Chapter 646: Helpless

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Gravity kept increasing, as if an invisible giant hand descended from the sky, pressing them down toward the nearest platform.

They tried to break free, only to find it was all in vain.

In the end, Ajia Ke Si, Wokan, An Na Jin and their entourage, along with the Warrior Guard piloting Centurions, were dragged by the invisible gravity onto the platform, making intimate contact with the metal floor tiles.

Boom! Boom!

The OriginalBody, weighing over ten tons, and the nearly thousand‑ton Centurions crashed onto the nearest platform, smashing the metal floor tiles below into pits of varying depth.

"Ugh…!"

An Na Jin tried to break the gravity's hold, but the harder he pushed, the stronger the gravity became, pressing his face back down into the pit.

Swish! Swish!

At that moment, countless spirit coffins and the Royal Guard teleported via five‑dimensional portals, instantly surrounding them, raising high‑power Gauss rifles and pulling the triggers…

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, the OriginalBody and the Honor Guard were subjected to close‑range concentrated fire.

Buzz! Buzz!

Even though their protective stances and energy shields held, absorbing the attacks, it was only temporary; after all, they were now live targets, unable to move.

However, while Wokan, An Na Jin, Ajia Ke Si and others were suppressed, the remaining Warrior squads did not give up trying to counterattack.

These top individuals representing the Sparta Corps split into two groups.

Half headed to the topmost platform to rescue the gravity‑bound Wokan and others, while the other half attempted to deal with that Fa La He, Xun Baraher.

At this moment.

The Warrior squad closest to Xun Baraher launched a rapid charge.

Three Honor-class Centurions immediately opened concentrated cannon fire on the seemingly "tiny" Fa La He, while another, having exhausted its ammunition belt, switched to the "Ship‑Slicing Blade" attached to its back…

That's right, the Ship‑Slicing Blade.

A rod about thirty‑five meters long, a "large‑scale" power blade equipped with disassembly stances and high‑energy devices.

Grabbing the Ship‑Slicing Blade with both hands, the moment the palms linked with the hilt, the reactor that powers the Centurion's armor and cannons also supplies power to the blade…

Buzz!!

High‑energy stances filled the space between the blade tip and the hilt.

Like red lightning, it crackled across the edge, temperatures of billions of degrees threatening to warp space.

Immediately, the Centurion gripped the Ship‑Slicing Blade, circled to a position above Xun Baraher's back, and while his comrades' Centurions unleashed their barrage, he thrust the blade forward in an instant surge.

Boom!!

The speed was so extreme it generated multiple sonic booms.

But after a few seconds, the irritable Fa La He remained unharmed, raised his staff and fired a green beam at one of the Centurions.

"Bang… Crack! Crack!!!"

The Honor-class Centurion's energy shield shattered the instant the green light struck it.

The green light rapidly corroded the Centurion's armor and nanofabric, visibly aging them; the nanofabric peeled away, and the armor grew rusted.

In less than a blink, the skin exposed beyond the nanofabric rotted away, revealing the stark white bones beneath the flesh.

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Realizing the Centurion was destroyed, the warrior instantly ejected the driver's seat embedded in his back, which served as a "spine," to avoid the unknown corrosive effect.

Yet the moment the seat popped out, Xun Baraher, having calculated the trajectory, used his staff to fling a green light sphere along the seat's path.

Boom!!

The green light flashed.

The driver's seat suffered severe corrosion as well; even though the warrior's dedicated terminator sensed danger and instantly deployed a protective stance, the outcome inevitably included the word "death".

After all, Xun Baraher's attack can directly breach an Honor Centurion's defenses, let alone the terminator's armor.

As for the Centurion that previously used the Ship‑Slicing Blade for a thrust and then seemed to vanish, Xun Baraher had already detected it.

In that very instant, Xun Baraher opened a five‑dimensional portal behind him, sending the attacking Centurion straight into the core of a star in physical space…

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Regardless of the fate of that Centurion and its driver, at this point they were forcibly removed from the battle.

The remaining two Centurions, also suppressed by gravity, fell toward the Brilliant Star Map.

Buzz! Buzz!

Before making physical contact with the Brilliant Star Map, the energy shields emitted by the two Centurions violently collided with the stance protecting the map.

Although not fatal, the gravity suppression left both Centurions immobile, unable to rejoin the fight.

Next.

Seeing the plan to surround with firepower and defeat the opponent collapse, the remaining Centurions ceased close‑range engagement with Xun Baraher and resorted to long‑range interception.

Moreover, Xun Baraher, who had once been "one‑shot" by John, ignored the Centurions he considered "flying insects," instead teleporting to the top platform and deploying a segregation stance that blocked the rescue Centurion formation at the "doorway."

Conversely, all spirit coffins and the Royal Guard immediately ceased fire, moving to the sides to clear a passage for their supreme leader.

Step, step.

"Humans…"

Xun Baraher walked slowly toward Wokan, An Na Jin and the others, saying, "Your brother sent you here, essentially a death sentence, but fear not, I will give you a chance… a chance to defeat me."

As he spoke, Xun Baraher gave his staff a slight wave.

Meanwhile, the immobilized Wokan and the others, as Fa La He swung, no longer felt the crushing pressure that had left them breathless.

In contrast, the immobilized Wokan and the others, as Fa Rah's swinging motion continued, no longer felt the crushing that made them gasp for breath.

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Dong, dong!

The moment Wokan regained his freedom, he sprinted forward, as if teleporting, arriving in front of Xun Barachel, while also swinging a great hammer at him.

Boom!!!

When the hammer struck the defensive position, Xun Barachel's entire body sank uncontrollably, denting the metal floor tiles into a deep pit, causing the whole platform to tremble.

An Na Jin, also newly freed, wielded two light swords, circled to the side and launched a sprint.

A Jakes removed the war spear attached to the centurion's back, a spear forged by Hephestus, assumed a bow stance, and hurled it forcefully at Xun Barachel.

It wasn't just these three; the remaining dozen or so centurions either continued ranged attacks or engaged in close combat together with the OriginalBody.

Buzz!!!

But Xun Barachel, under the combined assault of two OriginalBodies and a squad of Honor Guard, never moved at all, and this Falah personally and concretely realized how vast the gap between OriginalBodies can be…

After all, these two young OriginalBodies before him couldn't even break its defenses.