The dark purple corrosion domain of the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf spread like a rising tide.
Wherever the domain passed, the bloody sludge on the ground evaporated into toxic purple mist. The skeletal remains of surviving buildings dissolved rapidly within the corrosive energy, emitting a sharp, piercing "sizzle."
The venomous silk nets sprayed by the Sky-Rending Spider wove into an airtight, massive white mesh in the sky. Drops of potent toxic fluid dripped from the silk, corroding deep pits into the ground that hissed with white smoke.
The two domains overlapped, forming a death zone spanning several kilometers, completely trapping Tendo at the center.
Tendo's gaze sharpened. His azure Star Eclipse Heavenly Eyes instantly saw through the core flaw of the combined attack.
The corrosion domain was responsible for eroding defenses and restricting movement, while the toxic silk net was responsible for binding and locking down the target. The two needed to operate in synchronization to achieve maximum power. As long as he disrupted the rhythm of one side, a gap would appear in the entire attack network.
In a flash of thought, Tendo mobilized his "Infinite" trait, deploying a multi-stage containment tactic he had polished to maturity in the simulation pod.
In the next second, the azure vector field surrounding Tendo surged violently, expanding frantically like an inflating nebula. The commotion was so great that the space at the edge of the vector field rippled with faint distortions.
A moment later, Tendo raised his hand, and the "Infinite" trait within the domain operated at its peak. Immediately after, three distinct energy shadows erupted from the field. With a sharp whistling sound, they shot simultaneously from three tricky directions—left, right, and above—toward the connection nodes of the corrosion domain and the silk net.
These three attacks were exactly those Tendo had stored after being attacked by the "Young Version of Enite" in the simulation space not long ago.
The blunted yet violent fist shadows, the "Mountain Crusher" imbued with boxing intent, and the dark-gold Gluttony Breath.
These three attacks connected precisely, without the slightest hesitation. Among them, the pale-gold fist shadow struck the silk net first. While it did not directly tear the silk, it exploded with a ripple of energy like a heavy hammer hitting a drum; the white luster of the local silk instantly dimmed, and the energy flow showed obvious disorder.
Following closely, the golden fist shadow of the Mountain Crusher slammed into the edge of the corrosion domain. The devouring trait inherent in the fist shadow erupted instantly. Like an invisible, massive mouth, it violently tore away a wisp of dark purple corrosion energy, causing the previously steady expansion of the corrosion domain to suddenly hitch, its rhythm lagging by half a beat.
Finally, the dark-gold beam of the Gluttony Breath shot out like a geyser of lava, precisely hitting the core connection point between the two. The high-temperature energy instantly melted a section of the silk net into green smoke. Simultaneously, it evaporated the surrounding corrosion energy into nothingness, demonstrating terrifying power.
The overlapping effect of the three attacks directly tore a gap several meters wide in the airtight defensive net. The turbulent energy at the gap was firmly restrained by Tendo's vector field, preventing it from spreading and causing further harm.
"Roar!"
The Corrosive-Scaled Wolf and the Sky-Rending Spider roared simultaneously. They hadn't expected Tendo to find a flaw under such a tight assault and deliver such a precise counterattack.
Without any hesitation, Tendo's eyes narrowed, and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot. His azure afterimage cut an arc through the purple mist that was nearly instantaneous, leaving only a trail of faint light as he burst through the encirclement of the silk net and corrosion domain.
Giving the two Star Beasts no chance to react, the moment he turned, a small azure corrosive field had already condensed in his palm.
It was exactly the corrosion domain energy he had just stored, replicated at 30% intensity and compressed through vector rules. The originally chaotic corrosion energy had become extremely pure. He was returning the blow in kind.
With a slight flick of his wrist, this corrosive field shot forward like a homing missile, accurately locking onto the abdominal node of the Sky-Rending Spider where it sprayed its silk.
The Sky-Rending Spider had no time to mount a defense before the corrosive field struck its abdominal node.
"Screech!"
A shrill scream erupted instantly. A charred wound several meters in diameter was corroded into the spider's abdomen. The carapace at the wound dissolved completely, and dark green blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out. Under the heavy injury, the continuous stream of silk it had been spraying was instantly severed.
The toxic silk net, losing its energy supply, collapsed like a spiderweb losing its supports. Broken silk fell to the ground, continuing to eat away at the earth.
Tendo's series of movements was as fluid as flowing water; from breaking the encirclement to the successful counterattack, barely a single breath of time had passed.
Without the cooperation of the silk net, the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf's corrosion domain lost its containment effect. A cold light flashed in Tendo's eyes, and the azure vector lines around him wove together again. This time, he mobilized the core killing move of his "Infinite" trait—replicating Enite's Gluttony Domain.
Infinite: Core Replication — Gluttony Domain, 70% Intensity!
Tendo's azure Gluttony Domain unfolded abruptly, like a starry sky that devoured all. It instantly covered a range of several hundred meters, colliding fiercely with the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf's dark purple corrosion domain.
The moment the two domains made contact, a blinding light of energy erupted. The devouring trait inherent in the Gluttony Domain exploded frantically. Like a beast at the brink of starvation, it bit down hard on the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf's corrosion domain, violently pulling and devouring the energy within.
Within the domain's range, the air was distorted into massive energy vortices. Star Beast corpses and rubble on the ground were all sucked into the vortex, instantly ground into powder without leaving a trace. Only the azure power of devouring continued to grow stronger.
Seeing this, the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf's expression changed drastically. It could clearly feel its corrosion energy being devoured frantically. It tried to withdraw its domain, but found its energy firmly locked by the Gluttony Domain, unable to break free as if stuck in a mire.
At the same time, the backflowing energy surged through its Star Source channels, causing its body to tremble violently. Its dark purple scales cracked one after another, and blood seeped from the fissures, corroding small pits into the ground as it dripped.
Nearby, the Sky-Rending Spider finally managed to recover from the intense pain, only to see the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf being ruthlessly suppressed by the Gluttony Domain. A flash of madness and fear crossed its eyes. It knew that if it could not deal with Tendo today, it was destined to die.
With that thought, it no longer held back. Its eight steel-like spider legs slammed against the ground, and its massive body lunged toward Tendo like a cannonball. The sharp claws at the ends of its legs shimmered with cold light, imbued with energy from the rules of tearing. The ground along its path was gouged into deep pits by its legs, sending stones flying. It was clearly exhausting its full strength in a sneak attack on Tendo to relieve the pressure on the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf.
However, Tendo had already predicted its movements through his Star Eclipse Heavenly Eyes. Not a trace of panic appeared on his face; he didn't even turn his head. With a casual wave of his left hand, a slender azure vector line branched out. Simultaneously, his "Infinite" trait precisely retrieved the Sky-Rending Spider's God-Binding Silk energy stored earlier, replicating it at 40% intensity.
White silk shot out from the end of the force line instantly, moving several times faster than the spider's own spray. Like a bolt of white lightning, it accurately wrapped around one of the spider's front legs.
The Sky-Rending Spider hadn't expected its own technique to be turned against it. It was too late to dodge; its leg was firmly bound by the white silk. Then, with a flick of Tendo's finger, the vector line tightened violently.
Crack!
The spider's leg was snapped off directly, and green blood sprayed out.
"Screech!"
The Sky-Rending Spider emitted a scream of ultimate agony. The intense pain caused its massive body to stall instantly, its charge coming to a dead halt.
Tendo seized this fleeting opportunity. The azure vector field around him retracted instantly, all energy converging into a vector line condensed to the absolute limit. This vector line not only incorporated the high-temperature energy of the Gluttony Breath and the violent energy of the Mountain Crusher, but also added the piercing trait of vector rules.
The three energies wove together perfectly within the line, forming a killing move that possessed the fourfold traits of piercing, high temperature, devouring, and tearing. The surrounding space was even torn with minute black cracks.
With a sharp, whistling sound at the extreme, the vector line crossed dozens of meters in an instant, precisely piercing the junction of the Sky-Rending Spider's head and abdomen.
In the next second, the fourfold energy within the vector line exploded. The high-temperature energy instantly melted the spider's head carapace; the devouring energy frantically shredded its internal organs; and the piercing and tearing energy sliced its body clean in half.
Boom!
The Sky-Rending Spider's massive body lost balance and crashed heavily into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust and blood mist. After twitching a few times, it fell completely silent. A vast amount of green blood pooled on the ground, emitting a foul stench.
After dealing with the Sky-Rending Spider, Tendo turned his full attention to the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf. By now, more than half of the wolf's energy had been devoured by the Gluttony Domain. Its form had become withered, and its eyes were filled with terror and despair. It wanted to flee, but it was held fast by the Gluttony Domain; every inch it moved brought the agonizing pain of energy being stripped away.
Tendo gave it no chance to struggle. With a flash of his figure, he appeared directly in front of the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf, less than three meters away. Dark gold light glowed in his palm once more. This time, he raised the intensity of the Gluttony Breath to 80%. The dark gold energy converged frantically in his palm, forming an energy sphere the size of a basketball.
Golden flames leaped across the surface of the sphere, radiating terrifying heat that scorched the surrounding air into distorted shapes.
"It's over."
Tendo's voice was flat and emotionless, as if stating a trivial matter.
As his voice fell, the dark gold beam shot out instantly like a golden dragon breaking its chains. With a momentum that could destroy heaven and earth, it accurately struck the head of the Corrosive-Scaled Wolf.
In a thunderous explosion, the wolf's head was blasted into fragments. Dark purple blood and shredded meat splattered everywhere. The massive body fell heavily, completely devoid of life, without even a single struggle.
With the fall of the two Calamity-class Star Beasts, the corrosion domain around them and the residual silk nets instantly dissipated. The purple mist and toxic aura in the air were gradually purified by Tendo's vector field.
Seeing this, the remaining low-level Star Beasts fell into immediate chaos. Deprived of leadership, they became like headless flies, either fleeing in all directions or frantically attacking everything around them, but they could no longer form a real threat.
Tendo hovered in mid-air, and the azure vector field around him expanded once more like a massive net covering the entire city. The energy fluctuations at the edge of the field made the surviving low-level beasts tremble.
Countless vector lines as thin as hair shot out from the field, each accurately locking onto a fleeing beast. They moved like lightning, without a single wasted motion. Some lines pierced heads directly; others precisely severed hearts. The struck beasts fell one after another, unable even to cry out.
In just dozens of seconds, the scattered beasts were all slaughtered. The corpses piled up like mountains. Green and black blood mixed with the previous human blood, forming winding rivers of gore on the streets.
Tendo remained suspended in mid-air throughout, his clothes neat and untainted by even a drop of blood, as if he had only performed a minor task.
After an unknown amount of time, the entire city of Rock fell completely silent, save for the crackling of burning buildings, the sobs of surviving citizens, and the sound of Jing Liuli comforting the trapped audience coming from the direction of the distant gymnasium.
Tendo descended slowly, walking toward the two surviving Calamity-class Star Envoys. These two Envoys had long exhausted their Star Sources and were slumped on the ground. Seeing Tendo approach, they struggled to stand and respond, but were gently pressed down by Tendo's vector field.
"Rest well for now."
With those words, Tendo raised his hand and released a soft azure energy toward the city. Wherever the energy covered, the wounds of injured citizens began to heal slowly. The collapsed building debris was gently pushed aside, clearing a path. Burning fires were precisely extinguished, and residual toxins in the air were completely purified.
Having done all this, Tendo took out his data terminal and contacted Caroline.
"The beast tide in Rock City has been suppressed. Notify the rescue units and reconstruction supplies to move in. Tabulate the casualties and soothe the public."
"Also, send people to coordinate with Liuli at the gymnasium and assist in evacuating the trapped audience."
"Understood," Caroline responded "calmly" and immediately went into action.
After finishing these tasks, Tendo looked down at this scarred yet revived city. On the streets, surviving citizens emerged from their hiding places. Looking at Tendo's figure, their eyes were filled with gratitude and awe. A pair of young parents hugged their child, tears streaming down as they bowed deeply toward Tendo. A teenager huddled behind a trash can was found by a rescue Star Envoy; looking at Tendo, his eyes shimmered with a light of hope, silently memorizing that azure figure.
Just as everyone thought Tendo would say something, his Star Eclipse Heavenly Eyes suddenly twitched slightly. He sensed a faint energy fluctuation coming from the depths of sub-space. This fluctuation carried the rule-aura of the Zodiac, appearing to be scouting the situation in Rock City.
A cold arc curled at the corner of Tendo's mouth.
"I see."
Tendo did not immediately pursue. Instead, he turned and walked toward the gymnasium. For now, settling the survivors and clearing the city's ruins was the priority. As for the Zodiac's spying, it was merely the prelude before the storm.
In the distant heart of sub-space, within the Star Dome.
A dark shadow slowly withdrew its scouting energy, saying in a heavy tone: "Tendo has already resolved the beast tide in Rock City. Two Calamity-class Star Beasts were slain instantly... the speed of his strength improvement far exceeds our expectations."
"Those two fools thought they could test Tendo's limits by joining forces. Instead, they became his stepping stones," another dark shadow snorted, its voice full of dissatisfaction.
"Now, we have lost the opportunity to test his strength. We must accelerate the progress of finding the 'Key'!"
"Indeed." The original body of Aries spoke slowly, his voice remaining cold. "There are signs of loosening on Enite's side. It is almost time to act."
The nine dark shadows nodded one after another, then transformed into streaks of light and vanished within the Star Dome.
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