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"Boom—!"
When an explosion laced with violent electricity erupted across the courtyard of Eight Fingers' security division, a tremendous shockwave carrying wild sparks of electricity spread through the air and surged in every direction.
"Crackle, crackle—!"
At the center of that shockwave, savage arcs of electricity leaped back and forth like bolts of lightning, racing through the air as though it were boiling.
"Aaaaargh—!"
The criminals who had been completely unable to react were all engulfed by those lightning-like arcs. The stench of scorched flesh rose from their bodies as they let out miserable screams.
In an instant, the thugs of Eight Fingers' security division, feared by everyone, were scorched one after another by the raging arcs and collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.
Only the Six Arms group led by Zero reacted at the critical moment. They all retreated rapidly, avoiding the violent shockwave and electrical current rushing at them.
Thus, once the violent shockwave and electric arcs spreading through the courtyard gradually subsided and silence returned to the surroundings, everyone except Zero and the other six members, who could rival the highest-ranked Adamantite-Ranked Adventurers, lay on the ground with their bodies twitching uncontrollably.
Watching this scene, Narberal, still holding both hands out with faint arcs flickering across her palms, spoke disdainfully.
"They're just like frogs."
That single sentence completely enraged Zero's group.
In particular, Edest Ren, the only woman among the Six Arms, saw the disdain covering Narberal's breathtakingly beautiful face. Jealousy over Narberal's beauty ignited fierce anger in her heart, and Edest Ren suddenly slapped the curved blades hanging at her waist.
With Edest Ren's movement, the six curved blades at