The army descended.
Millions upon millions of faceless entities poured out from the gigantic eye like an endless tide of living nonexistence.
Each one distorted reality merely by existing.
Heaven itself began collapsing under their numbers.
The white realm cracked apart continuously while waves of erasure spread in every direction.
Luna tightened her grip on her silver blades.
For the first time since arriving in Heaven—
She looked genuinely overwhelmed.
Luna:
(Shocked)
"…How are we supposed to fight THAT?"
Holy Astoria stared at the approaching army silently.
Even the Creator God's golden aura flickered slightly beneath the pressure.
Holy Astoria:
(Coldly)
"We hold the line."
The entities attacked.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM—
A massive wave of black erasure energy swept across Heaven like a cosmic tsunami.
Entire sections of reality vanished instantly.
Hydra Nova stepped forward first.
Hydra Nova:
"Defensive formation!"
His colossal body ignited with celestial fire.
Massive cosmic barriers unfolded around the group.
The wave collided against them violently.
CRAAAAAAAAAACK—
The barriers held—
Then immediately began erasing.
Hydra Nova growled deeply.
Hydra Nova:
"…Their power is adapting faster."
Paxton rapidly generated countless glowing geometric equations around himself.
His mind raced through impossible calculations.
Paxton:
(Quickly)
"Their erasure rewrites existential coding."
"They're not destroying matter."
"They're removing informational existence itself."
Gray Magpie blinked.
Gray Magpie:
"…I understood maybe three words from that."
Leon Felix smirked slightly despite the chaos.
Leon Felix:
"In simple terms?"
He pointed toward the incoming army.
Leon Felix:
"If they touch us long enough, we stop existing."
Gray Magpie:
"…Okay that's worse."
Then the first wave arrived.
The entities rushed forward simultaneously.
Their movements ignored distance entirely.
One moment they were far away—
The next they were directly in front of the group.
Luna reacted instantly.
Silver energy exploded from her swords.
Luna:
"Moon Severance!"
SLAAAAASH—
A massive crescent wave tore through dozens of entities.
For a brief moment—
Their bodies split apart.
Then immediately reformed.
Luna's eyes widened.
Luna:
"…They're regenerating from erasure?"
Zarvoth stepped beside her calmly.
Dark crimson power spiraled around him like a storm.
Zarvoth:
"No."
"They were never fully damaged."
His eyes glowed sharply.
Zarvoth:
"Allow me."
The pressure around him intensified drastically.
Ancient crimson sigils spread throughout Heaven itself.
Then—
Zarvoth raised one hand.
Zarvoth:
"Abyssal Dominion."
BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM—
Darkness exploded outward.
The entire battlefield became consumed by crimson-black energy.
Countless entities suddenly froze mid-movement.
Their bodies began collapsing inward unnaturally.
Even erasure itself distorted around Zarvoth's power.
Paxton stared in disbelief.
Paxton:
"…He's suppressing conceptual nullification."
Gray Magpie:
"…Still don't know what that means."
Then—
Thousands of entities suddenly shattered apart completely.
Gone.
No regeneration.
No restoration.
Luna looked stunned.
Luna:
"You destroyed them."
Zarvoth remained calm.
Zarvoth:
(Coldly)
"They can be killed."
That changed everything.
Maximum grinned widely.
Maximum:
"Now THAT'S what I wanted to hear!"
BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM—
He launched forward like a living catastrophe.
Every movement from him ruptured reality itself.
Maximum swung one massive punch—
And hundreds of entities exploded instantly.
Maximum:
(Laughing)
"COME ON THEN!"
Natsu burst into crimson flames nearby.
Natsu:
"Don't hog all the fun!"
His fire expanded massively across Heaven.
This time—
The flames changed.
Not ordinary fire.
The crimson blaze now carried traces of chaotic cosmic energy.
Even Holy Astoria noticed.
Holy Astoria:
"…Interesting."
Natsu roared loudly.
Natsu:
"INFERNAL DRAGON GOD MODE!"
FWOOOOOOOOOSHHHH—
The battlefield erupted into a sea of crimson infernos.
Entities caught within the flames actually began burning away completely.
Natsu blinked.
Natsu:
"…Wait."
"Holy crap it worked!"
Leon Felix immediately capitalized on the opening.
Golden lightning exploded across Heaven.
ZZZZZZZZRAAAAAKKKK—
He moved faster than collapsing space itself.
Every strike from him obliterated dozens of entities instantly.
Leon Felix:
(Smirking)
"Looks like they're not invincible after all."
Meanwhile—
Finn Zhao floated high above the battlefield.
The celestial dragon behind him expanded further until it covered entire sections of Heaven.
His crimson eyes narrowed.
Finn Zhao:
"They're targeting Chaos Tenno specifically."
Everyone immediately noticed it.
No matter who attacked—
The majority of entities still pushed relentlessly toward Chaos Tenno.
Like a swarm drawn toward a singular objective.
????:
"Primary anomaly must be corrected."
"All resistance is irrelevant."
Chaos energy flickered violently around Chaos Tenno.
He had remained silent the entire battle.
Watching.
Observing.
Thinking.
The entities continuously approached him—
Yet something strange happened whenever they got too close.
Reality around Chaos Tenno distorted unnaturally.
The entities slowed.
Glitched.
Some even disappeared entirely.
Holy Astoria noticed immediately.
Holy Astoria:
(Serious)
"…So it's true."
Rowena looked confused.
Rowena:
"What is?"
Holy Astoria stared directly at Chaos Tenno.
Holy Astoria:
"The Hollow Beyond cannot fully process him."
The faceless entities suddenly stopped momentarily.
As if reacting to those words.
Then—
The gigantic eye pulsed violently.
????:
"Anomaly instability increasing."
"Correction authority insufficient."
The entire army became more aggressive instantly.
BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM—
Millions of entities charged simultaneously.
The pressure became catastrophic.
Even Heaven began fully collapsing now.
Large portions of the white realm disappeared forever.
Hydra Nova looked upward grimly.
Hydra Nova:
"Heaven won't survive much longer."
Eiridis Luvie raised her glowing hands.
Countless violet flowers spread throughout the battlefield.
Every injured ally immediately began healing.
Even damaged realities started restoring themselves temporarily.
Eiridis Luvie:
(Softly)
"I'll maintain restoration as long as possible."
But her expression slowly became strained.
The erasure was overwhelming even her abilities.
Paxton suddenly looked horrified.
Paxton:
"…No."
Luna turned toward him quickly.
Luna:
"What is it?!"
Paxton pointed upward.
The gigantic eye was changing.
Massive black cracks spread around it endlessly.
Then another eye opened beside it.
Then another.
Then dozens.
Everyone froze.
An entire wall of gigantic eyes began forming within the darkness beyond Heaven.
Each one stared directly at Chaos Tenno.
Each one radiated absolute erasure.
Rowena stepped backward fearfully.
Rowena:
"…This can't be real."
Holy Astoria's golden aura flared violently.
Even he looked alarmed now.
Holy Astoria:
"They're escalating."
Then the voices spoke together.
Millions of voices.
Cold.
Emotionless.
Infinite.
????:
"Anomaly threat level revised."
"Full correction authorized."
The darkness behind the eyes split apart completely.
And something massive started emerging.
Something so enormous—
That even the gigantic eyes appeared insignificant beside it.
Only fragments of its form could be seen.
Endless black limbs.
Infinite shifting layers.
A body larger than cosmological structures themselves.
The moment it moved—
Heaven began dying completely.
Holy Astoria's eyes widened slightly.
Holy Astoria:
(Quietly)
"…The Overseer."
Chaos Tenno finally spoke.
Chaos Tenno:
(Calmly)
"So that's the real enemy."
Then—
For the very first time—
The colossal being looked directly at him.
And smiled.