"Congratulations in advance, Slayer. You're finally getting close to your dream." Warl said as he placed his hand on Slayer's chest, nodding in confidence as he uttered, "My powers as the Dragon Apostle, I bestow them to you, Slayer."
Boom!
The two professions of the Dragon Race, namely the Divinity Incarnate and Destruction Incarnate flowed into Slayer. The wills of the two Professions were overwritten by Slayer that gained complete control over them too.
Following that, Ducore bestowed the power of the Ogre Apostle to Slayer. Balveta bestowed him the power of the Mermen Apostle while Keel did the same for the Elf Apostle.
Finally, Suzakh bestowed Slayer with the power of the Lizardmen Apostle. By now, Slayer was already controlling more than half the professions of the Fantasy World.
And just like how he had captured and trapped the Witch Apostle, Slayer had already captured the remaining Apostles in the world. Against his strength, an Apostle was nothing. And since to date, he never went against the world, the Professions that had the power to destroy him never did anything.
The Professions of the Fantasy World could each take care of a Grade 2 System. And combined, they could even deal with a Grade 3 System. They were that powerful.
This was why instead of going head-on against them, Slayer first obtained the powers of the Apostles of each profession. And as an Apostle was pretty much a representative of the said profession, wielding control over it second only to the profession itself, he was able to steal authority over the Profession.
Do note that he only attempted this after gaining control over four Professions first. Each Profession was like the Plague Doctor Profession, those that he created from scratch and comprehended first before the Profession could develop and gain its sentience.
And by controlling four Professions, he had enough sway in power to take over an entire Profession by himself. And one by one, like a domino effect, Slayer began to take over all the professions.
The first to notice this was Conjurer, alarmed at Slayer's ambitions.
"So, there was indeed a reason you've remained a turtle of this world and invested immensely in its development, even by expending the power of a System Slayer you possessed." Conjurer muttered in shock, "Your ambitions are stellar, Slayer."
Initially, the Fantasy World was under Magister, with its power being normal mana. But Conjurer schemed and used Zaira's birth to alter the mana, giving it a tinge of Mental Energy's trait while breaking it out of Magister's foundation.
From then on, it existed as an independent world, never attacked by Systems due to the value it possessed and the strength it wielded. The Fantasy World and the Systems had engaged in a symbiotic relationship, using one another to fuel their respective growth.
But eventually, Conjurer felt that the world wasn't enough to satisfy him and set out to use the Conjurer Profession to create his own set of worlds that he developed and attained the same status as a Genre Representative, reaching the same stage as Immortal, Magister, etc.
With that, his powers blossomed. But despite that, he maintained a connection to the Fantasy World, unwilling to cut off wholly, for there still existed enough benefits to maintain the connection.
But the moment he observed Slayer's actions, Conjurer was alarmed, especially since the moment Slayer gained control over all the professions, he aimed for the Conjurer Profession too.
Unwilling to lose his core power, Conjurer severed the connection, wholly branching out as from that moment onwards, the Fantasy World lost the Conjurer Profession permanently.
But, that didn't bother Slayer who smiled contently, closing his eyes as the over 38 Professions were now his. He was the representative of these professions, wielding complete control over them.
He then focused on the Astral Network that had been engraved over the Fantasy World. Even though its connection to the Fantasy World was cut off thanks to Conjurer's request, it was still there, able to reconnect the moment Zaira wished to do so.
"It has been a long time, right, Zaira?" Slayer muttered as he raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, crumpling the Astral Network over the Fantasy World like a sheet of paper.
The Astral Network struggled to break free as it was broken down into smaller chunks and absorbed by the Professions. After all, the trait of every Relic was to absorb Systems and grow stronger.
And as Relics were just a small part of a Profession's power, and since every Profession had a multitude of Relics, all of them were capable of devouring the Astral Network.
"You're committing a grave mistake, Gilthru." A vast voice full of anger resounded through the Fantasy World, suffused with omniscient might, "Your tiny world is incapable of withstanding my wrath."
"Regression, Reincarnation, and Transmigration..." Slayer smirked smugly, "Unless you dispatch one of them and are ready to lose at least one, don't bother with the threat."
"I've invested the power of enough Systems in this world to strengthen its fate to the limit. Even a Grade 4 System wouldn't be able to affect this world without paying a crippling price."
"W-What is happening?" Aronaut muttered in shock, trembling in fear the moment Zaira's voice resounded throughout the world.
He stared at his side, noticing that Gehera had already fainted while Stencil was barely enduring the pressure, looking on the verge of fainting any moment.
The Relic was shimmering with starlight, unleashing the entirety of its power to withstand Zaira's might.
It had to be noted that Zaira was only conversing with Slayer and hadn't even bothered to stare at Aronaut. And even that had reduced him to such a pitiful state.
It was the sheer might attained by the System World, one that dominated countless Genres for a long time now.
'T-This is the Main Character's enemy?' Aronaut was flabbergasted, having never foreseen such an encounter with the absolute peak being.
'This is dad's enemy.' Stencil riled up her power, transforming into a Coordinate as she was able to endure the pressure better now, staring at the massive convulsion of energy in the Fantasy World.
"I couldn't say this to you before, due to the circumstances of the past. But I'll convey my honest feelings to you now." Slayer stated solemnly, "I've buried this in my heart all this time for Arnark's sake, but no more. It's time I am honest."
He then took in a deep breath and stared at the swirling energy above, "This is my honest feelings toward you, Zaira..."
"Fuck you!"
