Just Look Ahead

Underground, the whale held the long spear extended forward, gripping it with both hands in a stabbing position.

There seemed to be no longer a vast cavern; in every direction of that space of several meters, there were spears like thorns that sprouted from the ground. All the spikes seemed to have their tips directed towards the Oni puppet, preventing any escape route, and he stood there with his body completely pierced in hundreds of places.

The Oni's eyes were wide; that movement was sudden, without any use of Qi, without any fluctuation, and without any chance of evasion. He felt the fusion of the three extreme powers in each thorn, creating something that penetrated his physical defense as if it were nothing.

They were underground, and all that world inside the chaos gem was once part of a planet that was removed and sealed. There were some ores and metals in the depths of the earth; everything was suddenly moved and used to create these spears.