My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2229

Zirconia nodded in agreement.

"That guy is very cunning. He made a deal with Diloth in advance. Diloth's body belongs to him now, so naturally, he won't die."

Ruin remarked, "These demons and monsters… You're really something to manage to find these creatures. Diloth is now living entirely in a spiritual form, where the soul itself is the body."

Zirconia countered, "That wasn't entirely his own doing. All of this is Malvol's plan. You should already know who Malvol really is by now."

Ruin nodded. "Honestly, he was dead to begin with, yet he's been causing endless trouble... it's really..."

"Causing trouble? They're far more terrifying than you imagine."

Ruin nodded again. "Yes, yes. They're terrifying. But you should be more concerned about yourself. Three elders have already been defeated. Do you still think you have a chance?"

"Of course!" Zirconia replied bluntly. She pointed to the fruit on the tree. "Do you see that? It's about to ripen. When it does, I'll transform into a divine being, becoming the strongest of the gods."

"Sounds a bit melodramatic."

"Hmph! You'll regret saying that. When you witness my final form, you'll understand how right it was to bring me back."

"Oh, sure, sure," Ruin responded dismissively. He had heard these words before in his fragmented memories.

Bits and pieces of memories slowly resurfaced in Ruin's mind. It seemed that his split-off part, Zaafea, was nearing his limit.

However, that did not matter anymore. As he watched Zirconia with her intense focus, he found himself wondering, why had he revived her in the first place?

...

The needle shot out like a thread toward Nash, moving too fast for ordinary eyes to track. However, to Nash, it was nothing. He quickly gathered a searing fireball at his chest, which instantly incinerated the needle and thread.

He then absorbed the fireball into his body, causing his entire form to ignite from within.

Nash then charged at the three elders with blinding speed.

With a tremendous explosion, Nash returned to his original position. When the smoke cleared around the three elders, Siete and Bastion were seen standing in front of Malvol. They had reverted to their original forms.

"You bastard!" the two cried out in pain. It turned out that in the moment Nash charged, Malvol had manipulated Siete and Bastion with threads to shield himself.

Nevertheless, Malvol was not unscathed; his shirt was burned away, and his mask had fallen off.