Buzzz———!!!
The enormous golden magic array—fused with the energy of the Heart of Pure Light—came crashing down along the spiral staircase like an all-encompassing heavenly net. It instantly pierced through Saitama's punch-wind domain (without affecting him at all) and stamped itself onto the rift at the end of the stairs—a gaping abyssal maw that was constantly spewing thick, ink-like dark energy!
Rumble—RUMBLE!!!
The entire ruin shook violently! The golden array and the dark rift collided in a fierce struggle, erupting with blinding light and ear-splitting thunder. The surging dark energy seemed as if its throat had been seized—thrashing and shrinking in violent resistance!
"It worked! The seal is taking effect!" the Kmaal Guardian shouted excitedly.
But at that crucial moment, a terrifyingly powerful backlash exploded from within the dark rift! A colossal, hideous ghost face formed from pure dark energy burst out and slammed straight into the center of the golden array!
Crack!
A brittle snap rang out. The array's light dimmed instantly, and the sealing process was forcibly interrupted!
"Not good! It's the backlash from the dark origin!" Doctor Strange's face went pale. A trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth—he had clearly been hit by the recoil. The Kmaal Guardian also let out a muffled groan, and the Heart of Pure Light in his hands fluctuated violently.
"Saitama! Stop it! Buy us the last bit of time!" Doctor Strange roared through clenched teeth.
"Got it!" Saitama's gaze sharpened. Staring at that massive ghost face that was about to break through the array, he stopped throwing punches. His knees bent slightly—
Boom!
The already-cracked stone steps under his feet exploded apart!
"Majin Shirizu (Serious Series)…"
He shot forward like a cannonball, appearing in front of the enormous dark ghost face in an instant! His right fist drew back to his waist, and all the power in his body converged into a single point like rivers flowing into the sea!
"…Majin Panchi (Serious Punch)!"
There was no earth-shattering glow—only the purest release of force!
BOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
Saitama's fist slammed solidly into that gigantic ghost face formed from dark origin energy!
There was no way to describe the might of that punch.
Time seemed to freeze in that instant.
Then came silent annihilation.
The snarling, roaring giant ghost face—made entirely of pure dark energy—began to vaporize the moment it met Saitama's fist, like solid ice thrown into a blazing sun. No explosion. No shockwave spreading outward. The dark-origin backlash that had been strong enough to shake the sealing array built by Doctor Strange and the Kmaal Guardian together… was as fragile as a soap bubble before Saitama's back-to-basics punch, collapsing soundlessly.
Starting from the point of contact, the massive ghost face crumbled inch by inch, dispersing into the most primitive, harmless black specks of light—then swiftly vanishing into the air…
The dark rift that had been spewing energy seemed as if an invisible hand had seized it, and it jerked to a halt!
"Now!" Doctor Strange endured the searing pain of the backlash and seized this once-in-a-lifetime opening. Both hands erupted with his last reserves of magic as he forced everything downward!
"Seal!!!"
The Kmaal Guardian also went all out, driving the Heart of Pure Light's radiance to its absolute peak!
Buzzz——————!
The dim golden array flared brilliantly again, like a red-hot brand, and stamped down hard onto the dark rift! A furious, unwilling hiss rose up from the abyss—then was forcibly shut and smoothed over by the overwhelming sealing power!
Light flowed. Countless tiny golden runes interwove and solidified at the rift's former location, finally forming a complex, stable seal pattern—burned firmly into the ground at the lowest level of the ruins.
(End of Chapter)
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