Karyk's sister struggled to breathe, yet she was powerless before the man.

All the protective formations that were carved by Karyk before he left were destroyed by Caen, leaving nothing that could interfere.

The young girl knew that Caen was asking about her brother, yet she didn't dare tell him. In her eyes, the man before her was no less than a monster who was going to kill her brother if she told him anything.

Her face was pale, as she struggled to breathe. However, she still looked deep in Caen's eyes, before spitting on his face. However, as soon as she spat, a barrier appeared before Caen's face, protecting him.

"You have lots of courage for an ant. And here I thought I should take some pity."

He tightened his grip, before smashing the young woman on the ground, breaking even more of her bones. The young girl coughed out even more blood, as she cried in pain.

Avilia couldn't watch it anymore. She stood up, even against the suppression as she summoned her flying beast while attacking Caen personally.

"You ants are really annoying for sure..." The young man with a flaming crown over his head shook his head lightly. He raised his left hand, waving a single finger lightly.

The ice gauntlet on his left hand shone briefly, as the surroundings turned freezing.

Avilia found her legs frozen. Ice appeared around her legs, which started slowly covering her entire body.

At the same time, the Beast she had summoned also froze. Its giant frozen body fell to the ground, shattering to pieces as if it was missing more than a pure statue made from ice.

"Let her go! I'll tell you everything!" roared Avilia, unable to save Karyk's sister.

"I'm sorry, but I've changed my mind now." Caen raised his head, glancing at Avilia. "You ants don't deserve my mercy."

A dark aura spread around Avilia. Right before her eyes, she watched her body slowly disintegrate into nothingness, being devoured by the Abyss.

She couldn't even resist. Within a few seconds, her entire body was in pain, slowly disappearing.

However, before she completely disappeared, she saw Caen place his hand over the head of Karyk's Sister, who screamed, as if she was going through immense torture.

"I'll get the answers I need, myself!" Caen's cold eyes gazed at the young girl, as he infiltrated her head to get through her memories to know just who was the person that killed the True God and where that person was hiding!

A single tear trickled down Avilia's cheeks as her face cracked apart, like she was a stone statue...

She didn't regret that she was dying. What she regretted even more was that she couldn't save the girl next to her. She also regretted that she couldn't see Gabriel one last time. Her eyes closed, filled with regrets.

As her breath slowly faded away, the memories of her past flashed before her eyes like a movie reel. She saw the happy moments, and also the moments of grief and pain she had endured. But more than anything, she saw the pain of Karyk's sister, who was helpless, all alone.

"I see... So his name is Karyk..." Caen stood up, leaving the young girl on the ground whose face was covered in years. Her eyes were lifeless, as she went through so much pain that she even lost her sense of pain.

It was as if her mind was fragmented because of pain.

"Where is he?" Izac asked, as he waved his hand, making all the ice blocks nearby disappear.

"He's not in this world. He already left," Caen answered.

"Where did he go? Let's go and find that brat." Izac laughed, as he cracked his knuckles. "This place was more boring than I thought. It'll be a pity to return just like that."

Caen looked at the sky, frowning. It wasn't often that he was seen frowning.

He waved his hand, creating a portal before him. He stepped toward the portal.

"Are you not going to kill this girl?" Izac asked Caen, glancing at Karyk's sister.

Caen smiled in response. "She'll already dead. Her mind is broken... Killing her now will only get my hands dirty. However, I will make sure to leave a small gift for the young man.x

He raised his hand, snapping his fingers.

Multiple cracks started developing all around the world, which started breaking apart, being engulfed in the dark energy. The world that Karyk had turned into a domain was being destroyed and no one could stop it.

And along with the destruction of the world, were to die the so-called ants who had managed to survive by hiding somewhere.

Caen entered the Spatial Portal, followed by his friend.

The group of young powerful gods disappeared inside the portal. Only a short moment after they left, the entire world exploded into nothingness... Forever disappearing from the universe.

The young gods hadn't realized that they had set something in motion with their act... Something big.

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While his world was destroyed, Karyk was inside the Temple of Ancestors, which was disconnected from the outside world. Even Gabriel couldn't contact him in this place, let alone anyone else.

He also couldn't feel his connection with his world in the first place thus he had no idea what had happened there.

Unaware of what was happening outside, he appeared in a Majestic Temple that was so vast that even he found himself lost.

He had entered right after the Goddess of Light. However, he couldn't find her in this maze at all.

Not only was this maze as vast as the world itself, but there were also so many traps that even he found himself in a bit of trouble along the way.

The only way to pass through the Maze was on foot. No one could fly, not even him. Moreover, another big thing was that all the magic was sealed in those maze. No one could use even the slightest of their abilities. They were like ordinary humans in this maze, with slightly stronger physical strength and defense.