Chapter 1954 I was always a fair and just warrior… "Huh…?" The Transcendent, who was now in Nux's Universe, finally returned to his senses as the time flow around him returned to normal. For him, almost no time had passed. Just a few minutes ago, he was prepared to complete the mission given to him and appeared in front of those women. However, the instant he appeared in the world those women were supposed to be in, he couldn't find any of them. He tried asking around, but before he could even react, he was teleported to a different place—a void far away from the world he was in—and very quickly, he recognized the man who teleported him away. A man who he was supposed to be a threat to, a mere Protector-level being. Obviously, the information he was given was wrong. He was far stronger than he was told. Of course, it still didn't matter. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't possibly be at the Transcendent level. With that thought in his mind, he decided to continue the mission and fight. But then, the space around him started to stretch endlessly, and before he could even think of coming up with a way out, he appeared in this… strange place. It looked similar to the Void he was in before, but this space seemed… much more ominous… much more… darker. And much more… incomplete? He couldn't understand what he felt, but then, "Welcome." He heard a familiar voice. Slowly, he turned around, and a being covered in darkness appeared in front of him. "It is you…" He recognized this being. Even though he was covered in darkness, those features were very recognizable. "You remembered me." Nux smiled. "Huh?" "Ah, my bad. You still think you met me a few seconds ago." Nux apologized like the gentleman he was. Then, with the most gentle smile on his face, he started. "So? Are you prepared to answer my questions?" "Heh, you dream big." The being laughed as he disappeared and appeared right next to Nux, prepared to take his hand, but… "Acckk!!" The moment he got next to him, Nux simply grabbed him by his neck. "Oh, you poor thing." Nux looked at him with a pitiful look on his face. "You still think you are stronger than me, don't you? I feel like I am bullying you now. Haaahh… When did I become a bully? I was always a fair and just warrior…" Nux sighed, holding the Transcendent by his neck as if he were a ragdoll. "Acckk!! Kkkhhh!!" He couldn't even speak. He had used all his strength, but this monster wasn't even budging! Protector!? This monster was a protector!? Who the fuck was responsible for gathering information related to this mission!? "Ah, was I holding too tightly? I apologize. I am still not used to using my full strength in here, after all." Nux lightened his grip even further, so much that he ended up releasing the Transcendent instead. Seeing his chance, the Transcendent quickly rushed away and activated his teleportation artifact, wanting to get away from this monster and abort the mission, but… "Huh…?" Even after using his strongest Spatial Artifact—the one he bought after gathering money for 10,000 years, an artifact that has always protected him and safely brought him back to his base even when an enemy uses anti-teleportation artifacts—he couldn't move. He… He couldn't teleport! His heart skipped a beat. His body tensed up until finally, Flicker His body flickered. 'Haahh…' He sighed in relief. He thought that the artifact he had spent almost all his life savings on had stopped working, but he was wrong. 'This man must have used a strong anti-teleportation artifact.' He realized it, but then, he grinned. 'But mine is stronger.' As he thought about it, his grin widened, and his body disappeared. …only to appear back in Nux's hand, once again, with Nux holding his neck. "Ah, I apologize. I am still adjusting to this. You would need to act as a trial thingy." "H-Huh…?" The Transcendent couldn't believe what was happening. Why was he back here? Why wasn't he back in his safehouse? Does this man have a better spatial artifact than his!? Was that the reason he was teleported away in the first place!? He had too many questions. However, he knew the time he had in his hand was limited. Therefore, he decided to use his trump card. The air changed. A dark mist oozed from the Transcendent's body. The space around them flickered, almost as if the reality itself was rotting away. Whoosh The mist spread fast. Everything around it withered into black dust. The endless void seemed to have turned into what seemed like a void of rot. It looked… sick. "Heh." The Transcendent laughed, staring at Nux. "Welcome to my Domain." He spoke, regaining his confidence. Despite being held in such an embarrassing position, he was still grinning. After all, his domain was set. In here… He was Absolute. His Law of Rot was the Law of Absolute Rot here. "I didn't wish to kill you, Nux Leander." "Oh? You know my name." Nux raised his eyebrow. He seemed pleasantly surprised. Which surprised the Transcendent, considering he had the absolute advantage in this battle. However, thinking that the man had lost his mind, he decided to end it. "Do not blame me. Blame the one who gave me the wrong information." Saying those words, the Transcendent commanded the Rot to dissolve Nux's entire body. The dark miasma quickly wrapped itself around Nux's body, ready to dissolve his very existence. But Nux… "Wrong information, huh… Now this seems like something I would like to know." As he thought about it, strange patterns appeared around Nux's body as he started reading the Transcendent's memories. "…?" It was a sight that surprised the Transcendent. What the hell was he doing? He was about to die! His entire body was surrounded by the Power of Rot. His legs should already be dissolved, disappearing from very existence! Why wasn't he panicking!? Why wasn't he screaming in pain!? Why wasn't the rest of his body weakening!? Why wa- "Tsk, this power is creepy. Get rid of it." Suddenly, Nux commanded, and in an instant, the Transcendent's Domain disappeared, forcefully wiped out by the Universe. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢 And Nux, of course, was perfectly fine. "H-Huh…?"