“Scatter!”

In that instant, Shiva was the first to realize the seriousness of the situation.

He immediately shouted loudly, issuing a warning to the crowd.

However, in this situation, conveying information through words… was clearly too late.

Before the shout had even finished, a beam of cyan energy burst from Infinite’s fingertips, transforming into a cylindrical ray of light, and blasted towards the ground.

This move was a purely external energy attack, with no technique to speak of, but its power was enough to instantly kill most of the players present.

Fortunately… in that split second, Shiva’s outstanding battle instincts drove him to do something crucial – he decisively unleashed the ray of the [Eye of Destruction], severing Infinite’s finger.

This action caused Infinite's attack to be interrupted after only 1.5 seconds, and the cyan energy beam did not follow its intended trajectory.

After a rapid sweep, the beam dissipated, leaving behind a pool of blood and a pile of afterimages that turned into white light.

“Hmph… this guy…” Two seconds later, Infinite's finger regenerated, and he coldly snorted, looking down at Shiva in the distance, “…seems pretty strong.”

“Heh…” Brahma, who was beside him, chuckled wryly before Shiva could react. “Boss, it seems you’ve been targeted.”

Shiva couldn’t spare any energy to shift his gaze from Infinite. Without turning his head, he sighed, “Sigh… I hope I can last for a while.”

“Sorry, Boss…” Unexpectedly, Brahma’s next words suddenly carried a sense of determination, “I’m afraid I can’t stay with you until then.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his robust figure suddenly rose, soaring towards the sky.

When Brahma's figure entered his line of sight, Shiva realized… his teammate’s left arm and half of his torso had disappeared, and only a bloody mist remained of his leg below the left knee.

“Da Fan!” In an instant, Shiva was at a loss for words, calling out the other man’s real name.

Shi Long had many "friends." His innate social resources meant that a large number of people would approach or cling to him; but… the people he truly regarded as friends were just a few.

Wei Da Fan… was one of them.

He had clear likes and dislikes, spoke frankly, acted impulsively, and was driven by emotion…

He was the kind of person who would gather a group of classmates to play games in an internet cafe, and be the loudest one shouting; he was the kind of person who would argue with you face-to-face, even fight; he was also the kind of person who could still laugh and give you a hug when you reunited after many years.

But… he would never speak ill of you behind your back or set you up; and he would never be honey-tongued with ulterior motives.

On the road of life, Wei Da Fan was clearly not an actor, nor an idol.

However, his natural performance wasn’t unpleasant.

“Even I… can tell that this guy is ridiculously strong…” As Brahma flew towards the sky, he shouted loudly at his teammates, “Let me use my last strength to buy some time. You guys hurry…”

Bang—

A heavy blow interrupted his words.

Brahma, who had already been beaten into a fragmented state, turned into a cloud of blood mist with that sound… and transformed into a flurry of white light before he could even fall to the ground.

“Sigh… humans…” In the next second, Infinite's figure appeared at the spot where Brahma had been shattered. He sighed and said, “Even though they lack the ability, they always want to act like heroes.”

His speed was so fast that no one saw how he killed Brahma. By the time people heard the blow, it was already over…

“You think you can use will, effort, sacrifice… to create so-called miracles…” At this point, Infinite revealed a grimace. “Hmph… such idealistic rhetoric really makes me sick…” As he spoke, he raised a hand again, “This kind of thinking is simply an insult to the entire universe, the entire dimension.”

With that, he snapped his fingers.

The moment the finger-snap rang out, a conical area in front of him… exploded.

This was a terrifying sight that the players had never seen before…

No preparation time, no brewing process, and yet the casually unleashed move possessed terrifying power.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds more people were annihilated.

“Reality is never cruel. Only you idealistic, foolish, yet arrogant beings would use the word 'cruel' to describe it.” Infinite continued, “Reality has always been objective and fair. Everything that happens in this world can be explained by established objective facts and probability, without exception.”

His slaughter… continued.

Snap—

Another finger-snap, and another area suffered a devastating blow.

For a time, shockwaves, light and shadows, blood, broken limbs, screams… rose and fell, creating a bloody picture.

“Is this… despair?” Yama, looking up at the sky as her legs were blown off, muttered.

She knew very well that it wouldn't be long before she followed in the footsteps of her teammates…

Just now, when the first beam of light erupted, it swept towards the spot where she, Vishnu, and Brahma were standing. In just an instant… Brahma, who had dodged sideways quickly, had a third of his limbs sheared off; while Vishnu, in a moment of urgency, had pushed Yama away, causing himself to take the full brunt of the attack… and was instantly vaporized.

Watching two such powerful comrades get instantly killed, Yama stood there in shock, at a loss for what to do. It wasn't until Infinite's subsequent attack sent her flying that she came back to her senses in the midst of intense pain.

“I wonder if Captain is still alive…” Yama couldn’t find Shiva’s figure in the surrounding smoke and moving figures. “But, even Captain… is probably helpless against such a monster…”

Boom—

Another explosion rang out dozens of meters away, making Yama's slightly improved tinnitus symptoms worse again.

“Ever since we came here, we haven't been able to bring up the game menu. That must be the doing of those two derivatives…” On the verge of death, Yama thought to herself, “Of course, I know I’m not long for this world even without looking at the status bar, but… I’m not reconciled.” Thinking of this, her expression changed slightly, “Having my life saved by others, only to throw it away so easily… that's a bit much…”

At this moment, she raised her hands.

Although, all she could see before her was hazy smoke…

Although, her ears were filled with piercing sounds…

But… Yama could still catch sight of the figure in mid-air emitting data light.

“Never mind… I’m going to die anyway. It doesn’t matter if I use this spell here, right…”

After making up her mind, a chaotic energy slowly gathered between Yama’s hands.

“Surpassing the darkness of darkness,
Transcending the depths of night.
Sea of chaos, existence adrift.
Golden King of Darkness.
I hereby beseech thee,
I hereby pledge to thee.
Against everything that stands before me…
All things foolish.
I shall, with my power and thine…
Grant them equal destruction.”