Eight Level 8 Octopus-folk slowly spread out, the distances between them calibrated with near-perfect precision. In the blink of an eye, they formed a tight encirclement. Their expressions were graver than ever, their tentacles slightly taut, and even the air seemed to sink beneath the oppressive killing intent. Viola's battle with the eight Level 8 Octopus-folk erupted almost at the exact moment Benjamin was forced to "leave the battlefield" by a group of Level 7 Octopus-folk.
The eight Level 8 Octopus-folk had evidently completed their tactical coordination during the brief standoff just now.
The next second, blinding energy flared from eight directions at once.
Energy beams, spatial cuts, gravitational collapse, high-energy particle streams, law tremors, mental tearing, particle secrets, annihilation pulses... eight entirely different attacks blasted out from eight directions simultaneously. They interwove and locked together, not only avoiding any negative interference but even amplifying one another as they forcibly sealed off every possible route of evasion for Viola.
The aftermath of eight Level 8 lifeforms attacking together was enough to violently distort the surrounding spatial structure through its spreading shockwaves alone. The air at the center of the battlefield was instantly ionized into plasma, exploding in dazzling blue-white radiance that bleached even the outlines of the distant fleet.
Yet Viola did not even lose the habitual hint of a smile at the corner of her lips.
The gray-white halo of laws beneath her feet abruptly expanded. The Law Solidification Domain, which had originally covered only her body, spread in an instant into an entire gray-white realm that enveloped the surrounding space.
Within the domain, law runes spun and entwined like living creatures, weaving layer upon layer around her body into a seemingly thin yet astonishingly resilient shield of laws.
The eight attacks struck the shield almost simultaneously.
The instant