A One-Sided Rout

"What succeeded?"

The light laugh reached Michelle and Tulia's ears with startling abruptness. Both girls shuddered, the delight on their faces freezing as they hurriedly turned to look behind them.

A figure flickered into existence as though he had teleported, and the pair of dark eyes that met Michelle and Tulia's gaze, along with the faintly amused smile on his face, made both girls cry out inwardly in alarm.

Michelle and Tulia immediately plucked the strings of their guitars almost on reflex.

"—!"

Accompanied by a deep bass note, the devastating soundwave once more took the form of a tangible shockwave. It gouged up the ground and shoved aside the air as it surged toward Fang Li.

If it was struck by that shattering vibration wave, even Star Pulse Energy defenses would likely fail to prevent injury.

And if Monica's interference weakened the Star Pulse Energy and reduced its effectiveness under these circumstances, severe injury was almost guaranteed.

Yet Fang Li did not retreat in the face of that terrifying shockwave. Instead, with a bang, he shattered the ground beneath his feet and charged straight into the explosive soundwave.

The sight made him look as tiny as someone preparing to rush into raging ocean waves.

Yet that tiny figure charged directly toward the furious shockwave with unstoppable momentum.

"Flash Run—Flying Moon!"

The next moment, a moonlight-like kick erupted beneath Fang Li's feet and met the oncoming tidal impact.

"Boom—!"

A thunderous dull impact resounded through the entire training room.

Under that moonlight-like kick, the violent soundwave suddenly stalled before beginning to tremble.

"Boom—!"

Another explosive crash rang out.

This time, however, it was the astonishing shockwave itself that had completely burst apart beneath the moonlight-like strike.

"Wha...!"

"Impossible!"

Michelle and Tulia were both utterly shocked.

"Whoosh—!"

At the same time,