The terrifying, thunderous clash seemed to defy the laws of physics, spreading directly through the vacuum. The barrier formed by the "sound waves" was like layer upon layer of ripples rising in the silent reaches of space. As the waves rolled over them, the blurred planets gradually took on vivid color. Before long, this wondrous universe was almost indistinguishable from the real one.
Next, the outline of the golden-armored colossus also emerged beneath the sound waves' assault. It stood in orbit around a brownish-yellow planet, towering in the invisible void. Eight enormous arms still spread behind it like wings, each wielding a sharp weapon.
The silver humanoid monster kicked off with a stomp. Though it had stepped on nothing but empty space, it seemed to have found solid ground, and in an instant gained a counterforce. Its massive body shot toward the golden colossus like a gigantic comet.
At the same time, the cross-shaped crest on the humanoid monster's face blazed with light. Countless beams appeared from thin air, swirling around it and turning it into a track that pierced the heavens, as if it could smash the sun to pieces at any moment.
Yet faced with this dreadful attack, the golden colossus—an incarnation of Duke Saduran—merely stood there. It didn't even take the slightest defensive stance, as though the terrifying sight had left it stunned.
But at this crucial moment, countless searing rays flashed all around, forming an assault more violent than a meteor shower. They pounded ceaselessly into the silver comet as it spun through space.
The silver giant was battered into a daze and had no choice but to halt its charge. The fluid material covering its body churned like boiling mercury, rising up in front of it to form a shield.
Yet before the gale of