Chapter 275: Fierce Battle, Key to Breaking the Situation

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"Boom! Crash!"

The feet of the metallic titan trampled upon the summit of the illusory giant tree, condensed by the Corrupting Scourge upon the Devourer of Worlds' body. The unimaginable kinetic energy ground it to pieces instantly, sending translucent shards flying in all directions as the Iron King Bogur slammed violently down onto the Devourer of Worlds' form.

"Creeeeak!"

That weight beyond comprehension smashed straight down upon the Devourer of Worlds, which had been clinging to the Tree of Life to carry out its process of corruption, bringing it crashing down.

The limbs and fleshy blood vessels connecting the Devourer of Worlds to the Tree of Life burst and collapsed, raining down like a torrential storm upon the Iron King Bogur, who had already stepped on the Devourer of Worlds and plummeted below.

"Rumble!"

Descending from the heavens while trampling the Devourer of Worlds, the combined weight of the two titans crashed onto the earth, causing the very foundations upon which Lyahaim was built to shake and tremble.

The ground cratered deeply, and the massive pit gouged into the earth was instantly filled with the foul, putrid bodily fluids flowing from the crushed carcass of the Devourer of Worlds.

A torrent of life force surged and washed across the body of the Devourer of Worlds. The section of its body pinned beneath the feet of the Iron King Bogur autonomously decomposed and severed itself, only to be supported by the rushing tide of life force and rewoven back together within a few seconds.

Rearing its body high into the air, showing not a single trace of injury, the Devourer of Worlds turned its mouthparts and countless limbs toward the metallic titan beside it, tearing at it aggressively.

"Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom! Boom!"

A heavy, indescribable ignition sound echoed as something inside the Iron King Bogur was activated. Then, after a brief delay, fire erupted at full power, unleashing its thrust to the absolute limit in the opposite direction.

Upon the Iron King's fist, flames burst forth with blinding brilliance, accelerating that tremendously heavy iron fist to a terrifying velocity in an incredibly short span of time, swinging violently toward the rushing Devourer of Worlds.

A collision of metal and flesh, a masterpiece of the dwarves—the iron fist of the Iron King Bogur won an overwhelming victory.

"Boom, squelch!"

No different from striking a clay pot filled with filth, the Iron King's fist, propelled by rocket fire, collided unreservedly with the incoming Devourer of Worlds.

There was no divine might, no magic, not even battle aura—just a pure alchemical creation, pure physical

Dwarf Toby explained the intricacies of the Iron King to Sieg, whose eyes flickered with a subtle intensity. The Iron King represented far more than mere brute force; the technology woven into its frame stirred a profound fascination within him.

As Toby’s voice trailed off, the Iron King initiated its next maneuver—a tactical decision that left the dwarf trembling with exhilaration.

Faced with the impossibly resilient World Eater, the Iron King made its choice: a full-output discharge, intended to annihilate the colossal worm in one final, cataclysmic strike.

"Clang!"

The chest plating fell away, revealing the inner workings of the Iron King—a reactor core, surrounded by a labyrinth of mechanical structures and magical circuits, pulsing with boundless power.

Seeing the Iron King voluntarily shed its armor, the World Eater did not hesitate. It raised its Corruptor, life force surging into the weapon. A beam of devastating energy began to charge; it sought to destroy this behemoth that had so foolishly exposed its own heart.

Yet, high above the World Eater’s head, three rings of violet electrical arcs abruptly manifested.

From top to bottom, descending in size, these three rings of purple thunder—the supreme manifestation of gravity magic—crushed down upon the World Eater with terrifying, suffocating weight.

Around the Iron King’s reactor, mechanical components shifted, locking into place with intricate, glowing runes. They filled the void left by the fallen armor, causing the Iron King’s massive silhouette to appear slightly more compact.

As these components formed a complete magic circle and drew an overcharged surge of energy from the reactor, blinding violet arcs of gravity magic crackled to life. The Iron King’s presence, already enough to make one kneel, ascended to a new, terrifying tier.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

Every movement of the World Eater was shattered by the gravity rings above. An endless, crushing pressure pinned the creature to the earth.

Limbs burst, flesh turned to sludge, and the massive body was driven deep into the ground, its coiled form forced to collapse upon itself, destroying its own mass, unable to stir an inch.

Then, from the outer layer of the reactor, a sphere of light emerged—so brilliant it threatened to banish all darkness from the world. It grew steadily, guided by the alchemical structures toward the center of the Iron King’s chest.

"The Finality of Extinction."

Toby whispered the name of the attack. It was a requiem, a song of total annihilation: pin the enemy with gravity until they are frozen, then unleash a torrent of horrific energy to erase them from existence.

Within ten seconds, the sphere expanded to the size of the reactor itself. A miniature sun hovered before the Iron King, blindingly radiant. Sieg and Toby were forced to squint, shielding their eyes. The reactor’s own glow dimmed, its energy now entirely funneled into the orb.

The Iron King’s release mechanism pushed the sphere forward. It drifted at a deceptively slow pace toward the pinned World Eater. The scorching sun touched the immobile creature, and in that instant, the destructive power within was unleashed.

A pillar of pure energy—not fire, but raw, obliterating force—erupted into the sky. Everything surrounding the World Eater was vaporized: the ruins, the earth, the air, and even the ambient magical energies were reduced to nothingness.

The energy came in a flash and vanished just as quickly. Where the World Eater had once stood, only a molten crater remained. Magma bubbled, and crystalline glass radiated outward for thousands of meters. The World Eater appeared to have been utterly annihilated.

"Did... did it work?"

Wang Yu, observing from a distance, spoke with a hint of awe. This titan of iron and gold was truly formidable.

"No, not yet. There’s a reaction underground. That’s the root network of the World Tree!"

Aivya, eyes locked on the data streaming from her Perfect Fractal lens, gave a grim rebuttal.

"Damn it, the Corrupted Earth!"

Wang Yu understood instantly, cursing under his breath.

The World Eater was not dead. During the corruption of the World Tree and Liahim, the rot had seeped deep into the soil. The root network was surely tainted, providing the World Eater a sanctuary to reform its body using its inexhaustible life force.

As if to confirm his fears, the Corruptor burst from the scorched, blackened crater. A beam of crimson light swept across the Iron King, which stood momentarily sluggish, drained by its massive expenditure of energy.

The Iron King’s attack was powerful, but it could not purge the vast, subterranean web of corruption. This gave the World Eater the opening it needed to anchor its life force into the earth.

A tide of vitality surged, allowing the World Eater to reshape itself beneath the surface before launching a vicious counterattack.

The crimson beam sheared through the Iron King’s shoulder armor. An explosion blossomed, the destructive force tearing into the vulnerable neck. In a single stroke, the Iron King’s majestic helmet and head were ripped from its frame.

"Boom!"

The Iron King’s body shuddered, its head tumbling to the ground just as the World Eater erupted from the earth.

"Hahahaha! How pathetic! Wait, what!?"

In the void, the devil of distortion roared with laughter at the sight of the fallen head.

But his smile froze, replaced by the first look of genuine shock since his scheme began.

The Iron King, which he assumed had been decapitated and defeated, stood motionless for a heartbeat before its headless body simply reached down and retrieved its fallen head.

With a sudden, violent swing, the Iron King hurled the head at the World Eater, slamming into the worm’s rising body and knocking it back to the ground.

"How could they possibly know! That head is just a decoration! Who would put a fragile control core in such an obvious place? Damn it, this worm is too persistent! If 'The Finality of Extinction' couldn't kill it, what possibly could?"

Toby shouted in frustration under Sieg’s astonished gaze, complaining about the creature’s tenacity.

Indeed, the head was little more than a decoy, housing only a secondary beam weapon.

The true control core was located in the Iron King’s heel.

The headless Iron King and the World Eater remained locked in a stalemate. The Iron King was still in decent condition—aside from a thirty percent energy drain and the loss of a minor weapon, it was fully operational, with plenty of armaments yet to be deployed.

However, the situation was deteriorating. The Iron King could not finish the World Eater, and the World Eater had the power to damage the Iron King.

If this dragged on, the World Eater would eventually destroy the dwarf’s masterpiece, and Liahim and the World Tree would be lost to the rot.

"Wait... the World Eater’s body was completely destroyed. It resurrected from underground. That means all its organs were obliterated. The entity reborn from that life force is an entirely new individual."

"But even if the physical form is destroyed, its source of life force remains intact. It continues to provide an endless supply. That means the organ storing that life force cannot be a physical entity."

"By that logic, it must exist in a space outside of its body, similar to the space where Mr. Sieg’s dragon form resides. Only by destroying that source can we truly kill the World Eater."

Aivya’s mind raced. She stared at the resurrected World Eater, realizing that direct physical destruction was a dead end. She had caught a glimpse of something vital.

She rapidly adjusted the parameters of her Perfect Fractal lens, inputting the data she had once gathered from the space containing Sieg’s dragon form as a variable.

As the process completed, a bubble-like anomaly appeared in her right eye’s field of vision, hovering around the massive worm.

Inside, a turbulent, endless ocean of green energy swirled. Aivya knew instantly: this was the life force the World Eater had hoarded over decades.

The girl smiled, tapped her lens, and shared the feed with Wang Yu. The key to breaking the stalemate had finally appeared.