"Is this all the power you have, even if you burn your life away?"
Crossing his arms over his chest, Beckett tilted his head to evade Shafrin's attack. The excitement in his dark pupils grew more intense, but his words continued to provoke Shafrin's sensitive nerves.
"With you like this, you can't even pique my interest."
"Aaaargh!!!"
His nerves burning, Shafrin's surging energy rose again. The muscles on his body withered at a visible rate, and the power that erupted in a roar sent The Other, who was cowering on the ground, flying away.
"As you wish, Beckett."
Rubbing his wrist, Shafrin's blood-red body turned and appeared before Beckett. His hands surged with a torrent of blood, slamming into Beckett's chest!
Facing Shafrin's renewed assault, Beckett could no longer suppress the restless heart within him and freed his hands.
BOOM!!!!
Fist met palm, and the roaring shockwave shattered the ground beneath their feet. Shafrin's figure was sent flying back at an even faster speed than when he arrived!
"Still not enough."
Beckett, who had sent Shafrin flying with a punch, had excitement glinting in his eyes. "Your power is far from its limit!"
Beckett could clearly sense that Shafrin had not yet unleashed his full strength, or rather, he had not yet reached his peak potential.
"Now, continue."
Looking at the figure he had punched into the ruins, Beckett arrogantly raised his right hand, signaling him to continue his attack.
"Ptooey!"
Spitting out blood foam, Shafrin didn't have time to wipe the blood from his lips. A blood-red storm condensed behind him into a ferocious giant, and he charged towards the eagerly waiting Beckett along with it.
"If your strength is only at this level," Beckett said, his lips curling in pleasure as the energy gathering in his right palm instantly pierced the red giant behind Shafrin. The next second, his figure vanished, reappearing in front of Shafrin!
"Then, this is where it ends."
He punched Shafrin, who couldn't dodge in time, in the abdomen, then kicked him towards the dim sky. The pleasure on Beckett's face became even more pronounced.
"Then, let's end it here."
Before his voice even fell, Beckett's figure had already appeared above Shafrin. Interlocking his fingers, he clenched them into a fist and slammed it fiercely into Shafrin's waist!
Huh?
Beckett, who had been filled with smug satisfaction, froze mid-smile. He had punched empty air.
"Die!"
Shafrin's figure appeared behind Beckett, and he threw a punch towards the back of Beckett's head!
The sharp whistling sound of air breaking made Beckett react instinctively. Shafrin, not to be outdone, followed closely behind, the flame of his life burning ever brighter as time passed. The power of the Mind Stone within him gradually surged to its peak!
BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!!
Waves of astonishing whistling sounds washed over The Other, who had found a stable spot to cower again, watching with trembling fear.
"You... you're lying..."
"This... this level of power..."
The Other couldn't see the figures of Beckett and Shafrin at all.
All he could see was the devastated U40 Planet, and all he could hear were the continuous explosions.
The Other couldn't help but swallow. He silently praised himself. Beckett's performance today was undoubtedly explosive. With such a master, he, The Other, no, it should be said that the glorious future of his Chitauri race was just around the corner!
[Go for it, His Highness Beckett!]
Hugging the Azure Scepter and squatting in a corner, trembling, The Other was still reveling in his beautiful future when, in the next second, a blood-red figure plummeted from the sky, crashing directly in front of him.
The expression on The Other's face instantly froze.
Before The Other could react, his body was yanked up by Shafrin, who had fallen from the sky, and used as a weapon to be thrown at Beckett.
????!!!!
The Other's scream, his eyes blinded by the sandstorm, abruptly stopped.
Beckett's arm directly caught the bewildered The Other.
"His Highness Beckett!"
The Other looked up at the man with a stern face in front of him with surprise.
"You're just in the way." Beckett glanced at The Other and casually tossed him aside like trash. Although the action was not very friendly, it filled The Other's heart with surprise and emotion.
[His Highness Beckett saved me!!!]
[His Highness Beckett saved me!!!]
With his mind filled with the thought "His Highness Beckett saved me," The Other scrambled to his feet and giggled foolishly, hugging the Azure Scepter.
"Never mind, I've seen your limit. Let's end it here."
Oblivious to the fact that his casual gesture had deeply moved his subordinate, Beckett, after shaking off The Other, glanced at Shafrin, who was kneeling on the ground, panting. He shook his head and decided to stop playing.
Shafrin's outburst was too disappointing. He had expected Shafrin's promised "shattering of stars," but in the end, his power couldn't even penetrate the surface of the U40 Planet.
"What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing."
Shafrin, his sunken chest heaving like a bellows and his body growing gaunter, stood up with a cold laugh. He had stalled for enough time, enough time for him to establish a connection with the U40 Planet's core.
The power manifested by the Mind Stone transformed into crimson-gold armor, instantly encasing Shafrin's entire body. A black and white striped mask automatically covered his face, and a vibrant red cape swayed wildly amidst the howling winds and roaring thunder.
Bzzzz!
A terrifying aura surged from Shafrin, standing in opposition to Beckett, who had stopped in his tracks.
"Perish beneath this power that can shatter stars!!!"
Shafrin roared, planting his feet firmly, raising his left hand high and clenching his right fist. He unleashed a punch!
A beam of blood-red energy, carrying his life force, shot straight towards the grim-faced Beckett!
"This is the finale."
Beckett's expression remained unchanged as he raised his right hand towards Shafrin. Immense energy flowed into his palm, and a beam of silver-white energy erupted!
BOOM!!!!
The blood-red and silver-white beams collided, their residual energy powerful enough to shake the entire U40 Planet to its core!
"His Highness Beckett! His Highness Beckett! Huh?!"
The Other, who had been observing the entire spectacle, was flung to the ground by the shockwave, only to be blasted into the sky by a sudden volcanic eruption!
With a flick of his hand, The Other grasped the Casket of Ancient Winters, freezing the erupting volcanic energy. Holding the Azure Scepter, The Other began to dodge frantically to evade the "natural disaster."
"It's no use! Behind me stands the entire U40 Planet!" Shafrin roared, continuously drawing power from the U40 Planet's core, disregarding the bursting blood vessels on his body as he further intensified his output!
"I am now the god of the U40 Planet!!!"
As if receiving a divine command, the U40 Planet's core suddenly released its energy restrictions, and boundless power surged into Shafrin's body in an instant!
For the future of the Kree Empire, for revenge against the Skrull Empire, Shafrin was willing to sacrifice everything, even his life!
"Aaaaaaaah!!!!!"
The blood-red energy beam's intensity skyrocketed, instantly breaking the stalemate and pushing the silver-white beam back!
"A god? You?"
Beckett sneered, and his previously empty left hand joined the fray. The energy unleashed by both his hands simultaneously allowed the silver-white beam to regain the advantage!
He had lost count of how many self-proclaimed gods he had killed up to this point.
"You're just a lowly thief borrowing the power of a planetary core."
Moreover, anyone who stood in his way, no matter who they were, even if they were truly a god from cosmic legends, he would still blast them to oblivion!
"You're twenty thousand years too early if you want to kill me!"
Veins bulging on his forehead, Beckett roared, outputting his power at full capacity. The Mind Stone's power, which Astra had placed within him, was also fully integrated into the output sequence. The silver-white beam's energy surged, pushing back the blood-red beam step by step!
"Impossible!!!!"
Shafrin, whose body was almost bursting from the uncontrollable planetary core energy, desperately tried to salvage the situation, but in the next second, he was annihilated by the silver-white energy beam!
The U40 Planet's core, its defensive mechanisms disabled by Shafrin, was pierced by the silver-white energy beam before it could even recover its self-preservation measures!
BOOM!!!!
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