Tragic Loss

The three strongest men fled first.

Only the Army Admiral Vulture, whose strength could be considered second-tier, remained. He leaped into the air, quickly transformed into a giant vulture, and spread his wings, following close behind the others as they fled.

Only then did the rest react, stepping onto the air with Geppo or plummeting down from above.

Unfortunately, they reacted too late. If they had been prepared in advance, they might have escaped the Star of Ruin. But now, it was far too late.

By the time they realized something was wrong, the Star of Ruin was only five hundred meters away. That might have seemed like a long distance, but in reality, it wasn't. It was already dangerously close.

One second, then two. It descended another hundred meters.

At last, the Star of Ruin could no longer maintain its stability.

Boom!

It finally erupted. The tiny Star of Ruin rapidly expanded into a gravitational field six hundred meters in diameter. The field kept growing at astonishing speed—more than a hundred meters per second.

Without a special ability or an exceptionally powerful burst of speed, how could anyone escape the pull of its endless gravity?

The agents fled frantically, but it was no use. The expanding gravitational field swept up behind them, its pull seizing their bodies and disrupting their movements.

In midair, they struggled to escape the force of gravity. Even as they fought against it, their speed was hindered, growing slower and slower.

How fast could they really go against a rapidly expanding gravitational field?

In just three seconds, nearly three hundred agents—all but the four top fighters—were caught by the boundless gravity.

From a distance, a huge, spinning sphere glowing blue appeared above the sea.

It radiated a terrifying pressure, expanding without pause and devouring everything