Above the ruins, two beams of light, one golden and one green, collided wildly like shooting stars.
Granolah's right eye sight flashed red light at a high frequency, and with Oatmeel's calculations, he precisely detected a barely perceptible gap in Baby's attack.
A high-density energy ray instantly condensed at his fingertips, heading straight for Baby's brow.
However, Baby merely tilted his head slightly, the ray grazing his cheek, a strange, cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
His figure suddenly transformed into a blurry golden afterimage, instantly closing the distance between him and Granolah.
It's so close.
Baby, however, did not immediately deliver the fatal blow.
He transformed his palm into claws, with silver liquid metal faintly seeping from the tips of his five fingers, aiming straight for Granolah's chest.
An overwhelming sense of danger exploded from the depths of my heart.
This is an instinct honed through years of walking on the edge of life and death.
At the critical moment, Granolah forcefully twisted her waist.
Sizzle!
Baby's claws tore his clothes, leaving several shallow bloody marks on his chest.
Baby's attempt to parasitize failed, Baby let out a dismissive laugh.
Taking advantage of the situation, he launched a close-quarters combat attack, his punches raining down like a storm, each strike landing with extremely tricky points, as if trying to forcefully inject those strange liquid cells into his opponent's body.
Granolah's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately abandoned close combat, unleashing her inner energy to retreat rapidly.
After creating some distance, he waved his hands repeatedly, unleashing countless green Ki Wave that rained down on Baby like a storm, attempting to use a dense barrage of fire to block her approach.
Baby hovered in mid-air and with a casual wave of her hand, dispersed all the incoming Ki Wave.
He looked at Granolah, who was wary in the distance, and the playful smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a cold and serious look in his eyes.
"What a slippery eel! It actually saw through my intentions."
Baby spoke coldly, her voice revealing undisguised impatience and cruelty.
"It seems that a gentle approach doesn't suit you."
He slowly opened his arms, his gaze locking onto Granolah like a venomous snake.
As soon as he finished speaking, Baby out a roar.
The already dazzling golden aura around him surged exponentially once again.
Like a miniature star exploding above ruins, its terrifying aura swept across the entire scene.
The ruins of the entire planet trembled violently from the aftershocks of this force, and howling winds swept across the land.
Granolah was forced to retreat by this overwhelming force, her expression becoming more solemn than ever before.
"Target energy level exceeds detection limits! Estimated speed exceeds capture limits!"
The alarm in Oatmeel became extremely shrill.
Granolah's right eye scope was so overloaded that wisps of white smoke even appeared on the lens.
"Since you're unwilling to cooperate obediently, I'll just beat you to the point of near death, completely incapacitated, and then slowly take over this body!"
here we go again!
Granolah felt that overwhelming pressure once again!
Before he could even assume a defensive stance, Baby had vanished into thin air.
Only a series of sonic booms remained in the air.
After a brief standoff, Baby appeared like a ghost behind Granolah.
A heavy punch landed squarely on his abdomen.
The shockwave from the fist pierced directly through his back.
Granolah's eyes bulged out, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
His body plummeted downwards like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the ground.
The smoke and dust gradually dissipated in the strong wind.
In the bottomless pit, Granolah staggered and slowly rose from the pile of rubble.
The distinctive instrument covering his right eye was no longer there.
And the AI, Oatmeel, with white smoke billowing from its eyes and cracked lenses, lay quietly in his palm.
" Oatmeel! Are you alright?"
Granolah's voice carried a panic she herself was unaware of.
"I... I'm fine..."
Intermittent mechanical sounds came from the instrument in my palm, so faint they were almost inaudible.
" Granolah... I may have to leave before you do..."
The Oatmeel indicator light flickered faintly, as if it might go out at any moment.
There's no way... I can fight alongside you anymore...
"No!"
Granolah's eyes were slightly red as she shook her head earnestly and stubbornly.
"You should rest now! I'll fix you up later!"
He seemed to be reassuring himself, or comforting the companion in his palm.
"This level of combat... is beyond my capabilities..."
Oatmeel's intermittent voice continued.
" Granolah... you've relied too much on me in all your battles..."
"Actually... as Planet Cereal person being... even without me... you might be able to do better..."
"If it were you... you could definitely become... the true... number one in the universe..."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Oatmeel's voice fell completely silent.
The faintly flickering indicator light also went out completely.
Granolah lowered her head, her other hand hanging at her side, already clenched tightly.
boom--!!!
A bottomless crater appeared in the center of the ruins, stirring up clouds of dust.
He didn't speak, but silently and carefully tucked the completely damaged Oatmeel into his arms.
"Hahaha!"
High in the sky, Baby's ear-piercing, maniacal laughter shattered the deathly silence.
He looked down at Granolah in the deep pit.
"That's an interesting scene. So, how will you face the upcoming battles after losing it?!"
Baby's voice echoed above the ruins.
In the deep pit.
Granolah slowly raised her head.
His right eye, which had been hidden by Oatmeel, was now completely exposed to the air.
It was a pupil completely different from the left eye.
A pupil radiating an eerie red light, as if burning with the flames of Hell!
This time, after Baby's figure disappeared.
Granolah, however, appeared unusually calm.
The surrounding air crackled sharply due to the ultra-high speed of the movement, and countless golden afterimages flickered on the ruins, surrounding them from all directions and sealing off all escape routes.
But within Granolah's right red pupil, those countless afterimages lost all meaning.
A crystal-clear trajectory formed by golden flames was steadily closing in his field of vision!
Baby's figure is becoming clearer!
In his vision, on Baby's rapidly moving golden body, one after another, deadly red dots of varying sizes, shimmering with a faint light, appeared.
Those are... the weak points where the energy flows! The fatal flaws of this body!
Planet Cereal person are born with a sniping specialization in their right eye!
Awaken completely!
Baby, thinking he had outmaneuvered Granolah, appeared in her blind spot as if by Instant Transmission, sharp laser beams gathering at his fingertips.
Just as the deadly claws were about to strike her back, Granolah's body tilted slightly to the left in a manner almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
laugh--!
Baby's fatal blow missed, leaving only a faint afterimage.
Granolah delivered a karate chop to Baby's wrist, striking the faintest red dot.
Then he quickly retaliated with a powerful punch, striking Baby in the unsuspecting abdomen.
Baby the pain, and his offensive stalled.
Granolah seized the fleeting opportunity and lunged forward.
A powerful, sweeping kick came across the room, accompanied by a sharp whistle.
Baby felt a heart-wrenching pain in her chest, as if her entire chest cavity had been crushed by the force of the blow.
It blasted a huge, bottomless crater into the ground.
Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, obscuring everything.