On the Monsters' side, after a brief moment of hesitation and fear, survival instincts and the unresolved weight of Sol's sacrifice took over.
Gouketsu's four eyes glowed crimson as he roared, unleashing terrifying vacuum shockwaves with his massive fists.
Elder Centipede raised its battered body and spewed a corrosive torrent filled with the last remnants of its power.
Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind combined their abilities, flames and violent winds intertwining into a devastating tornado.
Gums opened its enormous mouth and released a wave of engulfing energy.
Overgrown Rover's three heads fired scorching energy beams simultaneously.
Ugly President slammed his chest and unleashed distorted shockwaves across the battlefield.
Phoenix Man ascended into the sky, reborn in blazing flames. Nearly every Dragon-Level and Demon-Level Monster still capable of fighting launched their attacks toward the same target.
Countless energies of different colors and destructive properties surged upward like a reversed waterfall, charging toward the Moon, toward the location of God's Avatar.
Blast continuously shifted through the sky, his hands moving rapidly as he manipulated distorted space. He precisely redirected and reinforced the massive energy torrent from below, attempting to amplify its destructive force as much as possible.
For the first time, God's Avatar on the Moon appeared mildly interested in the resistance of these insignificant beings.
Its withered arm slowly rose.
The fingers spread open before gently pressing downward toward the incoming torrent of combined power.
At that moment, it felt as if the entire universe had gone silent.
The combined attack, powerful enough to erase continents countless times over and created from the strength of the world's greatest heroes and monsters, suddenly lost all momentum before it could even reach the Moon.
It was as though an invisible hand had casually brushed against it.
The energy dispersed instantly.
No explosion.
No collision.
No light.
It simply vanished as though it had never existed.
Every effort, every struggle, seemed meaningless before such overwhelming power.
Thud!
The backlash from excessive energy consumption struck immediately.
Countless Heroes and Monsters collapsed to the ground.
Black smoke poured from Genos's mechanical body.
Superalloy Darkshine dropped to one knee, gasping heavily.
Atomic Samurai supported himself with his blade.
Bang caught Tatsumaki as she lost consciousness once again, his expression grim.
Even Blast, who had dominated the battlefield like a war god, staggered slightly as the glow on his armor noticeably dimmed.
Despair tightened around everyone's throat.
God's Avatar stood motionless upon the Moon, its withered figure appearing even more sinister beneath the pale moonlight. Its indifferent gaze swept across Earth as though examining a colony of insignificant insects.
The battlefield fell into complete silence.
Saitama stood nearby, his bald head reflecting the moonlight. For once, he did not scratch his head casually. Instead, he stared directly at the figure on the Moon, his brows tightly furrowed.
"This guy is seriously strong."
Genos struggled back to his feet.
"Sensei, its energy readings are completely immeasurable."
"Yeah, I can tell," Saitama replied, his tone unusually serious. "Step back, Genos."
Saitama moved forward, shielding Genos behind him as his eyes sharpened and his fist slowly clenched.
At that moment, God's Avatar raised its arm again.
This time, it simply waved its hand.
The battlefield instantly transformed.
The ground became swamp-like and viscous, dragging countless Heroes and Monsters downward as they sank helplessly into the muddy terrain.
At the same time, countless razor-sharp ice crystals formed high in the sky and rained down at terrifying speed.
Gale Wind immediately manipulated the airflow to alter their trajectory, but his ability had no effect whatsoever.
Hellfire Flame erupted in blazing fire, forming a massive wall of flames.
"I'll melt them!"
The moment the flames touched the ice crystals, the fire itself froze solid.
The crystals pierced through the frozen flames and continued descending.
"What?!"
Hellfire Flame retreated in shock.
Atomic Samurai's blade flashed repeatedly, cutting apart dozens of ice crystals in an instant, yet more continued falling endlessly.
"They just keep coming!"
Flash Flash darted through the storm of ice at extreme speed, rescuing several A-Class Heroes who failed to dodge in time.
"These things are tracking targets."
Overgrown Rover continuously fired energy beams into the sky, detonating incoming crystals one after another while Ugly President charged around the battlefield, shielding nearby Monsters with his massive body.
"Don't panic!" Bang shouted calmly.
His Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist erupted at full power, shattering every ice crystal within range.
"Maintain your formation!"
Inside the Association command center, Sitch clenched his fists anxiously.
"Drive Knight, have you figured anything out?!"
"The target appears capable of controlling multiple natural forces simultaneously while nullifying all direct attacks," Drive Knight replied as his electronic eyes flashed rapidly. "A defensive strategy is strongly recommended over direct confrontation."
Then God's Avatar tapped its finger once more.
Every metal object on the battlefield instantly twisted and deformed.
Genos's mechanical arm emitted a painful metallic screech as sparks exploded from his joints.
"My body... it's forcibly rewriting my systems!"
Genos dropped to one knee while struggling against the external interference.
Several Association personnel screamed as their metal armor suddenly tightened around their bodies.
"It's controlling metal!" Child Emperor shouted as he threw away his equipment. "Discard all metal gear immediately!"
Unlike the others, Black Sperm remained mostly unaffected.
Its countless clones rapidly merged together.
"We don't have metal parts, idiots! Attack while we still can!"
Massive fist-shaped constructs formed from Black Sperm's cells and slammed violently into the ground, causing powerful tremors in an attempt to interrupt God's Avatar.
At the same time, Elder Centipede burrowed underground before erupting upward beneath the projection's location, sending debris and dust everywhere.
Gouketsu narrowed his four eyes.
"Did it work?"
As the dust settled, God's Avatar remained completely motionless on the Moon.
However, deep cracks had spread across Elder Centipede's armored shell, clearly showing that the creature had suffered immense damage instead.
Psykos observed the scene through Gyoro Gyoro, horror filling her heart.
"Did it redirect the damage through space... or were our attacks never reaching it in the first place?"
Nearby, Tatsumaki slowly regained consciousness while supported by Bang.
The moment she saw the battlefield's condition, fury reignited within her green eyes.
"That bastard..."
She pushed Bang away and floated back into the air.
Her psychic power exploded outward once more, but instead of attacking directly, she created a massive psychic barrier above the battlefield, blocking the endless rain of ice crystals.
"Tatsumaki! Your condition!" Bang shouted anxiously.
"Shut up!" Tatsumaki snapped.
Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, yet the barrier remained stable.
"I refuse to let that idiot's sacrifice be meaningless!"
The moment she mentioned Sol, her voice trembled slightly.
But the psychic power flowing from her only became stronger.
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