Zero glanced back with disgust at the elderly Thanos.
He was truly a useless teammate.
Hadn't he sensed that attack the moment it was unleashed?
Zero's Plan A had been interrupted by Tony's move.
But Zero wasn't annoyed; he had Plan B!
The Blue Star team scored, and the serve went to the Cosmic team.
The elderly Thanos handed the volleyball to Zero.
He was too ashamed to serve.
Getting scored on by an Iron Man who wasn't even multiverse-level made him feel almost as pathetic as the young Thanos.
Zero squeezed the volleyball in his hand and, catching Hela's eye, subtly gave her a look.
Hela silently nodded slightly.
She knew: Zero was initiating Plan B!
Receiving her response, Zero withdrew his gaze.
He tossed the volleyball into the air, hoping the woman could be trusted!
"Super Galaxy Train Alteration!"
"Supernova Cosmic Train Serve!"
Zero swung his starlight once more.
The volleyball flew towards the net with an unstoppable momentum!
Unlike Lin Feng's flashy side-to-side movements, Zero's serve was fast and direct!
"Same old trick in a new guise!"
Sensing the energy emanating from the volleyball, Lin Feng sneered and stepped forward to cover Tony.
Tony wouldn't be able to receive this one.
He would take it, then hit it back to Tony, and then offer a little assistance.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and reached out to meet the oncoming volleyball.
But soon, Lin Feng's peripheral vision, through the starlight on the ball, caught the playful smile on Zero's lips.
A trap?!
In an instant, Lin Feng made his judgment.
But it was too late to think further; the volleyball was upon him!
Lin Feng swung his hand with all his might, but suddenly, several strange lights appeared behind him!
Three figures emerged in rapid succession, grabbing Lin Feng's arm just as he was about to swing.
Then, more figures appeared, holding onto Lin Feng's waist, head, and legs.
"What?!"
It was the Black Robes!
Several Black Robes from the First Faction had entangled Lin Feng!
"Damn it, shouldn't these First Faction members be dead? Where did they come from?!"
Lin Feng immediately gathered his strength, trying to break free from the restraints.
But the next second, several translucent wraiths suddenly charged towards Lin Feng's head, flying upwards after passing through him.
A brief dizziness washed over him, then vanished.
Lin Feng was startled, but it was too late.
The three wraiths had successfully nullified the last sliver of his chance to counter.
The volleyball pierced the final defensive line and slammed forcefully into Lin Feng's face.
"Lin Feng!"
"Lin!"
Tony exclaimed, completely taken by surprise by the sudden appearance of figures on their side of the court.
Indeed, in a match of this caliber, an unexpected event left everyone unable to react.
In the stands, Susan watched with worry mixed with surprise.
"Isn't that a foul?!"
"Where did these people come from?!"
On the court, Ling Lu also cried out in alarm.
"I don't know where these Black Robes came from!"
"But this is an Unlimited Beach Volleyball match, so no action constitutes a foul!"
"The appearance of these individuals seems to have caught Lin Feng completely off guard!"
"The ball has landed, the Cosmic team scores! The Cosmic team has finally scored!"
"The score is now 2:1!"
"The Cosmic team has strongly clawed back one point!"
As the volleyball hit the ground, the Black Robes released Lin Feng and quickly retreated to Zero's side of the court.
"Hahahaha! Didn't expect this, did you, Lin Feng!"
"I told you, I've completely grasped the meaning of 'Unlimited'!"
"Unlimited means no rules, so it's perfectly reasonable for us to increase the number of participants, hahahaha!"
Zero's Plan B had succeeded quickly and effectively!
The Black Robes entangled Lin Feng, and Hela's wraiths caused a brief disorientation!
Lin Feng rubbed his nose expressionlessly.
Well, he was a little angry, but Zero was right; this was an unlimited match, and calling in reinforcements wasn't a foul!
Zero was gloating and continued to summon more Black Robes.
This kind of sneak attack could only work once. It was impossible to trap an omniversal-level being twice!
So Zero stopped pretending and directly summoned ten of the First Faction's top combatants.
Lin Feng found these individuals somewhat familiar; they looked like the First Faction members he had seen during his final battle with Zero.
Never mind the irrelevant details!
If Zero could summon reinforcements, why couldn't he?
Heh, a joke.
Did Zero forget how his subordinates died last time?
Lin Feng silently made a call in his mind, then stopped talking. He tossed the volleyball into the air!
"Lin Feng is serving!"
"The players have been pulling out all the stops in this match, dazzling the audience!"
"The commentator is at a loss for what to expect next!"
"But the commentator feels that the situation is about to become chaotic. Let's wait and see!"
After all the shouting, Ling Lu was also showing signs of fatigue.
Looking at the Black Robes Zero had summoned on the sand, Ling Lu pouted.
She knew Lin Feng very well.
Even though Lin Feng's expression was calm now, he certainly wasn't going to let this slide.
He'd been hit in the face with a volleyball; he wouldn't retaliate? That was absurd!
Zero waited for the falling volleyball, subtly giving orders to his subordinates to stand by.
Behind him, Hela summoned several more translucent wraiths, her intentions unclear!
"Heh!"
Lin Feng ignored Hela, instead meeting Zero's gaze and extending his right hand.
His palm began to glow faintly, and Zero's eyes narrowed. He knew it was coming; Lin Feng was about to make his move!
He certainly knew Lin Feng would retaliate after being hit in the face with the volleyball.
Now it was just a matter of what move Lin Feng would make!
Judging by his stance, he probably intended to unleash his attack the moment the ball landed on his side, returning the volleyball hit to his own face.
Too naive! Zero saw through this childish playground taunt at a glance!
With a mocking smile, Zero stared intently at Lin Feng.
As long as he focused his gaze on Lin Feng, he was confident he could defend against Lin Feng's attack!
With five seconds left until the volleyball landed!
Lin Feng's palm grew brighter, and his lips moved slightly.
It was coming!
Zero's eyebrows shot up as he kept his eyes fixed on Lin Feng.
The light in his palm intensified, and the charging sequence began its countdown.
Zero keenly analyzed that in three seconds, Lin Feng's charge would reach its peak and be released.
And the volleyball would land in the optimal position in three seconds!
Everything was proceeding as he had anticipated!
Zero sneered and began to count down silently in his mind.
Three.
Boom!
Unforeseen!
This match couldn't be judged by normal standards! Just like Zero's final battle with Lin Feng!
He had just counted to three!
He had just counted to three!
Zero's head was knocked askew by a massive, azure spiral energy cannon that suddenly appeared in the sky, causing him to stumble!
"What the hell, a feint?!"