"Resistance is futile." The woman declared coldly, any trace of sympathy in her tone gone. "Your existence is below our own."
"You may have grasped the laws to reach your current level, but without understanding your place in reality, you will never be able to overcome us. Give up."
The oppression on Alex increased further, forcing him to take a knee. He gritted his teeth, fighting with everything he got.
'I have to reach the core…' With his hand still outstretched, Alex attempted to take an energy form.
"Not so fast." The cold voice of the taller male resounded in his ears. "Everything you know about laws won't respond outside of your body."
"Give up while we're still asking politely." The woman added. "There is no probability that you come out of this the winner."
Alex ignored their words, his entire focus on the core. However, he still caught some of their words.
'Understand my place in reality…' Alex pondered on the meaning of those words. 'But to do that, I'll have to become one with the co--' Alex's line of thought paused as he caught himself in a lie.
'Wait… There is something wrong with the narrative.' He turned his gaze to the Veilwalkers. 'Completing my evolution was a feeling my core gave me. To become a universe, I must understand my existence. But is the core really needed for that…?'
Elina had once mentioned that Veilwalkers were the ultimate beings. Beings with no limiters placed on their growth. That meant they didn't need any help to reach any level.
Alex thought about the issue and then concluded.
'No.' He firmly believed. 'As the ultimate expression of will, the core contains the clues and guidance needed to comprehend one's existence!'
The question now was: what exactly was the purpose of a universe? Why did it exist? Why did anything even exist?
'That is what the core does!' He mused. 'Yes, bonding with the core makes the process easier, becoming the universe itself.'
With that realization came a plan. Unfortunately for him, he'd have to undergo some beatings to proceed.
"You people are hypocrites!" Alex roared through gritted teeth, still on his knees. "You prance around talking about saving reality, but all you are a bunch of power-hungry mongrels!"
"Watch your tone, human." The woman hissed dangerously, her presence increasing further. "What we are doing right now is extending a courtesy to you. Nothing more, nothing less. Your life is not necessarily needed."
"As for saving reality…" Another added. "...leave that to the Supreme One."
"Yeah, right." Alex sneered and then set himself ablaze, taking on the Voidflare form he hadn't taken in a while.
Instantly, more than 70% of the pressure he was bearing disappeared. Of course, it didn't surprise the three figures.
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While he might be able to resist the pressure now, they weren't going all out either.
What they wanted was to break his will and make him realize the foolishness of his resistance.
Despite their words, losing a Veilwalker was not something they could afford to do. Veilwalkers didn't grow on trees after all.
The three walkers exchanged subtle glances, exchanging words. Then the taller male stepped forward.
Before Alex could even move, the figure blurred and abruptly appeared before Alex, his fist blazing towards his face.
"!"
Alex reacted on instinct, crossing both arms before his face. Additionally, his senses were honed in on the attack, paying close attention to how different it would be.
The blow finally connected, dispelling Alex into light particles--dissipating as energy
There was no explosive burst of power, and neither was there any resistance from Alex. The blow simply scattered him into energy; the natural state of all things.
"That is the difference between us." The Veilwalker said, his gaze focused on the spot where the energy was regathering. "Still want to resist?"
'What the hell was that?!' Alex widened his eyes in horror. 'It's entirely different from oblivion!'
Staring intently at the Veilwalker, Alex swallowed hard. 'In that moment, it felt like my place was missing. Like there was no sense to my existence. And that could only mean one thing…'
Even then, Alex wasn't done, and his opponent simply looked at him, waiting for him to make a move.
'Come on, human. Show me what you've got.' He grinned slightly under his cloak. 'It's been a while since I showed someone their place.' And like he thought, his opponent moved.
'Good boy…'
Alex instantly appeared before the walker, his right hand going in for a punch. However, the walker simply sidestepped, easily evading the blow.
But Alex wasn't done. With agile and swift movements, he spun around, dishing out a flurry of punches and kicks.
The walker easily evaded the attacks, calmly blocking the ones he chose to block. With each blow and kick blocked, powerful shockwaves rippled through the void.
"It's useless, human." The walker sneered, dodging another attack before delivering a palm strike to Alex's stomach.
"Ugh!" Alex spat out a full of blood, bending inwards and exposing his back. The blow shook him more than he expected, shaking the very foundation of his existence.
This time, however, the walker didn't end there. He followed the palm strike with a strike to the neck.
A knee strike to the face followed that, straightening Alex before another blow to his cheek spun him around his axis. Finally, a kick to his abdomen sent him hurtling through the void.
"What do you hope to achieve with this?" The man questioned, floating in place. "Even at your full strength, you are no match for me or my companions."
Alex took a knee in the void after managing to stop his momentum. His healing factor then kicked in to repair his broken body. This was the shortest fight in his life, and he hadn't landed a single blow.
It was a total loss on his part… or at least that was how it appeared.
"Hahaha…." Alex suddenly began laughing, his mouth bloody. "Thank you."
"What…?" The walker couldn't help but echo. The other two walkers were just as confused.
"As beings who have completed your evolution, tell me." He took a deep breath. "What did you realize once you completed your evolution to godhood?"
With a bright and bloody smile on his face, he looked straight at the Veilwalkers in the distance, waiting for them to comprehend what he meant.
"What the hell are you on about?" The walker appeared before him, grabbing him by the neck. "Speak up."
"Heh…" Alex grinned despite the hold on his neck. "What's the matter? Didn't you realize it?" He continued to tease.
"..."
The three walkers remained silent, waiting for Alex to explain what he meant. They were as confused as they were intrigued.
But then Alex narrowed his eyes at the walkers which quickly widened a moment later.
"You really don't know, do you?" It was a pleasant surprise that made him question whether his thoughts on the issue were misplaced. "I see…"