Another fanatic grinned wildly and reached out a hand coated in black slime.
Cradling the violently pulsing Black Core, he drove it toward the heart of the Bronze Cauldron's formation!
Ten centimeters!
Five centimeters!
One centimeter!
The foul Black Core was about to touch the Bronze Cauldron's ancient runes—
Thump!
An impossibly deep boom rang through the underground hall without warning.
It was no ordinary sound.
It was as though an ancient god or demon, sleeping at the edge of the universe, had struck a war drum deep within every soul!
Thump!
A second heartbeat followed!
A terrifying shock wave, carrying irresistible force, rippled visibly through the air and surged down the hard alloy corridor into the altar hall!
Within a hundred meters, the viscous, icy Heavy Water Domain that had filled the air and spread across the floor...
Before that heartbeat, it scattered as though it had met its natural enemy, leaving a vacuum in its wake!
Bang! Bang!
The wild grins froze on the faces of the two arrogant A-Level fanatics.
They felt as though a siege hammer of crushing weight had struck their chests. Their organs churned violently!
"Pfft!"
Both men spat mouthfuls of black blood mixed with fragments of their organs.
The arms holding the Black Core shook violently, and their bones cracked throughout their bodies.
The heartbeat had shaken them so badly they could not take another step!
"Wh-what is that sound?!"
"Divine pressure?! No... that isn't a god's aura! What kind of monster is this?!"
The terrified fanatics turned toward the hall's entrance.
Boom!
Above the ten-meter-high blast door, the alloy ceiling shattered under a tremendous impact!
"You bastards! Who said you could touch Dragon Kingdom's cauldron?!"
Before the words had faded.
A tall figure plummeted like a black meteor and slammed into