Meanwhile, the screen before her eyes frantically popped up overload warnings: [Left leg joint overloaded!]
[Energy core temperature at critical level!]
[Core engine pressure at critical level!]
[…]
Warning sounds echoed one after another inside the cockpit.
Huangfu Yun ended another spatial virtualization and staggered out from a rift.
She stared deathly at the scanning screen: [Latest data imported…]
[Analysis failed…]
[Switching modeling method…]
[Analysis failed…]
In the end, it all turned into: [No weaknesses found…]
“This isn’t scientific—!” She couldn’t finish her sentence.
Su Fu’s figure suddenly vanished from the spot.
The hair on Huangfu Yun’s body stood on end.
“Virtualization start!” she screamed.
The familiar sensation of dimensional shifting washed over her.
Outside the cockpit, the world turned into flowing blocks of color.
The trajectory of the Fire-tipped Spear looked like a frozen sculpture from a higher dimension.
The moment the virtualization ended, Huangfu Yun felt a sense of extreme terror.
She should have appeared at a different set of coordinates, but right now—
The tip of the Fire-tipped Spear was already pressed against the mecha’s core.
“Running?” Su Fu’s voice came with a laugh, “Why aren’t you running anymore?”
In the next second, the spear shot out like a dragon.
The Fire-tipped Spear first pierced through the outermost armor, then the energy layer, the core control room, the power bay…
One strike, completely pierced through!
The massive mecha crashed to its knees, the ground trembling as dust rose everywhere.
That hundred-meter-tall Giant lay prostrate at Su Fu’s feet.
Su Fu slowly withdrew her spear.
“Screech—”
The spear shaft rubbed against the mecha’s metal, sounding like the final stroke of an artist’s brush.
This scene fell into Olaf’s eyes, looking exactly like a butcher leisurely pulling a slaughtering knife out of an animal’s body.
He subconsciously took two steps back, bumping into the World Tree’s protective barrier.
“It’s… it’s over…” Erika’s voice was shaking, “Even the Divine Mecha was…”
Before she could finish, a sudden change occurred!
Two dark shadows burst forth from Su Fu’s visual blind spot behind her.
Chiya held a long rod as black as ink, while Zero gripped a dark red short blade.
Their intention was more than obvious—
“A sneak attack!”
Su Fu was in the middle of withdrawing the Fire-tipped Spear; her old strength was exhausted, and her new strength had not yet arisen.
Furthermore, she was facing away from them with no defense; this was the perfect opportunity!
Su Fu didn’t even turn her head.
She simply raised her left hand slightly, and a Golden Cudgel suddenly appeared in her palm, growing as it caught the wind.
“Hum—”
In the blink of an eye, the Golden Cudgel expanded into a colossal pillar that reached the heavens, sweeping backward with the momentum of mountains collapsing and seas churning.
The weapons of the two attackers were crushed into dust the moment they touched the Golden Cudgel.
Like an ant trying to shake a giant tree, they were swatted away, crashing heavily a hundred meters away.
However, after knocking the two of them flying, the Golden Cudgel did not stop.
Instead, it changed direction and headed straight for the World Tree’s defense!
One second, Olaf’s trio was still immersed in shock; the next, they suddenly realized the danger—
“Oh no! It’s coming for us!”
Olaf and the others’ expressions changed drastically.
They immediately activated the Divine Aspect behind them, standing in front of the World Tree in an attempt to block the sweeping Golden Cudgel.
Olaf raised his giant axe high, Eric summoned the cold breath of the Frost Giants, and Erika summoned the golden barrier of the Valkyrie.
Together, they intertwined to form a defensive line but the Golden Cudgel moved with unstoppable force.
The giant axe shattered, the frost evaporated, and the barrier exploded.
The Divine Aspects behind them—shattered.
They were sent flying by this peerless power, crashing heavily into the ruins.
Olaf coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes full of horror, “What… What exactly is this thing?! How can there be such a powerful Divine Artifact?! It’s impossible to block…”
It felt as if the entire world was pressing down on them…
‘How could a human oppose such great power?!’
At that moment, Eric shouted in terror, “Not good! Su Fu!”
The trio turned their heads sharply, only to see that Su Fu had already broken through the defensive line and arrived before the World Tree.
She held the Fire-tipped Spear, and the hundred-meter Divine Manifestation behind her moved its three heads and six arms in unison.
The spear tip burned with flames that could incinerate all things, aiming directly at the World Tree’s protective barrier.
“Break!”
“Boom!!!”
The protective barrier shattered.
Olaf and the others couldn’t care about the agonizing pain from taking a hit from the Golden Cudgel.
One by one, they charged frantically toward the World Tree.
“We absolutely cannot let her take it away!”
Su Fu turned to face them, holding her Fire-tipped Spear, but she sighed, “Howling Celestial Dog, stop watching the show and hurry up.”
She was about to be exhausted from work, and it was still watching the play!
“Woof woof!”
A cheerful bark rang out, “Hehe, it wasn’t easy to get a look at your majesty’s prestige. It’s so satisfying, truly too cool!”
Immediately after, that ordinary-looking black hound rapidly grew in size.
Under the terrified gazes of the crowd, its physique ballooned.
It blotted out the sun.
No, that was no ordinary thin dog; it was clearly the Divine Dog of legend.
It howled at the sun, and it seemed even the sun trembled for it.
The Howling Celestial Dog looked majestic and awe-inspiring.
Then, its beastly pupils locked onto the World Tree, and it suddenly opened its giant maw—
“Crunch!”
It bit down, then yanked backward, stepping back one pace at a time.
The root system of the World Tree was ripped from the earth, causing the ground to quake.
Olaf and the others went completely mad, launching frantic attacks.
However, they were all—blocked by the Fire-tipped Spear in Su Fu’s hands.
Perhaps it was a second, perhaps it was a long time, but everyone heard a very soft “snap.”
The World Tree was pulled up by its roots.
Then, the World Tree was quickly swallowed in one gulp by the Howling Celestial Dog, vanishing without a trace.
…Just like that, it was gone?
Olaf and the others watched this scene in despair, their hearts as cold as ash.
‘It was over, completely over. The World Tree had been carried off by a dog!’
This was so absurd it made one want to cry.
Almost simultaneously, the voice of Shen Yan rang out: [“Detected that the World Tree has disappeared”]
[“Penglai Immortal Ship map is devouring the Rainbow Bridge Rift map”]
[“Progress: 50%… 90%…”]
The entire world changed abruptly.
Everything collapsed and disintegrated.
The fragments of the Rainbow Bridge and the floating islands all crumbled into powder, then rapidly surged back toward the sky, rushing into the Penglai Immortal Ship suspended high above, merging as one.
Devouring meant that everything on the map became an existence that enhanced the Immortal Ship.
A series of Immortal Ship enhancement notifications rang in Su Fu’s ears: [Defense system upgraded!]
[Spatial stability increased!]
[New function: Rainbow Teleport unlocked]
[New weapons unlocked…]
[…]
However, she turned her head to look at Huangfu Yun, who was falling toward the abyss.
At some point, that hundred-meter-tall Divine Mecha had turned into a Flying Device, currently flying precariously out of the collapsing world toward the edge of the boundless world.
Inside the cockpit, Huangfu Yun’s red hair fluttered, while Chiya and Zero were in the back seats, appearing unconscious.
Su Fu narrowed her eyes, “Something’s wrong…”
‘How could Chiya and Zero lose their combat capability from a single strike? As experimental subjects… hadn’t they developed any special abilities?’
‘And then there was Huangfu Yun; the core of the Divine Mecha was shattered, and yet she could still survive?’
She was deep in thought when a sudden, urgent alarm rang in her ear:
[Warning! Penglai Immortal Ship map has successfully devoured the Rainbow Bridge Rift map!]
[The original Norse map Invasion BOSS—Underworld Hellhound Cerberus has turned toward the Penglai Immortal Ship!]
[Repeat! Hell-tier BOSS descending!]
[Underworld Hellhound Cerberus—Invading!]
Su Fu suddenly looked up.
She saw a giant, pitch-black rift tear open in the sky.
Countless plumes of black mist poured out, corroding everything in the vicinity.
Three ferocious dog heads poked out from the rift, six crimson eyes looking down at everything below—
They locked onto the Immortal Ship.
At this time, the world announcement had already exploded.
Many Test Takers felt it was simply too stimulating.
They hadn’t even reacted to the destruction of Olympus before they realized that was already a thing of the past.
Now, Su Fu had taken down the Norse map as well—
[World Announcement: Penglai Immortal Ship is attacking the Rainbow Bridge Rift]
[Penglai Immortal Ship has arrived at the scene. Discovered that Atlantis and Norse Test Takers have joined forces!]
[The battle is fierce. Atlantis Test Takers are heavily injured!]
[The battle has ended. Atlantis Test Takers have fled in panic!]
[Norse Test Takers are heavily injured. The defensive line has collapsed!]
[World Tree defense has been shattered! The World Tree is under attack by an irresistible force!]
[The World Tree has been devoured. The map is being devoured by the Penglai Immortal Ship…]
[Penglai Immortal Ship has successfully devoured the Rainbow Bridge Rift map]
[Penglai Immortal Ship has leveled up]
[S-class BOSS [Underworld Hellhound Cerberus] has descended upon the Penglai Immortal Ship map]
[Penglai Immortal Ship is currently fighting the Underworld Hellhound…]
[Continuous broadcasting…]
Looking at the continuous stream of announcements, the Test Takers in major maps were shocked into numbness.
[What?! Even the joint efforts of Norse and Atlantis couldn’t save the World Tree??]
[The Penglai Immortal Ship is simply explosively fierce! This is too ridiculous! How long has it been and the map’s already been swallowed?]
[…I want to know who the Atlantis Test Takers are and how badly they’re injured.]
[Su Fu is going against the heavens. This is too terrifying! In such a short time, she’s taken out two maps?]
[What did the Penglai Immortal Ship upgrade this time? Will we be next? Shivering with fear.]
[I know you’re afraid, but don’t be afraid yet. Cerberus is an S-class BOSS, the watchdog of the Underworld. Maybe it can deal a heavy blow to the Immortal Ship.]
[Cerberus? Is it that strong?]
[Nonsense! Three heads, six eyes, undying and indestructible, devours souls. Are you afraid yet?]
[…But I’m still pessimistic. Have you forgotten Achilles?]
[What I’m more afraid of is, if Su Fu kills Cerberus, what kind of attributes will she gain? She’s already ridiculous enough now!]
[…]
Meanwhile, on the Penglai Immortal Ship.
The boundless black mist drew closer and closer, as if it could step through space and arrive before their eyes at any moment.
The dog heads within the black mist stared dead at them, saliva dripping from their fangs as if they were ready to tear everything apart at any moment.
Underworld Hellhound Cerberus was descending!
Su Fu’s expression changed slightly as a thought flashed through her mind: ‘This Cerberus… what is it here for?’
S-class Anomalies had their own original maps and usually wouldn’t invade other areas for no reason.
Furthermore, crossing maps required some kind of connection…
But what connection did Cerberus have with the Norse map?
Unless… there was something attracting it?
Su Fu suddenly turned her head to look at the Howling Celestial Dog, which had returned to its normal size.
To be precise, she looked at its belly with a subtle expression.
“…It couldn’t be for the World Tree, right?”
Sure enough, in the next second, the middle head of Cerberus let out a world-shaking roar: “Where is the World Tree?!”
The middle head roared in fury, while the left and right heads sniffed around, searching for something.
“I smell it…”
“Where is it???”
It smelled the scent of the World Tree, but the most fragrant part… was gone.
The Underworld Hellhound’s gaze locked onto the ground, exactly where the World Tree had been uprooted.
The place where the lingering scent was heaviest was…
It looked at that small black dot.
It was too small—only after looking closely did it realize it was a black dog.
That stupid dog was still looking at it with a face full of curiosity.
Could it be… it swallowed it?
Cerberus’s rage erupted instantly— “Spit it out for me!”
It roared, and all three of its giant mouths opened at once, spraying out scorching Hellfire directly at the Howling Celestial Dog!
In the distance, Olaf and the others, who were clinging tightly to the remaining rubble, were dumbfounded.
“What? This dog head is also here for our World Tree?”
“Shameless! All of them are shameless!”
“Boom—!!!”
The flames arrived.
The Hellfire engulfed the Howling Celestial Dog’s figure, and the blazing firelight suddenly exploded.
Cerberus’s three heads grinned ferociously, saliva flying, “Die! Thief!! To dare to snatch my things!”
However, in the next second, everyone saw a flash of black, and the flames vanished completely.
That thin black dog sat there calmly, not a single hair singed.
It slowly let out a burp, a wisp of green smoke drifting from its mouth.
“Woof woof!”
“That tasted terrible!”
The entire field fell into dead silence.