The former airship hangar had now completely transformed into the Universe and Starry Sky.
Illusions filled the entire space; everyone felt themselves floating, freed from gravity.
Massive stars burned nearby, making one feel intensely hot, while neutron stars emitted powerful electromagnetic disturbances, causing all the knights' communicators to malfunction. Comets, trailing their tails, streaked past the knights' armor, even knocking a knight off balance.
The Great One was incredibly weak, unable to truly contend with the vastness of the Universe, but the changes she wrought were undeniably real.
The Laws of reality had been gradually twisted; mathematical and physical rules were completely inapplicable here. Illusions and reality intermingled, and bizarre, kaleidoscopic sights eroded everyone's thoughts.
Yet, even so, countless flashing streaks of light, fearless of death, launched a desperate charge towards that mountain-like, inhuman entity.
The Silverlance Pegasuses spread out their formation, fighting individually. The long lances they wielded were engraved with numerous runes once used by hunters, weapons left by the Knight King for her descendants, powerful enough to weaken and harm gods.
The Star God continued to roar madly, and at one point, she seemed to freeze for a moment, then roared even louder.
"Knight, Knight King! Knight King, ah ah ah ah ah ah! You're still here, you're still here! I will kill you again! Then burn your world!"
But no one paid attention to her ravings, even though this twisted entity was indeed speaking the truth.
The Knight King had resurrected.
No, this was absolutely not a resurrection. For a Great One, the transition between life and death was completely unnecessary.
Now, before Goki, a woman identical to the "remains" he had just seen, clad in heavy armor like the other Silverlance Pegasuses, nimbly and swiftly dodged the faster, less powerful rays spewing from the tentacles.
Her body was now a luminous, translucent form; upon closer inspection, one could even see through her to other objects.
This was the effect of the Summoning Bell. While it couldn't pull hunters from parallel worlds into reality, it could summon the Souls of the dead.
Raising the dead was, without a doubt, an absolute forbidden ability. Even the Black Snake, who was likely already dealt with by Sister Ta, could only barely spread her thoughts under extremely complex conditions.
But Goki had truly summoned back a Soul wandering upon the land.
Compared to the cosmic landscape within this vast space, this seemed more like a miracle.
In a sense, what he had done was no different from what the Unification Sect had done—but at least he had summoned a beautiful lady.
Of course, if the Knight King had willingly departed the human world to merge with where Souls should go, then Goki would have been powerless. But he was one hundred percent certain that this great monarch would never leave in peace.
For a hundred years, her Soul and will had remained here, enduring absolute solitude and loneliness, so much so that the moment Goki issued the summons, she eagerly descended, relying on Goki's power.
And, clearly, she understood the function of the Summoning Bell, just as she had forged the hunters' runes into weapons and passed them down to the Nearl Knight Family.
Goki felt this could only be explained by this monarch being exceptionally gifted, not only in warfare but also in understanding these otherworldly creations.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Thank you for returning these old items to me. Finding these things can be quite troublesome."
Taking off his hunter's tricorn hat, Goki bowed slightly to the revived Knight King. His solemn gratitude made the young monarch a little nervous.
"Ah, don't say that, Mr. Goki. You are my... idol. Your power guided me through the most difficult times and also gave me the chance to fight for the land I love—it is an honor to meet you. Kazimierz owes you."
And Nona Knight King also performed a knight's salute to Goki with utmost respect.
"That makes me even more ashamed. The power that woke this fellow was also brought into this world by me. Essentially, it's my own doing. Besides... I quite like Kazimierz too."
Goki looked at the monster twisting in roars before him, his holy sword shining ever brighter.
Kazimierz had raised several of Goki's future wives; was there any better reward than that?
"Alright, then I will only express my thanks to you on my own behalf, Mr. Goki—however, I am currently just a weak undead. The protagonist of this battle is still you all, and I can finally use my familiar weapons again."
Her figure concealed beneath the heavy armor, the Knight King conjured two shorter one-handed swords in her hands—the King's power had dissipated, but as a knight, she had to complete her final battle.
"Her power hasn't fully recovered. Seize the opportunity, we can kill her! I have always believed in your strength, Mr. Hunter."
Boom—
Suddenly turning sideways, Goki and Nona Knight King sharply dodged a tentacle that plunged into the ground like an arrow, simultaneously thrusting their sword blades into it.
"Roar!!!"
Blood, shimmering like the Starry Sky, splattered out. The wound torn by the holy sword instantly festered and withered, like a slug sprinkled with salt.
"He's here! He's here!"
And at the same time, countless fissures suddenly opened on the smooth tentacle, and dozens of human eyes grew out, fixating on Goki. Innumerable mouths with sharp teeth simultaneously opened, whispering to him.
"Moon, the Moon is here. Great God! This is the source of that power. Devour her, and you can ascend again!"
"Knight King, the Knight King is here! She is incredibly weak, like an infant. Kill her, kill her!"
Without a doubt—these were all the Unification Sect believers who had been devoured. They had merged with the God and were now targeting Goki!
"No, wait a minute, I forgot to ask something, Your Majesty, why are you so familiar with me—I don't think I've introduced myself yet?"
However, before Goki could question the Knight King to understand why his power had arrived in this world centuries before him, the Star God's tentacle suddenly whipped, pulling him towards the gaping maw of her main body.
"Ha... let's talk later then—Teacher, are you really not coming out to give Mr. Goki a surprise? He'd be very happy."
Waving at the departing Goki, the Knight King aligned the illusory hilts of her two swords, joining them together. She then drew a graceful arc with the lance-like blade, completely severing a tentacle that had burst from underground.
"No, she seeks you. This is your battle, not mine. Besides—"
In the air nearby, a leisurely and cold voice slowly sounded, accompanied by a spray of red light. A tentacle that had shot out a white laser was instantly sliced in half by a blurry phantom.
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