The former site of Mount Rushmore.
The entire mountain had already been flattened.
The once-glorious presidential sculptures shattered amid violent roars, turning into cold wreckage beneath the evil giant's feet, letting out a silent lament.
The two enormous giants pounded their chests wildly, producing thunderclap-like booms that echoed in every direction.
Kevin 11,000, Dr. Animo, and Ghostfreak stood atop the Diamond Giant's head, looking contemptuously at the Extreme Cold Angel across from them.
As for Gwendolyn and the others, SandChill had already moved them somewhere safe.
In a fight at this level, they couldn't help at all. They would only hold him back.
"So? What do you think of the gift I prepared for you?" Dr. Animo burst out laughing.
"So you planned this from the start," the Extreme Cold Angel said calmly, beating his wings as he hovered in midair.
"Hahaha! I knew it. You and Ben Tennyson would definitely come outside to fight!"
"And why? To summon Way Big, of course! Hahaha! No one escapes the sharp eye of Dr. Animo!"
"I already found To'kustar DNA in the master DNA database, and based on past experience, I guessed there was an eighty or ninety percent chance Ben Tennyson would summon Way Big."
"So I collected Way Big's genes, mixed them with the genes of the Wild Bull Beast and Diamondhead, and turned them into invincible war machines!"
"Now even if you turn into Way Big, you still won't be a match for me, Dr. Animo! Hahahahaha!"
The more Dr. Animo spoke, the more excited he became, pounding his chest like an ape.
"So from the very beginning, you were hoping we'd come outside, just so you could unleash these two monsters?" SandChill said coldly.
"Smart." Dr. Animo bared his teeth in a grin. "Go on, summon Way Big. Let's see whether you're stronger, or if my darlings are!"
SandChill said nothing. Looking at the two hundred-meter giants, he let out a faint sigh.
It was true. An ordinary Way Big was only about fifty meters tall. Trying to fight those two monsters with that kind of size difference was pure fantasy.
And it wasn't just height. There was the genetic disadvantage too. Way Big's genes fused with other alien genes created an enhancement so terrifying it was hard to imagine.
Way Big's greatest strength was his sheer size, but now even that advantage was gone. Winning would be incredibly difficult.
Dr. Animo slowly put away his smile and calmed down.
There was actually one thing he still hadn't said.
These two monsters were powerful, but they only had one day to live.
After all, they were hastily assembled creatures. Their genetic makeup was still incomplete when they were forcibly fused together, and to eliminate the weaknesses created by that fusion, Dr. Animo had overdrawn their life energy.
That let them unleash overwhelming combat power, but only at the cost of a single day of life.
Still, one day was enough for Dr. Animo.
As long as he defeated Ben 10,000, ruling the entire universe would be a done deal.
Naturally, there was no way Dr. Animo would ever admit that, unless he had lost his mind.
All that boasting earlier had just been for show. He wanted to flaunt his intelligence in front of Lucian and see a look of fear twist across his face.
But Lucian had clearly disappointed him. Even if he couldn't win, he wasn't afraid.
At worst, he would just die.
Besides, he still hadn't used his real trump card.
...
"Cuz, I'm here!" Stinkfly flew over.
In the next second, he transformed into Way Big.
Tall and slender, with a red-and-white body, sharp red fins on his head, shoulders, and elbows, and a metallic gleam flowing over him, he was enormous.
Even so, standing in front of the evil giant, he was still a full head shorter.
"Ben Tennyson, we still haven't settled our score!" The moment Kevin 11,000 saw Way Big, rage exploded inside him. He leaped down from the Diamond Giant's head and charged straight at him.
"Evil Giant, go help him!" Dr. Animo ordered at once. He couldn't just watch Kevin throw his life away.
The Evil Giant's eyes glowed scarlet as it let out a furious roar and lunged forward, knocking Way Big flat to the ground.
Way Big struggled to fight back, but under the combined pressure of the Evil Giant and Kevin 11,000, he was completely pinned down and in serious danger.
"Heh heh, let me have a go at you." Ghostfreak let out a hoarse laugh and lunged at the Extreme Cold Angel.
At the same time, the Diamond Giant moved too, attacking the Extreme Cold Angel.
As for Dr. Animo, when he saw Diamondhead rushing up from below, he couldn't help grinning.
"Little Ben, this is getting interesting. Let old Dr. Animo play with you." Dr. Animo gave a sinister laugh, jumped off the Diamond Giant, and pounced on Diamondhead.
At the same moment, the Diamond Giant's arms transformed into two curved blades, like a pair of razor-sharp wings, and slashed viciously at the Extreme Cold Angel with a terrifying whistling sound.
The Extreme Cold Angel turned phantom-like, then rushed straight into the Diamond Giant's body, releasing freezing air wildly in an attempt to freeze the monster from within.
A thick layer of frost quickly began forming across the Diamond Giant's body.
"It's working!" The Extreme Cold Angel's eyes lit up.
But in the next instant, countless crystal spikes burst out from inside the Diamond Giant, shredding the frost that had just formed into powder.
Freezing was useless!
Suddenly, a chilling presence appeared behind him.
The Extreme Cold Angel had no time to turn before a vicious ghost claw struck him. Terrifying yin energy began rapidly corroding his body.
SandChill roared in anger, and his body burst apart with a bang, turning into a skyful of icy mist as fierce winds howled and freezing air surged.
In the next second, a flash of green light streaked past.
Way Big stood towering between heaven and earth, appearing directly in front of the Diamond Giant. The moment he appeared, he lashed out with a flying kick straight at the Diamond Giant's face...