Just then—
You suddenly felt sothing. It was as if a hungry dog had sniffed out the scent of rotting flesh and was approaching.
Sure enough, the next mont, the space behind you tore open, and a pitch-black rift appeared out of thin air. A familiar figure stepped out from it.
The Thief of Fire.
You turned around, looking at him expressionlessly.
His eyes under the mask stared intently at the Fla Seed in your arms. "The Fla Seed… must… be recovered…"
He drew his Sword of Ultimate Darkness and charged straight at you.
You also pulled out a Sword of Ultimate Darkness. Two identical swords clashed in the air, sparking black flas.
"Must… restart… Amphoreus…" the Thief of Fire's voice was fragnted, a clear sign that his mind had collapsed.
But now, he was incredibly weak before you.
Just one sword strike. Your sword slashed across his mask, cutting it off.
Beneath the mask was a face you recognized. White hair, handso features, but his face was covered in cracks, like a shattered porcelain piece barely held together.
It was Phainon's face.
You weren't surprised in the slightest. "As expected." As early as when you copied his ability, you had felt that sense of familiarity.
But he was not Phainon.
"What exactly are you?"
"Fla… Seed…" he repeated chanically, swinging his sword again.
You sighed. Since communication was impossible, then—
With the first move, your sword sliced open his arm. With the second move, the sword's edge grazed his chest.
The third move—
Pfft!
The Sword of Ultimate Darkness accurately pierced his tenth thoracic vertebra. You knew he was immortal… and had the sa weakness as Mydei.
Indeed. The Thief of Fire's movents instantly froze.
He looked down at the sword in his chest, his lips still moving chanically. "Fla Seed… must…"
His voice beca more and more fragnted. Finally, his body began to disintegrate, turning into black ashes and scattering. Only a star-shaped ornant and a Fla Seed remained.
You bent down and picked up the ornant.
Instantly—shattered mories flooded your mind.
Reincarnation… Amphoreus… restart… 12 Fla Seeds… collection…
Countless reincarnations… countless failures… countless restarts…
Your head throbbed with pain. But when the pain passed, you seed to understand sothing. A corner of Amphoreus's secret… had been glimpsed by you.
You looked at the Fla Seed on the ground—the Fla Seed of Death. "Did you also take Castorice's Fla Seed? That saves the trouble."
You put away the Fla Seed and turned to pick up Cifera's cold body. A pitch-black portal opened before you. It was ti to go back.
Okhema.
The forr Holy City of Dawn was now shrouded in eternal night. Chrysos Heir corpses lay strewn across the streets—Phainon, Tribbie, Trinnon… all were the handiwork of the Thief of Fire.
A trace of sadness flickered in your eyes, but only for an instant. Then, you carefully buried Cifera's body in the garden in front of the Weaving Workshop. That was her favorite place.
"Wait for a little longer, Fei'er," you whispered softly before the grave, then turned and left.
In your hand were three Fla Seeds—Sky, kephale, and Death. The entrance to the Vortex of Genesis was just ahead.
But just then, a figure blocked your path. Gray hair, amber eyes.
It was Stelle.
You weren't surprised. The Thief of Fire had been to the Underworld, which ant it had fallen. Castorice naturally couldn't hold her back anymore.
"Orion!" Stelle glared. "Dan Heng and Phainon ca to the Underworld and told us everything!"
"Why did you betray everyone? Why did you stop the Journey of Chasing the Fla?!"
You didn't answer, only looked behind her. "Where's Castorice?"
Stelle's expression was sowhat complex. "Her Fla Seed was taken by the Thief of Fire, but in the Underworld, she won't die… It's just that she refused to believe Dan Heng and Phainon."
"She didn't believe you would do such a thing to stop the Journey, so… she didn't co."
"It's better she didn't co," you said indifferently. "She wouldn't want to see now."
"What exactly do you want to do?!" Stelle shouted. "Castorice likes you so much, she did so much for you, yet you—"
"She's on the wrong path," you interrupted her. "The Journey of Chasing the Fla is nothing but a scam."
"A scam?" Stelle was stunned. "How do you know…"
You didn't answer, only slowly drew your Sword of Ultimate Darkness.
"Get out of the way, Stelle. I don't have ti to explain to you."
Stelle imdiately raised her Blazing Spear, adopting a combat stance.
But—in just one encounter.
Pfft!
The black sword pierced her abdon.
"How… could this be…" Stelle's eyes widened, unable to believe she was utterly defenseless.
"Goodbye, Stelle."
You pulled out the sword, and blood gushed out. She fell weakly, her eyes filled with unwillingness and confusion. You didn't look at her again, walking straight into the Vortex of Genesis.
[Successfully wiped out the Astral Express Amphoreus team, Villain Value 500!]
However—in the center of the vortex, a figure was already waiting.
The Council's "Ritual Observer," Lygus.
He looked at you, a mysterious smile playing on his lips. "It seems this ti is different."
You looked at him coldly. "Are you also going to stop ?"
"No, no, no." Lygus shook his head. "I am rely an observer, a witness. I will witness the new Savior—Orion, your re-creation."
However, the next second—your action made this perpetually composed observer show a shocked expression for the first ti.
"To hell with re-creation!"
You slamd the three Fla Seeds onto the ground. The Sword of Ultimate Darkness was raised high—
Swish!
The blade struck down, and the three Fla Seeds instantly shattered! Pitch-black flas devoured the shattered divinity, incinerating it completely.
"???" Lygus's eyes widened, losing his elegant composure for the first ti. "Do you know what you're doing—"
His answer was a streak of black sword light.
You had completely lost control. Black flas erupted from you, devouring everything in the Vortex of Genesis. Stone pillars collapsed, the ground cracked, and ancient runes twisted and lted in the flas.
"Destroy! Destroy it all!"
You wildly wielded the Sword of Ultimate Darkness, striking at everything you could. Lygus tried to escape, but your speed was faster.
Swish!
A head flew high. Lygus's body crashed down, his chanical single eye still flashing with an eerie red light.
But you didn't stop. The blade sliced through walls, through the ground, through the air itself. The entire Vortex of Genesis collapsed under your attack, black flas spreading everywhere.
At this mont.
"What a pity." An emotionless voice sounded again.
Lygus stood behind you, completely unhard. He looked at you, disappointnt in his eyes. "Even after being glimpsed by Him, is it still a bug?"
He sighed, shaking his head. "Never mind, re—"
Re—
Suddenly, your vision began to distort. It flickered black and white, like a broken monitor. You tried to say sothing but found your voice was also breaking. Your consciousness began to dissipate, your thoughts becoming fragnted.
██ Error… Abnormal data stream detected…
Re… Re██… Amphoreus, repairing for the ██████ ti…
ERROR: ██████ - mory access violation
Restoring ██… Progress… ██… ██%…
Warning: Tiline collapse… Data anomaly…
Attempting to recover… Failed…
██████████████
FATAL ERROR: Fla-█████.exe has stopped working
Forcibly terminating process…
Clearing cache… Clearing temporary files…
…
…
Villain Simulator detected a malfunction…
Forcing re-repair, loading simulation…
Loading progress: 10%… 35%… 67%… 89%…
Data verification in progress…
World reconstructing…
Character data recovering…
Reloading Villain Simulation successful.
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