Chen Mo placed his palm on Sersi's forehead.
Sersi's pupils contracted sharply, and her body instinctively leaned back. But even Ikaris, known for his combat prowess, and Makkari, who possessed the fastest speed, couldn't dodge this attack, let alone a fragile mage like her.
His palm pressed firmly against Sersi's smooth forehead, and dark red veins instantly appeared.
Pfft!
Blood vessels pierced her skin, burrowing into her body along her forehead. Sersi gripped Chen Mo's wrists with both hands, golden light emanating from her palms as her transformation abilities rapidly covered her black and red armor.
The point of contact quickly began to turn grayish-white, and the previously almost undamaged armor instantly turned to stone, then lost its connection and control.
Chen Mo looked at the petrified armor in surprise and raised an eyebrow.
"That's a good move! If it had come sooner, it might have really killed me."
Sersi did not answer; the Cosmic Energy within her continued to surge into her hands. The grayish-white area on her armor rapidly spread, extending from her wrists to Chen Mo's entire body.
But the next second, golden mechanical patterns lit up on Chen Mo's body.
Hundreds of tiny components constantly shifted along the palm of her hand. Whenever Sersi changed one of them, the transformed part would detach on its own. The surrounding components would immediately disperse and then reassemble from other positions.
The area she could access was getting smaller and smaller, and although the conversion rate was clearly accelerating, it could never keep up with the pace of restructuring.
"Your abilities are indeed quite good."
Chen Mo slowly tightened his grip.
"Unfortunately, you ran into me."
More dark red blood vessels burrowed into Sersi's body, rapidly coiling around the energy node on her chest. The golden markings on Sersi's face flickered violently, her hands still gripping Chen Mo tightly, but she could only convert small pieces of mechanical components.
Upon seeing this, the Sprite raised its hands again.
The surrounding light began to distort.
The already dead Kingo emerged from the ravine, his ten fingers simultaneously gathering energy. Makkari transformed into golden lightning, rushing towards Chen Mo from different directions. Phastos deployed a mechanical ring, locking all of Chen Mo's limbs, while several Sersi fled in all directions.
On the periphery, a burly man and a tall, beautiful woman joined the battle.
Dozens of Eternals appeared simultaneously.
The Sprite supported Ikaris and dragged him backward. She deliberately placed the illusions of Kingo and Makkari in front, trying to make Chen Mo hesitate when he made his move.
At the very least, shouldn't you have hesitated for a moment?
Chen Mo watched as Makkari charged towards him, but his heart remained completely unmoved.
These illusions were left in the first place to break up their cooperation.
With almost everyone dead, what's the point of continuing the performance?
Several golden light bullets flew from his fingertips.
The light bullet pierced through Kingo's chest, then passed between the two Makkari, before suddenly changing direction in mid-air.
The Sprite had just retreated to the edge of the ravine when she felt a sharp pain in both legs at the same time.
Bang! Bang!
"Ah!"
Two light bullets pierced her knees precisely, and blood splattered from the wounds. The Sprite screamed and collapsed to her knees, while Ikaris lost his balance and fell heavily onto the rubble.
All the illusions around them stopped at the same time.
The Sprite looked down at the wounds on her legs, her face filled with shock.
Why?
She was clearly hiding in the area where the illusions were most concentrated, even disguising herself from the dust and shadows beneath her feet.
Chen Mo didn't even bother to turn his head to look.
His gaze remained fixed on Sersi throughout.
The Sprite lay on the ground, looking at Chen Mo, and finally understood.
That's not because he can't tell the difference; he's just lying to them.
"Cough, cough cough, you, you always knew..."
Chen Mo grabbed Sersi's head and dragged her away.
"Know what? Are you saying I know where you're hiding, or that I know you guys aren't very bright?"
The Sprite's face turned pale.
The illusions that filled the sky shattered.
The Blacklight Virus within Sersi's body has completed the final part of its analysis.
The material structure, Cosmic Energy, and the control methods for transforming different materials all transformed into information and flooded into Chen Mo's body.
A pebble at Chen Mo's feet trembled slightly.
The surface of the stone softened rapidly, turning into a puddle of clear water that fell into the soil.
"That's quite an interesting move."
Chen Mo looked at Sersi in his hand.
Dark red veins completely engulfed her body, and Sersi's fingers lost their strength, slipping from Chen Mo's wrist. She glanced one last time at Ikaris and the Sprite, her lips moving slightly.
No sound came out.
Seconds later, she collapsed inward, her flesh and Cosmic Energy completely swallowed by the black and red blood vessels.
Chen Mo withdrew his hand and turned to look at the Sprite.
The Sprite knelt at the edge of the ravine, her legs unable to support her body. She did not beg for mercy, nor did she create any more illusions; she simply turned her head slowly to look at Ikaris behind her.
Ikaris braced himself against the rubble and managed to lift his body.
" Sprite, run! I'll give you a chance..."
The Sprite looked at him but didn't move, tears falling from her eyes.
"Over the years, there's something I've wanted to tell you, Ikaris: I love you."
She paused for a moment, then forced a smile.
"It's not because we're Eternals, nor is it because Ajak asked me to take care of everyone."
Ikaris was stunned.
The Sprite never told him any of this.
For so many years, she has always maintained the appearance of a child. He treated her as one of his own kind, as a younger sister who needed protection, but he never imagined that there were other feelings hidden behind that dependence.
"I love you, Ikaris."
The Sprite gazed at him.
I fell in love with you a long, long time ago.
Ikaris opened his mouth.
Why didn't you tell me?
"Because you can only see Sersi."
The Sprite wiped away her tears, and her voice calmed down.
"I once thought I'd keep it a secret forever, but if I don't tell now, I'll never have another chance."
Dark red streaks of blood swept across the ground and wrapped around her waist and abdomen.
Ikaris's expression changed drastically, and he dragged his heavily injured body forward, reaching out his hand.
"No!"
His fingertips were still half a meter away from the Sprite.
The dark red blood vessels were already dragging her toward Chen Mo. The Sprite didn't struggle; she just kept looking at Ikaris until the blood vessels covered her cheeks.
"I'm sorry, Ikaris."
Ikaris's hand grasped at empty air; he knelt there, watching everything unfold.
The Sprite's body completely decomposed, and all its flesh and blood turned into black and red substance, which flowed into Chen Mo's body along its tentacles.
Chen Mo raised his hand and tried snapping his the Snap.
The surrounding light suddenly distorted.
One after another, Chen Mo emerged from both sides of the ravine. They wore the same black and red armor, had the same golden arcs of electricity running through their bodies, and even their facial expressions were exactly the same.
Dozens of Chen Mo stood on the wasteland.
One of them looked down at himself, then at the illusion beside him.
"It's alright, better than nothing."
Ikaris knelt on the spot, staring blankly at the spot where the Sprite had disappeared.
Phastos is dead.
Makkari is dead.
Kingo, Sersi, and the Sprite also died.
Those people who had accompanied him through countless days and nights, through thick and thin, were all killed by this monster in less than half an hour.
"Ah!"
Ikaris roared, forcibly supporting his heavily injured body, and staggered toward Chen Mo was closest to him.
Dozens of Chen Mo turned their heads at the same time.
Ikaris didn't stop walking; he had no time to think.
The next second, one of the figures appeared in front of him, and a fist came crashing down on him.
Bang!
Ikaris's face instantly contorted, his body spun and flew more than ten meters before crashing into the rubble again.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, but still used his arms to support himself on the ground and dragged his body forward.
"Demon..."
Ikaris raised his blood-covered face.
You monster!
Chen Mo walked up to him and looked down at him.
"A demon? Me? It's a bit unreasonable for you to say that."
Ikaris angrily slammed his fist into the ground.
"We have protected this world for thousands of years!"
"Then, when the Earth is fully ripe, a big baby will hatch from inside."
Chen Mo crouched down and patted Ikaris on the shoulder.
"Making seven billion people your creator's alarm clock? Or rather, birth sacrifices? This isn't protection; it's more like putting an egg in a temperature-controlled incubator."
Ikaris's pupils contracted slightly.
How could you know that Emergence?
"I know more than you."
Dark red veins of blood oozed from Chen Mo's palm.
"When I eat, I don't lie to the food and say it's for the sake of universal peace."
Ikaris tried to raise his hand, but blood had already seeped into his chest.
The already nearly depleted Cosmic Energy within his body resisted for only a moment before being completely suppressed by the Blacklight Virus.
Flight, power, energy release, and memories from thousands of years ago were all rapidly dismantled.
Ikaris stared intently at Chen Mo.
A few seconds later, his body completely disappeared.
Behind the ridge.
Tony stared at the rapidly decreasing life indicators on the screen, remaining silent for a long time.
Sersi's material transformation.
A large illusion of Sprite.
Ikaris's flight and energy release.
Each ability appeared on Chen Mo after the target's death, leaving almost no time for adaptation.
" JARVIS, raise his risk level to the highest."
"Sir, the highest level is currently used for global-level events."
Tony closed the battlefield analysis interface.
"Don't be ridiculous, JARVIS, I'd even consider giving him a cosmic-level solo class."
He had originally hoped to obtain information about the Eternals and the Emergence from Chen Mo.
After witnessing the entire battle firsthand, Tony had lost all confidence in communicating with others.
Intelligence is important, but the precious life of the handsome, young, and wealthy Mr. Tony is even more important.
"Turn off the thruster exhaust flames and quietly leave this place."
"Yes, sir, we are planning a low-altitude evacuation route."
Tony tiptoed around.
A familiar face was close to the armor mask, less than ten centimeters away.
Chen Mo raised his hand and tapped his mask.
"You didn't leave either?"