Tatsumaki raised a hand. Veins bulged across her smooth forehead, an exceedingly rare sight.
A terrifying wave of energy spread outward from her.
Psykos suddenly realized Tatsumaki had awakened. When she felt that immense surge of energy, horror flashed across her face.
"She's going to..." Psykos muttered.
But she had no time to dwell on it. Two bolts of concentrated energy were hurtling toward her.
Psykos forced herself to focus and used her Psychic Power to bend their paths. Both bolts grazed past her and shot into the vast desert.
Boom!
The ground shook violently. Sand and stones blasted dozens of meters into the air.
Damn it.
The Girl wreathed in golden light was already enough of a threat that Psykos could not spare any power to interfere with Tatsumaki.
And there was still the Young Man controlling the magnetic field. Though he was beginning to show signs of exhaustion, he continued to keep Psykos occupied.
Psykos could only watch as Tatsumaki unleashed the full extent of that terrifying power.
Crack...
Crack...
The ground lurched. Deep below, rock strata split with a bone-chilling sound.
Everyone witnessed something unbelievable, a spectacle so extreme it shattered their understanding of what a human could do.
Before their eyes, the entire bustling city of a million people rose into the air. Rock and earth tumbled from its sheared edges, and the force of their impact kept the ground beneath their feet trembling.
What astonishing power!
Was this Tatsumaki's true strength?
She had lifted an entire city by herself!
As the city continued to rise, a mysterious force severed every one of the countless tentacles Psykos had extended into it underground.
The city resembled a massive island, though it had not risen entirely free like a floating island. At its center, a pillar an astonishing