"Hah!"
A furious roar echoed above the energy barrier. Two figures, moving so fast they left afterimages, crossed paths in the air, exchanging dozens of blows in mere seconds!
Bang!
Abandoning his defense entirely, Beckett risked exposing his chest to Ego and landed a punch square on his face!
Boom!
The moment he struck Ego's face, Ego's attack landed on Beckett's shoulder, instantly piercing his right arm!
Tap...
Beckett, performing a backflip to dissipate the force, panted heavily. His right arm was a bloody mess, and from Hela's perspective, he could even see some exposed bone!
"Unforgivable!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood and foam, Ego glared at the shattered tooth in his hand. Anger, rarely seen, flashed across his face.
The man who called himself a god had finally broken his own rule of maintaining an impassive expression in his divine form.
"Ego!"
"Beckett!"
Jennifer, leaping from the ruins, changed expression. One was her lover, the other was the helper she had truly gone to great lengths to bring in, even offering the Power Stone.
"You still have the energy to worry about others?"
"Shouldn't you be more worried about yourself right now?"
Robin's figure was like a shadow. His arm, encased in purple armor, slashed down from above. Jennifer barely managed to evade it.
"I'll kill you, and then I'll go kill that old geezer."
"From now on, no one on Knowhere will stand against me."
Glancing up at the Great Sage Gubo, who was desperately maintaining the energy barrier in the sky, Robin shook his head. He had Jennifer on the defensive, retreating step by step, all while walking as if strolling through a park.
His teacher, after all these years, was still so unrealistic.
At this critical juncture, he was still thinking about the people of Knowhere Capital.
"Robin."
His armor completely nullified the monstrous strength surging from Jennifer's arms. Robin, at full power, once again displayed his overwhelming strength to her after many years.
Ego's warning came at the opportune moment. Robin instantly changed his blade-like hand into an open palm, and the energy fluctuations caused Jennifer to spit out a mouthful of blood!
"This woman betrayed you, and you still want to spare her life?"
Easily pinning Jennifer under his foot, Robin turned to look at Ego, who was wiping blood from the corner of his mouth.
"I will deal with her myself."
"I'll handle it personally."
His voice, utterly cold, and his overwhelming aura made it difficult for Jennifer, pinned beneath Robin, to even breathe.
Massive silver tentacles writhed behind Ego at his mental command, constantly disrupting Beckett, who was attempting to recover from his injuries by drinking Nutrient Fluid.
`Damn it!`
Another bottle of Nutrient Fluid shot out from his wristband, only to be pierced and shattered by a silver tentacle. Beckett, condensing energy into a blade, slashed down from above, but in the next second, he was surrounded by even more tentacles!
Endless!
"Your Highness Beckett, the supply of Nutrient Fluid is running low."
Woz, in charge of supplies, reminded him at the opportune moment.
"I know."
Beckett frowned, responding with a concentrated voice.
He struggled to calm his agitated breathing, his gaze constantly scanning for anything he could use at his feet.
"Your Highness Beckett, Woz suggests you release the Energy Devouring Beast."
The azure panel displayed data on Ego's energy tentacles and the Energy Devouring Beast.
This was the data Woz had finally compiled after a long period of analysis, and based on it, he had formulated the best course of action for Beckett.
"Ego's energy tentacles are not endless, and the Energy Devouring Beast has a natural advantage against this type of energy attack."
Beckett, landing on the ground, cleaved through the tentacles forming a cage around him. The ring in his hand flashed with light, and the orange cat, who had been running around the space with a fur ball in its mouth, suddenly appeared before Beckett.
"Energy Devouring Beast?!"
Ego's expression changed.
"Eat his tentacles, and you get to eat the fur ball." Beckett had long understood this cat, which never did anything without a reward.
He patted the Energy Devouring Beast's cute little head. The latter's eyes lit up. It dropped the fur ball it was holding in its mouth and cast a malicious gaze in Ego's direction.
"Rua!"
Opening its mouth wide, it swallowed the energy tentacles behind Ego whole!
"It's now or never!"
Seizing the opportunity, Beckett drained the Nutrient Fluid that appeared in his hand. As his right arm healed, it continued to burn with golden flames!
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
The explosive surge of energy blinded Ego's eyes, and the terrifying energy wave pierced straight through his chest!
"Huuu..."
Beckett panted, watching Ego crumble into fine sand before his eyes, disappearing without a trace.
"Not bad."
Ego's praise made Beckett spin around abruptly, but his abdomen took a solid knee strike!
"But, it's still not enough."
"Your power is still too weak."
Grabbing Beckett's hair with one hand, Ego slammed the audacious man onto the ground!
"I am a god in this universe."
"And you, are merely an outsider."
"What makes you think you can fight me?"
"Huh?"
Ego laughed disdainfully and stomped, breaking Beckett's right arm!
"Ahhhh!"
The sound of cracking bone mixed with Beckett's wail was music to Ego's ears.
"Truly, an irresistible sound."
Closing his eyes to savor the moment, Ego sneered. With a grab of his right hand, the Energy Devouring Beast, which had been about to pounce at Beckett, was flung to the horizon!
"Thanks to you, I haven't moved this much in a long, long time."
"So,"
After tossing aside the Energy Devouring Beast, Ego condensed the void with his right hand, pinning Beckett's body before him. He pointed his left index finger at Beckett's left knee, energy surging at his fingertip...
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The pained scream, hoarse and desperate, satisfied Ego immensely.
"This is my thank you gift. What do you say, satisfied?"
"Look at me and tell me, are you satisfied?" Seeing Beckett still struggling, Ego's expression darkened. His dust-covered boot crushed Beckett's right knee!
Crack!
The sound of bone breaking sent a chill through everyone present!
The streak of golden yellow in Beckett's hair gradually faded back to jet black.
"Hm?"
"Power fading?"
"What did you just say?"
"This is how you do that, right?"
Ego raised an eyebrow, pulling Beckett up by his hair with his left hand. He clenched his right fist, thumb pointing to himself: "Peak condition from start to finish?"
"Tch..."
Beckett gritted his teeth, his innate pride showing no signs of waning.
"Your right arm, your right leg, and your left leg."
"With only one arm left, are you in peak condition?"
"Huh?"
Ego laughed, his eyes filled with a ferocity that made Hela, who had been watching the battle, shiver.
[Secondary plan initiating...]
The bracelet on Beckett's right wrist began transmitting data...
Outside the energy barrier, The Other, who had been at the rebel base, listlessly leaned on his scepter, gazing at the starry sky from under the eaves.
"Waiting for the signal, waiting for the signal. What signal did Woz say?"
The typhoon is fierce, water and electricity are out...
The power went out just as I was writing this chapter...
I have to go out with my roommate to buy bottled purified water, otherwise I won't even be able to shower tonight... I don't have time to write the third chapter...
I want to move next year. This typhoon is getting fiercer every time
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