Chapter 239: World-Annihilating Destruction from the Start
This time, it truly felt as though the sun had crashed onto the earth's surface.
The infinitely expanding crimson fireball instantly engulfed the colossal peak, which resembled a supreme throne.
Temperatures reaching tens of millions of degrees Celsius vaporized countless things in an instant.
Nearby mountains not swallowed by the massive fireball melted rapidly, like candles exposed to extreme heat.
The spectators at the direct impact site couldn't help but scream in terror.
So far, Heimdall hadn't explained the specifics of their role as spectators, leading them to believe they had been thrown into the duel arena itself.
Thus, the sudden commencement of battle and their involuntary involvement left them terrified.
However, they soon realized they were unharmed.
Simultaneously, someone discovered a function through their glasses and, upon confirmation, found themselves back in the coliseum.
From the god's-eye view on the arena platform, they could see the erupting sun even more clearly.
"This kind of attack... there's no mistake. That is undoubtedly the genuine Vimana!"
The gods who had previously doubted the authenticity of King Gilgamesh's Vimana, suspecting it to be a counterfeit or replica, now harbored no such doubts.
After all, during the great war of the gods that once swept across the universe, they had witnessed the Hindu pantheon using this flying divine artifact to launch sudden, merciless bombardments against their enemies.
Suns blossomed amidst enemy forces, reducing many to ashes before they could even scream.
Although such power was terrifying—enough that even a typical chief god wouldn't dare take a direct hit—it likely couldn't inflict significant damage upon the God of Destruction, Shiva.
Sure enough, a burst of storm erupted in an instant, extinguishing the still-expanding sun as though blowing out a candle, leaving everyone astounded.
Thus, both gods and humans could clearly see the devastatingly scarred land.
The colossal peak, which nearly reached the stratosphere, hadn't completely vaporized but had shrunk by at least half.
Surrounding mountains had melted like half-melted ice cream, while distant, vegetated peaks facing the explosion were completely stripped bare on that side.
Perched atop the diminished peak, Shiva was no longer seated upon an elephant but rather—
"Vimana?"
"Two Vimanas?"
Shiva was also seated upon this divine artifact, though the two were not entirely identical.
"How amusing. Let us see whose Vimana is the true one,"
Shiva grinned widely and similarly activated the Vimana's attack.
In an instant, another sun erupted from the earth's surface.
"W-What is this?"
"It's like watching two warmongers go at it."
Returning to the arena, Irina and Le Fay stood dumbfounded as they witnessed the spectacle before them.
It was as if two humans were continuously launching nuclear missiles at each other—mushroom clouds bloomed everywhere across the mountainous, stone forest-like world.
The earth groaned under their relentless assault, while the sky was obscured by billowing dust.
"Boom—!"
A tremendous impact sent shockwaves that scattered several newly formed mushroom clouds nearby.
The shrouded sky was momentarily cleared in one area.
This impact came from the two Vimanas colliding head-on.
They were like bumper cars, but this game was deadly—every collision produced shockwaves no less powerful than those of a nuclear explosion.
Whoosh!
Ah, they were also firing beams now, resembling a sci-fi dogfight between fighter jets.
The ground caught in the crossfire was swiftly carved into a ravaged mess.
Hmm? Suddenly, both Vimanas glowed intensely, as if their engines were overloading, and two golden lights crashed together once more.
This time, the fronts of both vehicles crumpled, and they remained locked in a stalemate, like two bulls in a tug-of-war.
Simultaneously, sparks of electricity crackled from the Vimanas, giving the impression they might explode at any moment.
Huh?
The two pilots inside the Vimanas had vanished—no, they had charged toward each other.
"He hit—no, they both struck each other simultaneously!!!"
Heimdall exclaimed with fervor.
On the field, Shiva's fist connected with Gilgamesh's face.
Come to think of it, if a fist could hit Gilgamesh, why not use the divine weapon in hand for a better strike?
In fact, Shiva had intended to strike with his weapon, but midway, his pupils contracted, and he abruptly halted, redirecting his attack to fend off the barrage of weapons erupting from the golden ripples behind Gilgamesh.
Thus, though the hand holding the sacred staff didn't land the staff itself, the fist gripping the staff's handle managed to punch Gilgamesh in the face.
What about his other three hands? They were equally busy deflecting the onslaught of weapons.
Meanwhile, Gilgamesh, seizing the moment when Shiva's hands were occupied, exploited a tiny gap created by the weapon barrage to thrust a dangerous blade toward Shiva's face.
Unfortunately, the weapon shattered before impact, allowing Shiva to counter and strike Gilgamesh's face through that opening.
Both fists landed on their opponent at the same time.
At that very moment, the two Vimanas reached their limits.
In an instant, twin suns erupted, far surpassing the brilliance of the previous one.
The colossal peak, already half-melted, now completely evaporated under this terrifying force.
This time, no mushroom cloud rose—the power was so immense that the shockwave vaporized the rising dust and black smoke from the ground.
Before the conjoined twin suns could fade, two figures were sent flying from opposite ends, crashing into the distant, half-dissolved mountains.
When the sun vanished, the entire ground was exceptionally gruesome, like a cream cake studded with candles, its center completely melted into a massive crater. The largest candle, of course, was gone, while the surrounding candles had also melted beyond recognition.
The once-smooth cream surface was now a complete mess.
This was the final battle between humanity and the gods—Ragnarök, the second cataclysm that tore heaven and earth asunder.