Void Evolution System

Serena found a more secluded location nearby before re-entering the Heavenly God Plane to find Claire and Malefice.

She absolutely could've gone straight there in the real world, but she would be able to travel far faster in that plane.

Plus, she wasn't that far away.

The Heavenly God Plane was much less expansive than the Heavenly World since it usually only showed enough space to contain all the battles taking place within.

There were a lot of Gods fighting right now, including Hugo, Persia, and the 16 Swords, but they were all roughly around the same place.

Malefice and his main subordinates had all moved together, after all.

Nevertheless, it wasn't hard for Serena to find the location. Claire's summons weren't exactly quiet.

And when she arrived, the first feeling that set in was confusion.

'This is…?'

It wasn't what she was expecting at all.

When she finally recognized the three summons in front of her, her expression changed.

That was when the second feeling set in.

Concern.

Dante, Serena, Hugo, and Persia all knew about Claire's peculiarity. It wasn't just the one time during their youth that she went berserk.

They'd experienced it personally, and they'd been there when Dante finally figured out how to seal the demons.

However, if the manifestations of those seals were here, then where was Claire…?

BOOOOOM!

The dragon summoned a huge ball of flaming light, which struck Malefice straight in the chest and threw him into the ground.

He slammed into the earth, and his body was embedded several inches inside of it. It didn't look like he would be getting up again.

As for Erwin Ellowyn…

The treatment he was getting was horrible.

Serena recognized him too, since Claire had shown them all pictures of the people from her past, so she didn't jump in to help or anything.

Merely…

The monkey and the tiger acting together was a bit overkill regardless of who their enemy was.

Erwin Ellowyn's power had been locked by the monkey's sealing power, and together, the two summons were torturing him slowly.

They cut him up slowly. Every time they attacked, they'd slice an inch-thick segment of his body and then wait. Only after he felt the pain of the cut would they administer another.

Erwin had come here because he'd followed the money. Straea had offered him many benefits for going against his grand-niece, and he happily agreed.

Claire was the last remaining vestige of his shameful past. If she could die, then it was better for him. He could finally get rid of that memory and clear his current bottleneck.

Was he expecting this situation at all?

Of course not.

He was being violated, humiliated.

It looked like he was a mortal being toyed with by Gods. Considering that he was also a Supreme God, the strength of his enemies could only be unfathomable.

Erwin was going to die soon. There was nothing he could do to stop it. Eventually, his head would be presented to Claire on a stake.

But…Claire, where was she?

'She's still in danger.'

Since her seals were released, her enemies obviously wouldn't be able to do anything to her. The danger in this situation was Claire herself.

She was not only a danger to others. If she couldn't be brought back under control in time, her own body would be slowly corrupted and destroyed by that power.

'I have to find her.'

Serena spread her awareness and immediately rushed in the direction where she found Claire's aura.

It took her a minute to find her, but it wasn't that hard. Claire hadn't moved since the start of her transformation.

Every bit of will inside her was used to make sure she wouldn't encounter others.

But that…

That didn't matter if others encountered her.

"Claire…!"

Serena yelled out, announcing her presence. She was aware that she was putting herself in danger, but she had to check and see how far Claire had gone.

If there was no response at all, then she was too far gone. Only Dante would be able to fix her.

If her bloodlust concentrated on the newly discovered target…

BOOOOOOOOOM!

'...then she'll attack wantonly until she's completely worn out.'

Serena used her power to contain the explosion as much as possible, dodging everything she couldn't disperse.

'There's good news and bad news.'

Claire had locked on to her.

This meant that Serena was in danger, sure, but it also meant that Claire could still be saved. As long as her power was properly exhausted, she would have the chance to wrestle control back from the beings who currently had her body.

However, to exhaust Claire's power…

'I'll try my best. If only…'

If only Dante were here, right?

That seemed to be the common thought among people who'd fought by his side.

It was a little funny how much he and his son had in common. It was almost as if they were the same person, just born in two different generations.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Claire's fighting style had changed completely, but the foundation was still creation.

Now, Claire was using a power more similar to Iris, where she controlled the nonliving side of Creation.

Serena had to move a lot more than she did when she was dealing with Famas. She zipped through the atmosphere, expertly controlling her barrier to disperse the majority of Claire's rampant mana.

This fight was not one where her goal was to kill the enemy. That was a huge problem for Serena, whose whole power existed to decimate her foes.

'Contain, not kill.'

It was a lesson she'd had to learn in the past as well.

But as long as she used her power properly, it was still more than possible.

'But until that becomes possible…'

She glanced at Claire, who was staring back at her with those reptilian eyes.

'...I'll have to fight.'

It had been a very long time since she and Claire last fought. And at that time, they'd vowed to never fight again after establishing a solid relationship as sister-wives.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!

Another massive explosion rang out, covering both Claire and Serena and hiding them from view.

That was the last thing Damien saw.

The projection that Erwin Ellowyn set up to follow Claire was cut off.

Whether it was by the force of the explosion, because Erwin himself died, or because Claire and Serena moved too far out of range, Damien didn't know.

The clone of Grand Duke Famas disappeared as the man himself was turned into a regular human.

It was unexpected, even though Famas' fight with Serena was also being broadcast to this place.

Three Grand Dukes and fifteen Dukes.

While this number was still quite impossible for Damien to approach…

He didn't have much of a choice anymore.

The situation had changed. It wasn't his mother against her enemies anymore. He couldn't just trust her to come out on top.

The ones fighting were his mother and his aunt.

And from the looks of it, something was horribly wrong.

'I need to get there.'

He couldn't stay trapped and stuck in the background anymore.

It was time for him to enter the fight as well.