The void around the Cartenone Temple pulsed violently, every surface a cascade of flowing clips, scrolling ads, and viral fragments. Crunchyroller had fully unleashed himself. His form, a constantly shifting prism of streaming energy, now fractured into hundreds of interconnected copies, each moving at impossible speeds.
"You cannot hit what is everywhere!" Crunchyroller boomed, each echo overlapping, creating a chaotic symphony of distortion."Every frame, every second… I am unstoppable!"
Brush D. Rush's white aura flared brighter than ever. All his powers moved in perfect unison, responding faster than even the streaming chaos could adapt. Creation Guardians surged forward, intercepting fragments of streaming copies. Erasure cut through the most threatening attacks, while Interception redirected relentless volleys into voided zones. Interconnectivity linked every safe space, giving the remaining team footing in an otherwise collapsing environment.
Equinox leapt gracefully through the chaos, violet lances streaking across the void. "Brush! Focus on the main core—I'll carve a corridor through his copies!"
The first onslaught hit. Viral projectiles, compressed blades, and looping fragments collided at impossible speeds. Frostbinder froze segments of the attacks mid-flight, RobbRox rebuilt collapsing platforms in a heartbeat, and FooTube projected illusions to mislead the copies. Melody Guard's harmonies countered the sensory assault, giving the team a brief moment to regroup.
"Infinite! Eternal! Useless!" Crunchyroller shouted, each word fracturing the void, forcing the team to dodge as reality itself flickered.
Brush teleported through the center of the onslaught, Erasure expanding in perfect synchronization with Creation and Destruction. He collided with multiple copies at once, collapsing them into streams of harmless fragments. Equinox struck simultaneously, violet lances piercing the core of the main form.
The void shuddered. Hundreds of copies destabilized, some flickering out of existence, but Crunchyroller adapted instantly, spawning new copies from the residual data streams.
"You can't keep up! I am the feed! I am endless! Every second strengthens me!"
Brush's eyes narrowed. "Then we match him second for second!"
He extended his fists, all powers flaring at once. Interconnectivity linked every cleared zone, providing coordinated movement. Creation Guardians intercepted streams of new copies, while Erasure consumed the fastest, most dangerous fragments. Interception redirected residual attacks into the void, destabilizing Crunchyroller's replication process.
Equinox leapt again, violet lances streaking in arcs, carving permanent corridors through the streaming chaos, giving the team momentary breathing space.
"We aren't reacting," Brush shouted, aura blazing. "We're controlling the flow!"
The first wave of the streaming onslaught collapsed partially, leaving Crunchyroller's main core exposed. His voice fractured with fury and static:
"Impossible! I am the stream! I cannot be stopped!"
Brush's aura flared white-hot. "Then we finish what we started!"
He prepared for a strike that could destabilize the core of Crunchyroller himself, while Equinox readied her violet lances to pierce the streaming mass. The team braced, the void vibrating with anticipation of the next, decisive phase of the battle.
The fight was far from over—but for the first time, Crunchyroller was no longer untouchable.