The Monarch-Chapter 545: Battle of areas[6]

Atlas couldn’t understand exactly who those people were, as he hadn’t seen any demigods until that moment. His conversation with the other zone had occurred exclusively through their main mage, with doubts and questions flooding his mind without any answers in sight. Eventually, he gave up on trying to think.

"Time has passed, and finally, we shall have our revenge..." Atlas was interrupted by a sharp statement from Kayden.

"Quiet. Either attack me or wait," Kayden said. Atlas was not at all used to being treated this way. He stood there, stunned for a moment, but then began to inflame his aura. This was going to be a battle at full force.

"I ask the heavens to expel all mages who should not be here in the next 30 seconds. Those marked are my allies," Kayden spoke these words to the heavens. None of the demigods took him seriously—at least not completely. But after Netero made his promise, they started doubting their certainty.

The heavens would never favor one individual alone, but there was also the possibility that they could not be there at that specific moment, which caused doubt in their minds. But those doubts quickly vanished with Kayden’s next words.

"I swear I am speaking the truth. Those who do not comply will be expelled in 30 seconds." The heavens confirmed Kayden’s words. As soon as he said this, everyone began to think. There wasn’t much time left, and Atlas had already started his attack.

Atlas’s soul expanded, infusing all the mana in the region into his control. The mage was even more refined when it came to his soul, but it still wasn’t enough to defeat Kayden. Kayden was still perfectly capable of causing a short circuit in Atlas, as his soul, while immense in this state, was fragile at the same time. Atlas had progressed at a ridiculous rate, placing the more crucial pieces of his soul at various points of his spiritual senses—but that was all.

Kayden consumed the space without any grand initiative and began to push back Atlas’s attacks with a smaller force, almost as if this were an evenly matched battle. His lightning against Atlas’s soul mana—it looked like a battle of equals. The demigods were staring at the situation in disbelief. This level of strength was not something they had expected.

Atlas’s soul was converting space itself into more mana, which was utterly impressive. The universe didn’t recognize Atlas’s mana as valid, continuing to bombard the region. But every new mana that entered was automatically placed under his control. The space itself was cracking into huge fissures due to the pressure of his soul.

Kayden had converted space itself into mana and launched a lightning attack at a strength far beyond what anyone expected of him. But then… Netero finally realized he had been deceived. This wasn’t even half of Kayden’s true strength, and he knew it. A bitter taste filled Netero’s mouth. It had been a long time since someone had outsmarted him like this.

"I swear, before the heavens, I will owe Kayden a favor for observing this battle, as long as it does not affect me directly." All the demigods swore these words. In the end, it was just a favor in exchange for vital information about two of the greatest mages in the universe.

"Time has passed, but I am still superior." Kayden stopped his ruse as soon as the last demigod spoke. With a snap of his fingers in a display of tranquility, he destroyed the points of support of Atlas’s soul, causing the mage to freeze just as he had before.

The disappointment was evident in his eyes. The fear of failure assaulted his mind once more. The shame of the last battle came back to him. Being defeated was one thing, but going through that again after all the effort he had put into becoming superior was simply unacceptable. He watched as all the mages from his zone were killed by another snap of Kayden’s fingers. The demigods couldn’t understand what was happening.

One thing became clear to all—Kayden had deceived them all in exchange for a favor. This battle had been decided from the beginning. None of them could understand how this ended with Atlas on his knees in the blink of an eye. They didn’t even see what Kayden had done, what attack he had launched, or if they could even fight back. There was simply nothing.

Kayden finished the fight quickly by killing Atlas with a lightning strike that barely had any power beyond the minimum required. Just like that, the event ended. What was supposed to be a battle between the two greatest powers of the ancient universe ended up being a one-sided massacre. There were no explosive spells. The space wasn’t even destroyed to a point where it couldn’t be quickly rebuilt. Everything had been so... strange.

"Congratulations to zone 21 for their crushing victory over their opponents. Each member of the zone will receive a unique treasure as a reward for their actions. Furthermore, the main mage of this zone will receive a stone with a law personally chosen by them," Kayden said, before teleporting away to a cluster of golden planets in space.

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Kayden didn’t even feel his presence being moved. In the blink of an eye, he found himself observing the dozens of planets where the competition stages had taken place. He wasn’t able to extend his sixth sense even a meter outside his body. It had been so long since he had felt like this. It only took a few seconds before a voice pulled Kayden from his thoughts.

"Congratulations, Kayden. Your performance, without interfering in the competition, has been recognized by us. Even though it was useless there, we will reward you with information of your choice. Furthermore, the law we will place in the stone is free for you to choose," the voice echoed in Kayden’s mind and in reality, but he found himself unable to locate its source.