Challenging the Insurmountable

"He was the one protecting the World Core when you attacked Earth?" Neo asked, surprised.

'Yes.'

"That means, he is on our side—"

'Not after you revealed me to him, fucker!'

Before Neo could say anything, he saw the man.

He was surrounded by hundreds of thousand-eyed pillars.

They rained him with countless mental attacks.

Maggots the size of fists writhed and crawled as they tried to tear his skin apart.

Not a single attack touched the man.

It was as if they were stopped by an invisible barrier surrounding his body.

The man turned to Neo, his smile gone.

"Why are you working with an Angel of an Outer?"

"I don't see the need to answer you—"

"I asked you a question, Neo Hargraves!"

His voice exploded like a thunderclap, creating shockwaves.

The wreckages of Earth—broken chunks of stone, shattered steel, and dying flames—were scattered further by the force.