**Lord** grabbed the arrow and crushed it into fragments with his bare hands. His face and hands were covered in blood. The leader suffered a **backlash** as his power was destroyed; he was connected to it through his cosmic energy, and thus, he suffered severe injuries.
Lord wiped the blood off. He said, "Hmm! You have some skill. You can make me bleed and get hurt. Interesting! First Lucan, now you. I don't know why, but people who can match my strength keep coming toward me, but I love this! Haha! Now I can have some **REAL FUN!!!**"
The leader thought, *He is weakened a lot after that incident. He is at his weakest point right now, yet he can kill all my subordinates with ease. He even fights at a level on par with me. No normal person can do this. Only LORD can do this because of—*
Lord laughed like a maniac, finishing the leader's thoughts. "MY PRIDE! HAHA! Wondering how I can read your mind?"
The leader spoke, "IMPOSSIBLE! If you use cosmic energy for different purposes, it will become unstable and unusable!"
Lord replied, "Ever since I met Lucan, I decided to use my cosmic energy for all purposes, hehe! After all, there are a few methods to restore stability, like the ones Lucan had."
The leader said, "Indeed! But all those are only temporary. Not even an **S+++ tier** creature can fully stabilize it!"
Lord's eyes pierced through him. His lips curled up, and he sighed as he said, "So what? I only need a few minutes to kill anyone! So, even if it is temporary, hehe—not a problem!" He continued, "Even if I completely lose my cosmic energy or my powers, as long as I kill Lucan and restore my pride, I do not care about anything else! HAHAHA!"
The leader realized there was no way he could beat this maniac. Even if he fought with his full power, the outcome wouldn't change; it would only be delayed. He retreated, fleeing at high speed.
Lord sighed. "Why? You too! Where is your pride? Hmm! One who lets down his pride—I have no interest in them. **Die!!!**"
His power activated. The arrow which had earlier attacked him—no, countless versions of them—surrounded the leader. The leader's pupils shrank to the size of pinheads. He had no cosmic energy left; it was fully depleted. He had no hope of surviving even one arrow.
He closed his eyes and accepted his fate. He was going to die. But suddenly, all the arrows changed their target; they attacked Lord instead.
Lucan appeared from a portal. He said, "Good! You managed to stall for some time! Here, come in, I will save you! But only if you do everything I say."
The leader smiled gently; he was relieved. He wanted to thank Lucan, but Lucan spoke sharply, "Idiot! Decide fast! You can do all that later. Don't forget Lord is still here!"
The leader agreed; after all, there was no other choice. He asked while escaping, "How did you do this?"
Lucan laughed as he replied, "Me? Stop joking! It is due to the instability in cosmic energy! Even I faced these backlashes recently. I calculated the time. Lord also used his cosmic energy for different methods; I did the same. We both will face these problems. Sigh!"
The leader asked, "Then it means—in this backlash time interval—"
Lucan replied, "Our attacks will attack ourselves."
This made the leader feel slightly better. Lord had a weakness. Now he had a way to defeat him. (Note: Lord cannot be killed by his weakness; he can only be defeated). He explained his idea, but Lucan shook his head. "Huh! But the same weakness applies to me! Which means your idea is not possible!"
The arrow rain flew toward Lord. The whole planet was watching him—even Lucan, the leader, and their gang. Everyone except Lucan and the leader felt that today was Lord's death.
Lord laughed. "Wow! Magnificent! So this is my only weakness, huh? Hehe! Come, arrows!" Lord calmly inhaled and exhaled. His aura diminished completely. Another batch of arrows was created; he used them on himself. They backlashed and flew in the opposite direction. The arrows crashed and neutralized each other.
The clear sky was now filled with clouds, but they were smoke created from Lord's attacks. When the smoke cleared, a figure was dusting himself off. He said, "Hehe! Weakness is a weakness only for those who are weak! It is not for those who are strong! Haha!"
He continued, "Lucan! I showed you how to eliminate your weakness. The time limit I gave you is infinite! I will wait for you to strengthen yourself. Then come to me, my dear entertainment! Let's fight until one of us dies! Ah, no—until **you** die! Hehe! This is good!"
The leader's jaw almost hit the ground. He looked at Lucan and thought, *This mere C-tier creature has such significance!*
Lucan replied, "Hmm! Since I left Earth, I guess!"
The leader was stunned. Lucan had read his mind just as Lord had. He backed down, no longer doubting Lucan's capabilities.
Outside the Milky Way galaxy, twelve aliens stood at a huge structure. It was like a massive building floating in space. One of them was watching the previous scene. He said, "All of you! See, a C-tier creature from the human species is doing something interesting! Look here."
None of them were fully visible; only their eyes glinted. They all looked at the scene. The first speaker said, "Hehe! This creature called Lucan wants to reach beyond the end of space."
They all received complete information about him, from the moment he was born to the current situation. Another one spoke, "Hmm! These humans all have huge ambitions! But in the end, what can they do? Just a C-tier creature! Haha! Stop wasting your time, all of you."
Everyone agreed, but the one who had just spoken thought, *This... ugh! It is happening again, after millions of years! This kid shouldn't cross the Milky Way! Or else, the past situation will arise! Hmm!*
He looked toward an extremely sealed place, surrounded by countless galaxies acting as a shield. He used his power to see through. A human was locked within many indescribable structures. The prisoner felt the gaze; his lips curled up as he spoke, "Oh! A descendant! Hehe! Another crazy maniac like me is coming. I can feel it! You too, right, alien?"
The alien activated his powers along with the seal and countless formations. The human was killed and brought to life a million times in that instant. Red blood seeped from all over him, yet he licked it and said, "Hmm! It is blood!"
He did not even care about the pain. He only wore a wide grin. "Oh! His name is Lucan Vale! Interesting! So this is his goal! Oh! His progress is amazing!"
The alien sealed him completely again. His entire cosmic energy was used up, and he fainted on the spot. He muttered, "Damn it! His cosmic energy is completely sealed along with him, yet he just found out everything! Humans! I hate them! Ugh!"
On Earth, a butterfly, sparkling like gold, cut through the air. Birds tried to eat it, but they were eaten by the butterfly instead. It flew and landed at Lucan's home. His room was now occupied by his dad, who was sleeping. The butterfly landed on his hand.
He woke up. Lucan had sent him a message explaining everything that had happened since he left Earth. It said: "Dad! Keep this a secret! Once I find the end of space and go beyond it, reveal it! I won't break my promise! I will definitely find the truth beyond everything!"
His dad smiled gently. He let go of the butterfly, but it circled him. He realized he had to reply using the golden butterfly. He composed a reply, and the butterfly flew out. His dad watched it until it vanished from his vision, his face showing deep satisfaction.