With technical support from both the Kagura Financial Group and Norton Corporation—two "money power" conglomerates—a massive spacecraft rivaling "Noah's Ark" rose from the earth, carrying this star-studded "demolition crew" toward that miraculous ring-shaped space station hovering in near-Earth orbit—"Arcadia."
When they broke through the atmosphere and truly beheld the station's full magnificence, even these well-traveled veterans couldn't help but gasp.
It was an indescribable behemoth brimming with futuristic technology.
The enormous ring structure rotated slowly in space, its surface covered in energy shields glowing with ethereal blue light.
Countless small craft buzzed around the station like worker bees, orderly and efficient, exuding cold mechanical beauty.
However, when they breached the station's defenses and truly entered its interior, that awe instantly transformed into nausea and rage.
The station's interior was no "city of the future"—it was a complete and utter "living hell"!
Countless massive transparent cultivation tanks stood like a forest. Inside them floated all manner of bizarre creatures.
There were beasts forcibly implanted with mechanical limbs, "patchwork monsters" spliced from different species' genes, and thousands upon thousands of clone humans—copy-pasted identically!
Some clones were still embryos; others had fully developed. They floated with eyes closed, expressions twisted in agony as if enduring endless torment.
"These... these bastards!" K' stared at the clones bearing his face, trembling with rage. His red mechanical gloves ignited with unprecedented fury.
"Destroy... all of it!" Cloud's voice was ice-cold, devoid of emotion.
The "demolition crew" instantly split into multiple teams, launching a spectacular "cleanup operation" throughout the massive station!
K' and Maxima charged straight ahead, smashing every clone cultivation tank to pieces.
Terry and Ryo became twin "human Gundams," their Power Geysers and Haoh Shoukou Kens reducing the modified creatures to dust.
Mai and Athena handled "logistics," purifying this sin-polluted ground with their flames and holy light.
Cloud, meanwhile, had a clear objective.
Guided by Kula (who'd lived here for a time, essentially serving as a "human GPS"), he single-handedly cut his way toward the station's innermost region—the "Divine Throne" at the apex.
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The "Divine Throne" was the seat Igniz had constructed for himself.
It was an impossibly vast circular hall, cathedral-like in its emptiness. The domed ceiling was completely transparent, offering a clear view of the beautiful blue planet below.
At the hall's very center sat a massive throne carved from pure white energy crystal.
A man reclined elegantly upon it.
He had flowing silver hair and features so perfect they could have been sculpted by ancient Greek masters. A confident, contemptuous smile perpetually graced his lips.
He wore a form-fitting combat suit that merged futuristic technology with biological aesthetics, resembling an exoskeleton armor.
The suit was primarily white and gold, its lines flowing and magnificent, perfectly accentuating his model-like physique. Visible energy patterns like liquid gold flowed across its surface, while four tentacle-like energy appendages extended from his back, moving freely like wings.
This suit wasn't merely an incredibly defensive "divine raiment"—it was a "super cheat" that amplified his own power to the extreme!
He was the true ruler of NESTS, the man who called himself "God of the New World"—Igniz.
When Cloud's figure appeared at the hall's entrance, Igniz didn't even turn around.
He simply gazed at Earth below, speaking in a voice dripping with final authority: "You've come, Cloud."
"The virus that repeatedly disrupted my plans. The only mortal qualified to stand before me."
His magnetic voice carried an overwhelming arrogance that viewed all existence as insects beneath him.
A terrifying pressure—vast as the cosmos yet filled with cold destruction—instantly engulfed the entire hall!
Before this pressure, even Cloud at 99% Ultimate Power felt tremendous strain.
[SYSTEM ULTIMATE WARNING! Detecting off-the-charts energy signature! Target: Igniz (Standard Form)!]
[Calculating power level... WARNING! Target possesses unknown artificial godhood—standard assessment systems have failed!]
[Preliminary estimate: Power level no lower than 99.99% Ultimate Power!]
Cloud's pupils contracted sharply.
He knew he had finally encountered the strongest opponent since his transmigration.
(Orochi didn't count—he'd descended in an extremely weakened state.)
Igniz slowly rose from his throne and turned, gazing down at Cloud with golden eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Originally, I intended to let you live a while longer, to witness the birth of the new world I would create."
"But now that seems unnecessary."
"Let me show you before you die."
"The insurmountable chasm between mortals and gods!"
"Your so-called technological godhood looks to me like an ant piloting a Gundam—no matter how powerful, it's still just an ant!" Cloud shot back with cold mockery.
Cloud's trash talk precision-struck, shattering the atmosphere Igniz had so carefully cultivated. This self-proclaimed "new god" completely lost his composure.
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