*Sizzle!*
The heat ray acted like a hot knife through butter, easily slicing through the ground and leaving behind a foul, charred scent.
As Mo Yuan shifted his gaze, the beam chased after the two who had jumped out of the way.
“Holy crap, this is such a cheese play!”
“Isn’t this just a Superman playstyle?”
“If Homelander knew this move, he wouldn’t have been pinned to the ground by Soldier Boy.”
Mo Yuan’s cheese playstyle—or rather, his battle talent—truly gave the Audience a bit of a shock.
After all, Mo Yuan had been captured by Yun Ruoxi as soon as he appeared. Even though many viewers knew he was Strong, they still underestimated his true power.
It was only now that they realized a Perfect Awakener could use two supernatural powers simultaneously. It was simply unfair.
Unless one was like Yun Ruoxi—versatile in all supernatural powers with stats that were far ahead—it was almost impossible to defeat this guy.
Some viewers who easily immersed themselves in the story already felt a thick sense of suffocation just by looking at Mo Yuan.
But for the members of the main cast facing Mo Yuan, it was more than just suffocation; it was sheer despair.
They couldn’t find a way—they simply couldn’t find a way to defeat Mo Yuan or even stall for enough time!
Zi Jiu desperately dodged the heat ray, trying to throw weapons enhanced by hellfire to attack Mo Yuan.
However, at a height of over 100 meters, it was extremely difficult just to hit Mo Yuan, let alone maintain enough lethality.
Furthermore… Mo Yuan still had his Telekinesis shield.
Zi Jiu tried several times. With great effort, one weapon managed to fly in front of Mo Yuan, only to be deflected by the invisible Telekinesis.
With no other choice, she abandoned her offense and focused on dodging, trying to preserve her stamina and weapons. After all, they were the ones who needed to stall for time.
Even if they couldn’t land a hit on Mo Yuan, as long as they could avoid his attacks and hold out long enough, it would be fine.
However—
As Zi Jiu and Kaos simultaneously and tacitly gave up their attacks to focus on evasion, Mo Yuan saw through it. He immediately changed his target to the spaceship stuck in the ruins!
The powerful heat ray scorched the air, crossing 100 meters of space to slam hard into the spaceship’s external alloy armor.
Because the spaceship needed to traverse atmosphere layers and Meteorite belts, as well as deal with possible attacks from warships, Lin Zhen had put a lot of thought into the armor during construction.
He used the best alloy within his capabilities, which was enough to block most laser weapons.
Although Mo Yuan’s heat ray was a supernatural power, it still fell under the category of a laser-type attack. It was completely unable to break through the spaceship’s outermost alloy protection.
This caused Kaos and Zi Jiu to breathe a sigh of relief.
“I remember that in Stellaris, you need a shield to block lasers, don’t you?”
“A game is a game, and an anime is an anime. The settings are different.”
‘High-strength alloy made by A Zhen? Since the heat ray is ineffective, I’ll just switch people!’
Seeing that the heat ray was useless, Mo Yuan immediately changed targets.
He retracted the heat ray, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield. He soon spotted Star Crown standing by the spaceship, constantly using his supernatural power to restrain the Combatant.
Mo Yuan’s eyes gradually glowed with a red light, intending to use the heat ray to deal with Aili and free the Combatant.
But suddenly—
He let out a ‘Tsk,’ and the red light in his eyes faded. He actually bypassed Aili, the easiest target to hit, and looked toward Yun Che, who was using his shadow ability to continuously attack the Combatant.
Although Mo Yuan didn’t say a word the entire time, everyone on the scene and the Audience knew exactly why he gave up on attacking Aili.
If he dared to touch Aili, given the bond between Yun Ruoxi and Aili, the moment Lin Zhen dared to free Yun Ruoxi, she would definitely choose to temporarily abandon the Doctor’s mission to attack Mo Yuan with everything she had.
“Old Mo is still afraid of something.”
“Her background is too powerful; he can’t afford to provoke her.”
“Hiss, in that case, I have a plan. Why not let Aili stop Mo Yuan?”
“Jia Ling? When did you get here?”
Lin Zhen actually knew this as well. He could have used the relationship between Aili and Yun Ruoxi to force Yun Ruoxi to help.
But if he did that, how would he be any different from the people in the battle camp?
He was unwilling to tarnish the sincere friendship between his group and Yun Ruoxi.
*Sizzle!*
High above the battlefield, Mo Yuan changed his target to Yun Che.
Under the continuous assault of the heat ray, Yun Che, who was already in a precarious position, was suddenly beset by danger.
In a moment of inattention, the heat ray pierced through his shoulder, leaving behind a cauterized wound that radiated heat.
Mo Yuan’s shift in attack also made Kaos and Zi Jiu realize they couldn’t let him have a free hand like this.
Kaos rushed into the tornado that was still spinning and expanding. Borrowing the force of the wind, he reached Mo Yuan’s side and began fighting him in the air.
Meanwhile, Zi Jiu went over to help Yun Che.
Of course, calling it a fight was generous; it was mostly Kaos getting beaten one-sidedly.
Having barely reached the height of 100 meters with the help of the wind, he was not only far less agile than Mo Yuan but also had a much shorter range.
But even so, the situation was temporarily stabilized.
Mo Yuan pulled back some distance, crossing his arms over his chest as he watched the scene unfold.
Although he could use two supernatural powers at once, both couldn’t reach the maximum output represented by his Stellar Energy Index; they were capped at around two-thirds of their full potential.
Moreover, using two supernatural powers simultaneously caused his star energy consumption to be significantly higher than that of other star energy users of the same level.
This was the reason why he was never able to defeat Yun Ruoxi.
Right now, although he had defeated Anvil and Scarlet, the star energy in his body had indeed been depleted quite a bit.
By the time he defeated everyone and faced A Zhen, he might run into the embarrassing situation of having insufficient star energy.
Mo Yuan did not underestimate this Perfect Awakener who had united so many Strong individuals.
Instead of continuing like this, it was better to wait and recover some star energy. Regardless, in this short amount of time, it was impossible for A Zhen and the others to repair the spaceship and escape.
Besides, calculating the time, their reinforcements should be arriving soon.
Speak of the devil.
Just as this thought crossed Mo Yuan’s mind, a giant tree in the distance suddenly uprooted itself. It grew arms and legs, transforming into a giant over 200 meters tall, and began striding toward them.
He turned his head to look.
five Tree God Guards stood atop the head of the tree giant, gazing at him from several kilometers away.
“The Tree God Guards are here too! Damn it!”
Zi Jiu’s expression was grim.
Regardless of whether the Tree God Guards were summoned by Mo Yuan or were drawn by the commotion to investigate, they would never be on their side.
Furthermore, it seemed like Mo Yuan had been waiting for the Tree God Guards all along. It was highly likely they were his helpers!
Even for someone as optimistic as him, a sliver of despair couldn’t help but rise in his heart.
“This really is a desperate situation!” Kaos said with a bitter smile.