After finishing the day's official duties, Nangō Kumoi returned home.
When the familiar sensation of his consciousness being pulled away came over him, he opened his eyes to find himself beneath that tranquil, boundless starry sky of the Mindscape once more.
Ray and Gaia had long been waiting there, the halos of energy flowing around them more solid and brilliant than usual.
"Looks like you've more or less completed the basic fusion and adaptation phase."
Ray's voice carried a trace of approval as his golden eyes watched Kumoi.
"This body can now resonate with our energy well enough to withstand higher-intensity guidance.
It's time to try making contact with some applications that carry more of our original characteristics."
Gaia folded his arms, a faint fighting spirit rising in his red eyes as he spoke bluntly.
"Watch closely, kid. Don't get scared."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two members of the God of War Alliance stopped holding back.
Ray raised his hand first. The dazzling golden lightning was no longer gentle; it suddenly turned violent and condensed, releasing a piercing shriek like the cries of a thousand birds!
The lightning compressed and took shape in his palm. Rather than forming a spear or blade, it became an extremely condensed torrent of lightning that continuously leaped and tore at the surrounding space—his signature attack, Extreme Lightning Chidori.
Even within the Mindscape, that pure and savage thunderous might sent waves of pain and numbness through Kumoi's soul.
Immediately afterward, Gaia lowered his stance and stepped forward. Without any unnecessary motion, a heavy, mountain-like surge of vast ochre energy erupted from his fist!
It was no ordinary shockwave. The moment the energy burst forth, it seemed to stir the "weight" and "vibrations" of space itself, presenting the terrifying image of shattering the