hearts were nearly shattered, they saw figures still fighting ahead.

Although the wounds he inflicted on Rhea were negligible and his own magic was sealed, Roy was not discouraged. Without stopping, he turned his sword around, the cold light rose again, and an even more fierce attack came at Rhea.

Rhea's attention returned to Roy.

The "Godslayer" skill sent a chill down her spine. Rhea raised a hand, and dark golden divine power formed a massive, tangible hand that deflected Roy's lightning-fast sword strike, the collision creating a surge of turbulent energy.

In an instant, the cold light and the dark gold divine power clashed fiercely, creating a continuous roar and a sweeping energy storm.

"The captain is still fighting, how can I admit defeat!" Tione dragged his tired body forward.

Tiona followed closely behind.

Algana, Bajie, Arisch, Daphne, Cassandra... the girls of the Astrea Familia smiled at each other and took heavy steps, not to mention Ryu and Alphia, who had never wavered.

Loki Familia, Freya Familia, Ganesha Familia, the School District... members of Orario's various Familias roared, challenging the gods, even knowing they would die, to exhaust their opponent's power as much as possible.

Rhea scoffed at the adventurers' resolve, thinking they could defeat her with talk of friendship and bonds? Gods weren't so cheap!

The only thing she cared about was the World Tree.

"You still dare to come out with so little power left!" Rhea realized that the World Tree was providing the adventurers with sustain.

This place has been transformed into an immortal realm by the World Tree!

As long as the adventurers weren't completely obliterated, they could recover quickly, which was terrifying. The World Tree even managed to lash out at Rhea with its vines when it had a chance. With the World Tree's help, the adventurers were at a disadvantage, but their defeat wasn't obvious, and the battle was incredibly intense. Relying on the mobility of its spatial Imperial Arms and the sharpness of "Godslayer," Roy, in coordination with Ryu, was barely able to engage in high-speed offense and defense with Rhea and inflict damage.

The gods hiding in the northern district and the prayer room of Uranus were all deeply shocked by what they saw.

Gods from all over the world gazed into the distance, equally astonished and speechless: Orario hadn't been destroyed yet? In their eyes, with Rhea possessing divine power, the fact that the adventurers and gods of that city could survive even a minute was a testament to their resilience!

But that city is still holding on!

"roar!"

A dozen minutes later, a deep, thunderous roar, filled with a turbid and violent aura, suddenly erupted from the massive fissure in the earth that had burst forth from Rhea to the surface. This sound interrupted the fierce battle.

Rhea stopped and turned her gaze in that direction.

Roy, Ryu, Alphia, and the others got a brief respite, so exhausted they could barely straighten their backs.

In the blink of an eye, a huge, dark hand suddenly grabbed the edge of the crack.

Debris flew everywhere, and the ground trembled!

A colossal figure exuding an aura of ominous destruction crawled out from the depths of the earth, none other than Goliath, the floor master of the seventeenth floor who struck fear into the hearts of countless novice adventurers!

To be precise, it's a mutated Goliath!

At this moment, the Goliath statue was even more imposing, its billowing black aura and ferocious killing intent almost tangible, cracking the earth with every step. Its eyes, burning with a murky red light, were fixed on the figure high in the sky, unleashing roars filled with hatred and destruction. "Roy, my mission is complete!" Hermes's voice rang out, tinged with tears.

Asphie, wearing flying shoes and carrying her god Hermes, flew through the air. She looked helpless as Roy forced her into the underground city and lured the mutated Goliath to the surface. It was too troublesome.

Rhea glanced at the black Goliath, several meters tall, below her. Compared to her own Titan form, which was hundreds of meters high, Goliath seemed so insignificant. A mocking sneer appeared on her face: "Roy, is this your trump card? I'm truly disappointed!"

"This is a method I finally came up with after a lot of trouble, please respect my efforts." Roy shrugged.

Gods are truly immortal and indestructible!

Even with a fatal wound, divine power can heal it. Unlike those useless beings who are sent back to the heavens upon triggering divine power, Rhea can heal her injuries at will! Therefore, Roy did not let the World Tree fight Oceanus to the bitter end, because killing the opponent was a thousand times more difficult than suppressing it! "The black monster will devour you, and then we will defeat the black monster, and the battle will be over!" Roy said in a deep voice. This was the only way to kill a true god!

Rhea's eyes flickered as she gazed at Roy from afar.

"roar!"

Hermes receded into the distance, while the mutated Goliath fixed its sights on the most prominent figure, Rhea, letting out a deafening roar as it advanced step by step. Everyone held their breath, their hearts pounding with tension. Gods were immortal; if the black monster couldn't defeat Rhea, they were truly doomed. Rhea watched the approaching black Goliath. Fallen gods had voluntarily merged into the dungeon, and even using divine power wouldn't create a "divine assassin." Therefore, this was Rhea's first encounter with the black monster. Curious, she raised her crystalline finger, and pure divine power condensed into a dazzling light that shot forth. Whoosh!

The terrifying power of this divine radiance was such that even adventurers at their limit would be instantly annihilated if hit by it. Theoretically, even a Black Goliath who had only reached level 5 after being mutated would not be able to withstand it!

But things are just that incredible.

The divine light struck Black Goliath, but caused no reaction; it vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed. The eyes of everyone who witnessed this widened in disbelief.

Roy's anxious heart calmed down a little; even the black monster could restrain the fallen gods.

"snort!"

Seeing this, Rhea snorted coldly and stopped probing. Her terrifying divine power materialized, forming a fist-sized, sharp-edged, highly compressed cone-shaped stone.

With a loud whooshing sound, the cone-shaped stone transformed into an elusive, dark gold thread, shooting straight towards Goliath, who emanated an ominous black aura. Goliath seemed to sense the deadly threat and attempted to raise his massive arm, shrouded in black mist, to block.

But all its actions were in vain!

The cone-shaped stone ignored the defenses and forcefully pierced through Goliath's black mist and heavy chest.

puff!

Goliath's massive body shuddered violently, its raging roar abruptly ceasing. A two-meter-diameter hole pierced its chest, gushing blood. Most importantly, the magic stone was shattered to pieces!

Centered on that hole, fine cracks spread wildly, covering Goliath's entire body.

boom!

Goliath's massive body, several meters tall, completely disintegrated into lifeless ashes and rock dust before everyone's astonished eyes. Rhea slowly withdrew her fingers, her gaze returning to Roy, her mocking smile deepening: "Looks like it's not immune to pure physical attacks. Who did you say you wanted to devour me?"

The adventurers' hopes have been shattered!

The chill of despair seemed to transform into a ferocious venomous snake, coiling around everyone and penetrating to the very marrow of their bones.

Roy remained unfazed. Despite their best efforts to hold off Rhea and buy time for Hermes and Asphie, the "reinforcements" they brought up (Black Goliath) were instantly killed by Rhea with a wave of her hand.

"My answer hasn't changed!"

Roy's eyes gleamed: "And you just tested me, helping me complete the final test!"

Black Goliath was just an experiment; Roy never expected a mere LV.5 God Assassin to defeat Rhea. It had to be a much more powerful monster! Roy said, "Goddess Rhea, what's about to happen might not make you happy, but I hope you can understand. I have no other choice!"

Roy's voice was so calm, yet it sent a chill down the spines of everyone present, including Ota and the others. What exactly did he want to do? "What is this?"

Rhea's flawless face froze for a moment, a brief and bewildered look of surprise appearing on her face.

The next moment, her pupils contracted to their limit, and in her rage, her features twisted and distorted. Her chilling voice resounded through the sky: "You dare!!" An unprecedentedly violent pressure erupted from Rhea, as if to drag the entire world into an abyss. The leaden clouds in the sky spun wildly, black lightning bolts streaked across the ground, and the earth trembled violently once again.

"I'm going to kill you, I'm definitely going to kill you!!"

Rhea turned her head sharply, her angry eyes fixed on Roy like sharp swords.

Looking at the hysterical Rhea, Roy's lips curled into an extremely manic smile.

Are you the only one who's going crazy?

Roy has never lacked the courage and madness for adventure. If Rhea could come to the surface for her (the dungeon), then he might as well be crazy! Rumble! Rumble!!

Under Roy's control, the dungeon began to collapse from the first floor all the way up to the seventy-ninth floor!

The tremors, comparable to an asteroid impact, reverberated throughout the world, causing the heavens to crumble and the earth to split. Even the underground prayer room at the guild headquarters shook violently. "Why?" Hestia screamed in terror.

Astraea said, "With extensive damage to the floors and the dungeon unable to be repaired in time, monsters called 'Zagnat' will emerge and wipe out all adventurers."

Uranus closed his eyes, sensing the state of the dungeon: "Levels one through seventy-nine are collapsing, while Freya on the Tower of Babel is using her powers on the monsters. The two are influencing each other, and eventually... I can't predict what will happen next."

I was so scared I cried!

The gods were dumbfounded. What kind of monster were Roy and Freya, these two madmen, trying to create? Were they really going to abandon all hope of survival just to deal with Rhea?!

And how did Roy manage to do that?

Damaging one or two floors is one thing, but this is a total of seventy-nine floors collapsing at the same time!