The sand giant's body instantly exploded into countless fragments.
Each fragment carried the terrifying force of 'Internal Destruction,' shooting out in all directions at speeds and with destructive power comparable to an electromagnetic railgun!
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
The ground was bombarded into a dense cluster of deep craters, as if it had been baptized by a blanket of meteor showers.
Many of the fragments were even flying toward the students of the academy.
Beast Hank tried to transform into his Beast form, attempting to knock the fragments away.
But the moment his fist made contact with a fragment, a sharp crack rang out.
His fist—one that could easily smash tank armor flat—was pierced straight through by this unremarkable fragment.
The flesh and bone inside were blasted to pieces.
You've got to be kidding me.
Falling to the ground, Beast clutched his arm, his mind in an uncontrollable state of turmoil.
If just a single fragment possessed such astonishing power, how terrifying must the slash Peter delivered be?
And what about Apocalypse? What would be the fate of Apocalypse, who had faced that 'Blade of Rules' head-on after the giant exploded?
Everyone widened their eyes at this moment, staring into the dust-filled battlefield, anticipating the outcome of that slash.
Sshhh~
With the completion of this slash,
that World-destroying Susanoo Blade and the towering Chakra giant slowly dissipated into the air.
Peter's figure reappeared in midair. He patted the non-existent dust off his hands, as if he had only done something trivial.
A dead silence fell over the lawn of Xavier Institute.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the center of the dust-shrouded battlefield, their hearts almost stopping.
Was it over?
The monster who called himself a god and brought doom and despair... was he just defeated with a single slash like that?
"Cough, cough..."
Beast Hank coughed repeatedly from the dust, waving his massive, fan-like hands to clear the sand and dust before him. His eyes were wide as saucers, trying to see the final result.
The wind finally blew away the mist.
When the scene at the center of the battlefield came clearly into everyone's view, a chorus of sharp gasps echoed one after another.
At the spot where Apocalypse had stood, there was now only a massive, bottomless slash mark.
And Apocalypse himself...
...the situation was somewhat comical.
The silver-blue armor on his body—which in the original movie couldn't be budged even by the combined strength of all the X-Men and Magneto—was now completely gone.
Not even a trace of its existence could be found, as if it were more fragile than the thinnest contraceptive product on the market.
As for Apocalypse's actual body, his fate was even more wretched.
His body had been cleanly sliced in two.
His upper half lay face down at the edge of the deep slash mark, motionless, his life or death unknown.
As for his lower half... two legs attached to a butt, hanging all alone on a branch not far away that had been sheared in half by the shockwave, swaying gently in the breeze.
"Pfft~"
"Hahaha!"
Seeing this highly visually striking scene, Jubilee, having just escaped death, could no longer hold it in and was the first to burst into laughter.
Then, as if it were contagious, the other Mutant youths also burst into roaring laughter. For a moment, the entire academy was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
The previous apocalyptic oppression and fear vanished without a trace at this moment.
Looking at Peter in midair, who had one hand in his pocket with a 'just a basic operation, don't get excited' expression, their eyes held nothing but fanatical adoration.
This... what kind of monumental power was this!
Even a legendary god could be chopped in half like firewood and hung on a tree like cured meat!
This was no longer just being powerful; this was utterly ridiculous!
Even the usually steady Professor X couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth twitch upward. If he hadn't been mindful of his status as the Dean, he probably would have laughed out loud as well.
However, just when everyone thought the battle was settled and was preparing to pop the champagne, an unexpected event occurred.
A roar filled with endless humiliation and fury suddenly exploded from that severed half of the body!
"What an absolute humiliation!!!"
Apocalypse's upper half, lying on the ground, suddenly snapped its head up. His blue face was covered in hideous cracks, and a fire capable of burning the heavens raged in his eyes.
"For thousands of years! Since I was born into this World, no one has ever driven me into such a pathetic state!"
"Human... I want you dead!!!"
Along with this venomous roar, an unprecedented, extremely bizarre energy suddenly erupted from his broken body!
It was not the majestic power of manipulating matter from before, nor was it a pure energy blast.
Instead, it was an intangible, formless, deep blue beam of light that seemed to contain some kind of cosmic truth!
The moment this beam appeared, it ignored spatial distance, instantly crossing thousands of meters at near-light speed to strike Peter in midair!
It was so fast that even Peter didn't have time to make any reaction.
Or rather, he hadn't even thought of reacting.
The moment he was hit by that deep blue beam, the relaxed and casual expression on Peter's face suddenly froze.
His eyes rapidly became hollow and vacant at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His entire body was like a puppet with its soul sucked out, suspending rigidly in midair, motionless.
"Oh no!"
The smile on Professor X's face instantly froze, replaced by an unprecedented look of horror.
As the top telepath in the World, no one knew better than he what that beam Apocalypse had just released actually was!
It was a spiritual attack pure to the extreme! It was an indestructible blade formed by highly condensing one's own will and mental power, specifically designed to destroy the enemy's soul and consciousness!
He subconsciously thought that Peter had been overconfident, crushing Apocalypse in physical strength but neglecting his mental defense, allowing Apocalypse to seize his only weakness and land a successful strike!
"Quick! Stop him!"
Charles shouted to the students around him, almost losing his voice.
"We must interrupt the mental shock he is inflicting on Peter! Apocalypse is invading his consciousness! If Peter is controlled, or... if his consciousness is destroyed, we are all finished!"
Hearing this, everyone who had been immersed in the joy of victory just a moment ago felt as if they were struck by lightning, their faces instantly turning pale.
They did not doubt the Professor's judgment in the slightest.
Just thinking of Peter's incomprehensibly terrifying power being controlled by Apocalypse and turned against them... the mere thought of that image was enough to make their blood run cold!
"Do it!"
Beast Hank was the first to react. Letting out a roar, he scrambled on all fours like a blue panther, charging frantically toward the rapidly self-healing Apocalypse.
Cyclops, Jubilee, Storm... all the remaining active members of the X-Men also poured their strongest attacks toward Apocalypse without a second thought!
A barrage of multi-colored energy beams, mixed with wild winds and hail, bombarded the body that had only a half left.
However, a despair-inducing scene occurred.
A translucent energy shield emerged on Apocalypse's body, easily blocking all the attacks outside without causing even a ripple.
What was even more suffocating was that his severed body was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye! His lower half, still hanging on the tree, also turned into a puddle of quicksand, quickly rushing to merge back with his upper half!
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