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"Boom!!!"
A dull yet earth-shaking boom exploded through the silent expanse of the moon.
Minamoto Takuya's fist, imbued with Monster Strength, slammed fiercely into the transparent barrier surrounding the Artificial Sun.
At the point of impact, the barrier's indestructible surface instantly twisted and warped violently!
Like a lake struck by a boulder, the transparent energy wall rapidly rippled outward in visible rings of circular energy.
The ripples spread and overlapped at an astonishing speed, their energy fluctuations growing turbulent and violent, as though the entire barrier were groaning in agony.
"Crack... crack-crack..."
Fine yet terrifying sounds of shattering rang out in rapid succession.
Under the sustained impact of Minamoto Takuya's strength beyond all limits, the barrier finally reached its breaking point.
Countless fine cracks appeared out of nowhere like a spiderweb, spreading rapidly until they covered the entire visible surface of the barrier.
The next second, accompanied by a sharp, piercing screech of collapse, the sturdy barrier that had protected the Artificial Sun completely disintegrated!
Its fragments became glimmering motes of light, drifting slowly through the moon before vanishing.
Minamoto Takuya charged onward without pause, breaking through the turbulent remnants of the barrier's energy.
His gaze pierced the dispersing dust of light and finally locked clearly onto the core behind it.
A colossal palace standing within the Artificial Sun, emanating a cold and imposing aura.
However, the calm lasted only an instant.
"Bzzzz!"
A scalp-numbing hum came from deep within the palace.
Then, as though the gates of hell had opened, endless Humanoid Puppets surged out from every passage and doorway of the palace like a disturbed swarm of iron locusts!
Their movements were swift yet mechanically stiff, and they rushed toward him with a clear objective: kill.
But that was not all!
Almost simultaneously, the palace walls, towers, and