The spatial tide that had barely been stabilized earlier suddenly broke loose again.
Now it surged wildly like a runaway horse.
And the destruction it caused was far worse than before.
If the previous chaos had been like a mad bull rampaging around, then now it was more like bulldozers smashing through everything in their path.
In just a moment, Kly'bn's expression shifted repeatedly.
He immediately realized that the situation was beyond saving.
The next instant, he made a decision that caused his heart to ache.
The divine power that had been burning intensely around him suddenly vanished.
He lowered both hands, completely abandoning his resistance against the spatial tide.
Then he quickly opened a spatial portal.
With a flash, he stepped through it and disappeared from his divine domain.
At that same moment, Lucas suddenly felt the pressure around him lighten.
The sudden change almost caused him to lose control of the spatial energy he had been struggling to manage.
"What just happened?" Lucas muttered in confusion.
[Hmm… that guy actually abandoned his divine domain. What kind of move is that?]
Blood Butcher's voice sounded both puzzled and astonished.
Lucas was speechless.
The guy had been incredibly decisive.
He had abandoned something as important as his divine domain just to save his own life.
Even though Lucas didn't fully understand the precise function of a divine domain, it was obvious to anyone that it was extremely important to a god.
Just as Lucas was about to relax slightly, Blood Butcher suddenly shouted:
[Quick, Lucas! Control the spatial tide! Don't let it continue destroying things!]
Blood Butcher's voice was urgent.
[Hurry! Even if you get injured, you have to do it! If you're too late, it'll really be too late!]
Lucas was confused but didn't hesitate.
He immediately focused his entire mind on the Space Stone, trying to drag the now-uncontrollable spatial tide back out of the divine domain.
But even with all his strength, Lucas couldn't fully restrain the spatial tide that had now been enhanced twice.
At best, he could only slow it down.
"I'm sorry… I really can't control it!"
"It's too difficult!"
[If that's the case… then we have no choice but to give up.]
Blood Butcher said with regret.
[What a pity.]
Before Lucas could ask what he meant—
A beam of rainbow-colored light suddenly descended beside him.
"Hela?"
Lucas instantly recognized the familiar energy.
A figure appeared beside him.
Hela stood there clad in brilliant silver armor trimmed with gold, a flowing green cape behind her, and the Spear of Eternity—Gungnir in her hand.
"You idiot," Hela snapped.
"I told you to call me the moment something serious happened!"
In truth, from the moment Lucas began fighting Kly'bn until now, less than eight minutes had passed.
Earlier, Hela had been holding a routine meeting with the high-ranking nobles of Asgard.
However, she had instructed Heimdall beforehand:
If Lucas ever encountered a major danger, Heimdall must inform her immediately.
Heimdall had naturally been watching Lucas.
When Kly'bn first appeared, Heimdall had almost sent the warning.
But before he could do so, Lucas had already begun gaining the upper hand.
So Heimdall decided to wait and observe.
Later, Lucas gained a clear advantage, which reassured him.
But when Kly'bn attempted to drag Lucas into his divine domain—
Heimdall immediately alerted Hela.
Without hesitation, Hela ended the meeting on the spot and used the Bifrost to arrive beside Lucas.
"Alright," Lucas said.
"Can you help me control this spatial tide?"
Hela glanced at the divine domain that was being ravaged by the spatial storm.
She frowned slightly.
Without wasting words, she stepped directly into the spatial barrier formed by the Space Stone around Lucas.
Then she extended her pale hand and placed it over the hand with which Lucas held the Space Stone.
Immediately, Lucas felt a pure divine energy flow from Hela's hand into his own.
That energy merged directly into the Space Stone.
The previously unruly Space Stone suddenly became extremely obedient.
It was like a child who refused to listen to its mother suddenly seeing a strict father glaring at it.
Instantly—obedient.
"What's going on here?"
Lucas was certain his own strength had already surpassed Hela's.
Yet somehow her energy seemed to communicate with the Space Stone far better than his own.
Hela shrugged casually.
"What's so strange about that?"
"The Space Stone was discovered by Asgard a long time ago and stored there for thousands of years."
She continued calmly:
"During that time, Asgard obviously didn't just leave such a cosmic treasure untouched."
"We studied it extensively for over a thousand years."
"From it we gained tremendous benefits."
"Our rune-based energy technology advanced significantly."
"We developed the energy systems that power all of Asgard."
"We also created the super energy shield protecting the royal palace."
"And the most famous creation of all—"
"The Rainbow Bridge, Asgard's greatest artifact."
"So when it comes to understanding the Space Stone…"
"You really do know less than I do."
Lucas nodded.
That made sense.
Hela smiled softly.
Immediately, the raging spatial tide began slowing down.
Under her control, the tide gradually withdrew.
Finally, it retreated through the spatial breach and returned quietly to the other dimension.
Lucas couldn't help feeling speechless.
Sometimes, comparing yourself to others was truly depressing.
"You think I spent thousands of years imprisoned in Hel doing nothing?" Hela said.
"Even though my power was restricted, I could still study energy control and conduct research."
"For spatial energy, brute force alone isn't enough."
"You need to understand space itself."
Lucas shrugged helplessly.
"Well… you've lived thousands of years longer than me."
"So I guess you win."
At that moment, Blood Butcher's voice sounded again.
[Lucas! Hurry and enter that divine domain!]
[Right now is the perfect chance for you to absorb it!]
"Absorb the divine domain?" Lucas asked in surprise.
Hela suddenly smiled.
"I see."
"So you've already developed divinity."
"You're only missing a divine domain now. Once you have one, you'll truly become a proto-god."
She tilted her head slightly.
"But how did you obtain your divinity?"
"I never sensed it before."
Lucas sighed.
"Don't ask me."
"I don't know either."
"Apparently I just got it in the middle of the fight."
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