# 2015
Chapter Title: 2015
Chapter 1999: Bitter Battle
It was precisely because the Mindscape and the carriage had weakened most of its power that Chen Han and the others were merely struck by the shockwave, spurting out a mouthful of blood as they barely clung to life!
"Don't run!"
Lina, possessed by King Arthur, now resembled a female war god as she raised her sword and chased toward the Key to the Gate.
Athena and Artemis struck simultaneously. Three streams of light once again locked onto the central Key to the Gate, as boundless killing intent poured forth!
The combined full-power strike from three Chief God peak-level beings tore several golden cracks across the sky. The black-robed figure standing in the center coldly snorted, and as it raised both hands, those three figures moving at extreme speed instantly slowed, stopping around it as if crawling at a turtle's pace...
"Seeking death."
The Key to the Gate counter-grabbed the Excalibur from Lina's hand. With its other palm, it lightly pressed against her chest. The Arthur King phantom surrounding her exploded violently, and she flew backward like a broken kite!
The moment the Key to the Gate seized Excalibur, a burning sensation erupted from its palm. This sword seemed to possess its own will, frantically rebelling against the Key to the Gate's body!
The Key to the Gate simply gripped the sword hilt, as if feeling no pain at all, and slashed backhanded to bisect Artemis beside it.
A mist of blood exploded in the air. In Artemis's terrified gaze, her form dissolved into nothing...
Seeing this, fury climbed into Athena's eyes. Not knowing where she summoned the strength, her entire body suddenly accelerated several times faster within the slowed time. All her divine power condensed at the spear's tip as she thrust it toward the black-robed figure's body!
CLANG—!!
The Key to the Gate unhurriedly thrust out its sword, directly blocking Athena's full-power strike. As the blade in its palm quivered, the divine spear in Athena's grasp shattered inch by inch!
This sword directly shattered her weapon, piercing through space at a stunning speed, and deeply embedded into her heart!
As the burning heat in its palm intensified, the Key to the Gate did not bother pulling out this sword. Instead, it let Athena, pierced through the heart by a single sword, fall powerlessly into the sea along with Excalibur.
In just half a second, three Chief God-level combat forces had crumbled!
Those eight beams of thunder, each possessing enough power to annihilate a Chief God, swept across the sky at astonishing speed yet couldn't graze the black-robed figure by even a fraction. The Key to the Gate moved through the numerous lightning beams like a phantom. With a single sway of its body, it appeared before the giant mecha!
"Children's toys, nothing more."
Those pinprick-like eyes coldly scanned the mecha. The Key to the Gate clenched its five fingers, spatial cracks blooming between its palm as it slapped toward the mecha's body!
Yuzuri Takishiro's gaze in the cockpit hardened. In an instant, countless buffs and items poured forth—"Absolute Block," "No Damage判定," "Invincible Golden Body," "Divine Meteor Bell," "Damage Boost Potion"...
Layer upon layer of radiance叠加 on the mecha's surface. The massive thunder-patterned fist rapidly rose, hundreds of thrusters operating at overload as it swung toward the Key to the Gate's palm, like thunder-stones obliterating the world!
BOOM—!!!
The moment the two collided, spatial cracks devoured the mecha's arm. That massive figure crumbled inch by inch, quickly annihilating into nothingness.
In that instant, the white-robed, white-haired figure ejected from the cockpit, gripping an "SSS"-rank "Star River Longspear" in one hand as it毫不犹豫地 thrust toward the Key to the Gate's face!
The Key to the Gate's expression remained unchanged as it raised its hand. The surrounding space compressed into nine barriers, blocking before the spear tip. Explosions rang through the clouds one after another. As Yuzuri Takishiro shattered nine layers of space, his face had already gone bloodless from the recoil.
A spatial rift like a long whip swept across his body, slicing him clean in two at the waist. Dense streams of game data shattered in the air. Yuzuri Takishiro grunted, his form flickering like a disconnected game character as he plummeted from the sky.
The Key to the Gate was about to step forward when, sensing something, it平移了数十米 to the right. A pixelated beast descended from the heavens the next moment, tearing apart and devouring the original position!
"Let old lady me show you what I've got!"
Pixel fragments scattered across the heavens. Jinian flew out from within, draped in a ragged cloak. Her eyes contained a faint white ring, mysterious and eerie!
She waved her hand, and a pixel-constructed heaven-crushing giant foot stomped toward the Key to the Gate's head!
The Key to the Gate's figure was submerged within the pixels. At the same time, as if sensing something, Jinian unhesitantly sidestepped. A palm reached out from the space behind her, lightly pressing toward那片虚无.
"Oh?" Seeing Jinian had actually dodged this strike, the Key to the Gate's eyes filled with surprise.
"Ambush偷袭?"
Jinian coldly snorted, throwing a punch toward what was behind her. Nine layers of spatial barriers instantly formed before the Key to the Gate, yet they were shattered by Jinian's fist in an instant, striking heavily against the Key to the Gate's cheek!
Immense force transmitted through its cheek. The Key to the Gate's form vanished once more. When it reappeared, it was already hundreds of meters away, a faint fist imprint still lingering on its cheek.
"How did you do that?" The Key to the Gate's eyes narrowed slightly, fixing on the patterns on the back of her hand. "No... you're not from this universe either. No wonder I can't see through you."
"Less nonsense!" Jinian stepped on pixel waves, her silver-white hair flowing like a waterfall as she charged toward the Key to the Gate at high speed!
The Key to the Gate, seeing this, repeatedly pierced through space. But each time it appeared, Jinian seemed able to predict its landing point, precisely intercepting with an attack. The Key to the Gate, having foreseen all this, steadily countered her assault...
These two figures clashed continuously across the sky. Seeing this woman could actually brawl with it for so long, a cold gleam flickered in the Key to the Gate's eyes. It pointed a finger toward the sky. Within that wide-open Gate of Truth, an ancient giant eye slowly opened...
"Tch! You fight dirty!!" Jinian's eyes went wide. Just as she tried to escape the Gate of Truth's range, the surrounding time and space seemed to freeze, locking her in place!
The next moment, the vast truth poured into Jinian's mind. She violently spat out a mouthful of blood, tumbling face-first into the sea.
Having dealt with the crowd one after another, the Key to the Gate finally腾出手来处理自己灵魂的问题. Its gaze turned toward a certain direction. Hu Jia, in his black robe, was playing an ancient ocarina. Beads of sweat dripped from his brow...
The Key to the Gate drew a deep breath, thoroughly mobilizing its soul power, fusing it into this gaze. An invisible giant hammer pierced through time and space, heavily striking Hu Jia's heart!
Hu Jia's face instantly went deathly pale. Blood furiously poured from all seven orifices. The man lost consciousness, falling backward onto the ground.