Towarik's voice cut through the chaos.
"We have to use the Silent Seal Style… now."
Kawarick looked at him for a brief moment, then nodded without hesitation.
"Alright… let's do it."
In the next second, everything went silent.
Then—
A massive explosion tore through the battlefield.
The ground shattered. The air itself seemed to collapse. The shockwave erased everything in its path. Most of the Holga were annihilated instantly, and even the remaining fighters were thrown back by the overwhelming force.
The Million Seal was hit directly.
For the first time… it was damaged.
Its form flickered, unstable, as their fusion began to change into something different—something more dangerous.
Hours passed in relentless combat.
Punch after punch. Impact after impact.
Neither side backed down.
On another side of the battlefield, Gori and his allies continued fighting.
The numbers had dropped drastically.
Only 28,000 fighters remained… against 79,000 Holga.
Gori stood facing a fourth-rank Holga.
Without hesitation, he activated his first two seals… and one internal transformation.
The creature moved instantly.
Fast.
Too fast.
It struck Gori, leaving only light damage—but enough to make him realize something.
Gori smirked slightly.
"Heh… I won't let my pride control me this time."
In a sudden burst, he counterattacked.
One punch.
The Holga was sent flying across the battlefield.
Gori chased it down, summoning his DATR weapon, and drove it straight into the creature's body.
A horrifying sound erupted.
A high-pitched, distorted scream.
Gori froze for a split second.
That sound… it wasn't normal.
It felt like it could tear his mind apart.
His eyes widened.
"So this is… a new technique…?"
"The Holga developed this to kill us…"
Elsewhere—
Megura was locked in battle against an agent of the H.U.H organization.
He activated his first six seals and three internal transformations.
This was his peak state.
He launched a barrage of incredibly fast attacks—
But…
They all missed.
Or rather…
It felt like they passed through the opponent.
Megura frowned.
"Who… are you?"
In an instant, the agent counterattacked.
Multiple strikes landed on him before he could react.
"This is impossible…!"
Slowly…
The agent revealed her face.
Megura's eyes widened in shock.
It was her.
The same girl who had collided with Gori months ago.
She looked at him coldly.
"We will conquer this world."
"You humans… are failures. You can't defeat us. No matter how hard you try."
Megura clenched his fists.
"…Aren't you human too?"
She didn't hesitate.
"I am."
"But I betrayed them."
Her voice darkened.
"They tortured me… like I was living in hell."
Megura's expression hardened.
"No matter what they did… betraying your own kind isn't the answer."
"Silence!"
Her power surged violently.
"I lived in suffering you could never understand!"
The air around them trembled.
And then—
Something unexpected happened…