BXBX NOVEL Chapter 129: The Sun's Wrath
The class change goddess Janna placed all her hopes on Jeremy.
In truth, aside from relying on Jeremy, she had no other recourse. Initially, she had intended to sacrifice herself to ensure Jeremy's successful escape.
However, if Jeremy's plan were to succeed, she might not need to make that sacrifice after all.
Buoyed by the support of the class change goddess Janna, Jeremy sprang into action without delay. Instead of using his "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill to break the constraints imposed by the Sun, he opted to create a portal using his puppet clones.
He eagerly utilized the portal to directly ascend to the upper levels of the prison.
Once there, Jeremy could employ his "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill to shatter the barrier between the upper and lower levels of the prison.
In doing so, the World, currently confined to the lower levels, would be able to return to the upper levels. The barrier of the upper prison alone would not be sufficient to restrain the immensely powerful World.
The moment Jeremy summoned his puppet clones, the Sun, engaged in combat with the class change goddess Janna, seemed to grasp Jeremy's true intentions.
"Do you really think you can defeat me through such means? This is beyond my expectations! However, I must tell you, your plan is destined to fail!"
A voice, accompanied by an overwhelming surge of light and heat, reached the ears of Jeremy and the class change goddess Janna.
Both could discern that it was the Sun, their formidable adversary, speaking.
"Whether our plan succeeds is not for you to decide! As long as we stand united and collaborate, we can surely make it work!"
The class change goddess Janna retorted sharply, her voice unwavering and resolute.
Simultaneously, Janna unleashed her full power. She exerted every ounce of her divine strength to confine the Sun's power within the upper levels of the prison.
Seizing the fleeting opportunity created by Janna's successful distraction.
Jeremy swiftly made his way back to the upper levels of the prison using his puppet clones.
He hurried to the barrier separating the upper and lower levels, wasting no time.
"May this skill work! If it doesn't, both the class change goddess Janna and I will face utter annihilation!"
Jeremy fervently prayed for his skill to be effective, though its activation was ultimately beyond his control.
The level of Jeremy's "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill was not particularly high.
This inherently meant that the probability of the skill successfully activating was quite low. Furthermore, the barrier between the upper and lower levels of the prison was exceedingly formidable.
These two factors combined made it highly unlikely that Jeremy could break the prison's upper and lower barriers with a single activation of the "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill.
After a brief moment of prayer, Jeremy immediately activated his "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill. As expected, the first attempt was unsuccessful. However, his expression remained unchanged, for he had anticipated this outcome as the most probable one.
Jeremy quickly composed himself, preparing for a second attempt.
At that moment, a sudden and intense sensation of danger surged through him.
Before he could fully grasp the situation, a blazing sun materialized directly above his head. Simultaneously, Jeremy received a notification from The Eye of Omniscience.
[Note: The Sun is about to launch a full-scale attack. Please prepare thoroughly.]
With this alert from The Eye of Omniscience, Jeremy hastily readied every remaining item in his possession.
Before he could deliberate on which item to use, the blazing sun in the sky unleashed an overwhelming surge of light and heat.
In that instant, Jeremy's health points plummeted to a critical low, teetering on the brink of collapse.
Reacting with lightning speed, he used the Elixir of Life. This elixir could rapidly restore Jeremy's health within a short period.
And also mitigate some of the damage he would sustain in the upcoming moments.
However, the effects of the Elixir of Life were fleeting. It merely prolonged Jeremy's survival by a few precious seconds.
Under the relentless onslaught of the Sun's infinite attacks, Jeremy's health continued to deplete at an alarming rate.
Ultimately, Jeremy resorted to his last resort, the Bloodlock Potion.
This potion successfully stabilized his health at its last fraction, buying him a bit more time to respond to the Sun's devastating assault.
The Sun, however, did not relent for a moment.
It immediately exercised its unique authority over the rules, nullifying the effect of the Bloodlock Potion that Jeremy had used.
In that critical instant, Jeremy resorted to a second Bloodlock Potion.
Yet, the efficacy of this second potion was markedly inferior to the first. Even without the Sun's interference, its effects would not have lasted long.
"You are indeed stronger than I initially thought, but your persistence is utterly futile. You've nearly exhausted all your trump cards, while my assault has only just begun."
The Sun's voice echoed once more.
This time, however, the Sun's tone was far from the gentleness it had previously displayed.
Jeremy could discern that the deity was now in a state of profound rage.
"Do you truly believe I've played all my cards? Do you honestly think I have no means left to continue this battle? You've severely underestimated me!" Jeremy retorted.
With those words, he revealed his final trump card—an item with significant adverse effects, the Hourglass of Time.
The Hourglass of Time, a potent artifact, possessed the extraordinary capability to not only restrain monsters within the instance but even to directly constrain deities.
Jeremy raised the Hourglass of Time high, his eyes fixed on the radiant sun overhead.
Despite the blinding white light that obscured his vision, he understood that this was the only way to activate the artifact's effect.
As Jeremy pressed the mechanism of the Hourglass of Time, the blazing sun in the sky seemed to be cast into an ocean of eternal frost.
An infinite expanse of light and heat vanished abruptly, leaving an eerie void in its wake.
Although remnants of the Sun's power still lingered in the surroundings, they were insufficient to pose any threat to Jeremy.
Seizing this opportunity, Jeremy reactivated his "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill.
Once again, his skill failed to manifest any effect. Despite this, Jeremy remained unperturbed, even more composed than before.
Prior to this, he had harbored some doubts about whether the Hourglass of Time would work against the Sun.
But the recent turn of events confirmed its efficacy, bolstering his confidence.
Jeremy repeatedly attempted to use the "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill.
But to no avail.
This series of failures left the usually composed Jeremy feeling somewhat at a loss.
"Could it be that I truly have no way to overcome this ordeal? Am I really going to be slain by the Sun within this instance? I refuse to accept this fate!"
Jeremy's emotions were a tumultuous mix of frustration and defiance.
His emotions were a tempestuous blend of anger, frustration, and disappointment. Yet, Jeremy knew he had not been utterly defeated.As long as the Sun had not completely vanquished him, there remained a glimmer of hope for resistance.
Repeatedly attempting to use the "Pride of the Seven Sins" skill had drained Jeremy's magical energy to the point of depletion.
He needed to rest briefly before he could muster the strength to break through the formidable barrier between the upper and lower layers.
At that precise moment, the Sun reemerged.
"You insolent fool! How dare you use the Hourglass of Time to imprison me! Do you not understand who I am? Do you not realize that I am a mighty deity?"
The Sun's voice thundered, now engulfed in incandescent rage.
Previously, the Sun had dismissed Jeremy and the class change goddess Janna as insignificant threats, confident in its ability to swiftly annihilate these audacious challengers.
Indeed, the Sun had successfully suppressed Janna and unleashed a torrent of troubles upon Jeremy.
However, when Jeremy employed the Hourglass of Time to temporarily entrap the Sun, it dawned on the deity that defeat was a genuine possibility in this conflict.
A loss in this battle would mean Jeremy's success in rescuing the World from its prison.
Despite being a deity and one of the architects of the apocalypse game, the Sun harbored an intense fear of the World.
The Sun knew all too well that the World possessed the power to slay gods, and that they were mortal enemies.
Should the World escape its confinement, the Sun would find itself with no avenues of retreat. It was acutely aware that it might not even survive long enough for the other architects of the apocalypse game to come to its aid.