Once they had fully entered the instance, Jeremy and hispanions finally broke free from the oppressive influence of
The Sun
''s power.
Though the strength of
The Sun
hadn''t inflicted any severe damage on them, Liam and Ritchie still felt a slight unease.
"You all felt that intense sunlight, right? This must be one of the
Apocalypse Game
nners'' tricks.
The Sun
is warning us," Liam said, his voiceced with lingering unease.
This was the first time Liam had directly confronted the power of the
Apocalypse Game
''s nners.
Ritchie and Jeremy both nodded slowly. They had faced direct attacks from the game''s creators before, so they weren''t too surprised by this new development.
Jeremy scanned their surroundings. He quickly realized that the
Endless Abyss Instance
had changed dramatically since thest time he''d been here. Previously, he had encountered a beautiful little town in the instance. But now, the town had vanished without a trace. In its ce stretched a vast, endless forest.
The forest was alive with countless sounds—rustling leaves, distant howls, and eerie calls. There was no doubt in Jeremy''s mind that this forest was teeming with monsters.
"What should we do next? Are we supposed to just walk right into the forest? Isn''t that a little too dangerous?" Ritchie said, still eyeing the darkening trees with caution.
In truth, there was no other option for them. The forest was all that surrounded them.
After a moment of silence, Jeremy made up his mind.
"We don''t have a choice but to move forward. There will definitely be a lot of monsters in the forest. But don''t panic when we encounter them. Any monster that''s too powerful, I''ll handle," he said, his voice steady and confident.
With that, Jeremy took the first step into the dense woods. Liam and Ritchie followed close behind.
The three of them moved swiftly through the forest, their senses alert. As expected, they soon encountered several monsters.
However, these monsters weren''t particrly strong, and they seemed somewhat reluctant to attack Jeremy and his group. This puzzling situation left the trio slightly confused.
"Why is this happening? Are the monsters in the
Endless Abyss Instance
really this docile? Have they all beenpletely softened by
The Sun
''s power?" Liam asked, his tone tinged with worry as he turned to Jeremy.
Although Liam hadn''t faced
The Sun
directly before, he understood the nature of the
Apocalypse Game
nners well enough. He knew that any one of them was capable of immense malice. Even if the name of the nner sounded as benign as
The Sun
, the power it represented was terrifying and devious.
"
The Sun
does indeed have the power to alter both humans and monsters on a mental level," Jeremy replied, his voice calm but serious. "But do you really think
The Sun
would make these monsters friendly toward us? Right now,
The Sun
only wants to destroy us. It''s not some kind old man selling ice cream on the street. It''s not going to reward us with any mental bonuses."
Jeremy didn''t offer any further exnation, and Ritchie tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but Liam didn''t find it funny. The atmosphere felt too eerie for him tough.
They had been traveling through the forest for what felt like a long time, but there was no sign of an end in sight. The path ahead remained obscured by dense trees, and Liam and Ritchie could both feel the strange presence of more sounds around them. Some were definitely from monsters, while others were from things unknown.
"We can''t keep going. We''ve probably fallen into an illusion. Everything around us might just be a hallucination," Jeremy said, finally sensing that something wasn''t right. He immediately gestured for the others to stop.
The three of them halted in the forest. As soon as they did, the scene around them began to shift. More light began pouring through the trees from above, brightening the area. The trees around them suddenly burst into mes.
The sounds that had been subtle before grew much louder, now joined by others more terrifying and unnerving. Some of these new sounds were the anguished cries of humans, while others were the crackling and snapping of burning trees.
"The great
Sun
has finally decided to use its power to attack us. Everyone, get ready—we must face the scorching heat of the sun!" Jeremy dered, pulling out
Mortal Combat
.
With this, he summoned a special space using
Mortal Combat
, a space that would help the group weaken the attack they were about to face.
At the same time that Jeremy took action, blinding sunlight blotted out the entire sky. The whole forest was engulfed in a sea of mes.
Even though Jeremy had taken some precautions, Liam and Ritchie could still feel their bodies being scorched by the intense heat. They quickly used their respective items to counter the oing danger.
Liam pulled a small bottle from his pocket, inside which was a block of ice. The moment the ice was taken out, the temperature around them dropped rapidly.
Ritchie, on the other hand, used his talent to hide in the shadows. While hiding in the shadow didn''t fully shield him from the heat, it at least blocked some of it.
Jeremy, however, wasn''t just focusing on defense. He immediately used the
Goddess of Life
summoning scroll.
As the scroll tore apart, a green light enveloped Jeremy and his group. The
Goddess of Life
appeared before them.
With her arrival, the dead nts around them rapidly came back to life. Trees, burning fiercely, began to grow again, eventually forming a barrier. This nt-made shield stopped the
Sun
''s continuous attack.
With the
Goddess of Life
''s assistance, Jeremy and his group finally escaped the first wave of danger.
"Thank you so much for your help!" Jeremy said, grateful. "Can you continue to assist us, or was that your only intervention?"
The
Goddess of Life
smiled gently.
"I can, of course, continue to help you. The scroll you used contains immense life force. As long as there is life energy left, I can keep aiding you."
With the
Goddess of Life
''s confirmation, Jeremy finally allowed himself a smile.
"Then let''s move forward!" Jeremy said, determination in his voice. "As long as we reach the deepest part of the
Endless Abyss Instance
, we can rescue Bonnie. And by destroying this instance, we can significantly weaken the power that the
Sun
now possesses."
Under Jeremy''s leadership, the group quickly advanced deeper into the
Endless Abyss Instance
. Despite the constant onught of the
Sun
''s power, the
Goddess of Life
kept intervening, shielding them from the attacks.
At this point, the
Endless Abyss Instance
had turned into a burning hell. The entire instance was unnaturally bright, but it could still be described as an abyss—an abyss forged by sunlight.
While Jeremy and the others pressed on, at the deepest part of the
Endless Abyss Instance
, the
Son of the Sun
was making his final preparations for the battle. He believed that Jeremy and his team would not be easily stopped, so he had to make ready for the ultimate confrontation.
Just as the
Son of the Sun
God of War
.
During their journey, the
Goddess of Life
''s energy had been entirely spent. To avoid furtherplications, Jeremy chose to use the summoning scroll for the
God of War
.
The
God of War
''s power was far greater than that of the
Goddess of Life
. With his help, Jeremy and the others finally reached the deepest part of the
Endless Abyss Instance
.
"The battle from here on is yours!" the
God of War
said, his voice heavy with exhaustion. "My strength has beenpletely depleted. But I believe you will certainly be able to defeat the monsters at the core of this instance."
As the
God of War
spoke, he nced at the
Son of the Sun
. Upon seeing him, a look of deep disgust crossed his face.
"A twisted monster formed entirely of the
Sun
''s power," the
God of War
muttered in contempt.
Though the
God of War
despised the
Son of the Sun
, he knew he could not participate in the uing fight. After he disappeared, the
Son of the Sun
took the initiative andunched an attack.
With the aid of the
Person in the Mirror
, the
Son of the Sun
''s attack seeded innding a blow.
Jeremy was forced to use his
King of Time and Space
ability to evade the
Son of the Sun
''s strike.
As Jeremy evaded the attack, he unknowingly stepped directly into the trap set by then/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Son of the Sun
.
"I''ve finally seeded! No matter how clever you were before, you couldn''t outsmart me in the end!" The
Son of the Sun
''s voice was filled with excitement. "You''ve walked right into my trap, and now I can help the great
Sun
im all the power you possess!"
Liam and Ritchie exchanged worried nces, their eyes fixed on Jeremy.
At this moment, Jeremy had fallen into quicksand. The sand around him was infused with an intense power from the
Sun
, one so potent that it distorted the surrounding space. This powerful force made it impossible for Jeremy to use his
King of Time and Space
ability to escape.
Yet, Jeremy''s expression remained calm. He had long anticipated that trouble woulde his way. With a slight smile, he pointed
Mortal Combat
at the
Son of the Sun
.