Chapter 187: The Unfathomable Truth – Beerus' Hidden Army
The Cardinal World trembled as the Twelve Zodiacs descended like divine executioners, erasing the presence of the Fallen Exarchs from existence. These warriors, unknown to even the gods themselves, radiated a power that surpassed logic, fate, and reality itself.
As the battle raged, Whis and Beerus' wives—Velzar, Erza, Zerna, Delta, Beta, and Sigma—watched in stunned silence.
Whis and Beerus' Wives Demand Answers
Velzar, the most composed, broke the silence first.
"My love… who are they?"
Her crimson eyes locked onto Beerus, her usual calm shattered by the sheer magnitude of what she was witnessing.
Erza's fingers curled into fists.
"I've seen countless warriors, countless battles, but… this is different."
"They don't just fight," Zerna whispered, eyes wide. "They erase."
Delta, Beta, and Sigma felt a chill deep in their souls.
Even Whis, who rarely showed surprise, tilted his head slightly.
"My Lord… I was unaware you had warriors of such caliber. Are they… beings beyond the Angelic Order?"
Beerus smirked. His golden eyes gleamed with something that was not amusement, but absolute authority.
"They are my personal army," Beerus said, his voice dripping with power. "The Twelve Zodiacs."
"They do not belong to this world, nor to any world."
"Each one lives in a dimension of their own—dimensions I personally created."
His words hung heavy in the air.
"They cannot die."
"They cannot be killed."
"Only I can destroy them."
His wives' eyes widened. Even Whis felt an unnatural weight behind those words.
"They answer to no one but me."
"Their power surpasses everything you can imagine."
The realization sank in like a blade to the heart.
These were not warriors.
They were absolutes.
Even the Angels of the Grand Priest's realm seemed insignificant compared to them.
In the battlefield, the Demon Lords watched, frozen.
Even after their own unprecedented evolutions, they were nothing compared to these… these monsters in humanoid form.
Guy Crimson, the self-proclaimed Strongest Demon Lord, narrowed his crimson eyes.
"This… is beyond what I anticipated."
Luminous Valentine, despite her calm nature, clutched her own arms.
"This power… it isn't divine, nor demonic. It is… something else."
Leon Cromwell clenched his fists.
"Rimuru… you knew about this?"
Rimuru didn't answer.
For the first time since ascending, he felt something akin to fear.
Not fear of death.
But fear of how small he truly was in the grand scheme of things.
Milim, usually reckless, for once didn't charge forward.
"Even I…" she muttered. "Even I know not to fight something like that."
Diablo, watching from behind Milim, grinned—yet his hands trembled.
"Heh… Lord Beerus… you truly are an enigma."
The Fallen Exarchs, beings that had conquered entire universes, suddenly felt something they had never experienced before.
Fear.
"This… This is impossible!"
The one facing Leo and Scorpio in Tempest took a step back. His abyssal form, once eternal and unshakable, began to tremble.
The one fighting Taurus in Dwargon felt his own power slipping away.
"This war was already ours! How… How is this happening?!"
The Exarch facing Capricorn in the Ice Continent let out a monstrous roar.
"We are the Abyss! We do not fall!"
"Then die screaming," Capricorn responded, shattering the Exarch's arm with a single punch.
Each of them struggled, but it was futile.
Tempest – Leo & Scorpio Erase an Exarch
Leo, the Golden King, raised his hand.
The space around the Exarch twisted, burned, and shattered into golden dust.
"You are no king," Leo said coldly. "You are nothing."
The Exarch ceased to exist.
Scorpio, standing beside him, wiped his blade clean.
"A waste of time."
Dwargon – Taurus Crushes an Exarch
The Exarch screamed as Taurus' hands wrapped around its skull.
With a single clench, he crushed it into oblivion.
"Not even worth the effort," Taurus muttered.
Ruberios – Virgo's Chains of Judgement
Virgo snapped her fingers.
Golden chains tightened around the Exarch, compressing it into a single point of nothingness.
"Judgement has been served."
Sarion – Gemini's Cosmic Execution
The Exarch lashed out desperately, but Gemini simply smiled.
"We already knew your fate."
With a whisper, the Exarch unraveled into a million pieces.
Celesterra – Aquarius Drowns an Exarch in the Void
Aquarius gestured, and an entire ocean engulfed the Exarch, dragging it into a dimension where no light, no sound, no existence remained.
"Sleep forever."
The Ice Continent – Capricorn Breaks the Exarch's Body
Capricorn stepped forward and swung his fist.
The Exarch's entire torso imploded.
"Pathetic."
Falmuth – Aries Reduces an Exarch to Ash
Aries simply raised a hand.
A single scarlet flame erupted—and the Exarch was instantly turned to dust.
"Be gone."
In Belmund's kingdom, under the barrier of Beerus' protection, thousands of refugees watched the battle from a safe distance.
Tears ran down their faces—both in terror and awe.
"Who… Who are these warriors?"
"They are beyond Demon Lords… beyond gods."
"The world will never be the same after this."
Even Belmund himself, a leader hardened by war, shook his head.
"This war has transcended what we mortals can comprehend."
From the Abyss, Azazel watched in silent rage.
His Heralds were dead.
His Exarchs were annihilated.
And now, for the first time… he felt something stir in his chest.
"Who… Who is responsible for this?"
He clenched his fists.
"WHO IS BEHIND THIS?!"
His voice shook the cosmos itself.
He didn't know.
He didn't know about Beerus.
But now, he would find out.
"Very well."
His wings unfurled. The Abyss roared in response.
Azazel, the Lord of the Abyss, the Architect of the End, the God of Ruin—was finally descending.
"If my army cannot win this war… then I will take matters into my own hands."
The world held its breath.
The final battle was about to begin.