Boom!!
At the very moment the Error Rath was about to crash into the ground, his figure twisted midair and landed steadily instead!
Without even flinching, he snapped his broken bone back into place with a sharp click before turning and sprinting away!
"Running off to slaughter innocents again, huh…"
"Damn spawn," Ethen growled under his breath.
Professor Paradox's voice rang out behind him, "That watch doesn't just control Ben—it twists his mind. It turns him bloodthirsty. Unless someone has an iron will, it's impossible to resist the urge to kill!"
Ethen clenched his fists. "No one dies while I'm here!"
He stomped the ground.
A burst of light!
In an instant, XLR8 appeared, the air splitting as he launched forward like a blue lightning bolt tearing through the streets!
Two figures—one black, one blue—sped down the ruined road, their clash like streaks of energy in the night!
"Still chasing me?!" The Error Rath snarled, glancing back with fury as the distance between them rapidly closed.
"It's time to end this."
Ethen's expression hardened. His visor slid shut, lightning crackling at his feet.
Then—boom!—his body erupted into blinding blue light.
His legs blurred into pure electricity as he accelerated, leaving behind a trail of afterimages that swarmed the Error Rath like an army of phantoms!
Rath froze. "What the…?"
Before he could react, the army of XLR8s attacked from all sides, unleashing a storm of kicks and strikes that cracked the air itself!
He tried to dodge, but the barrage was relentless—ribs shattered, teeth flew, and his body was flung around like a ragdoll!
Ethen's XLR8 was simply on another level—faster, sharper, more lethal than any speedster before.
"You forced me into this!" The Error Rath's face twisted in pain and fury. "I won't kill again—but I'll fight you to the death!"
A dark crimson light erupted around him, twisting his body into the monstrous form of the Error Humungousaur—a grotesque parody of Ethen's own transformation!
Ethen stopped, narrowing his eyes. "Error Humungousaur, huh… Then it's time to get serious."
Ding! Mission Complete!
Reward: +20 points!
New Mission: "Bloodthirsty Demon: The Error List!"
Defeat every corrupted alien! Each victory earns 10 points!
Ethen smirked. "So every time I beat one of his forms, I level up? Sounds like a good deal."
He tapped his Omnitrix. A flash of green light—
And now, Ultimate Humungousaur stood tall.
Both titans charged forward, their fists colliding midair with an earth-shattering bang!
Ethen didn't even flinch. His punch sent shockwaves through the ground.
The Error Humungousaur's jaw shattered; blood sprayed as he was hurled backward.
"Every error alien is inherently unstable…" Professor Paradox muttered in awe. "And combined with Ethen's raw power… the difference is night and day!"
Ethen didn't stop. He advanced like a walking earthquake—each step another devastating blow.
"Muay Thai—knee strike!!"
He slammed his knee into the creature's chest.
Bones cracked. The Error Humungousaur's eyes rolled white as he fell, trembling.
Ding! Mission Complete!
Reward: +10 points!
The corrupted body glowed red again—morphing into an Error Heatblast!
The flaming being hovered in the air, fireballs swirling in his hands.
"Hah! You think you can touch me, bug?!"
Ethen didn't even respond.
He switched forms again—green light flaring as he became Jetray, slicing through the air with sonic booms!
Whoosh! Bang!
Ethen's tail whipped through the flames, slashing Error Heatblast from the sky.
He didn't let up—strike after strike, his tail cleaving the air like a battle axe!
"Why—won't—you—die?!" screamed the Error Heatblast in agony.
Ding! Mission Complete!
Reward: +10 points!
The flames dimmed.
Another transformation—this time into a corrupted Ultimate Atomic alien, radiating unstable nuclear energy.
"Oh, you wanna play that game?" Ethen grinned. "Then let's play."
He transformed into Ultimate Atomix, his body glowing with stable, controlled radiation.
Both raised their hands—twin beams of atomic light collided in a roaring explosion!
The shockwave ripped through the street, but Ethen's energy beam quickly overpowered the Error version, swallowing it whole.
"Even if you switch to XLR8 or Humungousaur, I'll just do the same," Ethen smirked. "Whatever you become—I'll beat you at it."
Professor Paradox could only stare. "He's… using the entire Error List as a training dummy."
The battle raged on.
Ethen transformed over and over—Diamondhead, Four Arms, Big Chill, Cannonbolt—each form tearing through its corrupted twin like paper.
Ding! Mission Complete!
Reward: +10 points!
Ding! Mission Complete!
Reward: +10 points!
...
Over and over, the chime echoed like music.
The Error Alien—once feared across universes—was now nothing more than Ethen's personal point machine.
And tonight… he was collecting everything owed.