To Wanda, it felt as if a figure had suddenly appeared out of thin air before her. It had been nothing more than a tiny dot on the ground moments ago, yet it had suddenly appeared within ten meters of her and was still rapidly flying in her direction.
Pietro's sudden appearance startled Wanda badly, but she soon realized that something was wrong.
When Wanda realized that Pietro had appeared within ten meters of her and was still approaching,
her first reaction was to move aside and let Pietro come up.
But then Wanda saw that Pietro, who had just been approaching Red Whale, had begun to move farther away before even entering within five meters.
The brilliant smile that had been on Pietro's face was replaced by a hint of panic. His hands waved frantically, yet his body continued to fall downward.
One had to understand that Red Whale was a full hundred meters above the ground at that moment,
and even Pietro, with his powerful physical fitness, could not withstand a free fall from that height.
And now,
even if Wanda went to rescue him, it was already too late. In the blink of an eye, Pietro had nearly fallen twenty meters away.
At that speed, Wanda's flying speed was simply not enough.
However, before Wanda could turn over and dive down, Pietro, who had just been in free fall, suddenly bent his body. It was as if a force had caught him, drastically reducing his falling speed until he finally stopped in midair.
Finally, under Wanda's somewhat horrified gaze, Pietro slowly floated upward again, eventually landing calmly in front of her on Red Whale's back.
As his body relaxed, the force lifting Pietro upward disappeared, and Pietro regained control of his own body.
Leo also slowly stood