Bearded Mark flexed his wrists, his face showing a battle intent mixed with arrogance and excitement.
His gaze swept over White Lion behind Mark, and the Alliance army behind White Lion, finally settling on Mark.
"Is this your first day out? Do you fight by numbers?" Bearded Mark asked.
Mark's face was expressionless, his molten gold pupils like two cold stars.
"I know a place, spacious enough to fight to our hearts' content, and nothing will be destroyed."
"Hmph, just as I wished!"
Bearded Mark grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.
This was a dead planet, without atmosphere, without sound, only eternal cold and a desolate landscape formed by countless impact craters; the sun's light could not dispel the bone-deep chill here.
Here, it was about to become a battlefield.
Mark, leading White Lion, arrived first, and close behind them, on the opposite side, were the Multiverse invaders led by the white-clad Bearded Mark and Shadow Elder Mark.
The two sides confronted each other in silence, a cold killing intent that could freeze the soul more effectively than starlight.
Bearded Mark raised a hand to stop the somewhat restless other Marks from his universe behind him.
"Everyone, don't move! This one... is my appetizer!"
Although the other Marks were displeased, they seemed quite wary of Bearded Mark's strength, merely spreading out in a semicircle, subtly encircling Mark and White Lion, blocking their retreat.
Shadow Elder Mark let out a low, guttural roar of unknown meaning, his cloudy yellow eyes fixed on Mark.
No warning, no signal.
Bearded Mark and Mark's figures vanished at the exact same moment!
Bang!!!!!!!
Like two asteroids colliding head-on at one percent the speed of light, a terrifying roar broke the silence of this dead planet for the first time.
The shockwave generated by the clash of power spread outwards in a perfect sphere, the ground within tens of kilometers below was flattened as if by an invisible giant hand!
Billions of tons of rock and dust were instantly pulverized into the finest powder, then completely blown away by the shockwave, revealing deeper, crystal-shimmering rock layers below.
At the center of the collision, space even showed subtle distorted cracks!
With one strike, the victor was clear!
Mark floated in place, unmoving, not even a single strand of his hair was out of place.
Bearded Mark, however, was like a man hit head-on by a supernova explosion, uncontrollably flying backward like a cannonball, smashing through seven or eight thousands-meter-high craters along the way, finally slamming hard into a massive rock face, embedded deep within it, his fate unknown.
Mark shook his hand, his tone carrying a hint of cold mockery.
"Is this all the strength you have? Did Hastur send you to be clowns? Or do you have no other skills besides seeking death?"
"Roar!!!"
The ruins where he was embedded in the rock face exploded violently!
Bearded Mark roared out, his white battle suit showing some damage, a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, the arrogance in his eyes completely replaced by utter fury.
He could not accept being completely crushed in pure strength!
"Seeking death!"
He roared wildly, his speed surging again, his fists raining down on Mark like a storm, each punch containing enough power to tear apart a continental plate, the air humming under the strain of his blows.
However, Mark's reaction was even faster!
His figure flickered like a ghost amidst the countless fist shadows, easily and gracefully dodging most attacks; occasionally, when a few punches truly couldn't be avoided, he casually raised a hand to block.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Fists landed on Mark's arm and chest, but they produced dull thuds like striking the hardest alloy in the universe, unable to even leave a faint white mark.
Mark's expression didn't even change a bit, as if the opponent's full-force attacks were merely a gentle breeze.
"Too slow."
"Power too dispersed."
"Is this all you're capable of?"
Mark even had the leisure to continue provoking him with words.
The gap between them was like a chasm!
Bearded Mark went completely mad, his attacks becoming even more chaotic and disorganized.
Mark finally seemed to lose patience.
"Boring."
Just as Bearded Mark's next punch was aimed at his face, Mark moved!
His movement was extremely simple, just a straightforward, unadorned straight punch, striking first and accurately landing on Bearded Mark's chest.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Crack—!!!!
A sickening, dense sound of bone shattering, like popping beans, erupted from Bearded Mark's chest cavity.
The fury on his face instantly froze, replaced by extreme pain and disbelief; his eyes bulged, his mouth wide open, but he couldn't make any sound.
The next moment.
Boom!!!!!!!
A terrifying force completely erupted, and Bearded Mark's chest, centered on the point of impact, visibly collapsed into a massive crater.
The battle suit on his back suddenly exploded with a huge hole, the impact force passing through his body, creating ripples in the space behind him.
Bearded Mark's body, like a kite with a broken string, shot backward at several times the speed he came, tearing through the earth, smashing through rock layers, and finally disappearing at the edge of the horizon.
It was unknown how far he flew, leaving only a hundreds-of-kilometers-long, bottomless giant gully on the barren surface, with smoke and dust lingering for a long time.
This was merely a slightly serious strike from Mark.
The entire battlefield instantly fell silent.
The other Marks from other universes, who had been watching the show and even eager to join, their expressions completely froze, replaced by boundless fear and shock.
They finally realized how unfathomable the strength of this seemingly calm 'self' before them was.
That was simply not a being of the same dimension!
"All together! Kill him!"
A Mark, screaming hoarsely, yelled, fear overriding reason; all the remaining Multiverse Marks, including Shadow Elder Mark who had been holding back, all rushed towards Mark and White Lion like moths to a flame.
The great battle fully erupted!
"Good!"
White Lion roared excitedly, his mane bristling, and actively met the two fastest charging Marks, his sharp claws colliding fiercely with their fists, erupting in a deafening roar.
And Mark, was surrounded by the remaining Marks!
Energy beams, mental attacks, sonic roars, physical heavy blows... all kinds of attacks poured down on Mark like a storm.
Firepower capable of instantly destroying an interstellar fleet completely engulfed him!
However.
Mark just stood there quietly, not even adopting a defensive stance.
All attacks, within a meter of his body, were completely nullified and annihilated by an invisible, absolutely powerful biological force field.
Explosive flames and ripples of mental shock flickered around him, yet they couldn't budge him in the slightest, as if they were just illusory fireworks.
"Had enough?"
Mark's cold voice pierced through the roar of the explosions.
The next moment, he vanished.
The real battle, only now began.
Bang!
The head of a Mark attempting a sneak attack from behind exploded like a smashed watermelon! The red and white mixture instantly froze into ice crystals in the vacuum!
Rip!
Another Mark, skilled in energy attacks, was casually torn in half by Mark, his mangled remains tossed aside, internal organs and blood splattering out like a cruel abstract painting!
Boom!
Yet another Mark, known for his defense, was kicked in the abdomen by Mark, his entire body folding over, his spine emitting a spine-chilling cracking sound, and he flew towards the distant horizon like a broken sack, exploding into a mist of blood!
Mark's figure flickered like a ghost through the crowd.
Every movement he made created terrifying sonic boom clouds, and every strike he delivered was simple, direct, and efficient to the extreme—it was the most primal, most brutal, most ultimate violence!
This was a one-sided slaughter.
White Lion was also caught in a bitter fight; he was simultaneously facing two Marks of considerable strength, and although he was at a disadvantage, covered in blood, his fighting spirit grew even higher, roaring and trading blows with his opponents, surprisingly holding his ground for a time.
But the battle on Mark's side was almost over within a mere ten seconds.
When he stopped, all that remained around him were dismembered limbs floating in the void and rapidly freezing blood crystals.
Over a dozen powerful, extreme Marks from the Multiverse, completely annihilated!
Only Shadow Elder Mark, who had been lurking at the edge of the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity, remained, along with Bearded Mark, who had just painstakingly crawled out of the distant giant gully, his bones shattered, battle suit torn, and on the verge of death.
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