"Rumble—!!!"
The point where blazing white fire collided with dark red Cosmic Energy was swallowed by blinding light. A visible ring-shaped shockwave suddenly erupted hundreds of meters in the air, shredding the clouds in its path.
Then, that terrifying shockwave swept toward the ground at an astonishing speed!
"Damn it, Johnny's output is at least forty percent higher than I estimated!"
Reed's expression changed.
"Sue! Block it!"
She did not need the warning. Susan had also noticed the rapidly expanding shockwave in the sky. She immediately stepped forward and threw her hands wide!
"Buzz—!"
A transparent force field rapidly expanded, instantly covering everyone around her before extending outward at a visible rate. Within seconds, it had formed a massive arcing barrier hundreds of meters wide between the abandoned testing ground and the distant shore.
The next second, the shockwave slammed head-on into the force field.
"Boom!!!"
Susan's body shuddered violently.
Dense ripples instantly spread across the transparent barrier's surface. The terrifying blast split wildly around both sides of the force field, sending the surrounding concrete ruins, sand, and rocks flying!
A few seconds later, the fiercest impact finally began to weaken.
"Johnny must have been holding that fire in for a long time."
Ben muttered.
"Yeah, you can tell."
Reed nodded, then stared seriously at the sky, trying to find the two figures through the flames filling the air. "How are they? Is that guy still alive?"
"Alive."
Miles answered from the side.
"He's alive, but he's definitely injured."
As he spoke, Miles abruptly opened a portal and stepped through it.
High above the ground.
"Boom—!"
Within the blazing white sea of fire that had yet to fully disperse, two figures violently collided.
Terrax's armor had melted away across large sections. His right shoulder and chest were covered in