"No, no, no!"
By now, Elder Zhao had also seen the true nature of the Energy Black Hole and knew he could receive no support from outside.
As he watched the Energy Black Hole draw closer and closer, despair finally surfaced on his face:
"No, it shouldn't be like this!"
"Why is this happening!"
"Why, why is there such a terrifying black hole!"
"Why does that brat have endless energy!"
As the research institute's former Deputy Director, he had spent his life researching all manner of things in the Endless Sea, asking countless questions about why things were the way they were.
But most of his previous questions had ultimately found answers through his research.
His questions now, however, were destined to go unanswered.
The Energy Black Hole finally reached Elder Zhao.
Elder Zhao instinctively raised a hand to block it, but his arm was immediately swallowed by the black hole, losing all sensation.
At this point, Elder Zhao finally knew that he was utterly finished.
"I'm actually... going to die here?"
"At the hands of a new Player like this?"
A sense of absurdity immediately rose within Elder Zhao.
He had been a high-ranking member of the Federation, firmly within humanity's core leadership.
But because he feared death, once he discovered that the Crawlers' path offered a greater chance of survival, he had betrayed humanity without hesitation and become an Apostle.
He had been cautious his entire life, doing everything for the sake of his own survival.
That included this operation. Although technical limitations had prevented them from establishing a stable passage, he had brought quite a few Apostles who could be considered powerful, not to mention himself, a top-tier powerhouse.
When he saw that Lin Yuan was the only one on the opposing side, he had thought victory