Bzzzz—!!!
The entire fortress jolted violently! Every light in the command room went out in an instant, leaving only the blinding red alarm lights flashing frantically! A destructive energy fluctuation surged from the deepest part of the fortress! The control runes of the energy core had been forcibly reversed, and chakra, violent to the extreme, rampaged and crashed through the core chamber like a herd of unbridled wild horses!
"Madman!" Chasing Fang cursed.
"The core is going to explode, Minister!" Heart Butterfly cried urgently.
The fortress lost power. Its massive body began to tremble violently, then, like a kite with its string cut, it plunged toward the hundred-meter-deep valley below amid the shrieking sound of twisting metal! Weightlessness seized everyone in an instant!
The Sky Ninja leader in the command room let out hysterical laughter, awaiting an ending where they all perished together.
Yet there was not the slightest trace of panic on Neji's face. The instant the other man pressed the button, his hands had already begun forming seals, moving so fast they left behind only afterimages!
"Crystal Release Clone: Suppression!"
A dark, blackish-blue crystal clone identical to Neji's true body appeared at his side in an instant. Then it became a streak of light, ignored all physical obstacles, passed directly through layer after layer of decks, and appeared precisely in the center of the energy core chamber below, where total loss of control and explosion were imminent!
At that moment, violent energy currents filled the core chamber like a tangible storm, warping and melting even the sturdy alloy walls.
Yet Neji's Crystal Clone stood immovable. Dense, incomparably complex and profound chakra rune circuits emerged across the surface of its special body. The clone slammed both hands against the scorching ground!
"Natural Energy Channeling: All Streams Return to One!"