July 12th, 7:20 a.m., a corner of Li Capital.
The Esper known as "Silver Devourer," clad in a Silver Uniform, was charging across the rooftops like a raging bull. His massive, towering build made him look like a silver motorcycle whenever he hunched over.
Reaching the edge of the roof, he stomped the railing out of shape and used the momentum to leap toward the rooftop of the next high-rise.
In midair, an opening suddenly unfolded in Silver Devourer's metal glove, continuously squeezing out chunks of metal.
Like a rabid dog, he suddenly opened his mouth and crushed a large pile of metal fragments in his palm in one bite. The wind above the city was fierce, and black debris scraped past his mask.
As he wolfed them down, metal thrusters suddenly formed behind Silver Devourer's legs and back. Flames burst from their circular nozzles, propelling him through the city sky like a Ferrari launching off the line.
He pursued the tiny figure in his field of vision with all his might.
Silver Devourer's Battle Suit lenses had a targeting device, but even at full power, the distance between him and his target kept increasing.
"Flying Ant" was incredibly fast in flight. Unless Blue Arc came, no one could catch her. Only then did Silver Devourer realize the initial assignment had been wrong. He should have been the one capturing Da Zhonghou, while Blue Arc should have gone after Flying Ant. He wasn't suited for this kind of speed contest.
Silver Devourer furrowed his brow tightly, his face twitching beneath the mask. Flying Ant was nearly beyond the farthest locking range of his lenses, yet there was nothing he could do.
"Silver Devourer, did you get that?" Blue Arc's voice sounded in his ear through the communicator.
Silver Devourer gritted