Long Chen didn't even flinch. He simply looked at the colossal beast with an expression of profound boredom.
But it was Qian Jinglei, her hand still on the corrupting Gate, who acted. Without even turning her head, she flicked her wrist in the Kraken's direction.
"Get lost," she said, her voice flat.
A pinpoint of absolute blackness, no larger than a pebble, shot from her fingertips. It moved without sound, without disturbing the air. It simply was, and then it wasn't, and in between, it passed through the center of the Abyssal Kraken's massive body.
BOOM!!
"Ugh…"
The light in Zhang Yu's enormous eyes died instantly. A final, choked gurgle was the only sound she made. Her monstrous form shuddered violently, the terrifying tentacles going limp mid-strike.
She began to shrink, collapsing in on herself, and by the time she hit the blood-soaked ground, she was back in her human form.
