126, Draft Response to Divine Radiance Industries' Protest

The Mech Warrior had learned to predict Rimuru's pursuit trajectory. After being knocked flying for the third time, he finally instinctively raised both arms to defend above him. He held the pose of preparing to use the force for quite a while, then, after realizing that his opponent did not seem to be pursuing him, decisively formed qi force before himself, used the thrust to correct his posture, and dropped straight toward the ground.

Rimuru watched him. When he saw that the man was merely widening the distance to return to the ground rather than using the momentum to fly toward the Mechanical Angel, Rimuru revealed an I knew it smile.

The other party still refused to submit.

The moment Rimuru saw that he was alone, he had followed Lilith's guess that he had disregarded Divine Radiance Industries' orders and entered the divine realm forcibly covered by Holmes's relic.

Now, this stubborn display proved it once again.

Against a close-range fighter who could nearly teleport and fly freely, decisively descending to the ground after realizing that the air would only restrict him was a wise choice. It not only eliminated attacks from one direction, but also allowed him to use the terrain to limit his opponent's mobility.

But that was only if... Rimuru really was an agile rogue.

Unfortunately, Rimuru had always believed... that he was a mage.

The instant the Mech Warrior landed, Rimuru gently parted his cherry lips. Instantly!

The earth beneath the Mech Warrior's feet cracked with a bang and rapidly spread apart, swallowing him in the blink of an eye. The Mech Warrior, whose reactions had been pushed to the limit, responded immediately. Qi force erupted beneath his feet, and just as the levitation field appeared once more out of nowhere, the ground on both sides