Multiverse: Dimension Hopping Mage

Chapter 42: The Passage Reopens

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

The Child of Chaos, struck by the white light, let out an angry roar. At the same time, Alex saw the "space" around it crack like glass hit by a stone.

Accompanied by a cracking sound, the fissures grew larger until, with a loud crash, the space around the Child of Chaos shattered, revealing a giant rift that began to suck everything around it like a black hole.

What the hell!

Alex hurriedly plunged his sword into the ground, gripping the hilt tightly. He hadn't expected this "banishment" to be so indiscriminate, affecting everything. Usually, in novels, banishing demons was a targeted single-enemy spell, right?

The others were having a tough time as well. Stone and Malt struggled to prop up the lid of the sarcophagus, with a shining beam of white light shooting out, maintaining the rift.

Several paladins lay flat on the ground, clinging desperately to anything they could grasp.

Alex himself was barely holding on; his body was almost airborne.

If not for his sword firmly embedded in the ground, he would have been sucked in by the giant "vacuum cleaner."

But that wasn't the main issue. The real problem was the damned Child of Chaos. Half its body was already inside the rift, but it clung to the edges with its limbs, trying to crawl out.

"Grab my hand, boy!"

Stone, clutching the stone slab with one hand, extended the other towards Alex. But Alex didn't respond.

He frowned, glanced at the Child of Chaos behind him, then looked back at the sarcophagus lid—the holy light was starting to fade, and Stone and Malt looked exhausted. They wouldn't hold out much longer. But the Child of Chaos seemed like it could still keep going.

This wasn't going to end well.

Without further thought, Alex made a decision. The Child of Chaos appeared to be resisting the pull of the rift and slowly crawling out.

The rift itself was becoming unstable, and he didn't know how long Stone and Malt could hold on, but they didn't look good.

There was only one way.

With a moment of contemplation, Alex, who had learned to find life within death in the world of Free World, decided to take a small risk. Besides, he had his ace up his sleeve.

Alex glanced at his system interface; the teleport option's cooldown was in its final countdown.

Ten seconds.

"Alex, what are you doing?" 

Seeing Alex's lack of response, Stone shouted again. Alex glanced at him, then smiled slightly. He suddenly yanked his sword from the ground and flung himself towards the rift.

"What are you doing, boy?"

Stone was stunned, trying to stand up to stop him, but the immense wind pressure forced him back down.

He could only watch as Alex soared through the air like a bird, sword in hand, turning into a streak of white light that pierced the Child of Chaos.

"—————!!"

Sensing the danger, the Child of Chaos roared. Although its limbs were occupied, it wasn't helpless. The armor on its chest opened, revealing two long arms that reached for Alex.

Facing the incoming claws, Alex raised his sword and struck down, clashing with the iron-like claws with a deep thud.

Meanwhile, the holy power on the sarcophagus lid finally depleted. The white beam maintaining the rift disappeared, and without the holy power, the rift began to close.

The Child of Chaos roared and pushed forward, half its body emerging from the rift. A bit more effort, and it would be free...

But the next moment, a dazzling white light approached, forcing it to shut its eyes.

"What is that...?"

At this moment, the paladins were stunned. Seeing the Child of Chaos break free from the spatial rift, they thought they had failed.

But then Alex did something astonishing—he pressed forward with his long sword, and the silver blade erupted with a blinding radiance.

The pure white holy light burst forth, transforming into a winged figure bathed in silvery light, which bypassed the Child of Chaos's defenses and struck its exposed body.

"An angel!"

Malt screamed, while the Child of Chaos had no time to react. It could only watch as the figure of light and the sword plunged into its chest, the powerful impact forcing it back. Finally, the Child of Chaos could no longer hold on.

Its body, almost free from the rift, was shoved back. It lost balance, screamed, and was sucked into the rift. Yet, it wasn't willing to go down without a fight—its claws lunged at Alex in a desperate attempt.

"Clang!"

Alex blocked the desperate attack with his sword. The angelic figure returned to the blade, and the Child of Chaos disappeared into the void with a final scream.

However, the danger for Alex was not over.

The spatial rift continued to suck in everything around it like a black hole. Alex, now caught in its pull, flew towards the rift like a fish in a whirlpool.

Three seconds left.

The rift had shrunk to half a person's width, but Alex was now less than a meter away from it. In just a blink, he would be sucked in completely or, worse, cut in half by the closing rift.

Time's up.

Alex ignored the chaos around him, focusing intently on the system interface before him.

As the teleport option turned active, he quickly reached out and pressed it. Instantly, a dazzling white portal appeared in front of him, swallowing him up.

At that moment, the spatial rift closed and disappeared.

"....."

The entire cavern fell silent. The paladins stared at the scene, speechless. It felt like a dream, yet they knew it wasn't.

"Damn it!"

Stone punched the ground in frustration and regret. He hadn't seen exactly what Alex did at the last moment, but the young man's absence spoke volumes.

"Stone, who exactly is Alex?"

Malt, sensing something amiss, questioned. He had thought Alex was merely talented, but the appearance of the angel had changed everything.

"Don't ask. I won't tell you anyway... Sigh..."

Stone didn't answer Malt's question. He sighed deeply, staring at the now empty ground.

"This kid... really is something..."

"Come on, Stone, relax. I think he'll be fine."

Malt patted Stone's shoulder reassuringly.

"If he can summon an angel, he must be blessed by the Goddess. She won't let him get hurt."

"Let's hope so. He's still so young... Sigh, I should have..."

"Rumble..."

Before Stone could finish, the cavern began to tremble. Cracks appeared in the walls, and debris mixed with dust started falling.

The loss of the sealing power, combined with the battle's impact, made it clear the cavern wouldn't hold for much longer. The sight alarmed everyone.

"Damn it, we need to get out of here, now!"

Led by Stone and Malt, the remaining paladins quickly evacuated the cavern. Behind them, debris and dust poured down like a tidal wave, burying the entire space.

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