"Hoo-"

Amidst her daze, Tia heard the sound of flames erupting, followed by a wave of scorching heat that spread throughout her body. It felt as if she was being engulfed in flames, yet she felt no pain. Instead, her body and mind became increasingly clear under the high temperature.

"Tia, your body..."

In her daze, Tia heard this surprised voice, instantly snapping back to reality. She then realized that her body was enveloped in flames - no, it was a flowing energy resembling flames.

Tia looked towards the source of the voice - Lilith.

At this moment, Lilith didn't look too well, bearing the signs of exhaustion. Most of the effects from the medicine Elsa gave her were used for healing, leaving little for physical recovery, especially from the strain caused by being a Source User. If it wasn't for the black dragon king's regenerative properties mixed into the potion, she might not have even survived.

She gazed at Tia, astonishment filling her eyes. And it wasn't just Lilith, those around who noticed Tia's anomaly also wore similar expressions.

The surface of Tia's body surged with energy reminiscent of flames, making her seem detached from this plane of existence, as if she had broken free from the restrictions of space.

Being the center of everyone's attention, Tia couldn't help but be excited. She could feel the changes happening within her, a profound transformation that she couldn't quite describe. And for her, it was undoubtedly a positive change.

Tia was unsure why her body was undergoing this transformation, but she knew that now was the time she could be of assistance.

She clenched her fists, feeling an inexhaustible strength flowing through her hands - it was a peculiar sensation, as if she could keep exerting force indefinitely. Even when she thought she had squeezed her fists tightly and exerted all her strength, she would discover that there was still more force to be exerted.

Not just her palms, but her entire arms, legs, torso - every part of her body was filled with boundless strength. It felt as if she had become the embodiment of strength itself.

Tia realized that she now possessed the power to assist Green.

With a sudden burst of force from her legs, her body instantly shot forward, like a powerful cannonball piercing through barriers and landing amidst the golden Source Users. And then -

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion echoed through the sky. It was an unusual explosion, not thunderous but incredibly immense, as if it had struck at the very souls of those present.

However, it was merely an illusion.

Accompanied by the enormous explosion, a massive ball of fire burst forth in the sky. The fire rapidly expanded in all directions, devouring the surrounding golden Source Users at an alarming speed. It continued to grow without weakening, consuming dozens of the golden Source Users, until gradually diminishing. Like a dying light, it gradually dulled and eventually disappeared, along with the consumed golden Source Users.

In an instant, the sky cleared, leaving behind a vast area devoid of Source Users.

In the center of this area stood Tia's figure. The energy resembling flowing flames still enveloped her, protecting her body while bestowing her with the power to defeat the golden Source Users and contribute to her loved one.

Green, who had been battling the golden Source Users all this while, also noticed this. However, he couldn't afford to be astonished, as there were still more golden Source Users attacking him. Their numbers far surpassed the ones Tia had eliminated.

The battle had been going on for quite some time now, with close to fifty golden Source Users vanishing every second. Yet, the overall force of the golden Source Users' army remained almost unchanged.

Green also realizes this. Their numbers are too large.

So far, there have been fewer and fewer sources attacking Salou Uth and the others, and there is almost no pressure over there. On Yuzuriha's side, there is the protection of the dragon group, and there are already dragons attempting to move towards the protective barrier. Although Lilith is injured, fortunately, she has Elsa's help, and then Tia takes over Lilith's position.

Overall, it seems that the situation is not as desperate as imagined, and the sources are also dying at a stable rate.

However, this is just a superficial appearance. Even if all the defeated golden sources are consumed, the source power that has been used will gradually return to the world's original source and regenerate new golden sources. This cycle continues until the people on Green's side lose consciousness - that will be the end for Green.

Green has also thought about sacrificing its own source power and being expelled from this world, forever unable to return here. This is cruel to Green, but it may be a good thing for Aloof and the others, at least ensuring their safety.

But Green is not willing.

Especially when everyone appeared here, that unwillingness became even stronger. The unwillingness fueled Green's desire to resist, and it is also the driving force that has kept Green fighting until now.

Green's heart is struggling, hesitating, and its body is not resting at all, constantly fighting against the sources. And whether it is an illusion or not, Green finds that the sources surrounding him seem to be increasing.

If originally there were a hundred sources attacking him at the same time, now there are five hundred, or even a thousand. Avoiding so many simultaneous attacks requires great effort, and if it were anyone else, they would have turned to ashes, and they may not even leave any ashes.

Green sensed a great sense of crisis arising from this. It began to observe its surroundings, highly focused, and used all its energy for defense and evasion.

It is no longer a situation where he can counterattack. The sources surrounding him are increasing, and even a slight misstep would result in hundreds of attacks hitting his body. Even with source energy and source power to protect him, it is impossible to come out unscathed.

Once Green shows a weakness and the opportunity is seized, there will be no way out.

Tia also noticed this. There were fewer and fewer sources fighting her, and they all began to shift their focus towards Green. Soon, there were almost no sources paying her any attention, even when she attacked.

All the sources moved towards Green's position and attacked while on the move, without any hesitation even if it meant accidentally harming their own comrades - not to mention their attacks have no effect on each other.

"... What are these guys trying to do?!"

Tia started to feel anxious. She had just experienced the feeling of killing golden sources in an instant and thought she could finally relieve some pressure for Green, but those golden sources ignored her.

It was not just annoyance, but also concern for Green.

Tia can almost be certain that if the space were not so small, all the golden sources would launch attacks directly at Green, and he would definitely be killed.

A major reason why Green has been able to hold out for so long is that the sources cannot simultaneously hit him.

So, Tia started to crazily attack the sources. Countless spherical blank spaces appeared in the sky, but this damage is just a drop in the bucket for the group of golden sources, and it has no decisive effect.

The dragons also discovered this and wanted to use their bodies to resist the golden source power, but they found that the golden source power directly knocked their bodies aside, not even lasting one second. They forced themselves to resist, but in the end, they only died in vain. After realizing this, the dragons gave up their futile struggles.

Green watched helplessly as the golden source power surged towards him, and at the same time, he heard a voice that sounded like judgment:

"You are already dead."

In the next moment, Green felt a sharp pain in his chest, but it quickly disappeared, replaced by endless heat. Heat and pain mixed together, as if every organ, even every cell in his body, was being roasted by flames. His whole body was on fire.

Green instinctively widened his eyes and looked down at his chest, only to discover a large hole that had appeared at some point. There was no blood flowing out, and it was impossible to see what was inside the gaping hole, only darkness.

Then, his vision was completely engulfed by darkness.

His consciousness gradually drifted away, and he grabbed onto the end—

He found himself walking in a space filled with darkness.

There was nothing here, only darkness, endless darkness.

He couldn't see any objects, and he had lost his sense of touch. He even lost his sense of smell and taste, only the crisp sound of footsteps proved that he still had his sense of hearing.

There was no concept of time here, and he couldn't sense any space, but it seemed like he could move?

He tried to reach out his arm, to embrace the person he wanted to embrace, but it seemed like he had no hands.

He started to quicken his pace, hoping to find the person he wanted to see, but apart from the footsteps becoming faster, nothing changed.

He then tried to use his heart to feel, to use the tiny fragment of consciousness to imagine the scene he wanted to see in this endless dark space, but he couldn't make it happen.

Finally, he stopped his footsteps, and the sound of footsteps abruptly ceased.

In a daze, he suddenly understood:

Where did his hands come from? Where did his legs come from? Where did the sound of footsteps come from?

Wait, what are hands? What are legs? What is the sound of footsteps...?

"What am I...?"

A voice seemingly coming from nowhere plunged him into confusion.

He started to ponder, but found that even his ability to think had been lost, and then his consciousness became blurred, and those incomprehensible doubts gradually disappeared.

He seemed to be floating in the air, falling downwards, but he hated this feeling, so he started to struggle.

Just then, a beam of light appeared in the endless darkness.

It was a beam of light.

In the endless darkness, only light was not darkness.

It seemed like that was what he wanted, as if it was the thing that could save him, as if as long as he grabbed onto that beam of light, he would obtain everything he desired.

He instinctively ran towards the light, but suddenly froze, then vanished completely.

At the end of consciousness, it quietly drifted away...