The moment Thomas hurled the table, the inn exploded into chaos.
Wood shattered mid-air—
but Ornstien raised his hand calmly.
"Levitation: Absolute Lift."
The table froze in place like it was suspended in invisible gravity.
It hung there, trembling violently under Thomas' raw strength, but never moving forward.
The white-haired woman vanished instantly.
A shadow slipped through the cracks of the room itself.
Then—
she reappeared behind Ornstien.
A blade formed from darkness pierced forward.
Ornstien barely turned his head.
"…Shadow user…"
Too late.
The strike connected.
But instead of blood—
her blade passed through him like smoke.
"…Huh?"
Desiree's eyes sharpened immediately.
"Non-physical entity."
Vines erupted from the floor like living spears.
They twisted around the shadow girl, trying to bind her form.
"I AM GOJA, THE SHADOW KILLER!"
She laughed—
but the shadows around her twisted violently.
Her own darkness started collapsing inward.
"…Tch."
Desiree narrowed her eyes.
"…Plants don't die to shadows."
The shadow girl began dissolving under the pressure.
Meanwhile—
Jhonathan grabbed the floating jug from the air.
Without hesitation—
he threw it straight at Thomas.
CRACK.
The jug shattered against an invisible barrier.
Thomas grinned.
"…Rejection shield."
But Jhonathan's eyes glowed faintly.
"God Contract: Benevolence."
The shield fractured instantly.
Reality itself hesitated for a moment—
then broke.
Thomas staggered back.
"…What did you just do…?"
Elsewhere—
Mica turned toward the red-haired tattooed swordsman.
He hadn't moved.
Not even once.
"…He's just watching?" she muttered.
The man slowly removed his gloves.
They hit the floor with a thunderous impact.
BOOM.
The inn shook.
"…Two hundred gigatons each," he said calmly.
Then—
he disappeared.
A blink.
Mica was already on the ground.
Defeated.
No sound.
No warning.
Just speed beyond comprehension.
"…Chronus-level movement…" Ornstien whispered.
Meanwhile—
Jhonathan slammed Thomas into the ground.
The entire floor cracked like glass.
But—
something horrifying happened.
Thomas smiled.
Blood sprayed into the air.
Jhonathan's body—
split in half.
Silence.
The room froze.
Then—
Jhonathan's upper half slowly lifted its head.
His aura didn't fade.
It evolved.
Purple turned black.
Dark energy seeped out like a living curse.
"…Undying Soul…"
His body began regenerating—but not normally.
Not humanly.
Something deeper awakened.
A symbol appeared on his chest.
A smiling mark.
"…Lichification confirmed," Ornstien muttered in shock.
Jhonathan stood again.
His body still human—
but now something else lived inside him.
Something that no longer feared death at all.
"…Regeneration is now constant…"
Desiree whispered.
"…He doesn't stop anymore."
Thomas took a step back for the first time.
And somewhere in the distance—
the God Slayers stopped smiling.