Sir Awen did not dwell on the question for long. His body slowly descended from midair, and he stood beside the Colossus Brain.
"Did you sense it?"
He asked, his gaze sharpening slightly.
Almost the instant that aura entered the range of his psionic perception, he had sounded the alarm throughout Dark Night City. Just moments ago, something enormous had invaded their city.
Since the upheaval in Dark Night City, this was the first time any of those high-ranking creatures had dared set their sights on it.
The Colossus Brain glanced sideways and said quietly:
"Underground."
Almost as soon as they finished speaking, both moved at the same time. The rapport they had once shared fighting side by side against the God of Ten Thousand Machines in the Main Universe seemed to return.
As the Colossus Brain instantly manifested the Colossus's immense silhouette, a dazzling radiance capable of interfering with reality flashed in Sir Awen's eyes.
Bzzzt-
The enormous fist of the Colossus's phantom slammed toward the plaza beneath them. At the same time, Sir Awen's psionics affected the surrounding dimensions, instantly rendering the ground insubstantial and transparent. The Colossus's massive fist, surging with blood energy, passed through the plaza's surface without resistance.
Boom-
An earthquake shook all of Dark Night City.
An explosive sound rang out, as though something made of flesh had been pierced. From the insubstantial depths below came a series of rustling shrieks, like those of a burned infant.
Whoosh-
The Colossus's eyes flickered, and with the strength of her enormous body, she abruptly clawed upward.
Through the insubstantial psionic dimension.
In an instant.
She forcibly tore a vast mass of something dreadful, like writhing arteries, out from beneath Dark Night City. Scarlet, foul-smelling blood splashed across the surrounding walls, immediately corroding great swaths of the