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Danger.
Extreme danger.
If Guzzlord could be compared to a starving lion prowling the savanna, then the presence now unfolding before Kael was like a massive shadow gliding beneath the surface of dark water.
Hidden. Silent. Lethal.
The instinctive pressure of a true apex predator pressed down on him, an icy chill sinking so deep it felt as if it could freeze the soul itself.
Kael lifted his head, staring at the sky where blinding platinum light writhed and flared, venting overwhelming killing intent.
Crimson eyes hardened.
The Ultra Beast about to reveal itself was absolutely no weaker than Guzzlord.
Against a foe of this level, even the slightest lapse would mean death.
Even with the Shield King form active, there could be no complacency.
The moment that platinum radiance appeared, something strange happened.
Across Nanth Town, every resident who had been moving like a walking corpse collapsed at the same time.
Whether shambling along the streets or sitting motionless inside their homes, it was as if their souls had been switched off.
Eyes lost focus.
Bodies dropped limply to the ground.
The air around Kael suddenly became thick and sluggish.
With his heightened perception, he detected strange information particles spreading through the atmosphere under the influence of the light.
They could not be seen. They could not be blocked.
Infinitesimal, almost as if they existed between dimensions, these alien particles seeped through the air clinging to his body and passed straight into his skin.
Muscle. Bone. Blood.
Foreign matter surged through him.
In an instant, Kael was struck by violent vertigo, like stepping off a brutal roller coaster and spinning endlessly in place.
His vision blurred.
Nausea and searing pain churned violently in his chest.
And this was only the second second after the light appeared.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
Kael's heart jolted.
If this continued, he knew exactly what would happen.
In less than five seconds, he would become just like the townspeople.
A hollow shell.
"No."
"Not like this."
A furious roar tore from his throat.
Divine power answered.
Power belonging to the legendary Zamazenta surged into him instantly.
"Shield King form. Activate."
Blood and battle intent ignited together, blazing through his veins.
Scorching heat erupted from his core and raced across his body.
For a fleeting moment, it felt as though an ancient war cry echoed in his ears, sweeping away the vertigo and agony brought on by the Ultra aura and replacing it with pure, burning combat instinct.
Boom!
A colossal shockwave exploded outward from Kael's body, ripping through the street in all directions.
Crimson flames intertwined with radiant white light, wrapping around his muscular frame as unyielding resolve hardened into armor.
The air warped under the heat.
A pressure far beyond that of any ordinary life form descended.
Dark gold armor etched with deep crimson patterns formed across his body, gleaming with metallic brilliance.
Zamazenta's Shield King armor manifested once more.
After weeks of accumulation and refinement, it returned to the world.
The air over Nanth Town froze again.
This time, not because of the Ultra Beast's alien influence, but because of a roaring presence like something awakened from ancient battlefields.
Under the weight of that heroic, war-hungry aura, even the platinum light in the sky faltered.
It shrank.
It quieted.
As if it felt fear.
Kael stood motionless amid shattered stone and cracked pavement, white steam rising from his armor as heat rolled off his body.
His blood thundered through his veins.
The dizziness was gone.
In its place burned exhilaration and battle lust.
There had been no time to hesitate.
If he had been even seconds slower, he would have lost the ability to fight entirely.
Activating Shield King had been instinctive.
And it had been the correct choice.
Zamazenta's divine power swept the invasive Ultra particles from his body without mercy.
Kael exhaled slowly.
Even that simple breath kicked up a violent gust, sending rubble skidding across the street.
At his current level, with Shield King amplification active, his power had surged past its normal limits.
He had crossed into the terrifying realm of level eighty.
Power unlike anything he had ever wielded before.
He looked back up at the sky, eyes steady.
Shield King could only last thirty minutes.
He had to end this fast.
Once the form faded, facing an Ultra Beast of this caliber without it would be suicide.
A piercing cry suddenly rang out.
High-pitched. Ethereal. Filled with wounded pride.
It came from within the platinum light itself.
The light abruptly collapsed inward.
The glare tightened, condensed, and a silhouette began to emerge at its center.
A slender, ivory white body, long and elegant, half translucent as soft gold light rippled across its form.
Delicate, insect-like antennae extended from its head, swaying gently as some strange substance distorted the air around them.
From the segmented neck flowed four layers of pure white skirt-like structures, spreading outward like a bridal gown.
Holy and immaculate at first glance.
Yet beneath that beauty lurked something deeply, utterly wrong.
Blue violet eyes shimmered like a kaleidoscope in the sunlight.
One glance was enough to make the mind reel.
Grace and arrogance fused into a perfect whole.
The embodiment of otherworldly elegance.
A pure white angel born of hell.
UB02. Beauty.
Pheromosa.
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