"Crap!"
Yamcha immediately sensed something was wrong when he noticed Shadow Spiders swarming around his shadow.
He had been too focused on fighting the xenomorphs and humanoid beasts—and nearly forgot about the Shadow Spiders!
With no time to spare, Yamcha teleported at full speed, dragging his shadow with him to dodge the ambush.
He reappeared at a safe distance and quickly checked both his shadow and body.
There were no symptoms. Nothing strange.
He hadn't been bitten.
"Hah… That was close…"
Yamcha wiped his sweat, relieved at his quick reaction.
Suddenly, a group of xenomorphs and humanoid beasts let out bizarre, eerie shrieks.
To Yamcha and Chiaotzu's astonishment, they began attacking their own allies!
While the humanoid beasts did little damage, the xenomorphs fired Ki blasts with each strike—creating deadly explosions that wiped out their own ranks.
Chiaotzu: Huh? Why are they fighting each other?
Yamcha: It's the Shadow Spiders! They've been clinging to these monsters' shadows since we teleported them here! The chaos of battle must've startled them—they're biting their hosts!
Chiaotzu: Oh! That explains it! The fighting must've triggered them!
Just like a spreading virus, chaos began rippling through the crowd.
Shadow Spiders, bouncing from shadow to shadow, were being spooked into biting everything they touched.
One bite led to another monster going berserk—then that chaos startled more spiders, and the cycle escalated rapidly.
Though disgusting, the Shadow Spiders were undoubtedly elite assassins—turning the enemy against themselves.
Yamcha: Chiaotzu! Now's our chance—use Solar Flare at full power!
Yamcha: It's the only way to wipe out the Shadow Spiders!
He knew well—physical force couldn't kill these things. Only intense light could.
Chiaotzu: Got it!
Though neither of them had used the technique before, mastering it was easy with their level of Ki control.
They raised their hands beside their heads.
Yamcha & Chiaotzu: "Solar Flare!!"
BOOM!
An overwhelming burst of light exploded from both of them, flooding the entire chamber in blinding white brilliance.
"AAAAAHHH!!!"
To ensure the light reached every corner—even those covered by monsters—they poured all their energy into maximizing the blast radius and intensity.
They became twin suns in the sky.
The xenomorphs and humanoid beasts below screeched in pain, blinded.
Eyes shut, arms flailing—many collapsed from the disorientation.
But the ones suffering most were the Shadow Spiders.
Thousands of them came scurrying out from the shadows, trying to escape.
The ground swarmed with tiny, wriggling black dots—squirming in every direction.
It was horrifying.
A sight that could trigger instant nausea in anyone with trypophobia.
Under the searing sunlight, the Shadow Spiders began shrinking rapidly—until one by one, they vanished.
The ground, once teeming with crawling darkness, was left bleached and white.
Yamcha: Not done yet!
He checked the screen—some Shadow Spiders still remained, clinging to the smallest shadows.
He couldn't let them escape.
"AAAAHHHH!!!"
Suddenly, several powerful xenomorphs let out roars and charged upward at the two!
Even blinded, they used Ki sensing to lock on to Yamcha and Chiaotzu!
Chiaotzu: Yamcha! I'll cover you!
He stopped channeling the Solar Flare and flew in front of Yamcha.
Stretching out his arms, he focused with everything he had—
"Uuuuugh!!"
Chiaotzu's psychic ability—Stomachache Telekinesis!
It forced his targets to suffer sudden, intense stomach pain.
Normally, this wouldn't work on stronger opponents.
But thanks to his improved power, even the xenomorphs couldn't resist!
One by one, they clutched their guts mid-air, howling in pain, nearly dropping out of the sky.
Chiaotzu: "Dodon Ray!"
He seized the moment and fired rapid beams, piercing the heads of every immobilized xenomorph!
But his focus broke—the rest began recovering.
Yamcha: "Spirit Ball!"
Yamcha stopped using Solar Flare and jumped back into the fray.
He tossed a glowing orb into the horde.
It zigzagged and arced, slamming through chests and heads, picking off enemies one after another.
The xenomorphs tried blasting it—no use.
No matter how they dodged or fought back, the Spirit Ball always caught up.
And Chiaotzu, flanking from behind, fired Dodon Rays to hit stragglers left open by the Spirit Ball's pursuit.
Only a few elite xenomorphs with power levels around 100,000 managed to get close.
Yamcha: "Solar Flare!!"
He let out another sudden blast of light.
These xenomorphs had finally gotten used to using their vision again—only to be struck blind once more.
They shrieked in agony, clutching their faces, completely defenseless.
Yamcha: "Kamehameha!!"
Taking advantage, Yamcha blasted a massive beam straight through an entire line of xenomorphs, shredding them clean.
Chiaotzu: "Dodon Ray!"
He followed up, piercing several more skulls with precision.
Now that the airborne threats were cleared, the two descended again—
Firing blasts down into the ground, clearing swathes of humanoid beasts and xenomorphs.
As they cleared out more space, the shadow coverage shrank—
And then they activated another round of full-power Solar Flare, searing out the remaining Shadow Spiders for good.
(End of Chapter)
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