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Luo Xiao held a dagger, hovering dozens of meters above the sea. The surrounding silence made their confrontation particularly oppressive.

Luo Xiao did not continue the pursuit; he knew all too well that blindly charging would only be a waste of energy.

The brief exchange had already confirmed a fact for him: although his opponent had no fighting skills whatsoever, and was even like a baby who had just learned to crawl in the air, he couldn't touch him at all if the opponent wanted to dodge.

Lin Ye's magnetic field was still enveloping him, rendering his teleportation completely ineffective. As long as the other party was unwilling to let him go, he had no chance of escaping.

"Why are you standing so far away?" Luo Xiao's voice came from behind. "Weren't you just pestering me? Why are you running away now? Scared?"

His provocation echoed in the sea breeze, but Lin remained suspended in place, showing no sign of anger on his face.

The provocation tactic failed, and Luo Xiao realized that if he continued, he would eventually be drained by the other party's magnetic field.

"Friend, there's no point in just watching like this." Luo Xiao changed his tone. "The situation is clear: you're afraid of my abilities and don't dare get close, and I really can't catch up with you. Neither of us can do anything about the other, so this stalemate is just a waste of time."

Luo Xiao continued to look at Lin Ye, who was a few hundred meters away.

"Why don't we each take a step back and shake hands to make peace? We don't have much of a grudge between us anyway. I promise that as soon as you remove the magnetic field, I will leave immediately. You can continue to protect the people you want to protect, and we'll leave each other alone. Everyone will be happy."

He appeared much more amiable on the surface, but his muscles remained taut, ready to erupt at any moment.

"Who says I can't do anything to you?" Lin didn't deliberately raise his voice, but his voice traveled hundreds of meters and came into Luo Xiao's ears with perfect clarity.

Luo Xiao's fake smile froze, and before he could react, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed.

The already dim night sky seemed to have been forcibly drained of all starlight and moonlight by an invisible giant hand.

Looking up, the sky was no longer a deep blue dome, but had turned into a thick, suffocating black.

The sea breeze stopped, the air became as heavy as mercury, and the sea below began to boil violently.

A bolt of black lightning exploded deep in the clouds, like a black crack spreading across the sky.

Immediately afterwards, countless black bolts of lightning surged and twisted in the clouds, exuding an aura of destruction.

Luo Xiao suddenly looked up, his pupils contracting.

The clouds were torn apart, and within the enormous crack, an indescribable black substance surged.

That kind of black had no luster whatsoever, as if even light would be instantly swallowed up if it were to shine through it.

It's like sludge seeping from the deepest abyss, carrying pure desolation and barrenness.

The oppressive feeling was like an inverted mountain, crashing heavily onto Luo Xiao's heart.

The overwhelming sense of terror at the life level instantly overwhelmed Luo Xiao's reason, and he finally realized what a foolish mistake he had made.

He severely underestimated the other party's abilities.

escape!

must escape!

With only this one thought in his mind, Luo Xiao pushed the magnetic field to its limit, wanting to fly away.

The sky above emitted a deep, rumbling sound.

The surging black matter suddenly plummeted, transforming into a thick black pillar with a diameter of several hundred meters.

The surface of the black pillar was crackled with black lightning tens of meters thick, like a raging dragon, carrying an overwhelming pressure as it pierced straight down from the sky.

The enormous black beam of light instantly engulfed Luo Xiao's tiny body, along with the space he was in and the boiling seawater below.

On an unnamed island.

The terrified crowd scattered aimlessly through the woods like headless flies.

Several mercenaries shone their tactical flashlights in the darkness, accompanied by shouts and the occasional gunshot.

The muddy ground at the edge of the island was covered with messy footprints; some people had fallen while running, and others were crying out for their companions.

The chaos came to an abrupt end at a certain moment.

All sounds—the crashing of waves, the roar of gunfire, the screams of people—were drowned out by a more massive, seemingly earth-shattering vibration.

The fleeing people stopped in their tracks, and regardless of their position, they all involuntarily turned their heads to look at the sea three kilometers away.

The night sky cracked open.

A black beam of light, several hundred meters in diameter, pierced down from the depths of the clouds, carrying dense black lightning, connecting heaven and earth.

That black was extremely pure; it had no brightness, yet it forcefully occupied everyone's retina.

The oppressive force emanating from the beam of light was almost tangible, impacting everyone across a distance of three kilometers.

Countless people's legs went weak, and they collapsed to their knees. This was beyond the scope of human understanding of natural phenomena. Even the mercenaries who were used to death stopped pulling the trigger, standing there with their guns in hand, their eyes filled with fear and awe as if facing divine punishment.

Su Nian stood at the edge of the woods, one hand resting on a tree trunk.

She looked up, her eyes reflecting the towering black pillar of lightning that seemed to reach the heavens. The wind whipped her hair into a frenzy, and a deep tremor ran through her.

It was a destructive force that transcended all rules.

A few seconds later, the black beam of light that seemed to pierce through the entire world began to fade.

The raging thunder gradually disappeared into the clouds, and the torn sky slowly closed in.

Finally, the pure darkness completely dissipated, and the night sky returned to its deep blue.

Three kilometers away, on the sea surface where the pillar of light disappeared.

Luo Xiao's figure has been completely erased from this world, leaving not even a trace of ashes. The area where he was located has been directly annihilated into nothingness.

A huge, bottomless hole appeared on the surface of the sea. After a brief pause, the surrounding seawater completely lost its balance and began to pour into the hole.

Tens of thousands of tons of seawater squeezed and collided with each other, producing a thunderous roar and forming a huge whirlpool.

Lin also floated in mid-air, coldly watching the scene below.

Suddenly, he leaned forward slightly, frowned, and covered his forehead with his palm.

A sharp pain shot through his nerves, and images flashed through Lin Ye's mind—images of a true apocalypse.

The collapsing earth...

A shattered sky...

Rampaging meteorites...

There's another person's face...

Lin also plummeted from the sky, and his remaining instincts randomly teleported him to an unnamed island.

Su Nian moved quickly along the edge of the coastline. She did not blindly follow the main group into the woods. In this unfamiliar terrain, running around blindly would only increase the risk of being hunted by mercenaries.

She suddenly stopped. Dozens of meters away, on the beach where the tide had receded, a figure lay quietly.

By the faint moonlight, Su Nian recognized the black casual jacket.

"Lin Ye!"

She immediately ran over there.