"..."
All fell into oblivion, within the absolute nothingness, the Seventh Rule withdrew its hand.
Just one strike had brought everything to an end.
Neither rule nor power remained.
Yet, extinguishing the human individual that it had been concerned about did not stir any emotion on the face of the Seventh Rule, which retained its stern expression.
"Hm... it's over, isn't it?" The Fifth Rule nodded slightly, saying, "That's to be expected. Although he is a human individual, and has surprised us time and again, he was just an ordinary individual from a nascent civilization. We didn't need to put in too much effort."
"That's not right, he was not ordinary." The Seventh Rule shook its head, saying, "From the moment we tried to use an instance to kill him and failed, and had to show up in person to act, we were already losing to him. He is indeed worthy of..."
Speaking thus, the Seventh Rule paused for a moment, then after a brief silence continued:
