Chapter 379

In this state, even if it could destroy half a city with a single punch, it was still utterly insufficient to withstand this blow; if it tried to block it directly, not only would its entire body be destroyed, but its core would likely be shattered too.

"No choice—use that technique."

Boruto crossed his arms over his chest, and torrents of energy surged into the white hollow in his chest.

"To force me to use this move—be proud, human… then die!"

Boruto's eyes blazed with light as violent energy erupted from his entire body; his previously purple form instantly turned into a blinding golden hue, radiating an intense brilliance like a sun, while thick lightning bolts, as wide as houses, lashed out in all directions from him, turning a thousand-meter radius around him into a realm of thunder.

"Star Crumbling Roar Cannon!"

With Boruto's roar, the space around him instantly collapsed and shattered, and a terrifying energy cannon shot forth from his body, carrying destructive power capable of obliterating a planet, striking upward at the golden meteor descending from above.

The two collided.

Like a supernova exploding, the sky turned pitch black in an instant, then blazed with blinding brightness.

Beneath the alien mothership, Bongu and the others hadn't yet reacted to what had happened.

Accompanied by a terrifying explosion like a nuclear detonation.

Boom!!

In an instant.

The heavens trembled, the earth shook!

The alien mothership, roughly the size of City A, roared as it plummeted violently toward the ground, as if something akin to a meteor had struck its top.

A colossal hole was torn into the sky by a towering energy cannon, lightning flickered everywhere, and the land of City A gradually cracked and collapsed under the collision of these two immense forces.

City A now resembled the end of the world.

"What exactly happened…?"

"Watch out!"

Super Alloy Blacklight yanked the dazed Komei Tetsu aside, and immediately a deep, bottomless fissure split the ground beneath them.

"Pay attention—don't be a hero who causes trouble for others."

The Atom warrior glanced at Komei Tetsu.

"Y-yes!"

Komei Tetsu was filled with shame.

Flashing Flesh stared at the ground, where cracks multiplied, and muttered grimly: "This place is dangerous—we should leave first."

Without needing his reminder, Bongu and the other S-Class heroes had already retreated from the area, withdrawing to a safe zone near the Hero Association headquarters.

Child Emperor and the other heroes stood atop the headquarters building, watching as the alien mothership groaned and sank into the ground, stopping only after half of it had disappeared beneath the surface.

Child Emperor, monitoring computer data, stared at the sky above, where lightning continuously flashed, his small face filled with shock and disbelief.

"This is…"

Zombie Man looked at him: "What's wrong?"

"The energy readings here are abnormally high."

Child Emperor wiped several drops of cold sweat from his forehead: "Higher by more than a hundredfold than the attack that destroyed City A…"

"What did you say?!"

All the heroes around him were stunned silent.

A hundred times stronger than the attack that destroyed City A—what does that even mean?

Could it destroy the entire nation of Nihon?

"If this was caused by a battle between two individuals…"

Child Emperor, sweating profusely, found it hard to imagine.

The other S-Class heroes, hearing his words, were also stunned into silence.

Tornado was blown over ten miles by the gale of erupting energy; when she returned,

she saw Boruto standing in midair, his form altered.

He stood in the air, gasping heavily, his right arm gone—but already regenerating—his aura significantly weakened, the purple glow emanating from him dimmer than before.

"Where's that guy?"

Tornado frowned, scanning the surroundings, and finally spotted Luo En lying deep in a crater atop the alien mothership.

Half his body was gone, drenched in blood, his blue eyes dull and lifeless, his entire presence as faint as a dying candle's last flicker.

Tornado's eyes narrowed, her heart trembled slightly.

He… lost?

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30, Luo En and Tornado

Tornado floated down beside Luo En, bending over to look at him: "Hey, can you hear me?"

No response.

Luo En's eyes were dim, like stagnant water.

"You idiot… are you really going to die? Seriously, I thought you were stronger than this—if you can't win, don't go charging in alone. You're not even a hero…"

As Tornado used her telekinesis to heal Luo En, she couldn't help but hurl more insults.

Bathed in green light, Luo En's wounds gradually stopped bleeding, but his recovery remained painfully slow.

Tornado gazed at his horrific state, her slender brows slightly furrowed.

Losing half his body—such an injury would have killed an ordinary human instantly. It was far too severe; even her telekinesis couldn't guarantee a cure.

Luo En uttered a faint whisper.

"No… don't… bother with me."

"Who cares whether you live or die? I'm just repaying a favor from before. Don't get the wrong idea."

Tornado said, tsundere.

The green light from her outstretched hands grew brighter and more dazzling.

In the air.

Boros's right arm had fully recovered. He clenched his fist and looked down.

"Human, you're probably not the one I'm looking for, but this battle is a rare one that let me feel the thrill of combat."

"But in the end, I still won."

"A prophecy is just a prophecy. As expected, on this planet there exists no opponent who can match me."

It extended its recovered right hand toward where Luo En was below, energy gathering in its palm.

"Don't worry about me… just run…"

Luo En's dim reincarnation eyes reflected the figure of Boros in the sky, and the energy cannon about to be fired down.

Tornado also felt the intense pressure and danger from above. Hearing Luo En's words, her expression grew even more annoyed.

"Who do you take me for? I am 'Tornado of Terror,' the world's strongest esper. Why should I take orders from you?"

After saying that, brilliant white light shone from Tornado's eyes, her green curls rose skyward, and a powerful burst of psychic power erupted.

The space around Boros instantly warped, the powerful psychic power seeming as if it would twist Boros into a pretzel.

However.

Boros merely shook his body once, and the force scattered.

Tornado's face went pale.

To think there was such a huge gap…

Watching the energy cannon in Boros's hand about to fire down, Luo En gave a bitter smile in his heart.

This time he really overplayed his hand.

He had overestimated his own body, and underestimated Boros's destructive power.

And he hadn't expected that the radiation contained in that energy cannon could rob his immortal body of over ninety percent of its regenerative power.

And even healing arts didn't have much effect.

This was really troublesome.

He glanced at Tornado beside him, still using her psychic power to heal him. Her whole body radiated green light, that delicate young little face somewhat pale, her forehead covered in sweat — clearly quite a strain.

Luo En let out a soft breath.

"No choice, let's retreat for now…"

Tornado was stunned at his words.