What does it mean that the group members have given me back the light?

"???"

When Banai saw Anja suddenly startled, she subconsciously looked around, but no one around seemed to be acting strangely.

Was it a hallucination? But the voice sounded incredibly real.

"Who...who are you?" she asked silently in her heart.

"...and also his friend."

The voice responded, with a hint of barely perceptible urgency: "There's an emergency exit behind the gymnasium's equipment storage area. It's usually unlocked, so you can bypass the security personnel at the main entrance from there."

“I sensed an unusual power emanating from you… Please, on this earth, you are the only one who can help him right now. He is… perhaps in a dangerous situation.”

Although the sudden guidance was mysterious, the voice was extremely sincere and provided the most crucial action plan.

At this moment, Anzu's worries outweighed her doubts.

"...Of course, that's for sure."

Seeing Anja's response in her mind, Bana no longer hesitated, took a deep breath, and turned to her friend beside her.

"Hua Lian Jiang,"

Anna Hanami tried to make her tone sound natural: "I...I'm going to the restroom first."

Himegami Karen continued trying to dial with a worried expression, but nodded absentmindedly: "Okay, hurry back and don't wander off."

Hanami Anzu stood up, but instead of immediately heading towards the conspicuous public restroom, she pretended to stretch her body and naturally walked towards the edge of the crowd, towards the passage marked "Equipment Storage" on the sign. Her heart was pounding.

After skirting several corners piled with miscellaneous items, just as the mysterious voice had said, behind the heavy fire door of the warehouse, she found an inconspicuous small metal door marked "Emergency Exit." She cautiously tried the doorknob—

"Click."

The door opened with a click, revealing a quiet, deserted alley behind the stadium.

After Hana looked around to make sure no one else was there, she walked out the door and took out a long, blue and white device from her pocket.

She took a deep breath, as if to encourage herself.

"It's about to begin, Chi You."

The instrument trembled slightly and burst forth with a dazzling light.

The next second, a colossal shadow that blotted out the sky instantly enveloped the sky above Tokyo. Before it could elicit gasps from the ground, it had already transformed into a streak of light and sped off at an astonishing speed toward the northeast, disappearing into the horizon.

……

……

"Winning by surprise is a proverb I really like..."

Meanwhile, inside the same shelter.

Hayata watched this scene with a slight smile on his face, his tone tinged with admiration:

"Your superpower is truly fascinating... to be able to spot a Reionics that even I couldn't detect, a monster I've never even heard of before. You really are a surprise force..."

He turned his head, gazed at the bespectacled man in front of him, and said with a smile:

"But do you think that really works?"

"That light... the enemies you humans will face are not just those at this level."

Kirino Makio stood silently in place, not answering, but quietly gazing into the distance.

His eyes behind his glasses were unfocused, as if piercing through all obstacles, gazing at a distant battlefield unseen by others.

……

……

Bang! Bang bang bang...! !!! !

The deafening impact sounded like continuous muffled thunder, echoing throughout the valley that had been reduced to scorched earth.

The silver-black giant and the red-black giant are currently engaged in the most primal and violent clash of powers.

Their fists collided wildly at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive, turning into countless red, silver, and black-red afterimages. Each clash of their fists unleashed a visible shockwave, causing the earth to tremble and crack open in countless ravines. The tremendous commotion traveled far and wide.

boom!

After a final, unpretentious, all-out clash, both giants were forced back several steps by the recoil.

But the silver-black giant seized the opening after the exchange of blows and quickly rolled to the side and backward!

Almost the instant He left His original spot, a terrifying red destructive beam, more than ten meters in diameter, swept past the spot He had just been standing, instantly vaporizing an entire cliff behind Him!

The silver-black giant steadied itself in a half-crouching position, its bright white eyes quickly scanning the area from which the light was coming.

"Roar--!!!"

The multi-headed monster let out a deafening roar, and behind it, the two fighter jets that had been circling in the air providing fire support were now uncontrollably falling to the ground, trailing long plumes of black smoke.

The only saving grace was that several white parachutes could be seen opening in the air, confirming that they had all parachuted to safety in time.

"You seem to be more resilient than I imagined."

The sarcastic words and destructive energy arrived simultaneously. A dark red beam of light, more than ten meters in diameter, tore through the air, surging forward with violent ferocity. Wherever the beam passed, grass, trees, and rocks instantly turned to dust.

The silver-black giant reacted extremely quickly, pushing forward with one hand, and a transparent circular barrier instantly unfolded, precisely blocking the fatal blow. The energy collision produced a piercing buzz, and although the barrier was sturdy, the enormous impact still caused its body to sway slightly.

However, the offensive did not stop. Yizumeru let out a deafening roar, and its four giant mouths opened at the same time. Orange, purple, red and white destructive energy surged out, twisting and intertwining in the air to form an even thicker stream of light, which rushed towards the silver-black giant like a raging torrent.

Without hesitation, the silver-black giant placed his other hand against the barrier, pushing forward with both palms to reinforce the defense. The four-colored light streams crashed into the barrier surface, bursting out with dazzling light.

But this time, even He could not completely counteract the overwhelming force. His entire body was pushed backward, and his feet plowed two deep furrows in the ground.

It is constantly getting stronger...

The silver-black giant thought to himself that, from the moment it started, the opponent's strength and energy had been steadily increasing.

He could vaguely see countless wisps of thin but continuous black mist coming from all directions, as if summoned, converging towards the Y-shaped core on the chest of the black and red giant, and being greedily absorbed by it.

These are...fears?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the silver-black giant reacted swiftly. Two swift figures, one red and one blue, suddenly separated from behind him. Their bodies shimmered with light and shadow as they vanished from their spot in an instant.

"Little tricks!"

Dark Zagi snorted coldly, withdrawing the crimson energy stream from its hand without hesitation. With a slight movement, it appeared beside Yizumeru like a ghost, its arms flashing out with afterimages—

boom!boom!

Two crisp sounds erupted almost simultaneously, and the two golden light arrows that had shot towards them shattered, turning into countless points of light. The scorching energy contained within the light arrows was released, scorching the ground beneath their feet until it was black and melting the rocks.

"Trying to deal with Izumaru first and then focus all your efforts on me? That's a bit too clever."

Dark Zagi slowly raised his head, looking up at the sky, his eyes flashing an even brighter red light.

The next instant, his figure vanished from the spot without warning.

Almost at the same moment, he appeared in the sky like a ghost—

"Pfft!"

With two muffled thuds, the sharp hand slash pierced through something precisely, bringing out two bursts of light particles. The two figures, one red and one blue, invisible thanks to the power of the snake talisman, fluctuated violently in the air, quickly becoming visible, and then exploded like shattered glass, turning into countless scattered light particles that completely dissipated.

Dark Zagi's crimson eyes looked down at the ground once more.

!!!

The silver-black giant's body tensed instantly, and almost at the same moment it sensed the danger, it crossed its arms sharply upwards to block!

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar, dust exploded! Zagi's figure flashed down from above like a ghost, appearing in front of the giant. His heavy fist, wreathed in dark red energy, slammed into Nexus's crossed arms. The terrifying impact caused the silver-black giant's feet to sink halfway into the ground, creating spiderweb-like craters around it.

"The world's fears surge towards me every second, and I grow stronger every second! Noah! You, who haven't even evolved your light to its ultimate form, what makes you think you can fight me?!"

Dark Zagi laughed wildly, his fists raining down like a storm. The power and speed that had been evenly matched with his before had now completely overwhelmed him. Each of his punches carried the power to shatter the heavens and the earth, pinning the silver-black giant's body inch by inch into the ground!

Seeing this, Yizumaru let out an excited roar and moved his massive body, wanting to join the attack.

At this critical moment——

Rumble!

A thick, dragon-like bolt of lightning, with an eerie purplish-red hue, suddenly tore through the sky and struck Dark Zagi and Yizumeru with perfect accuracy from behind!

Yizumairu immediately let out a shrill scream, and a patch of charred blackness exploded on its hard shell.

Dark Zagi withstood the attack, his crimson eyes suddenly turning towards the direction from which the lightning struck. There, he saw a ferocious monster resembling a giant bird appear in the sky, its wings wreathed in ominous lightning.

In that instant when Zaki was distracted!

The silver-black giant, whose chest timer was flashing rapidly, suddenly exerted his strength, delivering a heavy elbow strike to Zaki's chest, knocking him back several steps before he could react!

Taking advantage of this moment, the silver-black giant flashed and instantly flew to the side of the lightning giant bird, landing lightly on its broad back. As light flowed, the giant form dissipated, revealing Gu Nuo with a pale face.

"Nono! Are you alright?" Banami Anzu, who had been waiting on Chi You's back, rushed forward to support him, her voice filled with worry.

Gu Nuo shook his head, suppressing the weakness in his body. He reached into his pocket, and the dog and horse talismans once again emitted a warm yet powerful light, instantly dispelling all his fatigue and injuries!

Then, he took a deep breath and reached out to the believer in evolution once more—

"Qiang!"

With a clear, resonant sound of the blade being drawn, a beam of light shot into the sky!

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Chapter 72 Dark Zagi: Holy crap, so many Noahs! (4k)

The silver-black giant stood majestically in mid-air, the timer on its chest now a deep azure blue, its light shimmering.

The giant lowered his head slightly, looking down at the scorched earth beneath his feet.

Dark Zagi and Yizumeru were like demons crawling out of the abyss, baring their fangs and claws, their ferocious appearance seemingly capable of tearing the sky apart.

The two enormous creatures were enveloped in a dark aura that seemed to have a physical presence. The terrifying pressure emanating from them, just by standing there, almost froze the air in the entire space, and even the light seemed to be swallowed and distorted by the deep darkness.

"This is... our current opponent..."

Standing on Chi You's broad back, Banami Anzu unconsciously clenched her fists, her voice so soft it was almost drowned out by the wind.

She had only been on the battlefield for a short time, but she immediately sensed that the two figures in front of her, exuding an ominous aura, especially the dark giant, gave off a feeling of a more fundamental, chilling malice that made one tremble from the depths of their soul.

This feeling made her involuntarily tremble with fear, even though she knew clearly that the other party's oppressive gaze was most likely focused on the gray-silver giant beside her, and that she was merely an incidental presence caught in the corner of his eye.

'...Izumeru, is it alright if I leave this to you?'

The silver-black giant slightly turned its head, its gaze sweeping diagonally toward the girl on its back, and a clear thought, carrying a questioning tone, directly entered her mind.

"……Um."

Without any hesitation, Anna nodded vigorously. Her fingertips were slightly cold from nervousness, and the instinctive fear deep in her heart had not completely dissipated—but wasn't that why she came here?

Putting aside the pressure Nono is currently under, just the constant stream of disaster news from all over the world, the cloud of despair hanging over the world—if no one steps forward to break this deadlock…

As Banai saw Anzu thinking this, Chi You beneath her let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth. His massive body, over three hundred meters long, displayed astonishing agility that was inconsistent with its size. Like a white lightning bolt, it suddenly swept across the low sky, and the violent airflow it brought instantly enveloped Dark Zagi and Yizu Meru!

"Roar--!"

Caught off guard, Yizumairu was violently thrown to the ground by the sudden impact. His stitched limbs and tentacles flailed futilely in the air, kicking up clouds of dust.

However, Dark Zagi's reaction was faster than anyone could have imagined!

The instant Chi You swept past, he discerned his intentions. His scarlet eyes locked onto the undulating, bird-like body. He leaped up, and dark red energy condensed at his fingertips into a sharp blade of light capable of tearing the sky apart, aimed directly at Chi You's relatively slender neck—clearly intending to sever the head of this three-hundred-meter behemoth on the spot.

"qia!"

At this critical moment, the silver-black giant, who had been poised to strike, moved! The Nexus Armor on its arm shone brightly, and a thick, extremely condensed beam of light struck first, hitting the light blade that Zagi had just formed with perfect precision!

boom--! ! !

A violent explosion erupted beside Zaki, and a ball of dark red fireball burst into the air. The violent energy turbulence forced him back several steps, allowing Chi You to pass safely and create a safe distance between them.

Dark Zagi shook his arm, which had been jolted back by the energy, and looked up at the silver-black giant hovering in the air.

It saw it, and seeing that the attack had been neutralized, the silver-black giant hovered in mid-air, facing its gaze, and slowly raised its right hand.

He first raised his thumb in the direction of Zaki, then suddenly twisted his wrist and pressed his thumb down hard! Immediately afterwards, he pulled his thumb back and his middle finger suddenly flipped upward.