Chapter 182: The Abyssal War Unleashed – The Cardinal World’s Darkest Hour
The Cardinal World trembled.
Black rifts split the skies, seeping corrupting darkness into the land. The air itself grew heavy, poisoned by an overwhelming malice. From the depths of the void, legions of horrors poured forth—monstrosities twisted by Azazel's abyssal energy. Cities burned, kingdoms crumbled, and chaos reigned.
But worse than the armies were the Heralds of Azazel, each a world-ending calamity in their own right.
The Heralds Descend
Azazel, seated upon his throne in the void, observed the Cardinal World with a cruel smile.
"Let the purge begin." His voice echoed throughout the cosmos.
Across the vast lands, ten figures emerged from the abyss, each one an embodiment of destruction, corruption, or madness. These were Azazel's Heralds, titanic beings of unspeakable power, each stronger than the last. They sought to bring absolute ruin to the Cardinal World.
Malphas, the Herald of Destruction, already engaged with Rimuru and Goku in Tempest.
Zeraphis, the Abyssal Warbringer, a warrior of endless battle, facing Guy Crimson.
Vael, the Dark Seraph, a corrupted celestial waging war upon Luminous and Ruberios.
Kael'Zorath, the Endbringer, a titan of fire and ruin, battling Gazel and Draguel in Dwargon.
Nyxara, the Queen of Madness, corrupting the minds of Elmesia's people in Sarion.
Drekanis, the Shadow Architect, manipulating the leaders of the Eastern Empire, attempting to break Rudra's will.
Myrrana, the Seductress of Chaos, spreading paranoia and betrayal in Falmuth.
Ravok, the Whisperer, summoning horrific creatures to terrorize Ramiris' Labyrinth.
Sethis, the Abyssal Reaper, a being of void and decay, challenging Velgrynd alongside Rudra.
Mordain, the Devourer of Light, an entity seeking to consume the core of the Holy Empire itself.
Azazel, watching from his domain, smiled.
"Burn it all. Reduce their spirits to ash. Let this world become my kingdom."
A thunderous shockwave shattered mountains as Malphas' void-clad fist met Goku's Ultra Instinct punch.
BOOM!
Reality itself trembled.
The battlefield was pure chaos—Benimaru, Diablo, Zegion, and Tempest's warriors fought against an endless tide of abyssal monsters.
Rimuru, wielding Moonlight Edge, vanished and reappeared behind Malphas. A single slice cut through dimensions, aimed at Malphas' core.
CLANG!
Malphas' aura deflected the attack, and his abyssal chains shot out, attempting to restrain Rimuru.
But before they could touch him—
"Ka… me… ha… me… HA!!"
A blue energy wave engulfed the battlefield, obliterating the chains. Goku's beam tore through the heavens, forcing Malphas to guard against the overwhelming blast.
Malphas laughed. "Yes! More! Show me your power!!"
He raised his hands, summoning a cataclysmic void sphere larger than a mountain.
"Try surviving this, mortals."
Rimuru and Goku exchanged glances.
"Heh," Goku smirked, his aura flaring into True Ultra Instinct. "This is getting fun."
Rimuru's Azathoth pulsed, consuming the void energy.
The battle was far from over.
Guy Crimson vs. Zeraphis – A Clash of Kings
Zeraphis' spear pierced through space itself, tearing through the air at lightspeed.
But Guy caught it with a single hand, his eyes blazing.
"Not bad."
CRACK!
With a simple grip, Guy snapped the spear in half.
Zeraphis grinned, unfazed.
"Good. I was hoping you'd be fun."
He vanished.
Guy barely had time to react.
BOOM!
Zeraphis' punch sent Guy crashing through multiple dimensions, warping reality with each impact.
But as Guy recovered, his Ultimate Skill: Azazel, Sovereign of the Eternal Abyss, awoke fully.
Dark fire erupted from his form.
"Let's see who burns first."
With a snap of his fingers, a crimson inferno consumed the battlefield.
The two warriors of destruction clashed, shaking the world itself.
Luminous and her loyal knight, Hinata, stood together on the ruined spires of Ruberios' cathedral.
Vael, a corrupted celestial, descended from the heavens, his wings casting an aura that drove mortals mad.
"You dare bring filth into my domain?" Luminous called, her voice a roar of divine fury.
Vael smirked, his corrupted spear of light gleaming with darkness.
"I bring enlightenment."
He unleashed a barrage of divine-destroying lances, each one aiming to erase Luminous from existence.
But Luminous, her Ultimate Skill: Lilith, Queen of Temptation, flared, wrapping her enemies in a storm of blood-red magic.
Hinata, standing beside her, raised her blazing sword.
"We'll end this together," she said, her voice full of unwavering resolve.
Together, they vanished, appearing behind Vael. Luminous' blade of holy darkness pierced through his chest.
Vael coughed black blood, but grinned.
"Oh, you'll need more than that."
With a burst of corrupted light, he countered, and the battle raged across the skies of Ruberios, their blows creating rifts of madness as the very air twisted under their power.
In the heart of Sarion, Elmesia faced the terrifying Nyxara, who stood at the epicenter of madness. Nyxara's mere presence twisted the very fabric of reality.
Elmesia gritted her teeth, her heart heavy as she felt her mind fracture under Nyxara's influence.
But before the Queen of Madness could fully dominate her, Leon appeared, his golden lion's roar snapping through the corruption.
"Get a hold of yourself, Elmesia!"
With Leon's help, Elmesia focused, and together they launched a devastating attack, their combined aura burning away the madness.
"I won't let you take my kingdom," Elmesia shouted, her light piercing through the darkness.
Nyxara's eyes gleamed with insanity, but she could sense her control slipping.
Kael'Zorath's colossal form loomed over Dwargon, flames of soul-consuming fire raging from his body.
The very air scorched to nothingness.
But before he could unleash destruction, a golden blade flashed.
SLASH!
Kael'Zorath reeled back, a deep gash burning into his massive frame.
Gazel, standing tall, exhaled. "You'll not take my home."
Beside him, Draguel's aura flared—a black and red storm of annihilation.
"Enough talk." Draguel lunged, his power warping reality itself.
The Titan roared.
The battle ignited the heavens.
Inside Celesterra, a strange disturbance tore through the land. Ravok, the whispering nightmare, moved across the realm, seeking to corrupt everything it touched.
But Ivarage, now humanized after years of training under Beerus' private army, was ready.
He stood tall in front of Ramiris, his aura brimming with power, his sword unsheathed.
"You think your whispers can break me?" Ivarage challenged.
Ravok's voice slithered through the air, "You'll fall like the others. All will break under my touch."
Ivarage smiled coldly. "Not today."
With a blinding flash, he closed the distance and struck, his sword cutting through the air.
The battle raged as Ivarage countered every strike, his strength beyond even Ravok's expectations.
Azazel, watching from his throne, narrowed his eyes.
"Interesting… they resist more than expected."
He raised his hand.
And from the abyss, an even greater presence began to stir.
A presence that even the strongest warriors of the Cardinal World had never encountered before.
The war was far from over.
And true despair was yet to come.