Composed of deep black runes and light black phantoms, the ominous spiritual energy, like a living thing, reached out its tentacles and grabbed Nausicaä's snow-white neck before she could react!
"This is--!"
A strong sense of crisis caused her pupils to shrink sharply, and she subconsciously activated her Golden Rune to defend herself, the golden energy exploding in a spherical shape.
The Wrath of Gold!
The surrounding combat monks were unfortunately hit by this merciless shockwave, their bones shattered, and they were thrown out like a group of rag dolls.
But that wasn't all. The sturdy wooden floor was torn off layer by layer, and the metal command platform in the center of the Bridge was twisted and Transfiguration. Everything was crushed and flattened under the forging of the golden shockwave, and the entire Bridge instantly became a mess.
However, the dark, illusory image of spiritual energy that was gripping her only rippled slightly; the tightening force did not weaken in the slightest.
Nausicaä felt her neck bones cracking under terrifying pressure, while the other black tentacles even tried to etherealize and penetrate her body, crushing her heart directly.
In a life-or-death situation, she followed her instincts and launched the most effective attack.
Pure spiritual power surged from the soul, crashing violently into the shadow!
Bang!
Just like their initial clash in the conference room, the shadowy figure was sent flying in all directions.
Nausicaä seized the opportunity to break free of her restraints, her toes barely touching the ground as she retreated several meters. A bruise, barely visible on the girl's fair neck, was rapidly fading away.
The scattered black spiritual energy did not disappear; it regrouped around Master Kabo as if time had reversed.
At this moment, the almost tangible black phantom enveloped Master Kabo, leaving only a blurry humanoid outline visible.
"You—what exactly are you?"
A strong sense of unease rose in Nausicaä's heart. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that Master Kabo clearly not doing well.
"You'll find out soon enough!" A sinister voice came from the shadows, completely different from the gentle old man from before.
boom!
The collision erupted again, and the long, sharp Aspects of the Crucible: Horns, connected to the surface of the light shield, pierced the dark figure. The shockwave generated by the physical collision alone caused the surrounding instruments to flicker and malfunction.
However, just like before, the shadowy figure possessed an unusual resistance to physical impacts, and could quickly recover even if it was dispersed.
Immediately afterwards, countless black tentacles slammed into the surface of the light shield.
Nausicaä gritted her teeth and tried her best to support herself, but her body was still pushed backward several meters, leaving two deep marks on the deck with her feet.
Having barely managed to stabilize himself, the light shield shattered.
"Hateful----"
With a single strike, Nausicaä's seemingly Shield of Immutability shattered, putting her at a disadvantage.
However, Mu En, who had been paying close attention to the battlefield situation, noticed the difference.
Unlike when facing the Wrath of Gold, the black mental tendrils seemed more afraid of this non-offensive shield, hesitating for a moment before launching their attack.
The essence of the Shield of Immutability is a shield that contains the power of "return".
" Nausicaä, use the Law of Regression!" he immediately prompted.
The Law of Regression form of auxiliary Incantations that can eliminate the positive and negative states of an object and reveal the true nature of things.
Although she didn't understand what effect this Incantations, which had no direct lethal force, could have, her absolute trust in Mu En still made her obey the command.
Without hesitation, Nausicaä raised her left hand, a gentle, pale golden light meeting the pursuing black tentacles.
When the two came into contact, something unexpected happened.
That seemingly indestructible black shadow burst open like hot oil meeting ice water!
"Ughhhhhhh!!!"
From within the shadows, the Master Kabo let out a blood-curdling scream, as countless black skeletal phantoms struggled desperately to break free from the shadows.
The moment the skeletons broke free of the shadows, they transformed into wisps of pure, transparent, ownerless spiritual energy under the golden light, dissipating into the air.
"You... what have you done! What kind of power is this?!"
The black phantom churned violently, revealing the face of the Master Kabo.
The kindness that had once graced his face was gone, replaced by boundless ferocity, resentment, and madness. Even Nausicaä was startled by his terrifying appearance.
"Don't stop. He's not the Master Kabo he used to be. Only by eliminating that power can we defeat him," Mu En's all-knowing voice rang out again.
Without further hesitation, Nausicaä planted her Ceramic Steel sword back into the floor, quickly assumed the complete Incantations stance, stood with her legs together, clenched fists and stretched out to the sides, forming a diagonal line with the right side lower than the left. After silently reciting the name of the Erdtree, she began to slide her arms counterclockwise in sync.
The enemy, of course, would not sit idly by and wait to be killed. Master Kabo, or rather the being that controlled him, felt a tremendous threat.
The dark shadow expanded and stretched wildly, forming a black wave that almost occupied half of the Bridge.
This time, we can see the true face of those black "runes" much more clearly - countless wailing black skulls!
The wave was incredibly fast, rushing towards Nausicaä in an instant, its icy touch almost touching her cheek.
Time seemed to slow down once again.
Nausicaä can perform Incantations without relying on a specific posture, but to unleash the full power of the Golden Order, she must do so as she is now.
Because the Incantations posture is the optimal route for guiding the body's energy into Incantations, the more complete and precise the movement, the stronger the power of the Incantations.
Just as the tip of that massive, dark wave was about to touch her eyelashes, her arms swung, completing the final arc of their trajectory.
Buzz-!!!
A golden light wave, a hundred times stronger than before, accompanied by Erdtree phantom as dazzling as the midday sun, erupted!
If the approaching shadows are waves, then the bursting golden light is a tsunami, a sacred tsunami that rises to the heights and judges the sins of the world!
As layers of golden light washed over it, the dark figure sizzled and melted like it was being deep-fried, before collapsing in large swathes.
The shadowy figure dissolved even faster than it had attacked, and Master Kabo's true form was instantly revealed.
"What on earth is protecting you?! Is there something behind you too—uhhhhh!!!"
The unwilling roar grew weaker and weaker in the golden light. Finally, in the face of the last and strongest Law of Regression, the remaining dark shadow on his body was completely shattered and Evanesco.
As the shadow dissipated, countless transparent phantom souls surged from the old man's body and facial features, swirling in the air and forming a soul Storm.
This scene is strikingly similar to the classic scenario where, when a villain is defeated, the souls they have enslaved or devoured are freed.
The soul Storm spread rapidly, sweeping across the entire warship.
Thump! Thump!
Aside from Nausicaä, who stood firmly thanks to her powerful mental strength and the protection of the Erdtree, all the Dorok soldiers and monks on the entire spaceship rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground one after another under the indiscriminate soul impact.
Seeing those soul powers, Mu En suddenly thought of something and reminded her, " Nausicaä, you can try guiding and absorbing those unclaimed soul powers; it might help improve your strength."
Following Mu En's instructions, Nausicaä tried to use her mental power to touch those soul forces.
Sure enough, the transparent power slowly seeped into her soul, bringing a cool and comfortable feeling.
Mu En, who had been focusing most of his attention on the black power, finally confirmed his discovery.
He was surprisingly familiar with this black spiritual energy. Its ability to erode Golden Rune was almost identical to the toxins permeating the air, only many times more concentrated!
This is also why Master Kabo appears to be non-existent in his eyes; all approaching Rune energy is quickly neutralized by this black power, so he naturally cannot "see" the other party.
Black psychic power is composed of mental energy imbued with resentment and curses, and its nemesis is the " Law of Regression," which can restore things to their original state and eliminate abnormal effects.
Thus, the key answer to a mystery that had been troubling Mu En was finally obtained.
Why is it that even with his Erdtree body, he is not immune to the "toxins" of the Valley of the Wind world?
Because that so-called "toxin" is very likely not the radioactive dust or biochemical pollution he imagined at all, but rather something whose status is comparable to the Golden Order.
That's another, unknown rule, or rather—
"Law"