Trump Card
Venom, come on!
Yes, I will always be with you.
The Venom, which never appeared at the beginning, remained inside Kino's body.
From the very beginning, Kino had his trump card ready.
One was the sneak attack by Lucifer and Jean, but they used it right at the beginning.
And the other one is...
Just as Thanos once again gathered enough Ultimate Purple Light to wipe out an entire star field, preparing to deliver the final blow to Kino!
The dim golden runes on Kino's body suddenly went out! It wasn't because he was exhausted, but because he instantly contained all his power!
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable, pure, and extreme "black" erupted from Kino's body!
Enveloped in this darkness, Kino lost all his human characteristics; the viscous black liquid dripped and writhed, leaving only his golden eyes as proof that he hadn't lost his mind.
Faced with the impending light of the end, Kino did not resist. Instead, he raised his hand and deflected the light back the instant it dissipated.
They landed in the Sea of Undead, leaving a large blank space.
"What?!"
For the first time, a real crack appeared in Thanos's icy expression.
Previously, Kino could only withstand attacks by exchanging a hundred for one, but this kind of refraction is a first.
"Don't be surprised too soon..."
A hoarse, strange voice rang out.
"The real show has only just begun."
Thanos saw the refracted Ultimate Purple Light plowing out a huge void in the Sea of Undead. This was not just a deviation, but a kind of assimilation and manipulation!
The pure "blackness" didn't seem to be erased the moment it came into contact with the Power of the End. Instead, it briefly enveloped the blackness like viscous asphalt, and then forcibly changed its attack direction using itself as a medium!
This contradicts Thanos's understanding of the absolute nature of "The End"!
Since one attack is ineffective, let's use even greater power to crush this anomaly!
Thanos clenched his fists, and more Ultimate Purple Light was drawn from the void and gathered, no longer a beam of light, but a surging purple wave that covered all the space in front of him!
Like the stomach acid of the universe, it will thoroughly digest and erase that unsightly black mass!
"Tides? They won't drown fish."
Kino let out a low laugh.
Faced with that devastating purple wave, they bravely stepped forward!
The "blackness" on his body, like a boiling living thing, instantly expanded and spread, transforming into countless thick, viscous, dark tentacles with sharp, spear-like ends!
The tentacles did not directly confront the waves, but rather pierced into the surging purple energy like nimble venomous snakes!
This time, Thanos and everyone else who could sense the energy level could see it clearly.
The moment the dark tentacles pierced the Ultimate Purple Light, the purple light near the point of contact dimmed at a visible speed and was absorbed!
Those dark tentacles, like straws, frantically sucked up the Power of the End!
After absorbing the purple light, the tentacles became thicker and more solid, and a dangerous purple-gold halo even began to flow on their surface!
The absorbed portion of the violet light created a brief "vacuum" in that area!
"He's... absorbing the Power of the End?!"
The voice of God was filled with unbelievable shock.
"No! It's not just about devouring!"
OAA smiled.
"He's evolving!"
Thanos's gaze turned completely cold.
"Kino, you need to be eliminated."
Thanos no longer unleashes large-scale energy attacks, as that would only provide nourishment for his opponents.
He clenched his fist tightly, the Power of the End was highly compressed and condensed, forming a thick purple gauntlet on his fist!
He wanted to use absolute power to shatter the outer shell of this bizarre Symbiote and reach the Kino body inside!
Thanos vanished instantly, appearing before Kino in his Venom form at a speed that surpassed the limits of space!
That fist, imbued with the Ultimate Crystal, slammed fiercely into that writhing mass of darkness!
"Roar--!!!"
Kino let out a superhuman roar! Faced with this purely physical erasure attack, he no longer used his tentacles to absorb it.
Countless dark tentacles, having absorbed a portion of the Power of the End, also retracted frantically, wrapping around the arm in layers, forming two Black Death Swords that flowed with purplish-black light!
Bite--!!!!!!!
This collision produced the deepest and most deafening roar since the start of the war! It was as if the cornerstones of two universes were colliding with each other!
The invisible Havok no longer spread outwards, but instead swept out like a tangible, ring-shaped giant blade!
The nearest undead and Allied Forces warriors, regardless of strength, were instantly blasted into primordial particles!
The space itself was torn open with countless dark cracks that could not be healed for a long time!
Click!
The sound of shattering was clearly audible!
Fine cracks appeared on Thanos's Ultimate Crystal gauntlets! But Kino's Black Death Sword broke completely, showing a significant difference in strength.
"We've fallen for their trap!"
Kino let out a strange, sinister laugh! The broken Black Death Sword did not disappear; instead, it seemed to come alive like tentacles.
Just as Thanos's old power was exhausted and his new power had not yet been generated, and was slightly hindered by the backlash, it instantly enveloped his two arms.
Two new arms extended from his back, grasping two new Black Death Sword.
"Go to hell!"
Kino's two newly grown arms are muscular and knotted.
Thanos's automatically appearing End Shield was instantly pierced!
In an instant, countless sword lights flashed.
Thanos's body continued to crack, like shattered porcelain, breaking apart inch by inch before everyone's eyes, and finally turning into countless dust particles shimmering with purple-black light, which were then blown away!
Thanos... is he dead?
Has the war ended?
A brief silence enveloped the battlefield. The bewilderment of surviving the ordeal and the unbelievable elation intertwined in the hearts of the remaining Allied Forces soldiers.
Kino's eyes also showed a mixture of joy and exhaustion, and his body had shrunk by nearly a third.
The black surface was no longer smooth and flowing, but instead showed countless tiny cracks, like those on a dried-up riverbed.
Deep within those burning golden pupils, Kino's will was engaged in a fierce tug-of-war with a more primal, more insatiable hunger.
The consequences are already evident.
[Kino, stop! If you keep going I'll eat you up!]
"Wait a little longer, I'm worried. Besides, it wouldn't be unacceptable if you really ended up eating me."
Kino didn't stop.
You bastard!
Venom cursed angrily, but could only suppress his instincts.
The Ultimate Equation endows Venom with powerful simulation, analysis, and transformation capabilities.
Under Kino's full guidance, Venom simulated and transformed its own substance into a peculiar state—something fundamentally the same as Kino's —that existed between "existence" and "non-existence."
It is also the most extreme form of immunity to the Power of the End, calculated by the Ultimate Equation.
But this form also comes at a price.
The forced absorption and transformation of the Power of the End caused a fundamental erosion of the very essence of Venom and Kino's existence.
They are like a sponge thrown into strong acid; their volume shrinks and their structure is destroyed.
Will Devour: Venom's instincts are amplified infinitely under the stimulation of the Power of the End.
That primal urge to devour was no longer just directed at energy and matter, but had even begun to target Kino's own will and memories.
Kino felt himself being dragged into a cold abyss of endless hunger.
With each use of his power, his Kino aspect becomes a little less distinct, while his Venom aspect as a cosmic predator grows stronger.
I'll post one chapter now, and I'll finish the rest tonight.