A black hole, in modern general relativity, is a celestial body that exists in the Universe.
The gravitational pull of a black hole is so immense that the escape velocity within its event horizon exceeds the speed of light.
Therefore, "a black hole is a celestial body where spacetime curvature is so great that light cannot escape from its event horizon."
For such an astronomical existence with physics +10, Terra is truly too small; unless superluminal engines are developed in the future, it will be impossible to interact with them in this lifetime.
However, for Great Ones, a form of life that transcends common sense, so-called physical constants can be broken.
If the Star God's authority includes the Universe and the starry sky, then... black holes are also within His jurisdiction.
"Enough, this world is not worth lingering in! Moon! Ocean! You are nothing but pawns deceived by the world! I smell your greedy stench, you want to devour me, good, come on! I will make you all perish with me!"
Wings made of bones and torn flesh flapped continuously in the air, and a pitch-black vortex continuously formed in the giant beast's chest.
The radiance around the Knights was all sucked away, and the black hole also began to frantically absorb the surrounding air, not even sparing the Ore energy within it.
All around, in the vast illusion of the Universe, the flickering stars began to be rapidly drawn into the black hole in the Star God's chest.
"So, don't call me Moon, the Blood Moon Queen is a goddess, I'm neither a woman nor a Great One, and you, why are you trying to self-destruct again?!"
Cutting off yet another tentacle lunging at him, Goki looked at the Star God, who was gradually floating, like a giant tree, spreading Its tentacles like branches.
Goki had already led the girls away from the Star God's body and returned to the deeply furrowed ground, which had completely lost its neatness, as if hundreds of Skadis had rolled over it.
There was no other way; the Great One's entire upper body was pressed against the alloy ceiling, leaving no room for people to stand.
Of course, the so-called "black hole" was merely a vortex mimicked by the Star God.
Goki's current body was not being pulled by it, indicating that this "black hole" could not swallow solid objects, but rather continuously devoured the surrounding Ore energy.
However, Goki noticed that this scene was almost identical to the precursor of the Celestial Envoy's Inflation self-destruction (expansion and self-destruction) from a long time ago.
The lives of kin like the Celestial Envoy belonged to the Great Ones; the Gods did not care about their lives or deaths.
For such expendable beings, self-destruction was a common occurrence.
It was precisely for this reason that in Yharnam, both divine kin and divine believers were fearless madmen, rushing towards Goki in droves, essentially seeking death.
But Great Ones were different; they were unique supreme beings.
Every Great One instinctively craved reproduction, for the sake of ensuring their own survival, not truly possessing any parental love.
Simply put, no one cherished their life more than a Great One; even the God of Burning Wind, that brute, dared to weaken Himself, mostly because He was certain no other God would dare to bother Him.
But now, Goki, feeling the continuously gathering energy in the divine body beneath his feet, was absolutely certain that the Star God—was actually trying to self-destruct?!
How could this be? She had just gained Her freedom!
Sealed by the Knight King for hundreds of years, yet the first thing she did upon waking was to commit suicide—this made no sense!
Could it be that the divine authority representing madness, coupled with hundreds of years of sealed life, had truly driven the God's own mind insane?
Compared to this, the Daughter of the Cosmos was much more optimistic than the Star God—she was abandoned on a planet by her own kin, yet she continuously strived to return to the Universe with the help of the Choir; she seemed very positive in every way.
"The life of a God is extraordinarily tenacious, and it is currently night.
If She can use this self-destruction to destroy the structure of the mobile city and reach the starry sky above, then perhaps She will quickly recover Her strength—pure Ore energy cannot help Her recover, but for this city, it would be a disaster."
Perceiving the flow of Ore energy, Shining, who was holding Nightingale beside Goki, calmly explained.
"Then we must stop Her.
If the directional inference is correct, directly above us is the Central Grand Arena, where tens of thousands of spectators are staying—Brother Goki, I'll listen to you!"
Although initially startled by the twisted creature beneath her feet, Margaret's sense of responsibility as a Knight quickly suppressed her astonishment.
Just now, she had successfully covered Nightingale, who was using Sacred Domain, with her shield and warhammer, smashing countless Mind-suckers' skulls.
Of course, Zofia, last season's top eight contestant, and Maria, who had practiced with her sister since childhood and never let her fundamentals slip, were not to be outdone.
The three—sisters and aunt-niece—worked together, creating a complete safe zone.
From a Tournament Knight champion to a true Knight protecting the people, Margaret's mental transformation was almost instantaneous.
Margaret didn't need to understand the stories of the so-called "Great Ones" like Brother Goki and Nona Shining; she only knew that if this monstrous thing got on top of the mobile city, it would surely be a disaster.
Hearing their words, Goki also nodded.
"Yes, the reason doesn't matter; let's just assume She wants to blow open the upper deck—no matter what, we have to take Her down here."
Holding the Geiger counter Kal'tsit had given him, and listening to the warning beeps that were almost a continuous line, Goki knew that no matter what the Star God was thinking, he only had one way to respond.
Completely eliminate Her before She self-destructs or establishes a connection with the starry sky.
According to Kal'tsit's calculations, the Celestial Envoy's self-destruction would be enough to cause oripathy in everyone in Columbia's high-tech development zone.
And He was merely a Great One's kin that the Director had accidentally brought back while exploring this tomb ruin.
"I really should let the Director come and see—never mind, she'd blame herself to death."
If a Great One really exploded, for whatever reason, no matter how weak She was... let alone Kazimierz getting a million infected, people on this world would probably experience for the first time what a weapon of mass destruction was—this would be like detonating a nuclear bomb.
"So, for this charge, we must rush through that black hole and go straight to Her core, destroying the integrity of the Star God's Spell—in short, don't let Her have an easy time!"
Now, beside Goki, Margaret and Skadi stood ready, covered in Shining's Dogma Field Shields.
In the distance, members of the Silverlance Pegasus Knights and Old Man Marse, before their stamina reached its limit, had cleared a space on the tentacle-ridden ground in a short time—a space for accelerating their charge.
And beside Goki, several girls looked at him, Skadi, and Margaret with grave expressions.
Now, the three of them were about to launch a group charge, rushing into the God's energy core that Nightingale had already pinpointed.
While charging was clearly what Old Man Marse and these professional Knights excelled at, it was precisely because this old man was so formidable that he had to bear the heavy responsibility of suppressing the Star God.
As for the Knight King, being the most familiar with the Star God's attack methods, she also contributed the other half of the effort—still, no one knew who this inexplicably powerful Knight truly was.
And Goki and Skadi were the experts at dealing with Great Ones, and the Knight who cooperated best with the two of them was Margaret alone.
"Ha, the moment I first saw you, I knew you bastard would definitely trick Margaret into this foolish state she's in now, and now she has to go risk her life with you—if I hadn't learned the combat style of a Crusader Knight, I would never have let her go with you."
Zofia stood in front of Goki, punching his chest, her tone full of displeasure, but her brows showed deep worry, while Maria was full of confidence in them.
"It's okay, Big Sister and Brother Goki are the strongest!"
Despite saying this, the tails of the two little horses wagged at the same frequency, clearly unable to hide some tension.
Noticing the aunt and niece's nervousness, Goki gently patted their heads, comforting them slightly.
"Don't worry, I'll bring Margaret back safely.
If there's enough time, we might even make it to the celebration banquet tonight."
"Hmph... don't die, your outstanding payment for hiring me hasn't been settled yet.
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