The next day, Su Cheng arrived at the designated coordinates provided by Kaelen—a remote, stabilized rift on the edge of Chaos God City that shimmered like a tear in reality. Kaelen was already there, his expression as calm and analytical as ever. He was flanked by ten believers, each one clad in form-fitting obsidian armor that seemed to drink the light. They were silent, their auras cold and empty. These were Kaelen's elite void believers, all at the peak of the epic rank.
"Punctual," Kaelen stated, nodding slightly. "My forces are prepared."
"As are mine," Su Cheng replied. With a single thought, a swirling silver portal opened beside him. From it, five figures of immense power emerged, their combined auras so overwhelming that Kaelen's void believers instinctively took a step back, their silent composure finally cracking. The sheer diversity and raw power were staggering: the holy light of Sophia, the earthen weight of Mundun, the absolute zero of Zakoff, the searing heat of Kalis, and the divine-demonic majesty of Gedo.
Kaelen's void-like eyes widened for a fraction of a second, the only sign of his surprise. "Five quasi-divine believers," he murmured, his analytical mind processing the data. "Your strength is even greater than the rumors suggest. It seems my calculations were correct. You are the only one who could provide the necessary force."
"Your confidence in your strategy is high," Su Cheng noted, his gaze fixed on the shimmering rift. "To risk trading a unique treasure on a theory."
"It is not a theory; it is a conclusion based on data," Kaelen corrected him, his tone flat. "The Void Devourer is a creature of singular nature—the void. It cannot process conflicting, primal realities simultaneously. The risk is not in the strategy, but in the execution. Your Saints must strike as one. If their timing is even a fraction of a second off, the attack will fail, and the creature will become aware of our tactic. We will only have one chance at a coordinated strike."
"My believers are prepared," Su Cheng said with confidence. "They will not fail."
Without further pleasantries, Kaelen turned to the rift. "The Void Devourer resides within this pocket dimension. Once we enter, it will perceive us as a threat. We must act quickly."
He stepped through the shimmering portal, his believers following in perfect silence. Su Cheng gestured, and his Saints entered, before he followed them through.
They emerged into a realm of pure chaos. There was no ground, no sky, only an endless expanse of swirling purple and black void energy that hummed with a low, oppressive frequency. Chunks of shattered reality drifted aimlessly like dead asteroids. Floating in the center of this dimension was the beast itself—the Void Devourer. It was a colossal, planetoid-sized creature of shifting shadows, its surface pocked with countless maws that opened and closed, gnawing on the very fabric of nothingness and pulling the ambient energy into its core.
"As we discussed," Kaelen's voice was calm, cutting through the oppressive silence. "My forces will demonstrate its abilities. Observe."
He gave a silent command. His ten epic-rank void believers shot forward, moving as one silent, cohesive unit. They fanned out, creating a perfect semi-circle around a portion of the beast. They raised their hands, and the void energy of the dimension coalesced around them, forming concentrated lances of pure, anti-matter blackness. With a unified thrust, the lances were unleashed. They didn't fly; they simply ceased to exist in one place and reappeared directly in front of the beast, striking true and tearing massive, silent holes in the creature's shadowy form.
For a moment, it seemed like a devastating attack. But before the lances of void energy had even fully dissipated, the holes swirled like ink in water and seamlessly reformed, leaving no trace of damage. The Void Devourer didn't even seem to notice the assault, one of its many maws lazily swallowing a piece of drifting debris.
"Its regeneration is absolute against attacks of a singular nature," Kaelen stated, his point proven. "Now, Christon Al. It is your turn. On my mark, have your Saints attack its central mass simultaneously."
Su Cheng nodded, his divine sense relaying the complex instructions to his believers. "Mundun, Zakoff, Sophia, Kalis—on my signal. Synchronize your attacks to the rhythm I am sending you. There is no room for error."
The four Saints moved into position, forming a massive diamond formation around the colossal beast, their diverse energies beginning to flare.
"Now!" Kaelen commanded.
At that instant, four overwhelming streams of power erupted. Mundun roared, and a torrent of massive, razor-sharp rock shards, each the size of a small mountain, shot forth, imbued with the unyielding laws of the earth. Zakoff's two heads bellowed, blasting a beam of absolute-zero frost that left a trail of frozen space-time in its wake, attempting to lock the very atoms of the beast in place. Sophia's horn glowed with blinding intensity as she fired a concentrated spear of pure, sun-like holy light, a concept utterly anathema to the void's emptiness. Kalis inhaled deeply and spewed forth a river of searing, white-hot draconic flame, so hot it seemed to burn the void itself.
The four attacks, each representing a different fundamental nature—Earth, Ice, Holy, and Fire—weaved through the void and struck the Void Devourer in the exact same spot at the exact same time.
For the first time, the creature reacted. A deafening, psychic shriek of pain echoed through the dimension, a sound of pure agony that caused even Kaelen's stoic believers to stumble. The area where the four attacks converged did not regenerate. Instead, the conflicting energies created a violent, chaotic reaction, tearing a stable, festering wound in the creature's form. The shadowy flesh sizzled and froze, burned and was purified, unable to restore itself.
The Devourer, enraged, began to thrash wildly. Its countless maws opened in unison, and from them, it unleashed a tsunami of raw void energy in every direction.
"Defensive positions!" Kaelen yelled, his believers forming a shield of void energy that absorbed a portion of the blast.
Su Cheng's forces reacted instantly. Mundun stomped forward, raising a colossal wall of evolved earth to shield the others. Sophia's holy domain flared, weakening the chaotic energy that passed through the wall, while Kalis and Zakoff unleashed their own elemental breaths to counter the wave. The combined forces weathered the storm, holding their ground against the creature's death throes.
"My analysis was correct!" Kaelen exclaimed, a hint of triumph in his voice. "The conflicting natures are preventing its regeneration! Now, the final blow to its core before it can adapt!"
Su Cheng's golden eyes glinted. The wound was the key. He focused his will on his most powerful believer, who had been waiting patiently for this exact moment.
"Gedo," he commanded, his voice echoing with divine authority. "It's your turn. End this."