The falling snow gradually melts away, as the winter engulfing the Capital slowly recedes. The residents of the Capital, who have been hibernating under a blanket of blessing snow, begin to awaken one by one, greeting the resurgence of spring.

Big Snake on Holy Mother Peak quietly overlooks the city below, which is slowly recovering its vitality, remaining immobile.

"...You've carved out your future, truly remarkable."

As if watching this scene alongside the Hero from afar, a woman's voice echoes in the Hero's consciousness.

Her words carry no discernible emotion, only slight ripples arise in her mirror-like pupils.

"Well, the effect of the Magic Potion is about to end, it's time for you to——"

The woman's voice pauses slightly, as if weighing her next words.

This is merely a temporary end. Although you've slain the Key of Transformation, the Kingdom is nowhere near being out of danger.

Whenceforth will come the real turmoil.

Meanwhile, the Hero's boundless magic power is about to decline, and after reverting to her humanoid form, she will, under the repercussion of her skills, fall into a state of exhaustion.

At that moment, she will utterly lose her ability to fight, even a mere Goblin could easily capture her frail self.

Even with protection from two Fantasy Species, she might not be able to emerge unscathed from the forthcoming chaos in the Capital.

Thus, the most rational choice is to take advantage of the residual strength she still possesses——

'Right, there's still that damn bastard I haven't fought.'

'?'

The woman's voice suddenly falls silent, the emotions conveyed laden with confusion.

As if prompted by this female voice, the Hero, originally immersed in the arrival of spring, narrows her emerald green pupils and regains her focus.

The Key of Transformation surely is the main culprit in this series of events, but it was never her initial target.

If not for hearing the voice from there, if not for sensing the gaze that still observes her now...

Perhaps the Hero would truly forget about this matter.

No, how could she possibly forget?

That birdman who repeatedly caused her trouble, snatched away her friend, rendering her powerless and had to leave, always spouting some incomprehensible nonsense——

If it wasn't for His interference, how could things end up like this?

'Damned, I'm going to kill you.'

Hero's thought erupts like thunder, intense killing intent floods her snake eyes as green as starry skies, directly locking onto that vague source of gaze in the distance.

[Hero Activates Skill: Mountain Building Movement, Universal Attributes +28]

[Hero's Next Action——]

1. Eternal Pulse (post-transformation located in Capital)

2. Sacrifice (post-transformation located in Ancient Royal City)

d2=d2(1)=1

→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←

Fragile space, fragile city, fragile humankind.

Even though the final exchange ceremony of the Key of Transformation was destroyed, the excessively manipulated space can't be restored so easily.

For a long time to come, the space of the Capital will likely be quite unstable, with its boundary to the Western Realm remaining ambiguous.

If a Mage were to put in considerable effort, they might even stabilize this state, creating a permanent teleportation gate linking the two places.

For the Hero now, traveling to the Western Realm couldn't be simpler.

Simply finding a suitable place and charging head-on into the void would easily shatter the spatial barrier, smashing directly back to Old Royal City in the Western Realm sky.

But the ensuing space tremor would likely again inflict heavy damage upon the residents of the Capital.

Thus, despite wishing dearly to smash the entire serpent right onto that Sky City, the Hero just widens her eyes, standing silently in place, her snake eyes coldly staring at the light gate in the distant void.

Gate of Heaven——

Following the commandments mark left on herself by the Four-winged King, the Phantasmal Serpent of Holy Mother Peak penetrates the space with its gaze, easily locking onto the Angel King exiled outside the gate of the world.

The wind and snow cease, the world falls silent.

[Angel King's (Greeting——Silence)]

d100=d100(22)=22

'...We meet again, brave girl.'

In the distant void, a sacred ocean of light emerges a light humanoid with four feather wings, a black and three white feathers drooping behind, His voice calm and courteous, yet imbued with an unfathomable tone.

'Glad to see you still so resilient, no wonder you are recognized as the next Saintess.'

'Finished your last words? Then go die.'

Hero's mind gradually clears, then hurls harsh words.

As mentioned before, there's nothing to discuss with Goblins.

Just like re-enacting the scene on the highlands, she exhausts herself, squandering the last bit of soon-to-disappear magic power.

But this time, this wanton expenditure of full magic power is no longer to heal life—but to destroy the enemy.

Under the stunned gaze of all in the Capital, Holy Mother Peak towering into the sky begins to gradually dissolve.

The lofty body that reaches the clouds breaks apart like an avalanche from the summit, dispersing into points of radiance, as the final magic power is completely extracted, these lights pave the sky, weaving into an extraordinarily grand magic array in the infinite domain.

[Hero Activates Skill: Eternal Pulse (D Constitution + D Charm, Horn*2)]

4d478+4d757=(338)+(213)+(300)+(94)+(545)+(725)+(54)+(394)=2663

4d478+4d757=(67)+(307)+(258)+(246)+(579)+(179)+(376)+(230)=2242

[2663+30+2242=4935]

Originally, even if this seemingly impalpable Phantasmal Serpent truly descended, it wouldn't have enough magic power to sustain such a colossal magic array.

But at this moment, under the Hero's all-out effort of melting even her form, as if the Phantasmal Serpent sacrificed its life, a brilliance surpassing the sun pierces through the firmament, penetrates the boundless space, striking directly at the Gate of Heaven above the Ancient Royal City.

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