"W-what the hell is going on?!"
Inside the spacious underground drainage system.
The first Lycanthrope Star Envoy to charge at Tendo immediately noticed something amiss and let out an incredulous growl. His sharp claws, capable of tearing steel, suddenly froze mid-air. His burly, two-meter-tall body, like a puppet toyed with by gods, soared heavily towards the ceiling of the drainage system, defying the laws of physics along with the suspended raindrops around him.
"Awoooo—!"
Mid-air, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy let out a roar mixed with fury and terror. Then, relying on the immense flexibility and body coordination granted by his Star Source: Grey Wolf, he adjusted his posture mid-fall and finally landed steadily on the ceiling above everyone's heads.
He was on all fours, his thick black fur standing on end as if electrified, like a lone wolf facing a grave danger. He stared intently at the seemingly frail figure above him. His dark red beast eyes narrowed into slits, clearly very nervous.
What kind of joke is this? When did Vector Control, at Tier 1, gain such a large area of effect? Or is this guy's Star Source not Vector Control as Benjamin said, but the top-tier Star Source, Gravity Manipulation?
He couldn't figure it out. At this moment, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy felt his mind a chaotic mess, unable to grasp any thread of logic.
And at this moment, he wasn't the only one who couldn't figure it out. The other Tier 1 Association Star Envoys not far from Tendo, and the Dimensional Audience at Station 13, were just as bewildered.
'Reversed gravity? No, I remember Tendo's Vector Control could only affect objects within a 9mm range at most, but this range is clearly close to ten meters. It's definitely not ordinary Vector Control.'
'He's cheating, Tendo is definitely cheating!'
'Cheating? Tendo clearly never stopped cheating!'
'It should be related to that special equipment on Tendo's forehead, right?'
'I feel that way too.'
Just as the Dimensional Audience was analyzing what was going on with Tendo's extraordinary Vector Control, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy in the scene made his decision. He raised his head, glaring fiercely at Tendo directly above him. At this moment, he stood on the ceiling, while Tendo stood on the ground below, as if they were in two inverted worlds, creating a bizarre, inverted composition.
"Die!"
On the ceiling, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy's leg muscles bulged as he lunged towards the slender figure with murderous intent. But just as his body was suspended mid-air, he suddenly noticed Tendo's sarcastic smile curling up again.
Immediately after, a calm voice, like a whisper from death, echoed in the Lycanthrope Star Envoy's ears.
"Vector... Reversal."
Boom!
Without giving the Lycanthrope Star Envoy any time to prepare, the sudden shift in gravity made him feel the world spin. The next second, his upward momentum, originally exerted with full force to overcome gravity, instantly combined with the suddenly appearing downward pull. This made the Lycanthrope Star Envoy feel that disorienting sensation of losing control of his body again. And this time, the experience was undoubtedly more dangerous and more... fatal.
Bang!
Under the dual effects of sudden changes in gravity and his full-force jump, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy slammed heavily in front of Tendo, landing headfirst. The terrifying impact caused the hard concrete floor of the drainage system to crater into a roughly five-meter-wide pit. At the same time, feeling his internal organs churn, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy, lying in the pit, uncontrollably coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.
Pfft!
Crimson blood spurted from between the Lycanthrope Star Envoy's fangs, splashing into the lingering puddles on the ground, forming dazzling spatters of blood. However, before he could adjust his state, his peripheral vision caught sight of a finger pointing at him, and a black energy sphere radiating death, hovering at the fingertip.
Star Energy Artifice—Black Ash!
Under Tendo's expressionless gaze, the Black Ash at his fingertip instantly shot towards the Lycanthrope Star Envoy in the pit. Gazing at the black energy sphere continuously expanding in his vision, the Lycanthrope Star Envoy had one last thought.
Is this monster truly just a Tier 1 Star Envoy?
Bang!
With his head pierced, the terrifying centripetal force contained within the Black Ash made the Lycanthrope Star Envoy's head vanish before everyone's eyes in an instant. It then transformed into streaks of bloody powder, mixing with the falling raindrops around them, forming an ethereal yet chilling dark red blood rain.
Thump—!
As the headless wolf's body crashed to the ground, glaring fresh blood snaked into small streams across the floor. The entire underground space of the drainage system immediately fell into a deathly silence.
One minute. From the first time Tendo moved to instantly kill an Association Star Envoy until now, when he killed this second one, the total time elapsed was roughly just one minute. And within this short span of time, two Tier 1 Association Star Envoys, who were respected and quite powerful on the outside, died effortlessly at Tendo's hands, like defenseless children.
What was even more shocking and suffocating was that the one who accomplished all this was a silver-haired youth who looked no older than fourteen. This undoubtedly heightened the fear in everyone's hearts.
Only Benjamin was an exception. Having undergone 'emotional severance surgery' in his youth, he had long forgotten what fear was, possessing only the detached indifference and rationality of a qualified automaton. Benjamin's automaton eyes flickered with cold data streams, rapidly analyzing all the intelligence currently collected on Tendo. In a very short time, he fully analyzed the results.
"A Star Energy magnetic field, huh? It seems that thing on your head is indeed a very good Star Source amplification tool for you."
Although two Association Star Envoys had already died at Tendo's hands, Benjamin's tone remained unperturbed. It was as if he didn't care about the lives of those two Association Star Envoys at all. And his analysis wasn't wrong; the core reason why Tendo could break the current control distance limit of Vector Control was due to a special function of the 'Portable Quantum Hub' he wore on his head: the Star Energy Magnetic Field.
[Star Energy Magnetic Field: A special magnetic field that combines Star Energy with the quantum magnetic field of an automaton. It can, to a certain extent, increase the range of a Star Source's effect, but at the cost of a significant portion of its Star Source effect (Current maximum magnetic field range: 10 meters)]
The Portable Quantum Hub, valued at 500,000 popularity points, was expensive for a reason.
Although Benjamin had exposed his secret of reversing gravity, Tendo wasn't too surprised. After all, he never intended to rely solely on so-called 'gravity reversal' to deal with Benjamin, this Star Envoy from the Iron Dome family of the General Association. He was far more powerful than anyone imagined.
"Go. His gravity field can no longer affect you."
Benjamin looked at Tendo not far away and, with a cold tone, directly issued his command to the remaining survivors beside him. However, upon hearing Benjamin's words, none of the four Association Star Envoys by his side stepped forward.
Even without that strange gravity field, Tendo still had to be reckoned with. Don't forget how the first Star Envoy died earlier—that guy was sent straight to his demise by a single palm strike from Tendo!
Getting close to him? What the Lycanthrope Star Envoy, who was most skilled in close combat, couldn't do, how could these few Specialist and Controller Star Envoys possibly achieve it?!
Seeing this, Tendo, perhaps thinking of something, suddenly kindly reminded them:
"Actually, you'd best do as he says."
"Because if you don't, you might die by his hand before you even die by mine. After all..."
In Benjamin's constricting pupils, Tendo smiled and revealed his true purpose for being there.
"...From the moment you stepped in here, he never intended for you to leave alive."
"Because regarding the Miracle Stone of Emptiness, even with a one-in-ten-thousand chance, he still won't allow you to leak any information."
"And in this world, nothing keeps a secret better than a dead man..."
As Tendo spoke, the atmosphere in the entire underground drainage space instantly became as heavy as solidified concrete. And after his words, the four Association Star Envoys looked at Benjamin with disbelief. They clearly knew what the so-called 'Miracle Stone' was.
In response, Benjamin maintained his expressionless silence, but the killing intent in his eyes was clearly undisguised. After all, these four ants... had already heard a secret they shouldn't have heard.
"Go!"
Without hesitation, one of the branch association Star Envoys, who had already reacted, immediately ran towards the door behind him, his eyes filled with a desperate desire for survival.
Justice?
Benjamin's purpose in driving them was never 'justice'! He was merely using 'justice' to deceive them and to use them to achieve his unspeakable goals!
Unfortunately, though this Association Star Envoy had now realized everything, it was too late for him to turn back. Just as he took a step, an unexpected explosion occurred at his chest.
Boom!
The sudden explosion caught the Association Star Envoy off guard and instantly took his precious life. In his dying moments, the Association Star Envoy desperately looked back at the expressionless Benjamin behind him. This was because the thing that suddenly exploded in his chest was none other than the Association badge he had always worn.
It turned out that Benjamin, at some unknown point, had tampered with his Association badge. This badge, which was supposed to symbolize his identity and honor, had at this moment become the Grim Reaper's scythe, taking his life.
Thump!
As the Association Star Envoy's corpse fell onto the waterlogged ground, the remaining three Association Star Envoys' minds instantly froze, unsure what to do.
Looking at this scene of betrayal, the smile on Tendo's face became even brighter.
"You, who claim to be righteous, don't even have the right to entrust your backs to your comrades."
"Yet we, whom you label as evil, can unconditionally trust others."
"So... can you tell me, what exactly is this so-called justice?"
"I'm actually quite curious about the answer to that question."
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