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Chapter 85 - Chapter 85: The Tyrant

Watching Yun Meng disappear into the beast tide, leaving nothing but a trail of dust, Gang Yan, captain of the Embers Base Security Team, stated coolly, "Be careful, little ones. This battlefield is far more brutal than training."

With that, the bald-headed Gang Yan clasped his hands together in front of his chest. The next second, his entire body was covered in hard rock as he turned and walked south. Facing a Mid-Tier Second-Order Transformation-type Starmancer like him, a mere low-level beast tide posed no threat at all.

Seeing Yun Meng and Gang Yan depart, Tendo knew it was time for him to move as well. After all, the longer this beast tide dragged on, the more troublesome it would become. The reason Yun Meng was injured in the original plot's beast tide was that she had to deal with two Star Steles alone. By the time she reached the second Star Stele, several Second-Order Starbeasts had already gathered around it, along with hundreds of other Starbeasts surrounding them. Although Yun Meng eventually succeeded in destroying the fourth Star Stele, she still sustained minor injuries, laying the groundwork for subsequent plot points.

However, with Tendo present now, this low-level beast tide could absolutely not harm Yun Meng. Thinking this, Tendo removed the mask from his eyes and wrapped it around his right hand like a fist wrap. Having done all this, Tendo turned to the others and said, "Liuli, Kong, be careful. I'm... leaving first."

"Mm."

After cautioning the few, Tendo directly left the base and bravely charged towards the massive beast tide from the east.

In the forest on the eastern side of the island, a massive wave of marine Starbeasts that had come ashore began to relentlessly destroy everything in their path. Large trees were snapped in half by the pincers of giant crabs. Lobster Starbeasts with eerie blue glowing carapaces swaggered through the undergrowth with impunity. Just as a lobster Starbeast crushed another patch of bushes, a silver-haired young man suddenly appeared above its head and stomped down on its brain.

Bang!

The lobster Starbeast's hard carapace shattered instantly under the impact, and the tender flesh beneath exploded into a bloody mist. The silver-haired youth didn't even spare it a glance. Using the recoil, he soared into the air again, heading towards the distant beach. It was as if, to him, he had merely accidentally crushed an ant while on his way, nothing to fuss over.

Seeing Tendo appear, the surrounding marine Starbeasts, who were initially heading towards the base, instantly shifted their targets and rapidly converged on him. Although these creatures were much weaker on land than in the water, even a powerhouse like Tendo would waste a lot of time dealing with them in such numbers.

Therefore, Tendo had no intention of getting entangled with them. After leaving a blur behind, his next appearance was a horizontal stance on the trunk of a five-meter-tall tree. As Tendo pushed off with his legs, gravity seemed to lose its effect on him, allowing him to leap a considerable distance once more.

Using this method, Tendo dodged the marine Starbeasts on the ground while rapidly making his way to the beach. However, the closer he got to the beach, the fewer trees there were for him to jump from. It was at this moment that Tendo demonstrated a movement technique that surprised the dimensional viewers.

As the last large tree was used for leverage by Tendo, the path before him was now a flat beach. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but densely packed Starbeasts, with nowhere to land. Yet, under such circumstances, Tendo, still in mid-air, inexplicably used a nearby floating leaf as a foothold and stepped onto it.

"Vector... Reversal."

Tendo Simei's voice was carried on the wind, his body twisting gracefully in mid-air. The leaf beneath his foot remained eerily motionless. The next second, Tendo's figure shot out like a cannonball. After leaving a blur in the air, he instantly bypassed the numerous stunned Starbeasts below.

The reason he could achieve all this was by instantly twisting the vectors on the leaf onto himself the moment he stepped on it, thereby 'pushing' himself forward. Although this principle sounds simple, it's not easy to put into practice. It required Tendo to change the vectors reflected from the leaf the moment he stepped on it. If not for Tendo's super dynamic vision granted by the 'Star Eclipse Celestial Eye', he would never have been able to achieve this. He had truly mastered the Star Source of Vector Control.

Tendo's display undoubtedly stunned the dimensional viewers in front of their screens.

'Holy crap, is this still Vector Control from our boy Lao Tian? He's walking on leaves now.'

'Is this Vector Control? This is the collapse of physics!'

'Fast-forward to walking on air! Let Lao Tian master flight directly!'

'To the one before, if we follow what Lao Tian said in the Deep Blue Arc, if he wants to walk on air, he'll have to wait until he's Third-Order. Because only a Third-Order Starmancer, with the ability to control vectors at the nanometer level, can allow Lao Tian to control dust particles in the air and use them for leverage to fly.'

'Forget flying for now, aren't those Starbeasts a bit big?'

'Newton: Open my coffin! Open it!!!'

Under the astonished gazes of the bullet screen, Tendo landed steadily on the eastern beach. The enormous beast tide, more than half of which had entered the sea, surrounded the gigantic stone stele. Unlike the ten-meter size it had on the floating island, the fully activated Star Stele now stretched to a height of twenty meters. In addition, a special 'protective shield'-like force field was maintained around the Star Stele, designed to prevent it from being accidentally toppled by the summoned beast tide and losing its function.

"A Mid-Tier Second-Order Sea Wolf Turtle, over twenty First-Order Starbeasts. Thirty seconds, I'd say."

Just as Tendo finished estimating the time it would take him to deal with them, an overconfident octopus Starbeast suddenly appeared beside him.

A sneak attack!

The octopus Starbeast extended numerous tentacles, its eyes filled with bloodthirsty ferocity. It seemed to be fantasizing about the delightful scene of devouring Tendo after catching him.

But just as its tentacles were about to touch Tendo, he calmly lowered his gaze and threw a punch.

Vector Control: Double Starenergy Compression!

Bang!

As a black light flashed, the octopus Starbeast's tentacles began to rapidly disintegrate. Then, the terrifying punch force left by Tendo's fist, like an air cannon, instantly pierced through more than half of the octopus Starbeast's body.

Thud!

The octopus Starbeast, with only a third of its body remaining, collapsed heavily. Blue blood oozed out, staining the surrounding sand. However, its tragic death did not deter the remaining massive number of Starbeasts on the beach. Under the influence of the Star Stele, these creatures' craving for flesh overruled their instinct for survival. Like fearless zombies, they surged towards Tendo.

In response, Tendo calmly raised his hand. Five Black Cangs appeared on his right wrist, continuously revolving around it.

Starenergy Art: Black Cang!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Accompanied by a series of whooshing sounds, the Black Cangs on Tendo's wrist transformed into one death invitation after another. They effortlessly pierced through the heads of the Starbeasts. After firing more than a dozen miniature Black Cangs, a horrifying pile of Starbeast corpses had already formed around Tendo. These Starbeast corpses, except for the first octopus Starbeast that Tendo killed with a single punch, were all eliminated by his Black Cangs.

Even though Tendo was alone, he had directly created a vacuum zone on the beach. No Starbeast could approach within ten meters of him.

Noticing Tendo's threat, the Sea Wolf Turtle guarding the Star Stele immediately let out an angry roar. The pressure of a Second-Order Starbeast even shattered the surrounding rocks. It seemed to be warning Tendo not to come any closer, or else it would show him what true cruelty was.

In response, Tendo merely smiled.

"The strong..."

Tendo's figure instantly vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was already above the Sea Wolf Turtle's head. His brief pause on the beach just now wasn't a waste of time. He was using his Star Eclipse Celestial Eye to observe the weaknesses of this Second-Order Sea Wolf Turtle. Now that he had made his move, it meant he had found the Sea Wolf Turtle's weakness.

Targeting the Sea Wolf Turtle's back, Tendo directly brought down an axe kick. At the same time, he finished his unfinished sentence.

"...never need to bluster."

Vector Control: Fivefold Starenergy Compression!

As a black light flashed, Tendo's axe kick heavily struck the Sea Wolf Turtle's incredibly hard carapace. The sand within a ten-meter radius around them collapsed radially under the terrifying impact. Then, he executed a backflip, landing gracefully in front of the Sea Wolf Turtle, and calmly brushed off non-existent sand from his right leg.

Just as Tendo looked up, a crisp cracking sound suddenly came from the Sea Wolf Turtle's direction.

Crack!

With just one blow, the Sea Wolf Turtle's proud back carapace developed spiderweb-like cracks. These cracks rapidly spread across its entire back carapace at a visible speed.

"Pfft!"

As its back carapace largely shattered, the Sea Wolf Turtle immediately spat out a large amount of blood. Its eyes wide with terror, it looked at Tendo approaching it. Its front limbs trembled, no longer able to support its body, causing it to fall to its knees before Tendo. It clearly sensed the arrival of death.

Looking at the Sea Wolf Turtle, which was bleeding from its seven orifices and showing a look of horror, Tendo smiled as he walked up to it and placed his hand on its forehead.

"Without your shell, this time... what will you use to survive?"

Without giving the Sea Wolf Turtle a chance to respond, the Black Cang concentrated at Tendo's fingertip instantly pierced through its head. Following this trajectory, it extended into its body. After a series of popping sounds, the Sea Wolf Turtle's massive body exploded in front of Tendo, blood and chunks of flesh mixing together and scattering across the ground.

A fireworks display of flesh and blood bloomed on the coastline. Tendo stood amidst the terrifying rain of blood, turned towards the dimensional screen, and revealed a chilling smile. At this moment, there was no trace of his usual approachable demeanor as the handsome boy next door. All that remained was a cold, brutal tyrant.

As an enemy, such a Tendo was undoubtedly terrifying. But as a teammate, he was even more trustworthy!

Seeing that the Sea Wolf Turtle was completely dead, Tendo silently calculated the time.

"Hmm, no more, no less, exactly thirty seconds."

With that, Tendo ignored the surrounding Starbeast horde that was once again surging towards him, and looked at the colossal Star Stele in front, which was entirely covered in crimson.

Surrounding him were ferocious Starbeasts. In the center was the smiling silver-haired youth. It was clear that the beast tide was the brutal party. Yet, for some reason, the dimensional viewers felt that the smiling Tendo at this moment was far more brutal than those Starbeasts!

No, are you sure that smile isn't from a villain???

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