“——Hm.”0

In the midst of countless, perhaps tens of thousands of exchanged blows, Declan’s brow twitched. His heightened perception, sharpened to the level of the Deification Tier through his union with Ancestor Cardenas, was sensitive enough to read every flicker of life scattered across the battlefield.0

From deep within the abyss, Drake exhaled his final breath inside Talos’s cockpit. As the barrier that had imprisoned Monegarm collapsed, Antonius was swallowed by the void, disappearing into a place from which he could never return. 0

Simon’s magic, Adam Kadmon, which had been cast at the cost of his own existence alongside his mage-construct, Ein-Sof, was locked in a fierce struggle against the God of Death Balor. 0

Ancestor Cardenas, who shared this perception with Declan, let out a bitter laugh. 0

—Our proud comrades have gone on ahead of us. 0

I suppose they have.0

Declan inwardly agreed as he faced the formidable foe before him. 0

If possible, I’d like to cut this one down quickly and go to assist Leonard, but things aren’t going as I’d hoped.0

—Hah! That monster is infamously known as the Ruin of Asgard. They say he could single-handedly annihilate an entire pantheon. In terms of sheer battle prowess, he may be even more fearsome than Balor. Don’t concern yourself with anything else. If he walks away from this, the rest of us won’t. 0

Ancestor Cardenas’ warning was not the slightest bit exaggerated. 0

Surtr, a being far more dangerous than any frost giant, was the...0