"This machine can transform? But how could he operate it so masterfully in fighter form at that speed? Would that straight dive and those rapid consecutive spins really have no effect on him at all?"
"Even if the machine's performance is exceptional, three-stage transformation places extremely high demands on the pilot. I remember Mr. Alex didn't seem to be wearing a combat suit when he launched—just casual clothes. How could he possibly perform at that level!?"
"More than ten AS units, all wiped out in a single exchange. Even Mithril's strongest warriors couldn't accomplish that."
Richard's eyes widened. After taking a deep breath, he pressed down the brim of his cap and asked El-Elf, who stood calmly on Tessa's other side, "Who exactly are you people?"
"Not enemies. We're people who will help you regardless of the cost." El-Elf did not even blink as he said softly, "That's all. The enemy's capabilities and their machines' performance aren't even worth mentioning, so there is no reason to be surprised that someone could achieve this much even in a hastily assembled machine."
El-Elf spoke with utter calm because everything he said was simply fact. Yet to Tessa and Richard, it sounded as though this was not even Xiao Ran's true strength.
Tessa lowered her voice and asked, "Just how far can he go?"
"How far?" El-Elf glanced at Tessa as she twirled her hair around her fingers, then said indifferently:
"In his eyes, those AS units are merely stationary targets. If the machine had truly reached its highest level of completion and was equipped with specialized weaponry, then with his abilities alone, he could destroy every enemy on the entire island in an utterly overwhelming fashion and blanket it with firepower."
Tessa continued twisting her hair, lowering her head as she said