The Copper Rust spread, draping everything in the secret room in an aura of age and decay.
People's bodies, flesh, and joints all seemed to rust like machines. In this strange space, even moving became incredibly difficult.
Only the mind remained unaffected. Only Mental Power continued to flow as usual.
But all the Mental Power that seeped into reality was corroded bit by bit by the Copper Rust, then ultimately consumed.
It was as if the Mental Power that had seeped out to resist the Copper Rust had instead become its fuel.
By then, the Bronze Armor Statue had turned and begun walking toward the nearest Crystal Skull member.
In this space, its movements grew faster and smoother, while everyone else seemed to be rusting in place, slowing down and growing stiffer. The contrast made it seem as if the others were the machines, and it alone was alive.
It approached a member of the Crystal Skull organization, raised its Copper Color palm, and slowly covered his head. Then its fingers closed.
"Thump."
The Crystal Skull member's head was exceptionally hard. According to the intelligence Miss Ai had shared, it could withstand being run over by a truck. But against that Copper hand, it was as fragile as an eggshell.
Not only was his brain crushed, but the Mental Activity within his crystal skull was utterly destroyed the moment it was crushed.
The Crystal Skull members who saw their companion's gruesome fate stared in despair and terror. They wanted to scream, to fight for their lives, but they couldn't do anything.
In this rust-covered world, only the Bronze Armor Statue could move.
One after another, it crushed the Crystal Skull members' heads.
Blood sprayed everywhere, mingling with crystalized skulls and brain matter to form a series of grotesque images.
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