With a flick of its chitinous fingers, arge hole in the violet grass fields opened up and created a powerful suction force that swallowed the unconscious 6th-stage Saviors.


    Tarish heaved a sigh of relief as she saw her teammates get sent back to where they came from. She didn''t think the Sapient Canzer would let them go so easily, but surprisingly, it did.


    She didn''t want to know why it was suddenly merciful, she just wanted to escape.


    An, her friends, and herself can leave with their SoulTime intact.


    She didn''t resist the suction force from the dark chasm in the ground and let herself fall into it.


    It could have been a trap, but she knew that the Sapient Canzer had no need for such things. It could have destroyed them right then and there if it wanted.


    She fell through the hole and a deep darkness epassed her whole body. She couldn''t see anything. It was the same as the hole they fell from.


    Her speed elerated, with an unknown force pushing her further and further into the hole until she saw a bright light in the distance.


    SPATUNNGG


    She burst forth from the dark chasm opening and saw herself falling towards the fallen rubble and chaos of the remaining Masamune district. There was no more thick orange liquid flooding the streets and gutting the skyscrapers—only crumbled walls and overturned buildings.


    She used her shield and braced herself for impact as she crashed onto the roof of a building.


    CRASH


    She looked up and saw her teammates shoot out from the dark chasm the same way as her.


    Ignoring her injuries, she got up and caught each of her unconscious teammates. Sheid them down gently onto the roof, with her face full of worry once she saw the horrible state of their bodies.


    The call of unconsciousness got stronger and stronger, but she still performed emergency medical attention to her team. She wasn''t going to leave them falling without protection.


    Once they were all safe and sound, shey on the floor right next to their unconscious bodies. She was exhausted.


    She was about to close her eyes when she suddenly realized something.


    Someone was missing.


    She got up and frantically looked everywhere but couldn''t find that ck battle-suited youth anywhere. She scoured the littered remains of the once beautiful Masamune district but found no trace of the Star Porter.


    Panic began to set in. What if…


    What if he''s still there?


    #####


    "$(@*%)#($&^)$#%*)@($@(*&@)"


    ''Such pathetic creatures. Seeing their horrified faces gives me such joy, but it onlysts for a second. I need more.''


    The Sapient Canzer found no satisfaction in killing the humans. The horrified look frozen on their dead faces wasn''t delicious to look at. It was much better to see them contort into horror live.


    That''s why they spared the humans. By doing so, more humans woulde and entertain the bored Infection Sapient Canzers.


    They knew that if they killed the humans, it would take a long time before the other humans found out about it. But if they survived to tell the tale, humans woulde in a matter of minutes.


    But just as the Sapient Canzer turned around, he felt a small wind breeze past its neck.


    It looked behind and was surprised to see one human still alive. It didn''t leave.


    "$@($*%)!($(#$*)(*^)(*#)$*()(*#@"


    ''Look at this stupid human. I spared you so that you can carry your friends out of here. Yet you stayed…how idiotic.''


    The rest of the clones behind itughed and jeered at An. They were merciful enough to let the humans live, but they didn''t think someone was stupid enough not to take it.


    The lead Sapient Canzer walked over to An and put its hands on his shoulders.


    "$(@*$)(*#%@#*"


    ''You still think Angels will save you? Why don''t I teach you what it means to die?''


    "You''ll find out," answered An.


    The Sapient Canzer couldn''t understand An''s words, but they knew that tone in his voice. It was impertinence.


    Just as the Canzer was about to say something, a ck me suddenly erupted all over An''s skin. It covered him with a tyrannical aura that burned the Sapient Canzer''s arm.


    The Canzer pulled his arm away subconsciously.


    It looked at its burnt chitinous armor, and back at An with its pure white eyes full of disbelief.


    "%(@*%&@)$(*%(#*@)(*#"


    ''I didn''t think this was possible. There was a monster hidden among the humans.''


    "A monster? You haven''t seen it yet," An said coldly.


    His 6-star Pseudo Canzer Whisperer


    mutation only allowed him to speak with Pseudo Canzers, which was why the Sapient Canzer couldn''t understand him, no matter how much An wanted it to.


    An used all the strength he had to punch the Sapient Canzer''s chitinous chest.


    Even with its protective spikes strewn around its armor, it was no use against An''s SSS ss Physique LifeSkill. His power cracked and shattered the monster''s chest, showing its violet blood and flesh inside.


    The rest of the clones stoppedughing and looked at An with a serious eye.


    The lead Canzer held its broken chest and red at An.


    "%)(*@)(*$)(%&#$)(%()$#)(*"


    ''You''ll regret that, stupid boy. I''ll kill you before the other humanse and save you.''


    The numerous clones behind it unfolded their wings at the same time and rose in the air.


    DUM…DUM DUM…DUM


    The violet grass fields trembled as thousands of dangerous Sapient Infection Canzers fluttered their wings in a rhythmic pattern.


    The lead Sapient Canzer with a cracked chest smiled as its clones surrounded the lone human.


    "$(*@)(*$)(*"


    ''Attack him.''


    Even though it was impressive that a human youth like An could crack a Sapient Canzer''s chitinous armor, it was still inconsequential in front of thousands of clones.


    If the human couldn''t even kill a single clone using his full strength, then he had no hope of ever surviving against them.


    The Sapient Canzerughed. The human severely overestimated his strength.


    It turned around and left everything to the clones. It didn''t need to watch to know the result of such carnage.


    The thousands of Sapient Canzer clones converged on An, but then…


    BOOUUGGGSHHHH


    Arge fire-less explosion reverberated through the violet grassfields.


    The Sapient Canzer''s eyes went wide with disbelief as it felt hundreds of its clones die in the explosion.


    The Sapient Canzer turned and looked back at the human. Slowly, its chitinous armor rattled with increasing intensity. The pressure and aura emanating from the human was enough to send fear and dread running down its back.