"Maha-sama."
Wutong froze in place, unable to believe that Maha-sama had been defeated just like that.
But on the other side, they also acknowledged "Machi's" power.
"She can raise an entire mountain with her bare hands."
"This woman..."
"Is she a god?"
Undoubtedly, the abilities "Machi" had displayed far exceeded the realm of Nen Abilities.
Thinking it over carefully, there didn't seem to be any type of Nen Ability that could produce such an effect.
Meanwhile, Machi lowered her clasped hands and quietly watched the small mountain built atop the Trial Gate.
She knew that Maha Zoldyck, who was not much weaker than Netero, wouldn't be defeated so easily.
Sure enough, seconds later, the ground in the area began to tremble violently!
"What is this?!"
The butlers looked around in every direction, trying to find the source of the tremors.
"It's Maha-sama!"
Wutong realized what was happening and hurriedly looked toward the small mountain pressing down on Maha.
The rocks atop it were splitting apart and tumbling down, while the mountain itself seemed on the verge of collapse, as though some enormous creature inside was about to break free.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion of rock and earth rang out. The Trial Gate, forged from some unknown metal, was torn apart, and the mountain above it burst into a rain of stones.
A human figure leapt out from within.
"That's..."
"Maha-sama?!"
Wutong stared in shock at the figure. The person leaping out wasn't the short, elderly Maha-sama he'd expected, but a towering, muscular man over two meters tall!
"Crack, crack."
The man rolled his neck, joints grinding, and gave a fierce smile.
"It's been far too long since I used this form."
"I haven't fought in so many years that I almost forgot—I'm one of the top assassins in Enhancement."
Wutong's