"Whoosh~~"
The Cyan Flame let out a piercing whistle as it drew closer, reaching within ten meters of Richard's back in the blink of an eye.
Richard narrowed his eyes. Feeling the scorching sting behind him, he halted abruptly in midair. Gold Light burst from his right palm, condensing into a massive golden Energy Shield, which he swung heavily at the incoming cyan-green flame.
"Smack!"
The shield's surface collided with the Cyan Flame. Under the pressure, the flame violently distorted before bursting apart into countless tiny sparks that scattered in every direction and quickly went out.
The Energy Shield rippled, its glow dimming slightly before returning to normal a moment later.
Richard did not stop. The moment his right hand used the shield to extinguish the Cyan Flame, the same golden light burst from his left palm, successively forming four Golden Energy Spears. He hurled them one after another at the pursuing Qiekafu and the other three—one for each person.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The four Energy Spears made Qiekafu's group wary. None of them dared to be careless, and each used their own methods to respond.
Some dodged, some used Spell Shields to resist head-on, and others diverted the Energy Spears' trajectories. After some effort, they all successfully neutralized the danger, stopping in midair several hundred meters away to confront Richard.
They had already witnessed the power of Richard's Gloves of Extinction firsthand. Having watched so many companions die beneath this "move," none of them wanted to suffer the same fate. They did not dare approach too closely, lest they be killed instantly before they could react. Yet they also did not dare let Richard leave just like that. Otherwise, the fury from headquarters was not something they could bear. They could only brace themselves and try to keep