The Invincible Full-Moon System

Other than for Rex, the cause of Prince Leif's change was unclear to the others.

At one point, he was overwhelmed and in the next, he was overwhelming Rex instead.

Unlike Kyran, struggling fiercely against the suppressing invisible force that pinned him down—Adhara was calm—she was assured by the color of Rex's emotional aura. It was the serene color of crystal blue, he was composed.

Despite the sudden change, everything was still going according to his plan.

But that color drastically changed suddenly.

Adhara saw his emotional aura turn to shock, and uneasiness—she could not hear what they were talking about due to the bubble, created by the kingly energy around them. It made the air pressure heavier to the point that even sound wasn't able to escape.

Exerting the white omicron's energy outwards, she was able to move her body a little.

She pushed herself up with difficulty and glanced over her shoulder.

'Flunra, what is going on? What is this pressure pressing on us?!' Adhara telepathically asked.

In the same exact situation, Flunra raised his head, 'It's a Lunirich God!'

Upon hearing this, Adhara couldn't help but have her eyes, widen in shock, she knew that something was odd—but she did not expect it to be a literal God descending down to the mortal realm to confront Rex directly.

Just then, a suffocating pain assaulted the entire Silverstar Pack.

It came from the connection they had with Rex and this forced Adhara to focus ahead.

She saw Prince Leif grab ahold of Rex's head.

Adhara frowned, she could not sense any trace of energy coming from Prince Leif, but the glow from his hand, that seeped into Rex's head showed that he was infusing Rex with his invisible power.

Realizing the peril, she asked, 'Rex is in trouble, we need to help him! How do we do that?'

Pausing for a moment, Flunra assessed the situation.

He closely inspected Rex and Prince Leif, searching if there was anything they could do.

'The Lunirich God had taken Rex's soul, somewhere else! I think, we could help him, if we can somehow sever their connection!' Flunra answered, he could deduce what was happening as both were motionless in their spots.

Certainly, the Lunirich God had taken their battle somewhere else.

Presumably to another realm.

Surely, they were fighting this battle somewhere else, not within this realm.

'Sever their connection...?' Adhara muttered inwardly, she inspected—the situation seriously and found a possible way they could do that. 'We need to make him let go of Rex! It was the only thing we could do right now!

Despite having a potential way to help, Adhara and Flunra weren't able to do anything.

Moving their limbs alone was hard enough much less getting closer to Rex.

Assuming that the invisible force will become stronger the closer they are to Rex, it would've been quite impossible for them, to force Prince Leif to let go of Rex. All of their powers, were not providing much help.

Even then, Adhara and Flunra still tried—circulating their energies as strongly as they could.

But it felt like the more they fought the invisible force, the stronger it became.

It was so bad that their nose began bleeding from the struggle.

Just then, however, their attention was pulled when someone suddenly stood up.

Crash!

"K- Kyran?!"

Glancing to the side, Flunra and Adhara gasped when they saw Kyran, standing up to his feet and gazing ahead determinedly. His body was under extreme pressure, the bulging veins and also the blood gushing out of his nose and ears displayed that clearly.

Despite all of that, he looked down and lifted up his leg—struggling to take a step forward.

Crash!

Surprisingly, he managed to move a step forward, cracking the ground under his weight.

Even the legion of Werewolves were startled at the surprising sight.

Not only was Kyran so strong to be able to do that but his will to defy was also shocking.

He was facing a Lunirich God, he should've known his place.

But with Rex in sight, Kyran continued ahead relentlessly, 'I will never be a burden again...'

It was painfully long for him to reach the edge of the bubble, Kyran could see, that the other side of this dense bubble was in slow motion. One of the reasons why the others could view the fight between Rex and the royals earlier without much difficulty.

One magical occurrence that allowed their perception to keep up with the fight.

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Steeling his resolve, Kyran took a step into the bubble.

"Krrgghk!!"

Crash!

Almost instantly after he stepped into the bubble, he was forced to his knees once again, the pressure slammed him down—far beyond what even his Werewolf form—could endure. Kyran needs to continuously circulate his moonlight energy.

One momentary loss of focus would undoubtedly end with him being crushed.

Despite the cracking sounds his bones were making, despite the overwhelming weight—that was pressing against his back—despite the blood that forced its way out from his mouth due to the damage his internal organs suffered, Kyran continued crawling ahead.

Many marveled at his willpower and pain tolerance.

But Kyran simply had suffered worse.

...

<Notice: the user has entered the Yule Moon's realm, the Graveyard Dunes of Eternity>

Upon reading the notification, Rex's eyebrows dipped into a frown.

He stood firmly in ready as he looked around, searching for the Lunirich God behind the Yule Moon. A Lunirich God that he didn't even know the name of, and Rex did not dare to scan—a God with the System.

It would be suicide if he tried to do that.

I couldn't even sense its celestial energy, as expected of a God.

Rex needed to be careful here, his opponent was in a different class compared to the usual.

Sweeping his eyes to the surroundings, aside from the mounds of sand that filled the realm, Rex saw a beam of white light a mile away—shooting into the dark starry sky above. He had no place to go so he decided to investigate it.

Knowing that the sand contained the souls of the deceased, walking felt wrong.

He was stepping through a sea of souls with his feet.

Reaching the beam of white light didn't take long at all.

As Rex crested a mound, he stopped at the peak, confronted by a troubling but breathtaking scenery. From his vantage point, he could clearly see that the beam of light turned out to be a throne atop another mound of sand across from him.

Once again, it was energy-less, or at least Rex couldn't sense the energy coming from it.

Sitting on this sky-stabbing throne was a deity.

No doubt that this deity was the Lunirich God of the Yule Moon in the flesh.

Instead of rushing recklessly, Rex composed himself and tried to activate his power.

He tapped onto his king marks—it failed.

He tapped onto his moonlight energy—it failed.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Considering that the moonlight energy was a bestowal from the Lunirich Gods, Rex shouldn't have been surprised by this, but he was. He felt no connection with his moonlight, and kingly energy—it felt empty inside.

All he could use was his elemental prowess and his red force energy.

Not enough to actually confront a literal God.

But even then, he tried checking the System and found that it worked fine.

A smile crept to his face because of this realization.

Can I retain my moonlight and kingly energy through the Invincible Item, System?

<Notice: Yes, the user's power will be activated even within this realm>

Upon reading this, Rex nodded his head—he had long known that the System came from a power beyond the Lunirich Gods. It did not surprise him, if the System was able to override dictations from the Yule Moon.

Despite his limitations in this realm, he still has the System to rely on.

I still have one Invincible item that I hadn't used. If it comes down to it, I'll use it here.

But even then, can I even escape this realm...?

Rex knew that the Invincible Item had been upgraded into a stronger version, allowing him to retain his peak potential strength for some time but the problem was getting out. He couldn't do that without the help of the Countess.

He needs to tear through this realm's dimension to get out.

In order to do that, Rex would need to utilize—the Banished Dark Moon kingly energy.

But that was not an option.

Despite the bad situation, the Countess is out of the count due to her wounded state.

Shringg!

Just as he was fretting to escape this place, a sudden force gripped him.

Gritting his teeth, Rex tried to retaliate but that didn't do anything as he got teleported.

In the next second—he looked around and realized that he was right before the throne.

Realizing that the Lunirich God of the Yule Moon has absolute control over the realm—slowly, Rex turned and raised his gaze to see the Lunirich God. As opposed to the Kaiser or even the Countess, the Lunirich God of the Yule Moon was not a towering Werewolf.

He was a jackal-hybrid, sleek and imposing.

Around him, ashes fell like snow, a quiet testament to his fearsome power.

A harbinger of the Werewolves' end.

Appearance-wise—he was draped in a lustrous black cloak with white linings that framed his slender, dignified form. His bluish eyes, glowing faintly under the hood—were the only visible features of his face, adding an air of mystique to his presence.

Unlike the brutish, animalistic demeanor of others, the Yule Moon God carried elegance.

Not the normal elegance, but arrogant elegance instead.

His bare chest bore the mark of the glowing Yule Moon, and in his hand, he held a lance, that was forged entirely of white light—the exact same material as the throne. Combined with the ashes cascading around him, his appearance became a radiant stark contrast.

Despite Rex's arrival, the Yule Moon God remained slouched on his throne.

His chin resting nonchalantly on his fist.

A look of complete indifference etched across his face as if capturing Rex was not a big deal.

Before Rex could say anything, the God suddenly slammed his lance into the ground.

Clang!!

A white shockwave exploded through the realm like an expanding ring, reverberating—with a power, that shook the realm to its core. As the shockwave dissipated, Rex recovered with his eyebrows raised before he saw four colorful orbs materializing above the Yule Moon God.

Looking at these orbs, Rex found one of them emanating a familiar air.

Just then, the sand underneath him exploded.

Splash!

Unable to sense any energy in this realm, Rex could not react in time—as searing blue chains lashed out, binding his limbs in an instant. The chains pulsed with a malevolent force, turning the veins beneath his skin a glowing, unnatural blue.

A surge of electrifying agony tore through his body, but Rex still persevered.

His eyes kept looking at the orbs above that began to form full moons.

In the next second these orbs turned into four full moons: the Violet Moon, the Honey Moon, the Dark Moon, and lastly, the Blood Moon. Soon, these moons shapeshifted again—into the deities of the respective full moons.

Rex glanced at the deity on the left who was glaring at him with undisguised killing intent.

Naturally, this deity was none other than the Blood Moon God, Kaiser.

Is this a trial...?

Just as he thought of that, the Yule Moon God raised from the throne to stand with the other Gods present above him, "Rex Silverstar—scoundrel, your persistent transgressions—against the pantheon, cannot be overlooked. We tried killing you once painlessly, but you—retaliated. Now, you are summoned to stand trial. Your defiance has echoed—long enough.

Now we will judge you for your many sins, and we came to a unanimous edict,"

"This realm of mine shall be your grave..." He declared.

He bestows Rex a judgment with the other Lunirich Gods present as the witness.

Despite this judgment, Rex was stunned, looking into the space before him absent-mindedly.

From the Lunirich Gods' point of view, he was stunned, his life flashing in front of his eyes.

Now, regret is catching up to him but it was already too late.