Sersi watched as Ikaris was sliced in half and was so terrified she couldn't speak.
Wasn't this Alaric, the savior? Wasn't he the god everyone believed in?
Why was he acting like the devil?!
Sersi didn't understand, Phastos, who wasn't seriously injured, didn't understand, let alone Thena, whose memory had only just begun to return.
But everyone knew that, even combined, they were no match for Alaric himself.
Especially since Ikaris, their strongest, had also died.
There was no point in continuing this battle.
"Mr. Alaric, the purpose of our arrival here is to prevent the awakening of the Celestial and to stop the Celestial from destroying Earth, so you've misunderstood us."
Sersi explained with a pale face.
"I know."
"Then why did you…"
Sersi looked at Alaric, then at Ikaris and Sprite, confused.
Since you know our goal, why are you killing our companions?
"Weren't they bothering you? I've removed the problem, can you now focus on preventing the Celestial's awakening?"
At those words, everyone suddenly fell silent.
Sersi looked at Phastos, Phastos looked at Thena, and Thena looked at Sersi.
It seemed that what Alaric had done wasn't really a problem!!
If Alaric took action against Ikaris and Sprite, could they now continue to use the device and control the Celestial?!
Even though the methods were somewhat ruthless, the efficiency was astonishing!
Should they even thank Alaric!?
"But… Druig…"
Phastos hesitated.
In order to control the Celestial, aside from his device, Druig's mental ability was even more important.
But now it seemed Druig wouldn't wake up anytime soon.
So, are they doomed to fail!?
"Mr. Alaric, can you…"
"Ah!"
Just as Sersi was about to ask Alaric if he had a way to stop this, Thena's cry of pain was heard!
Everyone turned and saw a Deviant, almost fully transformed into humanoid form, appear behind Thena, stab its hand into her back, and begin absorbing Thena's cosmic energy.
Once the absorption was complete, it would gain Thena's abilities.
That was one of the reasons the Deviants were growing stronger.
Over a long period of adaptation, they began absorbing the energy of the Eternals to complete their evolution.
Before, it was Ajak, and now it was Thena.
And through many battles with the Eternals, they absorbed cosmic energy and gave birth to the strongest among them, this humanoid Deviant before them.
"Thena!!"
"Damn it!"
Sersi wanted to help, but she was injured, and her powers had to be activated by touch.
Phastos could control his mechanical rings and attack, but this Deviant was too close to Thena, if not perfectly controlled, he would hurt Thena too!
The two of them sank into despair and were without options.
Seeing this, Alaric helplessly shook his head, and then his body disappeared.
Bang!
"Vulnerable."
Alaric appeared behind the Deviant and directly activated spatial power to crush it, without even touching it.
Thena lost her balance and fell to the ground.
She only heard Alaric's voice, and then it seemed the Deviant was eliminated.
Thena thought: if Alaric had come earlier, wouldn't Gilgamesh still be alive?
Or, if they had sought Alaric's help from the beginning, wouldn't the scene be completely different?
"Thena? Are you okay?!"
Phastos ran up.
"Mr. Alaric! Thank you!!"
Phastos thanked him.
Of course, Alaric had just personally killed Ikaris and Sprite in front of them.
But, Phastos said, he didn't kill his family and children, so maybe he wasn't that angry?
In any case, perspectives vary.
Boom!
At that moment, the volcano in the ocean nearby erupted violently!
At the same time, strong winds rose, the sea turned stormy, and the entire ground began to shake!
As if before a tsunami, the sea suddenly raised enormous waves!
"The Celestial has awakened!!"
Sersi screamed in horror.
"What do we do now?!"
Phastos was panicking too.
When the Celestial awakens, it means that previous methods no longer work. "Originally, I could have stopped it by combining all our energies, but now…"
Sersi looked at her companions lying across the ground and knew she could do nothing.
Seeing this, Sersi felt overwhelming sorrow.
Alaric landed on the Celestial's head, and with a wave of spiritual magic, Alaric could deeply feel how powerful the consciousness of this being was.
Thena's eyes were blank, as if nothing before her touched her anymore.
Alaric's voice returned.
But, unfortunately, without a trace of compassion.
That filled Sersi and Phastos with shame.
"Alaric! Can you stop him!?"
Phastos shouted.
At that moment, their memories would be erased again, and they would go to other planets to repeat this experience over and over, forever.
Alaric placed his palm on the head and activated the energy siphon. Phastos dropped to his knees, utterly desperate. Alaric rejoiced, how much stronger would he become when he absorbed the energy of a Celestial? Six massive red rings of light emerged from the water, it was the face of the Celestial Tiamut.
After all, Tiamut had such eyes.
"It's over."
He sinks into the dimension of the Eternal Night World and expands it.
When Sersi saw Alaric, a powerful hope suddenly flooded her heart!
"Of course, I never counted on you."
The efforts of a few were in vain.
"You've finally awakened? Let's see what you're made of."
By that comparison, Alaric felt that even if Arishem himself came, not to mention a guaranteed victory, there would be no problem fighting him at least fifty-fifty!
A finger, as tall as a mountain peak, also emerged from the sea!
"Alaric!"
This was just an awakened Celestial.
In an instant, magnificent cosmic energy flowed through Alaric's palm straight into his body.
Phastos asked loudly.
From that, one could see how immense the body of the Celestial was!
If the few of them had agreed earlier and worked together, maybe they would have already taken control of the Celestial by now.
Luckily, Alaric had confirmed that he could handle it and more than enough.
These three sources are the sources of Alaric's power. The higher their level, the greater their intensity, and the stronger Alaric becomes.
Alaric flew high into the sky and headed toward Tiamut's head that had emerged from the water.
The Celestial awakens, Arishem the judge, Earth is destroyed, nothing would change.
And the Celestial's palm was vast as a continent!
Cosmic energy was divided into three parts: one part merged into the power of Supreme Light and continued to strengthen it.