"Leaping Axe!"
With one hand gripping an axe normally and the other in reverse, the dual-axe-wielding young man took a deep breath. Then he suddenly drove off with both legs and leaped high into the air.
The ground collapsed beneath him, and the muscles in his legs bulged like a grasshopper's.
Under the massive recoil, his body shot into the sky like a cannonball, instantly accelerating toward the Mutant.
"Bang!"
At the same time, having leaped up at precisely the right moment, he narrowly dodged a casual strike from the Mutant.
The exploding flames instantly transformed the ground beneath him into a sea of fire.
The crowd was stunned.
Looking at the black speck that had leaped into the air, they suddenly realized that the man was their Safe Zone's leader—and its only Third Order Awakener!
"The lord didn't leave!!"
The crowd cheered. They had thought they were about to be abandoned.
But now, it was obvious that the leader was preparing to counterattack!
Fueled by excitement, the Awakeners on the ground also seemed to be injected with stimulants. They stopped fleeing and began attacking as well.
They still had hope!
Elsewhere, the young man hovered briefly in midair, glaring furiously at the Insect-Man's mouthparts. His target was the Mutant's most obvious weakness.
That disgusting maw writhed as if it were brewing something. Its tender inner structure, pink like a skinned baby, looked incredibly fragile, resembling the innards of a sea cucumber.
If he smashed apart the monster's mouthparts, there might still be a chance of survival!
The wind howled.
The closer he got to the Mutant, the hotter the surrounding air became. The hair all over his body curled as if he were standing at the center of a furnace.
He gave it everything he had.
Within two seconds,