Chapter 492: The Exposed Void. |
Regarding the so-called "Authority," in fact, Roy himself couldn't quite explain what kind of power it was.
Even he speculated that those gods who had wielded the power of Authority probably couldn't clearly define what this power should be called.
Of course, through the recent operation of destroying the remains of the floating islands, Roy had a vague sense of his own judgment. The "strings" permeating all things seemed to be some form of "information" or "data," and they constituted the basic underlying "information"!
They were the fundamental elements necessary for the composition of matter—weight, volume, the colors displayed externally, and the effects produced when interacting with the external world. All this information was entangled together, forming a network of strings-like information.
If Roy's guess was correct, and these strings were indeed the underlying information of matter, then the divine power granted to him served as the key to "see" this underlying information. It was precisely because he had fused with the divine power that Roy became qualified to manipulate this fundamental information.
This feeling was like the divine power had bestowed upon Roy an "administrator" privilege, elevating him to a position of authority. From this perspective, it was quite appropriate to call this power "Authority"...
However, during the actual application, Roy discovered some differences. This so-called "administrator privilege" was not all-encompassing!
He had tried to control these "strings" before, but he found that many of them were beyond his manipulation. The only ones he could control were just a few sparse "strings," and even controlling them varied in difficulty.
This explained why each god who wielded the power of Authority had different manifestations of their power. If we were to use human computer terminology, each of them possessed what could be described as "user privileges" instead of true "admin privileges."
These were just speculations that Roy imagined based on his past human knowledge, and he couldn't say for sure if they were true. They were merely similar guesses.
During the experimentation with the Authority, Roy discovered that, perhaps due to being a demon, he couldn't create something out of nothing like the Archangel Jubileus. What he could do was destroy and obliterate the information represented by these strings.
In other words, he seemed to only be able to delete data, not create it...
Why was it so? Roy was not entirely sure, but he could only speculate that it was due to his demon nature. After all, the power of demons was about destruction and annihilation. It was as if the Creator created demons specifically to serve as information shredders, eliminating junk data. Demons were like the file shredders of the Creator...
Furthermore, even in the act of destroying and obliterating the underlying data, Roy noticed that some information was easier to delete, while others required more effort. He needed to spend time carefully identifying these pieces of information.
Once he understood the specific nature of this information, he would grasp the true extent of his Authority.
Shaking his head, Roy temporarily set aside all these random thoughts swirling in his mind and focused on observing the world beneath his feet.
The fusion of these two Abyssal spaces was, in essence, a superimposition of space. This superimposition was imperceptible to the naked eye, and even before obtaining the divine power, Roy was powerless to do anything about it. But now, with the help of the divine power, he could clearly discern the two types of distinct information present in this world. The intertwined strings of information were chaotic and lacked the orderly network structure typical of regular space.
Although Roy couldn't create, separating the two spaces didn't require creating anything new. However, he couldn't casually delete or destroy this entangled spatial information either. What he needed to do was to help unravel the entwined information, organizing them separately so that they became distinct from each other. This way, the two spaces could be completely separated.
Without a doubt, this is a rather troublesome process, and Roy looked at the countless entangled strings of information, feeling a bit regretful for agreeing to take on this task.
"Give me some space, don't disturb me. I'll need quite some time!" Roy said to the others.
Sparda and the others nodded, spreading out a bit, but not going too far. Even though the war had ended, there were still scattered angels in the Heavenly World, and they needed to be on guard against any possible attacks from them, ensuring they wouldn't disturb Roy.
The three pairs of demonic wings on Roy's back spread open as he entered the True Name Liberation state. At this moment, he noticed that after fusing with the divine power, besides the extra divine eye on his forehead, his body size also increased in the True Name Liberation state. The wingspan of his wings had become significantly larger. Now, with all three pairs of wings unfurled, they created a somewhat overwhelming feeling, almost blocking out the sky.
In the True Name Liberation state, Roy found that his ability to control the information strings became much easier. It seemed that the amplification of his soul in this state also amplified the divine power.
His nails, as sharp as steel, reflected a sparkling glint in the holy light of the Heavenly World. Roy slowly flew along the boundary of the entangled information, wielding these menacing demon claws. He began using the power of the Authority to dismantle the tangled information. The other people couldn't see the world that Roy observed through his divine vision, so they could only curiously watch Roy's actions from afar, feeling like he was gesturing randomly in the air, which seemed peculiar to them.
Roy himself hadn't expected that this task would last for a full three days!
During this period, there were also some brave and reckless angels attempting to launch attacks on Roy, but they were all intercepted by Sparda and the others, allowing Roy to focus on sorting out the information from both worlds without distractions.
Three days later, when Roy finally sorted out the last strand of information, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Interestingly, when the two infernal spaces overlapped, the Heavenly World used to frequently experience strange and bizarre phenomena. However, as Roy continued to untangle the situation, these peculiar occurrences became less and less frequent. When Roy finished the complete sorting, the others saw a very distinct horizon line appearing in the Heavenly World.
This horizon line was not the usual flat, two-layered one seen before; it was a slanted and winding line, cutting the entire Heavenly World in half.
This was a unique spatial fissure phenomenon caused by the irregular fusion of the two infernal spaces. This strange horizon line divided the world into two parts: on one side was the Heavenly World, filled with gentle holy light, while the other side was the realm of the Demon World, shrouded in dark ashes and storms.
There's no need to say much; this was an unimaginable and magnificent phenomenon, so astonishing that even the few remaining angels and demons, just like Sparda and the others, were left in awe, witnessing a miraculous sight that defied their imaginations.
"After finishing the sorting, the next step is to separate the two infernal spaces!" Roy thought to himself as he flew along the horizon line, searching for nodes he could grasp to exert force. When he found the nodes where he could apply force, Roy's claws clenched tightly, and the muscles in his arms bulged explosively as the power of authority gathered in his palms. With a vigorous effort, he tore apart the nodes.
A sharp sound echoed as if it reverberated through the entire space, instantly resonating in the minds of all living beings in both infernal spaces!
The space was torn apart!
And accompanying this tremendous sound was a black fissure at Roy's location! Countless black lightning bolts rushed out of the crack like a sudden downpour, engulfing Roy's entire body in an instant.
Before the others could recover from the spectacle of Roy tearing apart the space, they witnessed this scene. Bayonetta's face immediately showed a shocked expression, and she couldn't help but scream, "No! Osiris is in danger!"
"What!? What is that!?" Dante hurriedly asked after hearing Bayonetta's words.
"That's the Void!!" Bayonetta exclaimed anxiously, "I should have realized it earlier. The spatial bubbles of the two infernal spaces exist within the Void! When the two bubbles merged, there was no problem, but now, when Osiris pushed the two spaces apart, the Void was immediately exposed!"
At the mention of the "Void," Julia's mind buzzed, and in the next moment, she flew up without hesitation, trying to rush to Roy's location.
However, before she could fly up, Bayonetta immediately hugged Julia and brought her down from mid-air. Bayonetta said to Julia, "Are you crazy!? If you rush over like this, it will only distract Osiris!"
"Then, what should we do!?" Julia was also anxious and shouted at Bayonetta, "He is our king! Our companion!"
"If His Majesty can't handle it, what difference would it make if you rushed up there!?" Bayonetta also shouted back at Julia, "Stay calm. Right now, all we can do is trust him. After all, he already possesses divine power. Perhaps, he can resist the influence of the Void!"
Dante and the others looked at Julia and Bayonetta with confusion. Not understanding the terrifying nature of the Void's power, they couldn't comprehend why Julia and Bayonetta were so afraid of those black lightning bolts.
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