The black and red " Devil Factor " energy, like a living venomous snake, emitted a silent shriek and, carrying a dense aura of chaos and corrosiveness, suddenly pounced on Luffy and Zoro!
Luffy instinctively sensed immense danger, and his Conqueror's Haki erupted in full force, black and red Inazuma around his body as he attempted to disperse the energy. However, this Devil Factor seemed to possess considerable resistance to pure aura-based attacks; it merely slowed its pace slightly but stubbornly continued to close in!
Zoro's eyes sharpened, his Three-Sword Style technique poised to be unleashed, and his Armament Haki pushed to its limit, preparing to forcefully cleave through this strange energy with a slash. However, he could also sense that this invisible energy might not be effectively countered with swords.
At this critical moment—
A gentle yet undeniable pure white light, like the rising sun, instantly enveloped the entire arena!
The light was not blinding, but it carried an absolute power of order that purified all things and calmed chaos. It was Allen who had used the Power of Zhulong, the law that governs "light" and " the Definition of existence"!
The fierce Devil Factor energy, upon contact with this pure white light, was like ice and snow meeting the Lieyang, emitting a mournful (but silent) wail, twisting and struggling wildly, yet unable to stop itself from being purified, decomposed, and ultimately returned to Void!
In just two or three breaths, the unsettling black-red energy completely dissipated, as if it had never existed. The chaotic atmosphere on the arena was swept away, leaving only Luffy's Conqueror's Haki's Haki and Zoro's sharp sword intent.
The entire arena fell silent once more. The audience couldn't comprehend the energy clash, but they could sense that a chilling evil had been instantly erased by some far more powerful force.
Luffy and Zoro both breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the source of the light— Allen had appeared beside them calmly at some point.
" Allen!" Luffy shouted.
"What are these weird things?" Zoro sheathed his sword and asked, frowning.
Allen didn't answer immediately. His gaze pierced through the barrier of the ring, looking directly at the boxes above, as if meeting the eyes of Festa and Dr. Indigo inside.
"A 'fragment of concept' that was forcibly activated, filled with chaos and malice." Allen's voice was calm, yet it clearly resonated throughout the suddenly quiet arena, and even echoed in every corner of the island, drowning out all the noise!
"Buena Festa," Allen called out directly, his voice tinged with coldness, "Is your so-called Expo just a way to use these corrupted ' Devil Factor ' to devour the will and life essence of the participants to satisfy your ulterior motives?"
This statement caused an uproar throughout the room!
"What? Devouring will and life?"
" Devil Factor?"
" Festa, he..."
Panic began to spread through the stands. People finally realized the terrifying truth hidden behind this revelry!
Inside the private room, Festa's smile froze instantly, replaced by shock and anger! He hadn't expected anyone to purify the Devil Factor so easily, and even more so, he hadn't expected the other party to expose his conspiracy in public!
"Damn it! Who is he?!" Festa growled into the communicator.
Dr. Indigo stared at Allen's undetectable energy reaction on the monitor screen, his face pale. "Unknown target! Energy level... incalculable! Far exceeding any record in the database!"
"Activate the emergency plan!" Festa's eyes hardened as he pressed the red button on the control panel. "Since we can't hide it anymore, let's start the ' Final Feast ' ahead of schedule! Release all the Demon Puppets! Activate the ' Eye of the Expo '! Turn these ungrateful fools, along with this island, into sacrifices for the 'God's' descent!"
Waaaaaah!!!!
An even more shrill and piercing alarm blared throughout the entire Delta Island! In the sky, the once colorful energy shield suddenly turned dark red, like congealed blood! In various areas of the island, previously hidden gates opened one after another, Hundred Plans of Demon Puppets, their eyes glowing red, surged out like a tide, indiscriminately attacking everything living thing they could see!
Equipment exploded in the technology exhibition area, food stalls were overturned, and the stage in the art area collapsed... The carnival Paradise was instantly transformed into hell on earth!
At the very center of the island, above the arena, the enormous holographic projection dome cracked open, and a huge, dark red energy gathering device, resembling an eye, slowly descended, locking onto Allen, Luffy, and Zoro on the stage, emitting a suffocatingly destructive energy fluctuation!
"Hahaha!" Festa's maniacal voice boomed through the loudspeaker, "See for yourself! This is what happens when you go against me! ' Eye of the Expo,' destroy them!"
A dark red beam of destruction began to gather at the center of that "eye"!