Chapter 75: When Gods Get Bored... Things Die
(Ultimate Battle Arc – Part 3)
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The Void Turns Crimson...
The battlefield — once filled with floating stones and faint starlight — now twists into a red hellscape. The temperature rises so violently that even magic itself begins to distort.
Zaniel's smile fades. The lollipop is gone. No chairs. No jokes.
> Zaniel (quietly): "You called it home. You shouted like a hero. I admit... it moved me."
He raises one hand slowly.
> Zaniel (dark tone): "Now let's test how much your home can handle… when a god gets bored."
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Zaniel's First Serious Spell – "Solar Core Fragment"
The air breaks like glass.
A miniature sun, burning brighter than stars, forms above Zaniel's palm.
> Zaniel: "This is a true piece of a dead star. What will you do, Shen Karguro?"
He launches it at lightspeed — faster than sound, faster than reaction.
BOOM!
Shen barely dodges, slashing the edge — but his cloak is incinerated, and his arm is scorched. He crashes into a meteor, gasping.
> Shen (shaking): "I… couldn't see it…"
> Zaniel: "Good. Your body is still holding. I need a real challenge."
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Kenya Feels It
From the Flying Devil above Earth:
> Kenya (standing): "This isn't a fight anymore… it's destruction. He's showing what he really is."
> Eliz: "Shen… please…"
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Shen Awakens a New Strategy
Blood drips from Shen's mouth. His blades tremble.
> Shen (thinking): "He's on a whole other level. But I've fought monsters. I've faced death. I am not done."
He slams both blades into the floating ground, drawing in his soul energy. Black flames mix with electric blue. His Supreme Lord Eye blinks fully blue now — trying to track Zaniel's movements.
> Shen (growling): "Then I'll fight… until even your god powers break!"
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Zaniel Moves – No Mercy Now
Zaniel appears directly behind Shen, whispering:
> Zaniel: "Nice speech."
CRACK! One punch — infused with stellar magic — sends Shen flying through five floating planets, exploding each one.
> Zaniel (bored again): "But still not enough."
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A Silent Break… and a Spark of Destiny
Shen floats helplessly, barely conscious.
Suddenly, a voice echoes in his mind — a warm, familiar tone...
> ???: "Shen... it's not about fighting like a god. It's about remembering who you are."
A light glows in Shen's chest — faint, pure white and violet. A new energy… not born from rage or training…
But from truth.
> Shen (eyes opening slightly): "…what… is this?"
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