Chapter 306: The Importance of Embedding Gems
Boom!
Countless golden bolts of lightning surged into Allen's body.
As the sole supreme ruler of the Annihilation Zerg, the Annihilator was like a god, having evolved to the absolute pinnacle in every aspect. Naturally, he had grasped powers akin to divine force.
The golden lightning was a physical manifestation of the power of Annihilation.
It was clearly far superior to the power of the Thunder God.
Judging by Allen's expression, he was… enjoying the shock.
His eyes rolled back, leaving only the whites visible, his tongue lolled out, and his entire body twitched uncontrollably.
Bang!
The Annihilator casually tossed Allen aside like a broken toy, glancing down at his unconscious body.
"So fragile and pathetic."
The Annihilator felt he had overestimated his opponent. Allen couldn't even withstand a single ordinary attack.
This scene was being broadcast across the cosmos via the StarNet livestream.
The masses who were watching felt their hearts sink.
They had pinned their hopes on Allen, only to be met with such a result. A wave of despair swept over them.
"Khmmfgh…"
Huh?
A faint, involuntary moan drew the Annihilator's frown toward the limp, crumpled Allen.
"You electrocuted me all tingly... I kinda liked it~"
Allen lay there with his legs crossed, one hand under his head, gazing back with a dazed, dreamy look—like absolutely nothing was wrong.
Annihilator: "..."
Damn it. What a perverted freak.
He really wanted to beat him until he exploded on the spot.
…
"Allen's fine! My idol is badass!"
"Is he okay in the head though? Taunting even when he's clearly outmatched?"
"This is like an emotional rollercoaster—up, down, up again!"
…
As soon as the audience saw that Allen was totally fine in the livestream feed, the StarNet exploded with excitement again.
At the same time, their worry for his safety grew deeper.
Next time, the Annihilator would surely go for the kill.
"You can die now. I won't give you another chance to live."
Golden lightning gathered in the Annihilator's palm, building toward a terrifyingly powerful attack.
The aura alone made it hard for Allen to breathe.
If their power levels were to be ranked, the Annihilator would qualify as a Dimensional Overlord.
"Allen, run!"
Suddenly, a chain wrapped in blue flames tore through the void, binding the Annihilator's wrist mid-charge.
At the other end of the chain, the Ghost Rider—Frank—pulled in the opposite direction on his motorcycle, revving the engine furiously.
"Another ant, huh."
To the Annihilator, Frank was even less of a threat than Allen.
With a casual flick of force, man and bike went tumbling.
Yet Frank, engulfed in blue flames, stubbornly held on.
"Get lost!"
The Annihilator yanked again, sending Frank flying. But when he turned back toward Allen—he was gone.
"Over here!"
From afar, Allen waved his Thunder God's Hammer.
And in his other hand—there was now a sphere.
The Orb of Power.
The container for the Power Stone.
Boom!
A single strike from the hammer cracked the orb. With a squeeze, it shattered completely—revealing a gem radiating violet light in his palm.
"What… is that?"
Even among the rarest of relics, the Infinity Stones were nearly unknown. The Annihilator, from a divergent universe, had never heard of them—after all, they only existed in the Human Realm Universe.
The rampant energy of the Power Stone began to surge through Allen's body, glowing violet through his meridians.
If not for his five maxed-out professions, a body sixty times stronger than normal, and a divine core as protection, Allen would've instantly disintegrated.
With his current physique, holding the Power Stone wasn't an issue—but using its power freely was another matter. One wrong move and he might actually explode where he stood.
"Stop him!"
Sensing the frightening power surging from the gem, the Annihilator roared, ordering the remaining four Zerg Kings to strike.
Creeeak...
Sinister laughter echoed through the void as Allen grinned smugly. "Now it's my turn to show off."
The next moment, he slammed the Power Stone against the surface of the Thunder God's Hammer.
Using his Alchemist skills, he forced the fusion of the two artifacts.
In an instant, violet lightning coiled around the hammer, and a shimmering purple aura enveloped Allen's divine armor.
Boom!
He swung the hammer into the void—
A tidal wave of violet lightning burst forth, radiating in all directions.
"Aaaaah—!"
The four Zerg Kings—Cataclysm, Doomsday, Slaughter, and Oblivion—could only watch helplessly as their bodies disintegrated inch by inch.
They didn't even have the chance to resist. In the blink of an eye, they were reduced to cosmic dust.
"Holy crap! I feel like I could solo the Celestials now!"
Allen marveled at his Thunder God's Hammer, now enhanced with the Power Stone. His divine rank felt like it had jumped several levels. Even the hot-tempered Odin would probably have to smile and nod politely now.
He swung the hammer across the battlefield toward the Zerg fleet.
The violet lightning roared out like a shockwave, sweeping across the horizon. Countless Annihilation Zerg were instantly vaporized.
The residual radiation caused massive electromagnetic disruption, plunging Xandar into a tech blackout.
The Nova Corps' defensive shields failed at the same moment due to the disruption, and warships began falling like rain. Seeing this, pilots didn't hesitate to eject.
"You little punk, don't think you're off the hook after class!"
Seeing the tide turn against him, the Annihilator fled at once, transforming into a streak of golden lightning darting through the cosmos.
Allen, hammer in one hand, pointed after him with the other as he gave chase.
Frank, swaying as he returned, limped back to his motorcycle, looking around for any sign of Allen.
But the place was eerily empty—he was the only one left.
The once-mighty Annihilation Zerg fleet had completely vanished, not a single trace remaining.
Puzzled, he muttered, "Did I come to the wrong place?"
But the shattered ruins of Xandar confirmed he hadn't.
"Where's Allen?"
Just then, a belated ship arrived. Hela stepped out, brows furrowed.
A moment ago, she had lost all sense of the Thunder God's Hammer's presence—her mind filled with dark thoughts.
"He might be dead," Frank said gloomily.
Having been flung so far, he hadn't witnessed Allen's explosive comeback. To him, the only logical outcome was Allen's tragic death.
A heavy sorrow settled over everyone. None of them wanted to accept the truth.
With the tech on Xandar disabled, the livestream had gone dead.
To all who had been watching, it seemed their hero had fallen. When the broadcast ended, so did hope. All that remained was mourning and grief.
But in truth—
Allen and the Annihilator had entered a superluminal chase. Along the way, no known civilization's tech could even detect them.
At most, radar instruments picked up the fleeting blip of an elusive energy wave.
"Don't come near me!!"
Moments ago, the Annihilator had been wildly arrogant—now, he was a complete mess.
To one-shot four Zerg Kings or annihilate an entire space fleet? Even the Annihilator couldn't manage that.
"Be a man! Let's have a turn-based, fair fight! You hit me once, I hit you once!" Allen shouted in pursuit.
To hell with that!
That'd get him killed, for real!
"I'm out! I'm not a man—I'm a bug!"
The Annihilator raced toward a dimensional rift like a lunatic, crying out, "Big bro, please don't chase me anymore! I swear I'll never invade this universe again—can't we just pretend nothing happened?!"
"Nope!"
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