Just then, an icy, sinister malice, far more bone-chilling than a deep winter cold snap, enveloped the entire underground cavern without warning.
It wasn't a physical drop in temperature, but rather a shiver of dread stemming from the instinctual fear of death.
The air seemed to instantly solidify into a gel, light was twisted and swallowed by an unseen force, and even the hum of machinery was suppressed to near nothingness.
As opponents, not only Sonic the Hedgehog, but even the Monsterification of Gale Wind and Flame of Impure Ardor, reacted as if facing a formidable enemy.
Their bodies instantly stiffened, their blood seemed to freeze, and every cell screamed out a frantic warning.
They felt like ants targeted by a prehistoric beast; the invisible pressure transformed into a tangible mountain, pressing down on them until their hearts stopped, and even breathing became a luxury.
Their gazes, uncontrollably, fixed on the capsule life support chamber deep within the cave.
The Heavenly Ninja Party members, who had initially felt doomed, exchanged glances; the killing intent silently rising in the void was not directed at them, but even its aftershocks made them stiffen.
But upon realizing, it was collective ecstasy!
—This feeling… it's… That Lord!
The anomaly occurred at this very moment!
In the transparent, pale green nutrient solution of the life support chamber, Void of the Void's fingers, already transformed into sharp claws, strangely trembled.
Buzz—!
With that single, insignificant movement, the nutrient solution within the entire life support chamber seemed to instantly boil, countless bubbles furiously churning.
Crack, crunch… Bang—!!
Fine cracks spread like lightning across the specially reinforced glass, covering the entire chamber in an instant, then emitting a muffled wail.
"No good!"
The sensation of danger pricked the back of Sonic the Hedgehog's head like needles, every hair on his body stood on end, and his scalp tingled as if exploding.
He used all his strength to squeeze out an exclamation from his throat: "He's waking up! Retreat quickly!"
However, his warning came too late.
Before he finished speaking… Boom—!!!
The entire life support chamber exploded like a detonated bomb with a deafening roar! Several tons of the base, mixed with green nutrient solution and glass fragments, shot out in all directions!
However, at the center of the storm, the grotesque figure that should have been lying quietly in the life support chamber abruptly vanished into thin air!
As if he had never existed, or as if he had instantly fled into another, unobservable higher dimension!
Everyone present was a top-tier ninja, born from brutal training; their dynamic vision had been tempered by a thousand trials, enough to catch a flying bullet.
But at this moment, their retinas captured no image; they simply couldn't comprehend how the other party had disappeared!
Only in Han Sen's Golden Form pupils, which were imbued with Imaginary Divine Power and reflected the essence of all things, did he clearly see a bizarre scene—
The surrounding space was pulled and folded like a soft curtain by an invisible force, enveloping Ninja King Void's demon-possessed, scaled body.
Then he vanished from his original spot, completing instantaneous movement through a higher-dimensional transfer!
As the dimensional lord in charge of the Imaginary Nation, Han Sen was all too familiar with the use of such spatial authority.
His gaze showed no fluctuation; he merely shifted it slightly, already crossing the dimensional barrier to precisely pinpoint the Ninja King's landing spot.
It was… behind them!
Time, at this moment, seemed to stretch indefinitely, entering slow motion.
Sonic could clearly see the extreme horror and despair frozen on Wind's and Flame's faces, and he could feel every cell in his body screaming frantically in warning!
His brain had already roared the command to evade, but his body felt as if filled with lead, utterly unable to keep up with the speed of thought!
Hiss—!
Hiss—!
Two cold, deathly Sword Light (blade lights), devoid of any dazzling brilliance, yet containing a terrifying killing intent capable of severing everything, quietly lit up behind them!
Before the blades even reached, the skin on their necks already felt the sharp pain of being cut!
Going to die! Going to die! Going to die!
Just a basic, ordinary attack made all three simultaneously flash with a thought of despair.
However, the anticipated tragic scene of their souls plunging into darkness and their bodies being torn apart did not arrive.
Just as those two deadly Sword Light (blade lights), representing death, were about to strike their targets, in the nick of time, an incomparably domineering golden light and shadow, with an even more unreasonable posture, arrived first!
Like a sun rising out of thin air, it defiantly stood between them and the fatal blade light, and fiercely threw a punch!!
Clang—!!!
The deafening clang of metal transformed into a visible, destructive shockwave that roared through the entire underground space!
The hard rock walls peeled off in layers like tofu, and deep gullies were plowed into the ground!
Sonic and the other two were violently thrown back by this extremely ferocious shockwave, slamming against the rock wall dozens of meters away like broken sacks!
Their internal organs churned, they vomited blood, and they rolled to the ground in disarray!
Ignoring their intense pain, they looked up in horror at the source of the golden light.
Han Sen, at some unknown point, had already stood in front of them, his back like a mountain.
At this moment, he was a completely different person from his previous lazy, casual demeanor with his hands in his pockets.
His once well-fitting casual clothes were bulging from his extremely engorged muscles, every inch of his muscle lines filled with explosive power, like a perfect war god sculpture walking out of a temple in ancient Greek mythology.
Most striking was that his body surface reflected a pure and dazzling golden glow, as if cast from pure gold, even his hair stood on end, transforming into constantly rising golden Flames, exuding an supreme majesty that commanded the world!
Golden Form!
He stood there casually, his fist, burning with golden Flames, smashing open the ninja blade imbued with dimensional power; the blade's edge, capable of severing space, gained no advantage against his iron fist!
"Hey, hey, hey," Han Sen turned his head, his eyes burning with golden Flames showing a clear hint of displeasure, his voice steady and powerful, "Don't launch a surprise attack the moment you wake up. I finally found a few subordinates who are quite handy."
He paused, a playful arc curving at the corner of his mouth.
"Although they can be resurrected if killed, it's ultimately a troublesome thing and takes a lot of time."
Sonic: "???"
Having just crawled back from the gates of hell, he almost spat out another mouthful of old blood upon hearing this.
—This guy can even resurrect the dead?! What kind of hellish joke is this?! They're not even spared after death, do they not even have the right to rest in peace?! This job is absolutely unavoidable, isn't it?!
In front of Han Sen, a figure with the same height as an ordinary person, but with a grotesque build like a hellish demon, slowly and completely emerged from the distorted space.
He had a terrifying, demonic face, his mouth full of incredibly sharp fangs, and a pair of inhuman, crimson vertical pupils stared intently at Han Sen.
The legendary Ninja King, Void of the Void.
Officially awakened!
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