Chapter 605: The Devouring King's Gift! 8 Billion Doomsday Points!
[Tatsumaki: What's going on? How did it become a 10-star doomsday?!]
[Ch'en: I don't understand.]
[Kiana: Erza, what's happening on your end?]
[Erza: ...I'm very sorry, I have no idea. Acnologia died, but he turned into a black sphere, and then Ren took that thing away.]
[Shiroyasha: Devouring King... a conceptual infiltration? He's not simple.]
[Esdeath: A 10-star doomsday. Is the enemy's power above Ren's?]
[Silver Wolf: Ren, if you're still alive, say something. Are you causing trouble again?]
[Ren: Still alive. Trouble... Tsk, it's quite complicated.]
[Shiroyasha: Very troublesome?]
[Ren: Heh heh, if there's an existence before me that can casually destroy multiple universes, do you think it's troublesome?]
[Shiroyasha: ...] She rubbed her eyes. Above countless multiple universes? After confirming: [Shiroyasha: You go well. We can burn paper money to mourn you.]
[Ren: ...] Although the King's power before him was expanding, he was sure he would not die. The King never showed any hostility. He merely condensed the power that had permeated the universe in his hand. A moment later, the permeation stopped. His body became ethereal, but the black sphere in his hand had solidified. It left his palm and floated towards Ren.
"This is…" Ren frowned.
The flickering King spoke again. [Take it. This is my gift. It contains the power of the devouring concept that you can bear.]
Ren caught the sphere. "Why?"
[I don't want to be your enemy. This power is my assistance,] he calmly explained. [I have only one request... If you truly become the Lord of Myriad Worlds, weaken the Lord of Transcendence and give her to me... I... must personally annihilate her everything!]
"…" Ren stared. He never imagined the hatred of one supreme being for another would be so deep.
[I hope you are still alive and stronger next time we meet.] After his last words, his body completely disappeared.
All that remained was the conceptual power in Ren's hand.
[Ding! Detected that the Devouring King's gaze has left. Doomsday factors removed, doomsday ended!]
[Ding! Facing this 10-Star doomsday, only group member Ren confronted the Devouring King alone, earning 8 billion doomsday points!]
"Hiss!!!" Ren himself gasped. He stared at the number on the holographic screen, a string of zeros that seemed to stretch into infinity. 8 billion!
The Chat Group erupted into chaos.
[Sakata Gintoki: EIGHT... BILLION?! DID I READ THAT RIGHT? MY EYES MUST BE BROKEN!]
[Ainz: An unimaginable sum... With that, one could likely conquer a world... or perhaps several.]
[Aqua: WAAAAAHHH! IT'S NOT FAIR! I'M DROWNING IN DEBT AND HE'S EARNING BILLIONS?! I QUIT BEING A GODDESS!]
And his gains were not just that. There was also this materialized object.
"Tsk, why do I suddenly feel like I owe someone a favor?" he shook his head. He had no plans for this object. It would take an immense amount of time to absorb. He temporarily threw it into the Doomsday Chat Group's storage.
Doomsday Chat Group… He now felt its mystery even more. His candidate identity was most likely related to it. But he couldn't make sense of it now.
With a thought, he instantly returned to Erza and the others. His sudden appearance startled everyone.
Ren didn't waste words. "Things here are over. I'm going back, and Sylvia-san can go back too."
They had seen that the mission had ended, but both were still astonished by the 8 billion points.
Erza quickly grabbed his arm. "Ren…" Her expression was complex.
He interrupted, "I know what you're going to say." He snapped his fingers.
The next moment, it was as if time flowed backward. From the perspective of the Fairy Tail mages, the world warped. The dust and rubble on the ground lifted into the air, reassembling into familiar walls and rooftops. Shattered windows became whole again. The scent of blood and ash was replaced by the familiar smell of wood and ale.
It wasn't just the town.
"What's going on? Time magic?" they looked on in bewilderment.
Igneel was even more shocked as he murmured, "Life… is returning!" That's right. He could feel it. The faint, extinguished life forces of the townspeople, the guild members who had fallen… they were reigniting, being pulled back from the abyss by an incomprehensible power.
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