"Granted."
With the judgment delivered, Judge's task was complete. The enormous steel body rose into the air and quickly flew away from the ground, leaving the atmosphere.
Next came Exterminator's task.
Purple streams of light spiraled around Exterminator's massive body, circulating like blood flowing outside his frame.
An unimaginably vast amount of energy, by human standards, began to gather. It was as though energy were being drawn from every corner of space into the giant's body.
One strike to finish the job—this was how Exterminator always worked. Just like the planet the Celestials had dealt with not long ago, Exterminator could effortlessly wipe out every living thing on the surface with a single blow without damaging the planet's foundation.
Exterminator raised his right hand, terrifying purple light gathering in his palm. His charge was complete. The dazzling glow around his body resembled a burning sun as his arm, bearing divine power, was about to come down...
But a hand clamped around his wrist, stopping the blow from falling.
Force measured in tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of tons blocked Exterminator's strike. At the same time, another powerful energy sealed the purple light in his palm, preventing it from erupting.
Points of light gathered beside the giant, forming another equally towering figure, the same one-mile height as Exterminator.
Clad in purple armor, the slender Galacta stood before Exterminator. Golden light shimmered in her clear, bright eyes as she stared resolutely at the Celestial.
The arrival of a Celestial was no minor matter. A catastrophe capable of destroying the world could not be concealed. People across the globe were following the disaster through live television broadcasts, and Galacta's appearance drew everyone's attention.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know. There's no information on her in our system..."
"Within three minutes, get