"Charge reached 97%."
A line of small text hovered in Emptiness.
Neither the gunfire, the screams, nor the Giant's roars affected it in the slightest.
In the distance.
The Giant seized Xu Yuan, who held a submachine gun. As Xu Yuan panicked, the Giant stuffed him into its mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed.
Even the equipment, money, and materials that burst from Xu Yuan's body failed to stop it.
"Kid, that's what happens when you choose the wrong path."
The Giant spoke smugly.
At that instant.
"Charge reached 98%."
The small text still hovered motionless.
The Giant turned, ready to stride back to the Primordial Era.
But the Middle-Aged Man stood in the distance. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to keep the Ancient God here.
He had little reason for it.
Just a vague instinct for battle, stirring somewhere beyond his knowing.
If he had to put it into words, the battlefield of the Primordial Era was a place the Ancient God had to save.
It had to go back.
So keeping it here was the right move.
That was his one simple reason!
But it was enough!
The Middle-Aged Man drew a deep breath and suddenly shouted:
"Devouring must be your greatest power—you swallowed the Three Realms in one bite, didn't you?"
The Giant turned its head toward the haggard Middle-Aged Man.
"Charge reached 99%."
Only the last 1% remained.
"So there's another double," the Giant said.
It reached out, seized the Middle-Aged Man from Emptiness, and moved to put him in its mouth.
"Detonate."
The Middle-Aged Man uttered a single word.
A muffled blast erupted inside the Giant.
But it stood firm without budging an inch, and sneered:
"Trying to use tricks meant for mortals against me... Human folly truly knows no bounds."
"You think