Izumi didn't hesitate for even a second.
"Then release it," he immediately replied to Aiba Asagi.
The timing couldn't have been better. At such a crucial moment, Asagi's side had finally achieved a breakthrough.
The instant Izumi's words fell, Asagi began moving.
With Izumi as the core, an invisible wave of energy erupted from his body.
Before Regalzeva and Melvazoa could even react, the strange energy had already invaded their bodies.
Even though they had become evil gods of this world, at their core they were still mechanical lifeforms, each possessing a computational core similar to a supercomputer.
The virus created by Asagi might not be lethal to them.
But forcing their systems to lag for a few seconds was more than possible.
Seeing the opening, Izumi didn't hesitate.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Suddenly, shrill alarm sounds erupted from the bodies of both evil gods.
An unknown virus had invaded their internal systems, causing their bodies to freeze momentarily.
Just those few seconds of delay…
…were more than enough.
Izumi had already finished preparing his ultimate move.
From his body, the Wheel of the Conqueror's Light exploded outward once again.
This time, it fired directly toward them.
Avrora, Ophis, and the others seized the opportunity as well.
"ROOOOAR!"
Transforming into massive dragons, they opened their jaws and condensed terrifying beams of energy with all their might.
Joining the assault was none other than Great Red.
A blinding white light once again dyed the entire universe in pure white.
At the same moment—
Ophis and the others unleashed their energy attacks.
By the time Regalzeva and Melvazoa purged the virus from their systems and regained control, Izumi's attacks were already right in front of them.
Dodging was no longer possible.
"Damn it!!!"
Regalzeva roared in fury—
—and was instantly swallowed by the overwhelming barrage.
Melvazoa was consumed alongside him.
At that moment, the two brothers were completely engulfed by Izumi and the others' combined attack, unable to even activate their abilities.
And Izumi didn't stop just because he had fired once.
The moment the Wheel of the Conqueror's Light finished, he followed it with another technique.
Avrora Pillar!
Immediately afterward came Dragon's Shadow, along with countless projected God-Slaying weapons that he hurled forward before detonating them.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In that instant, a catastrophic explosion illuminated the entire universe.
At the center of the blast, Izumi relentlessly bombarded the area with one ability after another—like pouring oil onto an already raging fire.
The power of the explosion only continued to grow.
The terrifying radiance could be seen across the entire cosmos.
Even the world of EXE itself began to tremble.
The gods of the EXE world all turned their attention toward the center of that explosion.
Every one of them waited in anticipation.
They all hoped that Izumi had truly destroyed the two brothers.
If that were true…
…then they, the gods who had been hiding in fear, would finally be free.
After unleashing such a relentless barrage, even Izumi felt exhausted.
Ophis and the others gathered beside him, staring intently at the center of the explosion.
Whether those monsters had been completely annihilated…
…would be decided by this moment.
Gradually, the explosion began to fade.
Soon, the truth was revealed.
Regalzeva and Melvazoa were gone.
In their place, floating quietly in the void, were two black orbs radiating a dark aura.
The moment the hidden gods saw those orbs, their pupils shrank.
Several of them prepared to rush out.
But then—
A voice suddenly rang beside their ears.
"If you don't want to die… go ahead and try."
The moment those words were spoken, every god froze.
The one who spoke was Leshantoras, the supreme Spirit God who governed the spirits of the EXE alternate world.
She had witnessed the entire battle between Izumi and the two brothers.
As a deity who had fought them many times before, she knew better than anyone how terrifying they were.
And now these fools wanted to rush in and seize those cores?
That was nothing short of suicide.
Thanks to her warning, the gods immediately calmed down.
Cold sweat poured down their backs.
They had almost just rushed to their own deaths.
Izumi, however, knew nothing about any of this.
His attention was completely captured by the two floating cores.
He approached them slowly.
Looking at the two mechanical-looking spheres, Izumi frowned in confusion.
What exactly are these things made of?
After such a brutal bombardment… they were still intact.
Although he didn't fully understand them, Izumi decided to store them away anyway.
If they were this valuable, surely they could be exchanged for something worthwhile.
With that thought, he decisively placed them inside his System storage.
However—
The moment the two cores were stored within the system space, something changed.
It was as though their connection to the world had been completely severed.
The black aura surrounding them instantly dissipated.
At the same time, the EXE world itself seemed to undergo a strange transformation.
Something… vanished from the world entirely.
Izumi immediately noticed it.
His expression turned serious.
He opened his System inventory and read the description attached to the two cores.
And when he saw it—
Even he was stunned.
These were the cores of Regalzeva and Melvazoa.
Inside them was stored all the technological knowledge of the EXE world.
Even more terrifying—
Given enough time, the two cores could revive their owners through their connection with the world itself.
If Izumi hadn't placed them inside the System storage—completely isolating them from the world—
the divine authority they once held would have slowly resurrected them.
After all, these cores were already objects saturated with divinity.
Even if Izumi had taken them to another world or sealed them inside a spatial artifact, it wouldn't have mattered.
They would still have revived through their connection to this world.
Only the System could completely sever that connection.
The moment the cores entered the System inventory—
the link was cut instantly.
Their resurrection became impossible.
If someone else had obtained them, those two monsters would inevitably have returned someday.
Realizing this, Izumi couldn't help but feel shaken.
"…That was close."
"If I had carried these around and they revived…"
"They would definitely have stabbed me in the back."
"Luckily…"
Even now, a trace of fear lingered in his voice.
If those two had revived, things would have become extremely troublesome.
By pure coincidence, Izumi had completely cut off their path to resurrection.
At last—
The two evil gods truly vanished from existence.
And Izumi inherited everything they had left behind.
Looking at the two cores in his inventory, Izumi slowly smiled.
Since they contained all the technology of this world…
there was no way he would exchange them with the System.
Not until he had extracted every last piece of data from them.
After making that decision, he already knew what to do.
Once he returned—
he would hand them over to Aiba Asagi.
Just then, Avrora suddenly appeared beside him and wrapped him in a tight embrace.
"Sumu…"
"I'm hungry!"