Chapter 88—The Seventh Seal.
Chapter 88—The Seventh Seal.
The atmosphere inside the inner sanctum of the Citadel of the True Void fractured under the weight of two opposing spatial domains.
Suspended above the swirling abyss, Eradicator Nihilus raised his massive antimatter scythe. The tattered violet cloth wrapping his eleven-foot armor billowed violently as a terrifying wave of Level 180 Overlord mana erupted from his hollow chassis, turning the surrounding air into a sea of crushing dark pressure.
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[OVERLORD BOSS ENGAGED!]
TARGET: Eradicator Nihilus — Warden of the Final Lock (Level 180 Tier-OVERLORD)
HP: 120,000,000 / 120,000,000
FIELD EFFECT: [Absolute Void Decay] — All Healing & Barriers Reduced by 75%!
RELIQUE DETECTED: 7th Heavenly Seal Fragment (Core Shield Active)
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"Mortal fool who claims the title of Sovereign..." Nihilus’s voice echoed directly in their minds, sounding like grinding tectonic plates inside a dead star. "You know nothing of the burden these seals hold. You are merely a pawn playing in a game carved by ancient gods."
Nihilus raised his scythe, the blade igniting with a blinding, black-and-purple star of condensed antimatter energy.
"Void Secret Art: Star-Crushing Severance!"
BOOOOOOM!
A colossal wave of antimatter spatial destruction, three hundred meters wide, tore through the black crystal hall directly toward Kaelen’s squad, fast enough to vaporize an entire legion of high-tier paladins in a millisecond!
"Not on my watch!" Lyra shouted, her bright blue eyes glowing with fierce determination. She slammed her golden staff against the polished obsidian floor!
"Divine Art: Sanctuary of the Twin Suns!"
A brilliant, triple-layered barrier of pure solar-holy light expanded around the squad. The divine aura, fortified by the resonance of Kaelen’s six seals, intercepted the wave of antimatter!SKRRRRRRRAASH!
The floor shattered and the walls cracked into dust, but inside the golden sanctuary, the squad remained completely unharmed!
"Ignis! Tsubaki! Ren! Take out the anchor pillars supporting his barrier!" Lyra commanded, her voice ringing clear through the roaring void energy.
"On it!" Ignis bellowed, leaping into the air with his claymore engulfed in white-hot dragon fire! "Dragon Fire Art: Infernal Meteor!"
"Shadow Style: Crescent Execution!" Tsubaki materialized behind the left anchor pillar, his black katana severing the void conduits quickly of crescent steel!
"System Hack: Core Disruption!" Ren fired a barrage of anti-mana EMP torpedoes from his drone array, slamming directly into the right anchor, instantly destabilizing Nihilus’s defensive shield!
With his anchor pillars shattered, the golden light of the 7th Heavenly Seal inside Nihilus’s chest flickered wildly!
Nihilus roared in anger, turning his full, terrifying focus onto Kaelen. "You will not unseal the Grail!"
Nihilus lunged forward at light speed, swinging his anti-matter scythe in a brutal vertical arc aimed to split Kaelen’s soul in two!
Kaelen didn’t dodge. He didn’t even draw his sheath to parry.
He simply stood his ground, his dark coat fluttering gently, and raised his left hand, his slender dark-gloved fingers opening wide in the air before his chest.
HUMMMMMMMM!
A pitch-black singularity of absolute void origin materialized in his palm. The light-speed antimatter strike swung by the Level 180 Overlord slammed directly into the black sphere—and was completely absorbed, vanishing like a drop of water falling into an endless ocean!
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[PASSIVE EFFECT: Void Singular Absorption]
DAMAGE RECEIVED: 0!
Overlord attack: erased!
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Nihilus’s purple eyes widened in genuine, existential horror. "My antimatter... erased?! Impossible!"
"You call yourself the Warden of the Void," Kaelen purred softly, his low velvet voice carrying a cold, god-like condescension that echoed through the ruined sanctum. "Yet you do not realize... I am the origin of the darkness you borrow."
Kaelen smoothly wrapped his dark-gloved right hand around the hilt of the void blade.
He drew the blade completely from its scabbard.
SHING—!
The dark steel did not reflect light; it drank the ambient space, causing the entire Citadel of the True Void to tremble as five hundred floors of system architecture vibrated in terror!
The six Heavenly Seals inside Kaelen’s soul burned with brilliant golden fire, merging their authority into the blade.
"Sovereign Secret Art: World-Cleaving Void Erasure!"
Kaelen swung the blade in a single, fluid horizontal motion.
SKRRRRRRRAASH!
A razor-thin line of pitch-black spatial deletion expanded across the entire three-thousand-meter sanctum!
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[CRITICAL HIT!]
TARGET: Eradicator Nihilus (Level 180 Overlord)
DAMAGE DEALT: 150,000,000 (Pure Spatial Eradication)
DEFENSE NEGATED: 100%!
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"AAARRRRRGH!"
Nihilus let out a soul-shattering shriek as his Level 180 Overlord armor was cleaved cleanly in half. The pitch-black spatial line severed his core, erasing his physical form and soul wards down to raw experience particles!
BOOOM!
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[OVERLORD BOSS ELIMINATED!]
TARGET: Eradicator Nihilus—Warden of the Final Lock
EXP RECEIVED: 25,000,000 Points!
WORLD SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT: FACTION ’SOVEREIGN’ HAS CONQUERED FLOOR 8!
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As Nihilus’s body dissolved into dark dust, the radiant diamond-shaped emblem suspended in the air began to float toward Kaelen—the 7th Heavenly Seal.
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[HEAVENLY SEAL ACQUIRED!]
ITEM: 7th Heavenly Seal Fragment—The Key of the World Gate
PROGRESS: [7 / 7 Heavenly Seals Acquired]
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The 7th seal touched Kaelen’s palm and smoothly absorbed beneath his flesh.
HUMMMMMMMM!
Instantly, all seven seals inside Kaelen’s body aligned in a perfect, glowing geometric circle! A massive, golden pillar of cosmic light erupted from his body, piercing through the roof of the Citadel and blasting into the starry void sky!
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[ALL 7 HEAVENLY SEALS REASSEMBLED!]
Relique state: recomposed!
ITEM CREATED: [The Key of the Holy Grail]
EFFECT: Unlocks the Grand Gate of the 500th Floor!
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Deep within Kaelen’s consciousness, the triple-ringed golden glow in his violet eyes evolved into a glowing cosmic motif. His maximum stats, domain range, and mana capacity multiplied exponentially, cementing his absolute dominance over the lower and mid-towers.
For a brief second, a vivid vision flashed across his mind: the image of a massive, golden door floating at the absolute summit of the 500th floor... and beyond it, the glowing, sacred vessel of the Holy Grail, waiting to grant the single wish of the one who reaches the top.
Kaelen closed his hand, sealing the completed key into his soul core as the golden pillar subsided.
Lyra stepped up to his side, resting her head gently against his shoulder with a radiant, blissful smile. "You did it, Kaelen. All seven seals are finally yours."
"This is merely the key, my light," Kaelen whispered smoothly, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her close against his side. "The real climb through the 500 floors begins now."
𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Behind them, Ignis, Tsubaki, and Ren cheered as they collected the mountains of mythic drops left by the Overlord boss, their devotion to their sovereign higher than ever.
Kaelen turned his gaze toward the grand spatial portal appearing before them—the doorway leading beyond the initial seal realms and into the higher floors of the system.