Bragi clenched the Holy Grail in his hand, and a blaze seemed to ignite fiercely within his eyes.
Boom—!!
A thunderous explosion came from the crimson insect mountain.
A towering dharma form rose from the forest of bloody lightning. A golden staff shadow crashed down, churning the sky full of lightning into scattered arcs that slithered through the air.
Gilgamesh, draped in royal robes, flashed above the Monkey King. A mysterious halo soared out of the King's Treasury, pierced through the void, and instantly blasted a bloody hole several kilometers wide into the center of the crimson insect mountain!
Scattered Worm Corpses fluttered down as more and more fleshy tumors grew around the bloody hole. In less than ten seconds, they had filled the blasted opening. Scarlet Worm Eyes wriggled everywhere, densely locking onto the Monkey King and Gilgamesh in midair.
Thor's head rose from the sea of insects, his expression incomparably savage.
"I want... you... dead...!!"
As the reason in his eyes gradually faded, the towering insect mountain swelled once more, enormous fleshy tumors nearly submerging his head.
At the same time, several tiny insects within the writhing swarm seemed to go mad, continuously devouring their companions. As sections of corpses were swallowed into their bellies, their bodies grew larger and larger.
They changed from tiny insects into long snakes, then from long snakes into giant pythons... until finally, they fused into thick dark-red tentacles that extended from the massive crimson insect mountain!
"What a disgusting thing."
The Monkey King rested the Golden Cudgel on his shoulder and narrowed his eyes at Thor below, who had completely transformed into a monster. His face was filled with disgust.
Writhing Worm Eyes emerged from the tips of the tentacles like suction cups, opening and closing repeatedly. Those strange pupils locked onto