Season Star's words plunged the entire battlefield into an eerie silence.
Separate them.
Those two words were more insane than any order she had given before.
That was no mere divinity. It was a Divine Position bound to the depths of Yada Yada's soul.
Forcibly stripping it away would be like dissecting a living person's soul.
"What the fuck, are you kidding?" Dawn's voice cracked. "How is that any different from killing him outright?"
"The difference is that he still has a chance to survive." Season Star's voice held no emotion. "Under my previous plan, he was certain to die."
"All units, prepare to carry out the Divinity Severance Surgery."
"It's the only option."
No one argued again.
They had all seen his figure turning transparent. His eyes, half raging and half empty, had lost every trace of reason.
If they delayed any longer, they would not even have a chance to operate.
"Fuck..." Dawn spat hard and gripped the Mekong Jaw Blade with both hands. Blood-red arcs burst along its edge. "If he dies, Apex's undefeated record is done for."
"It won't be broken," Season Star replied evenly. "Countdown begins."
"Five."
Tiga Lingyu took a deep breath and slowly raised both hands.
Blue divine light surged from her body. Instead of spreading into a barrier as it had before, it condensed into countless blue ice crystals finer than strands of hair, hovering around her.
"Four."
Song Ling stepped beside Tiga Lingyu and closed her eyes.
All the black Frostflame around her drew inward and gathered at her fingertips, becoming a black scalpel only three inches long, thin as a cicada's wing, yet radiating the unmistakable aura of finality.
"Three."
Mirror appeared soundlessly on the other side of the battlefield.
She looked at no one. She merely held out her