"Halloween Queen, and all of you… this is all because you forced me!"
Judas stared madly at his remaining half of the Holy Son Spirit Status, which continued to crumble.
The corner of his mouth slowly twisted into a grin. He burned his Spirit Status without care and roared.
"I only wanted to reclaim the Spirit Status that was taken from me. Why must you block my path?"
"Why?"
With that roar, he shattered the Bible in his hand, destroying his Spirit Status.
The once pristine white pages slowly turned black, scattering and falling from the sky.
In an instant, Judas's eyes turned blood-red. His gaze toward the Halloween Queen was tinged with indescribable madness.
This change left the Halloween Queen both confused and with a bad premonition.
Even before she could react, a change occurred.
"Is this Host Master Authority?"
Indra said in shock from the separated Outer Gate 7777.
Thanks to the Halloween Queen's special care, Indra, Aslan, and Prithvi were now lifted by Ymir.
They could observe the entire battlefield from a spectator's perspective. Of course, this was also because the Halloween Queen allowed them to share part of Ymir's viewpoint.
Otherwise, in a Two-Digit confrontation, even Indra had no qualification to watch.
However, Indra had once stood on the threshold of crossing that boundary. His knowledge was still sufficient to observe the battlefield situation.
"What's going on? Can Host Master Authority still be effective against Two-Digits?"
Aslan asked, utterly confused. He also possessed Host Master Authority—almost all gods and Buddhas above Four-Digit had it.
But Host Master Authority was merely permission to pull one's existence probability to one hundred percent, double the Spirit Status, and fully radiate the Spirit Status with Little Garden's Central Core's approval.
However, Two-Digits were, in a sense, on par with Little Garden's Central Core. Host Master Authority had no effect on them beyond creating slight home-field advantage.
"No, this is simulating Shiroyasha's Host Master Authority."
Indra shook his head and explained.
After all, he was an elder active from the dawn of time to now, holding a high position. He was one of Little Garden's Central Core founders and had nearly crossed the boundary between Two-Digit and Three-Digit.
Indra's knowledge was still quite good.
As everyone knew, the current Shiroyasha—even in the Upper Layers in her normal state—only had ordinary Three-Digit level, though she was a Sun God among Three-Digits.
The glory of the former Geocentric Theory was long gone.
But if that were all, the gods wouldn't need to be so wary of Shiroyasha. A Three-Digit Sun God was strong but not fear-inducing.
The real reason Shiroyasha was feared was her Host Master Authority.
Once released, her Spirit Status would swell infinitely, reaching the peak of the former Geocentric Theory era.
"But isn't this due to Shiroyasha's special identity? She is the Star Spirit of the Primordial Star."
In fact, Shiroyasha's special identity was no secret to certain ancient existences.
Especially to Indra, one of Little Garden's founders—he could almost be said to have witnessed Shiroyasha's birth.
It was just that Shiroyasha's birth was an accident no one anticipated.
Even the Geocentric Theory Spirit Status was given to prevent Shiroyasha from discovering her true identity.
Almost everyone had an agreement: Shiroyasha must never realize her true identity.
Shiroyasha's identity was special—she could return to her peak relying on Host Master Authority—but other Two-Digits were vaguely rejected by Little Garden's Central Core.
It was nearly impossible for them to enjoy Shiroyasha's treatment.
"That's correct."
Indra looked at Aslan with slight surprise.
(Did the Halloween Queen even tell this kid such a secret?)
(Wait? No, this kid's popcorn looks familiar.)
(Hmm, even the taste is exactly the same.)
Indra felt he had realized some truth. His gaze toward the Halloween Queen grew stranger.
(No, are the Queen and Shiroyasha playing this complicatedly?)
"But Judas—he can make himself special. He's not just simulating Host Master Authority; he's even simulating Little Garden."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Halloween Queen might be in trouble next."
A hard-to-detect worry flashed in Indra's eyes.
As someone who once grasped the truth of victory, he vaguely saw victory tilting toward Judas.
However, he also saw Judas's current state. Judas now was no different from him.
He had originally separated his Spirit Status to protect the Indian Pantheon from the Last Trial of Mankind, Kali Yuga.
On the other hand, Judas overused his truth and Spirit Status to simulate Shiroyasha's Host Master Authority release.
If no accident occurred, after this battle ended, Judas should fall from Two-Digit position.
No—more accurately, he already had.
The current Judas was an arrow at the end of its flight.
By burning his Spirit Status without care and using the truth once condensed by Jesus—
The world time he created reversed. The sun set in the west and rose in the east.
Creatures, humans, fish, birds, sky, earth, clouds, light—all originally created—vanished.
Instead, an indescribable, inexplicable existence was born from endless chaos.
It stepped forward. Apep and the Sun God Ra summoned by the Halloween Queen melted like wax figures under the sun.
"Insane, truly insane."
The Halloween Queen couldn't help but curse.
(Is it worth it? Fighting to this extent, even falling from Two-Digit Spirit Status, just to defeat me?)
(This Judas is truly sacrificing his Spirit Status to fully fall from Two-Digit, preferring to lose his truth, burning everything.)
(Simulating Shiroyasha using Host Master Authority, and with this summoning the Two-Digit Monotheistic God.)
(Holy Spirit, Father, Son, Most Holy Trinity, Omniscient and Omnipotent, Monotheistic God, Yahweh.)
(This is no longer just teaching Judas a lesson. Judas truly wants to kill me—kill me without care.)
Though the Halloween Queen was a Sun Star Spirit, at this moment she also felt a life-and-death crisis.
Next was a true Two-Digit battle—a fight that might result in death.
"#####"
Incomprehensible, unknowable, unpronounceable sounds emerged from the Halloween Queen's mouth.
The next second, her Spirit Status fully bloomed. Her Spirit Status swelled infinitely.
She used six Sun Authorities, summoning her future self—who had obtained all Sun Authorities, becoming a true Sun Star Spirit, a true Two-Digit.
The current Halloween Queen—aside from Shiroyasha releasing Host Master Authority and returning to Geocentric Theory—had no rival.
"No effect?"
The Halloween Queen, having launched her strongest attack, stared at the summoned Monotheistic God Yahweh before her. She opened her mouth, slightly in disbelief.
"Is this what true Omniscience and Omnipotence is called?"
The Halloween Queen smiled bitterly. She seemed to understand why there was an omnipotence paradox in Little Garden.
Limited Omniscience and Omnipotence was entirely different from absolute Omniscience and Omnipotence.
Though the Halloween Queen's current Spirit Status far exceeded the summoned Yahweh, she couldn't impact Yahweh at all.
Yahweh erased her attacks in ways she couldn't comprehend—simply because he was Omniscient and Omnipotent.
Though the summoned Yahweh had only one hundred-millionth the power of the true Monotheistic God, it was something the Halloween Queen couldn't oppose.
One hundred-millionth of Omniscience and Omnipotence was still Omniscience and Omnipotence.
On the other side, Judas's main body attacked where Aslan and the others were.
The young priest surrounded by angels opened his clear eyes and stared at Aslan.
"Hand it over—the Last King's Spirit Status."
"I hope I don't have to say it a second time."
"Arthur, you don't want something to happen to your Queen, do you?"
Hearing that, the corner of Aslan's mouth couldn't help but twitch twice.
(No, Judas, aren't you Jewish?)
(Where did you learn this Japanese-style speech?)
"I'll repeat—the Last King's Spirit Status isn't mine. I'm only holding it temporarily."
Aslan said very seriously, while covering Indra and Prithvi—who had somehow sneaked behind Judas.
"However, if you want it, take it yourself."
Aslan stood and said casually.
After all, whether this thing was real or fake depended entirely on his decision.
Now was the time to end it. Aslan slightly narrowed his eyes, looking far toward the Halloween Queen confronting Yahweh but already being pushed back.
The Monotheistic God—an existence not tolerated by Little Garden.
If not for the chaos layer outside limiting Little Garden's Central Core perception, the Winds of Decadence should have blown when Judas tried to summon.
Now Little Garden's Central Core had given him a mandate—to eliminate the Omniscience and Omnipotence bug of the Monotheistic God.
"The Last King's position is occupied by the virtuous."
Feeling he would get what he wanted, Judas was in a very good mood.
He even used an ancient Chinese proverb.
He reached out, thrust his hand into Aslan's chest, and took the Last King's Spirit Status temporarily placed in Arthur's body.
After laughing heartily, he fused the Last King's Spirit Status into himself.
Judas closed his eyes, feeling the Spirit Status change after merging with the Last King.
"How is this possible? No change at all?"
PU-CHI!
One sword and one spear pierced Judas's body. He widened his eyes, staring at Aslan in disbelief.
He couldn't understand—why the thing he pursued at the cost of everything was just a fabricated fake.