Kaol gained a feel of satisfaction after slaying her down.
He grinned, "I actually like... no, love killing!"
The other space station members gasped as they were afraid they might be next. Only Freol remained calm.
He gently smiled as he thought, "Once upon a time, I, the elite member of the space station, was considered the strongest being in existence...
Now, I realize that there are far more beings whom I can't even compete with! Crystals... Kaol... Lucan... Lord... and more!
But I don't feel envious of them at all! What I truly feel is that one day, my time will also come, when I will be able to conquer the peak of myself!
It's just a matter of time. Now I have attained freedom from the space station and missions! I have my life for myself; I can do anything I want.
Yes... it's just a matter of time, I believe it firmly."
As he was in his daze, he heard a rough voice beckoning him.
He turned back to see the black figure. "Freol! You were definitely hiding something from me earlier then. When I thought about it..."
Freol smirked, "Yeah, tell me what you thought about. Let me say whether I thought about it or not!"
The black figure pondered, "Does he know something? Or baiting me to spit it out? Hmm... I must stay cautious!"
He spoke, "Nothing, forget it!"
The figure left instantly, now making Freol anxious.
He was now lost in thought, "Damn it, so he found out something I was hiding? What is it? Hmm..."
As both of them were deep in thought about each other...
The Crystal of Betrayal calmed Kaol down. "Kaol! Don't start rampaging now, we have to leave this place first!"
The space station members, the black figure, and Zacian (who was filming all this from far behind) all gained trust towards him.
"Crystal of Betrayal, what a kind guy! I hope every powerful being were like you... instead of Lord or this Kaol!"
Kaol frowned. "Fine! But when we leave this place, we split paths. You must never interfere in whatever I do!"
The Crystal of Betrayal laughed, "Hahaha, well if you try to harm my freedom, then I will. If not, I don't even care about it.
Even now, if you kill them all, we won't have cannon fodder if we suddenly have some need. Moreover, they will be our tools to find the way out of here."
The people standing down there were all dumbstruck.
They regretted trusting him and internally cursed him.
The Crystal of Betrayal gave a stare. "You see... from my master Lucan, I have learned a trick. It can be used to read minds of anyone! And unfortunately for all of you, I have read yours!"
All of their faces turned pale.
"Damn, just when we thought we had survived... we are going to die like this? No! I don't wanna die now!"
"What sin did I commit to suffer this way? I hate my life! Earlier times were the peak, as the elite of the space station... I lived a royal life! I miss that kind of life..."
...
As they were all stuck in their thoughts, the Crystal of Betrayal sighed, "Get lost, dealing with you is a waste of time and effort!"
Kaol frowned. "Don't dare think of them like that, I am the one who will kill all of them! Nobody must die from any other source."
A voice suddenly spoke, "Hehe, but your fate is already predetermined! You are all going to die an infinite number of times in many different possibilities! At my hands."
Everyone's gaze shifted past the direction of the voice.
A bright, white-colored crystal that was floating and carrying a figure was visible! After squinting their eyes carefully, they saw Celestia's body!
And the Life Crystal.
He grinned, "Too bored, huh? Let me give y'all a party!"
He snapped his fingers as all the dead crystals were brought back to life—to their full powers!
The Life Crystal sat over Celestia's body. "Wow, what a nice chair! So start fighting! Let me watch the show!"
All the crystals flew towards the exhausted mortals.
They couldn't even stand up straight! Everyone thought the end was near and accepted their fate.
Except for the Crystal of Betrayal and Kaol!
The Crystal of Betrayal started laughing, "Hahaha... so you want to end my life and snatch my freedom away? Let's see! My life, my freedom—nobody has the right to decide mine! Life! You have asked for your death! Don't regret this later..."
His eyes went hollow as a purple halo spun around his crystal body, and another massive aura surged.
It was yellow in color! Both of them condensed to form a combined aura! The Crystal of Betrayal was now completely unconscious.
He was out of his mind! He instantly started dodging all the attacks of the crystals as he crushed them to death.
But... now, the Life Crystal's powers didn't work! The dead crystals stayed dead.
The Life Crystal was astonished. "He overwhelmed my power... impossible! Only the Pride Crystal had achieved that stage. Does this mean..."
The Life Crystal subconsciously stepped back. "No... I have Death's powers! And the Death Crystal himself! If we two could fight him, we could win... WAIT A MINUTE, WHERE IS THE DEATH CRYSTAL? DON'T TELL ME HE WAS KILLED!"
The Life Crystal couldn't accept it. "How? How can he gain such powers in a short span of time? Even being able to kill Death? I don't even sense him anymore! This can't be true... Crystal of Betrayal... no, it was all the scheme of the Pride Crystal! That..."
The Crystal of Betrayal had no expression as he rushed toward the Life Crystal.
Kaol saw this opportunity. "Crystal of Betrayal... hehe, wait a minute, I can give you a little help!"
He shifted his gaze past the others. "Now, this is our chance! Let's defeat the Life Crystal! Help me!"
The space station aliens looked at Freol, whom they thought was their leader.
He turned aside. "Kaol Noah, I will help you. As for them, I don't have any relation with them! You can ask them."
Now the aliens looked at Gerin with pleading looks.
He snorted, "Not just Freol, you even abandoned me at my worst time! Hahaha, go on and cry now, I don't care!"
Zacian hesitated, "Gerin, please lead us! I promise I won't even mock you ever again—"
He was smashed down to death.
Kaol frowned. "I don't have any time to waste. If you want to live, then fine, or just die like him! Freol and Gerin, go and bring Celestia to me. When I heal her, she will be a powerful battle ally to the Crystal of Betrayal, ensuring our victory!"
Freol instantly teleported there and brought her to Kaol. "Here, done!"
Gerin was dumbstruck. "What... he learned how to teleport? That fast?!"
Kaol grinned. "Good. Due to your actions, I shall grant you a chance to die last at my hands! And you can decide when, hehe, but you will still die."
Freol grinned, "Hmph! It's my pleasure. Just you wait! When my time comes, you will be the one to die at my hands."
He said that face-to-face with a grinning stare.
Kaol replied, "Bravery... it's been a while since I met such people... Lord! A pity he died at the hands of fate; I should have been the one to kill him."
He used his life powers and healed Celestia!
But... he noticed it was taking longer than ever! He cursed himself, "Damn me! I used up all of my cosmic energy! I can't do anything now!"
Freol smirked, "You are too dumb! Hahaha."
Gerin thought, "Freol is stepping over boundaries... he might actually end up dying way earlier!"
The black figure was sitting upon a cliff nearby; Zacian was filming them all.
It asked, "Hey, you!"
Zacian put down his camera. "Yeah? What! Don't disturb my recording! Once I go back, this video will get billions of views! Hahaha, I am truly the greatest streamer of all time!"
The black figure smirked, "You were actually working under a universal being, right? Only after encountering Lucan... you changed your name and way of life. If I am not wrong?"
Zacian swallowed his saliva. "Who are you? How do you know all this?"
It laughed, "I am the creator of the organization! The one you sneaked into and caused chaos in! Org 1000..."