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"Boom—!"
The sniper rifle carrying astonishing force collided with the invisible Repulsion Field. What erupted was not merely a heavy muffled impact, but a powerful gust of wind that swept outward.
Tina seemed somewhat surprised by the outcome.
And just as Tina was taken aback, an ugly voice sounded from behind her.
"Did you forget about me, you little brat?!"
With those words, the Black Robed Figure, his entire body shrouded in black robes, sprang out behind Tina, raised his fist, and slammed it down.
"Bang—!"
The instant the muffled explosion rang out, the entire floor was smashed apart by that heavy punch. Like glass, it cracked and collapsed.
Chunks of stone and rubble immediately shot in every direction like bullets.
Hiruko Kagetane, who was closest, merely snapped his fingers again. A wave of repulsion expanded outward, knocking away all the incoming debris.
As for the Black Robed Figure, he did not even bother to react, allowing the rubble to strike his body and produce a clattering din.
Then, the two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked in one direction.
There, Tina had just landed from midair.
Clearly, when the Black Robed Figure's terrifying punch had come at her, Tina had already leaped aside and dodged it in advance.
After steadying herself, Tina lifted her gaze and stared at Hiruko Kagetane and the Black Robed Figure. Her expression began to change.
"So that's how it is?" Tina spoke softly.
"You two are also products of the New Humanity Creation Project?"
Otherwise, there was no way to explain the repulsion Hiruko Kagetane had used just now, or the Black Robed Figure's strength and