Amid the dazzling fireworks, Aries Palace shot out, but one of his arms was already gone.
The instant Soth exploded, Nuen attacked Aries Palace. Aries Palace dodged most of the assault, but a mouth that appeared out of nowhere caught one of his arms and bit it off.
The explosion continued, the fireworks still spreading. At their edge, Aries Palace fixed his horizontal pupils on Nuen in the distance, his eyes brimming with killing intent.
Aries Palace unleashed the Aries Star Vault, but Nuen reacted at once. The moment it expanded, he flashed backward and escaped its reach in the blink of an eye.
That was the weakness of Aries Palace's domain: someone who reacted quickly enough could escape the Aries Star Vault's reach.
"Does the Scholar Foundation have nothing better to do? If you have energy to spare on me, you should think about how to deal with Rama of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect," Nuen said evenly when Aries Palace dismissed the Aries Star Vault.
Aries Palace's arm twisted, and the one that had been eaten rapidly grew back. "We'll deal with the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, of course. But... we can't let the Fictional Alliance off either."
"What are you talking about? Sorry, I don't understand," Nuen said calmly.
Aries Palace smiled. "It doesn't matter whether you understand. You have nowhere left to run. Surrender quietly, Alliance Leader."
Not good!
Nuen sensed danger and whipped his body to the right.
Hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, a golden fist came hurtling in like light. It struck the spot he had just vacated. Though it missed, its terrifying momentum traveled through space and reached Nuen's waist in an instant.
Nuen spat a mouthful of blood.
A fist-sized hole had opened in his waist, piercing all the way from