At this moment, the ferocious power of the level 13 beast general was more than ten times stronger than when it fought Anon Turing. A terrifying aura of law power permeated the void, each strand sending chills down Anon's spine.
He finally understood the true difference between level 12 and level 13. It was a vast gap that even twenty strands of rule power couldn't bridge! If the opponent had used this strength from the start, how could he have managed to contend with it for so long?
"If it had used this strength from the beginning, seeing that I was no match, Haiji Dao and the others would definitely have diverted some of their forces to protect this side.
But it deliberately feigned weakness, giving everyone the illusion that I was capable of restraining it, which is why our level 13 experts felt comfortable entrusting it entirely to me, neglecting the defense..."
Anon finally understood the crux of the matter, overwhelmed with shame and indignation. He, who prided himself on being the greatest genius in the history of the Hundred Great battlefield, had been completely outmaneuvered by a general-level beast from the Dark Side universe, becoming nothing more than a tool in the enemy's scheme. How could he accept this?!
"Damn it!" Anon Turing roared, his entire body surging with green energy, unleashing tens of thousands of green energy orbs at the level 13 beast in an instant, as if ten thousand green suns had simultaneously bloomed in the void.
But this attack, so terrifying for any level 12, was completely ignored by the beast. Its enormous, deformed body, like a colossal star ship, crashed down upon the silver cocoon of light at the center of the battle.
The terrifying energy fluctuations attracted the attention of others on the battlefield. Haiji Dao and the others glanced over during the battle, their expressions changing drastically upon seeing what was happening.
"Not good!"
This was a battle to protect Lu Sheng. If he were assassinated, or his advancement disrupted, then their fierce battle would be meaningless! The three members of Haiji Dao's team immediately tried to withdraw and reinforce him, but the three other general-level alien beasts they were fighting seemed to have made a pact, launching a frenzied attack on them.
They held the three of them back, unable to break free from the battle. At the same time, countless eyes suddenly appeared on the dead-sea-like blue sky, and all the alien beasts on the battlefield went completely mad, as if caught in a strange collective frenzy.
Everyone realized with horror. This was clearly a long-planned conspiracy. At this moment, time seemed to stand still. Everyone could only watch helplessly as the level 13 general-level alien beast, acting as the "assassin," roared silently, enduring Anon Turing's attacks and clawing fiercely at the silver cocoon of light, its giant claw imbued with terrifying law power.
And just when the fatal blow was about to strike the silver cocoon...
"Crack—"
A crisp sound of breaking open echoed throughout the entire void battlefield. The cocoon shattered on its own.
A radiant hand, completely enveloped in a thick silver hue, suddenly emerged from within the cocoon. It firmly grasped the very tip of the general-level beast's giant claw. Compared to the general-level beast, whose size rivaled that of a star ship, this hand was utterly insignificant.
Yet, it completely halted the beast's forward momentum, preventing it from advancing an inch. This bizarre scene was like an ant suddenly blocking an elephant's footsteps, delivering an unparalleled and immense shock to everyone.
While everyone was stunned, the cocoon completely burst open, and a figure enveloped entirely in silver light emerged from within. He placed both hands on the claws of the general-level beast simultaneously, applying slight pressure.
"kkkkrrrrr"
Accompanied by a teeth-grinding groan, the entire void of the battlefield trembled.
Then, everyone's pupils constricted sharply as they saw the figure actually lift the level 13 general-level beast, tens of thousands of times its own size, completely off the ground. Then, it hurled it violently.
"Boom!"
An indescribable, terrifying shock wave instantly swept across the entire starry sky. The enormous beast roared, and like a sack of potatoes being forcefully flung away, it rapidly flew into the distance. It crashed through layers of void along its path, traveling countless tens of thousands of kilometers.
Everyone was stunned. Frozen in place. The beasts that had been reveling on the battlefield all fell silent. A brief moment of blankness appeared in their frenzied, chaotic eyes. Even the countless eyes in the Dead Sea-like blue sky paused for a moment…
Then, they all focused on the figure shrouded in silver light. The silver light on the figure rapidly receded and faded. A young man in his early twenties was revealed.
The young man's eyes were closed, his arms hanging naturally at his sides. His cascading black hair reached his waist, and his body, seemingly created by the stars, shimmered with faint silver light.
Suddenly, the young man opened his eyes. Various colors seemed to flash within them, but ultimately settled into pure black.
The young man took a step forward, vanishing from his spot in an instant. Then, in the next instant, even more terrifying energy fluctuations than before emanated from an extremely distant place.
"Boom—boom—boom—boom—"
The void of this battlefield shook violently. Many people lost their footing, their expressions filled with shock, not knowing what had happened. They could only direct their gaze and divine sense towards the direction from which the fluctuations originated.
There, two extremely terrifying beings seemed to be engaged in a fierce battle. And these beings... possessed strength at least at level 13 or higher!
The fluctuations came and went quickly. Within a few breaths, all the tremors vanished. Then, everyone saw... the handsome young man who had emerged from the cocoon of light reappear, slowly flying back from the distant void.
At the young man's feet, a hideous, deformed head, comparable in size to an asteroid, floated silently. The owner of that head...
Instantly, countless people in the arena gasped in horror. Even the three level 13 experts, including Haiji Dao, all had their pupils contract and their expressions tremble violently.
A level 13... general-level... killed in just a few seconds?!
That beast had comprehended the power of laws! He had the same rank as them!
And it gets worse... What level was Lu Sheng now, after his breakthrough? Only level 12.
A level 12 could kill a level 13 in a matter of seconds??
The three members of Haiji Dao's group felt a tightness in their chests, unable to utter a word for a short time. Meanwhile, Anon Turing confusedly stared at Lu Sheng, who had returned with the head of the level 13 beast.
His mind went blank.
At this moment, he truly understood what this so-called battle of protection, which had gripped the entire battlefield bases of the Hundred Star Regions, was... the kind of genius that countless people had risked their lives to protect... he was... a monster.
Yes. Even Anon Turing, who had been called a monster by countless people since birth, now called that young man in front of him a monster.