Black holes appeared in the solar system?
Saitama wasn't stupid—she knew exactly what that meant.
Damn, wasn't this getting way too dangerous?
Watching the livestream feed Boros sent, Saitama's mouth twitched slightly.
This was insane.
Sure, she was strong, but in front of black holes? She could only wait for death.
And of course, these black holes were Takumi's handiwork.
As Takumi launched his attack, cannon barrels erupted, tearing open black holes that began to drag on each other.
Even some planets in the solar system began to shift slightly from their orbits.
But before anything catastrophic could happen, Takumi stabilized them.
He didn't want his battle to destroy the entire solar ecosystem.
Even a slight deviation would be disastrous for Earth.
The black holes Takumi unleashed swallowed up the fleets.
Some of the larger fleets likely had tech to resist black hole forces and escaped quickly.
The smaller ships, however, weren't so lucky.
They were devoured entirely.
Outer space now looked like a cosmic meat grinder.
Countless ships were ground to dust by massive gears.
In one exchange, Takumi wiped out the majority of the fleet.
The few that escaped didn't surprise him.
To be honest, if they couldn't withstand even Takumi's first wave, they weren't worthy of ruling the universe.
Conquer the universe? Ha!
Dream on.
But after escaping, those fleets launched a counterattack.
Beams of light bombarded Takumi from every direction.
Even alien infantry began charging forward.
Watching this, Takumi chuckled.
Maybe these guys weren't bluffing when they claimed to rule the universe.
At least, they were stronger than Boros.
With that thought, Takumi altered space.
The enemy's attacks were redirected to strike their own fleets from all directions.
Using long-range attacks against someone with space manipulation was suicide.
Explosions burst like fireworks across the cosmos.
Satellites on Earth captured the terrifying scene.
After erasing the black holes he had created, Takumi turned to face the charging aliens.
To move freely in space meant they had power.
Takumi summoned meteorites the size of the moon and hurled them.
The aliens didn't dodge—instead, they charged head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each meteorite exploded, shattered by their combined strength.
Takumi laughed in surprise.
"They can do that?"
He had just witnessed something incredible.
Their energies merged effortlessly.
That was unheard of.
Normally, energy fusion was risky and difficult.
But these aliens?
No resistance at all.
Their energy combined smoothly, unleashing even more destructive power.
By their level, destroying a moon shouldn't have been that easy.
And yet it was.
Whenever their energy attacks were close enough, they merged naturally.
Takumi could clearly feel it—their energies were fusing on their own.
Fascinating.
It seemed to be a unique kind of energy.
This species was worth researching.
After all, even with Takumi's control over Honkai energy, it couldn't fuse this effortlessly unless he interfered.
Noticing this anomaly, Takumi grew intrigued.
Without wasting time, he released a powerful burst of energy.
The space in front of him locked down.
Then he controlled the surviving aliens and their ships.
Under their shocked gazes, they floated helplessly toward him.
Once gathered, Takumi wiped out the weaker ones and kept only the strong.
Then he stored all the ships.
"All done."
The group chat members were baffled.
Fujiwara Chika: [It's over already?]
Wow, Takumi's moves had everyone stunned.
They thought the fight would last longer.
But no—he just controlled them and packed them up.
Shiroyasha: [That species is interesting.] [Their energy can merge freely?] [And it's automatic. Not something learned.]
She had seen it during the battle.
No wonder Takumi wanted to collect them.
Takumi: [Exactly!] [These aliens are fascinating.] [So I'm not done yet.] [Got to finish the mission.] [Those fleets are done, but there are more. And their homeworld remains.]
Though he defeated them here, the mission wasn't over.
He still had to head to their home base.
Without saying anything to Boros, Takumi vanished.
He had already learned the fleet's navigation routes.
So now, he had to go.
The livestream fell silent.
Everyone turned to Shiroyasha for clarification.
Fujiwara Chika: [Please explain!!] [I'm so curious. What were you guys talking about?]
Sagiri: [Same here!]
Megumi Kato: [Let us learn something!]
Bronya: [Energy fusion...]
Shiroyasha: [Nothing to hide.] [Energy may look similar, but merging it is tricky.] [You all know about fusion skills, right?] [Why do some work and others don't?] [You've probably tried releasing energy together, only for it to scatter or malfunction.]
[But those aliens you just saw? Their energy merged the instant it was released.] [Not just launched together—but truly merged post-attack.]
Simultaneous release and self-merging attacks are very different.
Everyone's energy differs—it usually clashes or fails to blend.
But these aliens?
Used it, and it merged—as if they were one being.