Layer upon layer of crimson chains stretched across the sky, as Rimuru's Universal Clone appeared one after another.
The battlefield situation has subtly reversed.
At first, Carol dominated the entire arena with her superluminal speed and took the initiative in launching attacks. However, as the chains became denser and her Clone multiplied, her room for maneuver was severely compressed, and her routes for dodging and weaving were locked down.
In the end, she could only passively block and be forced to defend, losing the initiative in the attack.
Carol was acutely aware of the current situation.
Her speed in clearing away Clone was far slower than Rimuru's speed in creating Clone.
The chains can't be completely broken, the clones can't be Clone, and the space can't be escaped.
If this endless waste of energy continues, our physical strength, energy, and patience will be completely depleted, and we will inevitably lose in the end.
Thinking of this, Carol could no longer contain herself, and a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.
We can't afford to drag this out; we must decide the outcome in one decisive move.
Meanwhile, Rimuru, who was in mid-air, was just as anxious.
His strategy of overwhelming numbers and locking down the field looks impressive, but it's actually all about controlling and maneuvering the opponent.
Aside from slowing down Carol's offensive rhythm, they couldn't inflict any real damage.
The opponent is the officially certified strongest Avengers, a true top-tier war god in the universe.
Playing against opponents of this caliber for too long and trying to break their rhythm is a complete waste of time.
Dragging this out any longer would be utterly shameful; there's no need to continue this drawn-out struggle.
Coincidentally, their thoughts were completely in sync.
Nobody wanted to dawdle any longer; they all planned to go all out and decide the outcome in one fell swoop!
The next second, Carol's entire body suddenly exploded with golden light!
Extremely concentrated Cosmic Energy surged around him, making him resemble a mini sun that had been completely illuminated, its light so dazzling that it was difficult to look directly at him.
A vast and boundless golden energy continuously poured outwards, expanded, and piled up.
She was decisive, planning to use a massive, screen-wide burst of power to shatter all Clone, break all chains, and clear all restraints in one fell swoop, completely turning the tide of the battle.
Seeing Carol poised to unleash a screen-wide blast, Rimuru no fear.
joke?
These are top-tier experts battling it out, so why should I avoid their sharpest attacks and passively back down?
If you want a decisive showdown, then I'll go head-to-head with you!
Just as Carol's energy reached its peak, her figure burst forth, and destructive golden energy was about to sweep across the entire world.
Rimuru in a low, deep voice!
" The Ruins of Eternal Extreme Cold Sealing!"
In an instant!
An extremely chilling, bone-deep white aura exploded instantly, enveloping the entire red-barriered battlefield!
The temperature in the entire space plummeted instantly!
A vast expanse of white, icy fog, visible to the naked eye, swept across the land, freezing, covering, and suppressing everything.
The originally raging, overwhelming golden Cosmic Energy was frozen in mid-air the moment it collided with this extreme cold!
There was no explosion, no collision, and no stalemate.
It just ended abruptly.
At this terrifyingly low temperature, near absolute zero, all molecular motion, energy flow, and kinetic inertia are forcibly brought to a standstill.
Of course, Rimuru was aware of this as well.
His current strength is not yet at the level of absolute zero, which is the ultimate low temperature at the level of the laws of the universe.
However, it has already approached that critical threshold, which is more than enough to lock down the field and control the enemy, completely overwhelming the current battle situation.
The countless myriad Universal Clone slowly dissipated, their energy and light fading away.
The noisy and chaotic battlefield fell into a deathly silence in an instant.
The storm has passed.
In the vast sky, only two lonely figures remained in the end.
One of them was Rimuru.
The other was Carol, completely imprisoned by the frigid permafrost and frozen in mid-air.
At this moment, she remained in a charging, attacking stance, her body, movements, and expression completely still.
Even the originally violent and turbulent golden energy flow emanating from her body was frozen into a still band of light, suspended in the air.
It was completely like being put on pause.
Carol was still in a daze, her brain completely unable to process what had just happened.
All he knew was that the moment he unleashed his full-power ultimate move, the entire world froze instantly.
However, all the Avengers inside the safe zone outside the barrier could see everything clearly.
Everyone forgot to breathe.
They watched as white smoke exploded in the sky, and then Carol's devastating killing energy was abruptly halted in mid-air.
The white, icy mist slowly descended from the ground, carrying a chilling cold that sent shivers down one's spine, even through a protective barrier.
Rimuru's move just now wasn't a simple energy clash.
It is a pure, extreme cold confinement.
Inside the protective barrier, everyone remained frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time.
Tony and Banner, in particular, one a top genius and the other holding seven doctoral degrees, have long since surpassed the average person in their vision.
Because they knew so much, they understood better than anyone just how outrageous and terrifying that move had been.
That's an extremely cold region where molecular motion is almost completely suppressed.
When the temperature drops to a certain level, particle vibrations stop and energy flow stagnates. Not only will the kinetic energy of objects be lost, but even the propagation of light will be completely blocked.
Although Rimuru himself knew that he had not reached true absolute zero, he was infinitely close to the critical point.
This terrifying law of low temperature, when it falls on an ordinary person, would not even cause injury or death.
It means life is frozen, the body is immobilized, and everything comes to a standstill.
It's no exaggeration to call it an unconventional form of immortality.
The physical body remains frozen in that moment, never aging, never decaying, never changing.
To put it more mystically, if there truly is a soul, under such a temperature constraint, even the soul would be locked up and killed.
Tony, unusually, didn't engage in any verbal banter. His eyes were fixed on Carol, who was frozen in mid-air, and he was filled with shock.
He had always thought Rimuru was indeed very strong, but it was still within his comprehension. However, today's ability to freeze molecules was something he simply couldn't understand.
Shouldn't absolute zero just be a concept?
Meanwhile, Rimuru, at the center of the battlefield, was quite satisfied with the scene he had created.
He hovered in mid-air, leisurely observing Carol, who was frozen in place.
Surprisingly, the scene is quite beautiful.
Carol charged forward with a swift and graceful movement, her blond hair hovering in the air, surrounded by layers of solidified golden energy bands.
A chilling white aura forms the base, while dazzling golden light adds a touch of serene power.
The composition, the lighting, the atmosphere—any screenshot of this is wallpaper-worthy.
Rimuru thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.
"Good."
Only then did he slowly speak, declaring the outcome of the battle on his own.
"It seems I've won this round."
He didn't know if Carol, who was completely imprisoned, could hear anything.
Theoretically speaking, all molecular motion stops, and auditory conduction, neural perception, and the flow of consciousness all cease.
She is currently devoid of perception, thought, and the ability to receive external information.
Forget about admitting defeat; she has absolutely no idea how she lost or what her current situation is.
Watching the battle unfold with complete domination and a single decisive move, Rimuru couldn't help but sigh softly, a hint of helplessness unique to a powerful warrior.
"Sigh, these are the troubles of getting stronger."
"Before we even had a chance to unleash our Ultimate Skill or fully activate our special moves, the opponent just went completely silent."
"I really only used it briefly, just casually trying out a new skill."
"The result has already pushed everyone to their absolute limit."
Even though I won the duel, I inexplicably felt a sense of loneliness that comes with being invincible.
The biting wind gradually subsided, and the oppressive feeling of the extreme cold gradually faded away.
But Carol, frozen in time, remained suspended in mid-air, maintaining his charging stance.