457 The End for Now ? (1/2)
There was a collective intake of breath as the crowd witnessed Lee Nan Hao's tragic end.
”What kind of power could have torn his arm like that?”
”How many superpowers does this monster have?”
Faceless had dived into what felt like the deepest depths of despair so far, ”It's over. Even if everyone attacks him at once, he can still teleport to dodge it all.”
Zhao Yao was grinning from ear to ear at the apostles, whom all looked absolutely terrified. He checked on his mission panel again, ”900 points? Cool. Almost there.”
He motioned for the apostles to come closer by curling his finger towards himself.
”Alright, let's go. I'm not going anywhere. I'll stand here and take your blows,” he announced.
Shuiichi Nanno and the apostles from the likes of Samsara Sect and Star Cats launched themselves at him with a roar.
In the next moment, countless superpowers were hurled at Zhao Yao. They created a spectacular display of explosions and bursts of color.
As promised, Zhao Yao remained rooted on the spot.
Shuiichi Nanno was gawping at him, ”Is he really not going to run? His arrogance is inconceivable!”
As the tsunami of powers crashed into Zhao Yao, swallowing him whole, Faceless could not help the bit of hope that surfaced in his heart.
”Is he dead?” he wondered.
His unspoken question was answered when a group of apostles started shouting manically from the other side of the hall.
”It's no use! The attacks aren't working!”
When the whirlwind of colors finally passed, Zhao Yao could be seen in the same position he was last in, perfectly unharmed.
No one could make sense of what was happening because they could not see the two dimension doorways that he had placed in front of and behind him. No matter which direction the powers were launched from, they were captured and devoured by the portals.
What they did see was far more shocking than the doorways.
Zhao Yao opened his mouth as he turned his face to the ceiling, then proceeded to forcefully spew the attacks unleashed on him.
These were the assaults that had been just been swallowed into the extradimensional belly. All kinds of blasts, fireballs, lasers, electromagnetic fields, and gravitational force fields had merged into one big beam of energy that shot upwards, decimating everything that stood in its way, from the ceiling to the furniture. It was like a black pillar leading straight to heaven.
He had to regurgitate these superpowers. If not, the supercats in the extradimensional belly were about to face a terrible plight.
”This… What is this? Is he using our attacks against us?”
”Monster! He's a monster!”
Even at this point, Zhao Yao had not unleashed the full extent of his powers, but the apostles had already reached breaking point.
Purple Sabre Fairy, who had been sneaking glances at the battlefield, grabbed a fistful of dust on the ground and scattered it on himself, then proceeded to play dead.
Wind Devil collapsed on the ground next to him as well, eyes half opened so he can still catch what was going on.
”If you want to pretend to be dead, can you at least do it further away from me? I don't want to get caught because of you,” Purple Sabre Fairy said through gritted teeth.
The rest of the apostles were either begging for mercy or attempting to flee, screaming their heads off. For the former, Zhao Yao used his illusory powers to deprive them of the five senses, leaving them unconscious. As for the latter…
”Sphynx Cat,” Zhao Yao called out telepathically, ”Knock out the ones who are trying to escape please.”