Attack!

That Genesis-level Death Ray was, of course, part of the arrangements Huang Ji had left before losing consciousness.

After severing Kaleidoscope's arm, it shot into space and struck Tartarus.

It interrupted what should have been his decisive strike. The Snow Wheel Flowers failed to complete their omnidirectional killing assault, losing control at the critical moment and flying straight ahead without executing several essential changes.

This left an enormous opening in the entire attack pattern, and Lin Li exploited that very opening to break out of the encirclement and turn the tables.

"Damn it, I wasted over half my energy."

Seeing Lin Li exploit the opening so precisely and escape the crisis made Tartarus's scalp prickle with rage.

Even before the laser arrived, Lin Li had charged toward where the opening would appear, breaking through the assault at just the right moment.

The timing was uncanny. Lin Li had acted as though he were coordinating with the laser, one creating the opening and the other exploiting it.

Just like that, they had neutralized a supposedly lethal assault into which Tartarus had poured an enormous amount of energy.

"A death ray from the planet... collateral fire from the boss's fight with Huang Ji? Why did it have to..."

"How can this guy be so lucky?!"

There was nothing Tartarus could do but accept reality.

But his ability to keep Lin Li suppressed had visibly weakened. Lin Li was counterattacking much more frequently now, using the Tai Wei Hand to destroy several of his mech's external weapons in succession.

"Tartarus, there's no point in us fighting anymore!" Lin Li suddenly said.

Tartarus sneered. "Cut the crap. Running out of energy, aren't you?"

"With the little energy you have, you can't kill me even if you only had to overcome the inherent durability of