In Ekaren's trembling eyes, the blade of flames that surged forth slashed toward Hera with unstoppable force!
But the red-haired boy's eyes widened in disbelief.
His full-force strike failed to cleave Hera in two.
The burning blade remained firmly lodged inside Hera's body, unable to budge an inch.
Beads of cold sweat seeped from his forehead, wetting his bright red hair.
When his eyes met Hera's icy, peach-colored eyes, a sense of impending doom washed over him, filling every cell of his body.
Without further hesitation, he immediately released his grip on the knife and dodged away from Hera in two quick movements.
The flames on the blade continued to burn the wound, but Hera calmly reached out, grasped the hilt, and pulled the straight sword embedded in her body.
The red-haired boy's heart pounded violently; the overwhelming sense of pressure and crisis made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"Captain! We need to retreat first..."
He turned his head toward the man attacking another Hera, his pupils suddenly contracting.
The man covered in runes was no longer there; only Hera, who had almost fully recovered, was holding the last half of the head and gnawing on it.
The other four Night Stars who were pointing at Ekalen and Rainflow were also stunned.
In their eyes, it took less than three seconds from when their captain charged forward to when he was ripped in two by Hera's tentacle. Everything happened so suddenly!
The sound of a sharp blade slicing through the air reached the red-haired boy's ears, pulling him back to reality.
The straight sword that originally belonged to him was hurled at him by Hera like a javelin, covered in blood and flesh, as if it were an arrow piercing him.
The red-haired boy was greatly shocked and used all his strength to turn his body to the side.
Just as the blade was about to graz his shoulder and miss, the flesh clinging to it suddenly burst forth.
Several steel spikes burst forth, easily piercing the boy's skin and bones and penetrating deep into his internal organs, freezing his shocked expression and movements in that instant.
"Quickly... notify the [Godslayer] squad!!!"
With his last ounce of strength, he roared at the rest of his teammates, only to have his head smashed by a punch from Hera as she charged at him.
"No!!!"
One of the Night Stars screamed, and the others simultaneously showed expressions of shock and fear on their faces.
However, an older Night Star dweller overheard the red-haired boy's last words before his death.
He pulled out his emergency notification device from his pocket, ready to press it.
Just as his finger was about to touch the button, a strange, cold light flashed across his arm.
A pixel-based slit immediately appeared where the arm had been slashed, and the arm fell to the ground, dissipating into pixels in mid-air.
Aikalen gripped the knife tightly in her hand, and after severing the opponent's arm, she swiftly turned the blade, leaving a trail of cold light formed by pixels, and thrust it toward his head.
The dagger plunged into his forehead, and pixels began to spread rapidly from the dagger's point of origin. The elderly Night Star's consciousness also began to dissipate.
The last thing he saw before he died was Aykaren's apologetic face.
Bang--!
Bang--!
Bang--!
Yu Liu gripped the gun with one hand, and as he pulled the trigger, three meteor-like bullets struck the other three Night Stars, completely obscuring their bodies.
After the smoke from the bullets cleared, Yu Liu was surprised to find that one person had survived his gunshot.
It was a gray-haired girl with pigtails, kneeling on the ground with a bloody hole that took up a third of her body. The hole regenerated rapidly, as if time had reversed, and she was completely restored in a second.
Yu Liu raised an eyebrow. "[Eternal Regeneration]?" Then he sneered, "But with your strength, killing you would only take a few more moves."
As he spoke, he cocked his pistol, preparing to shoot the terrified twin-tailed girl again.
"Wait a moment!"
Aycaren suddenly stepped forward and pressed down on the pre-positioned muzzle of the gun.
"Let's... spare her life, since she's no longer a threat to us."
Aikalen looked with pity at the twin-tailed girl whose clothes were torn and who was too frightened to move.
Yu Liu looked at Aikaren with a surprised expression, and after a moment of silence, he lowered the gun.
At this moment, Hera had already swallowed both of the attackers into her body.
Both of them are at the 'Star Radiance' level, and are extremely strong, so it's no wonder they are part of the national capital's squad.
Unfortunately, they ran into Hera.
The two Hera came together, reached out their hands to grasp each other, and then merged like two puddles of mud, eventually becoming one person.
He clenched his fist and felt the energy within his body.
Yes, that's good. The two takeout meals delivered on time have made up for all the energy lost in the explosion and flames.
Hera couldn't help but marvel once again at Liu Ruqing's determination and wisdom.
He took so many precautions to kill himself.
First, he hired the strongest mercenaries, then he planted bombs throughout the building to blow himself up, and even notified Night Star in advance to kill himself after the explosion.
Unfortunately, no matter how meticulous her plan was, it was all in vain in the face of absolute power.
Hera glanced at the desolate surroundings and walked towards Aikaren and the others.
"Boss, are you alright?"
As soon as he walked over, Aikaren rushed forward to check on him.
Hera shook her head slightly, then her gaze was drawn to the twin-tailed girl kneeling on the ground.
Seeing this, Aikaren hurriedly explained, "Well, she didn't die because she has a regenerative ability... and I think she's no longer a threat, so I wanted to let her go..."
Aikaren's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.
Hera became immediately interested when she heard that the other party possessed the ability to regenerate.
If it can regenerate indefinitely, does that mean it can eat indefinitely?!
The twin-tailed girl, surrounded by the three men, was so frightened that she dared not move, her delicate body trembling incessantly.
"Sizzle... What are you doing! What are you doing!!!"
Just as Hera was about to kidnap the girl and use her as food, a loudspeaker nearby suddenly broadcast [X]'s anxious shout.
"Why did you make such a big commotion! You even lured the [ground] here beforehand!!!"
"What?!"
"ah?"
Yu Liu exclaimed in surprise, her heartstrings tightening again after she had finally relaxed.
"It's too late to run. I've already notified the other members of the Light God Society immediately!"
"We expect to arrive in an hour, but some people may arrive a dozen minutes earlier!"
"The God of Light Society?!"
Upon hearing about the Light God Society, Ekalen was initially startled, then her expression quickly turned strange.
"How much longer until the [ground] arrives?"
Looking at himself, who was completely out of ammunition and supplies, Yu Liu calmed his wildly beating heart and asked.
"Almost there! About ten seconds, nine seconds, eight seconds left..."
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