As the dust settled, Michael stared in shock at the charred crater ahead, where flames still burned.
Through the invisible analytical lenses implanted over his pupils, he could clearly see the enormous number displayed before his eyes.
"20,000 Entropy!!"
Michael swallowed hard and turned toward Su Yi, his pupils contracting sharply.
He had never imagined that someone at level 16 could unleash such terrifying destructive power!
What did 20,000 Entropy even mean!?
That was comparable to the main gun of a Storm-class assault ship, a vessel roughly five hundred meters long!
What's he trying to do? Force me to work for him!?
That attack was terrifying. If I refuse, will I even make it back alive?
No. He wouldn't dare attack me openly here.
Michael trembled inwardly.
Just then, Su Yi spoke in a calm voice. "I'm sorry. That must have frightened you."
"Those were probably assassins hired by the Rhode Nobility. What a despicable trick."
Michael forced a stiff response. "Yes. They've gone too far."
His mind felt sluggish. That terrifying strike seemed to have shaken him to his soul.
He could barely think.
As Michael struggled to work out what to do next, he heard Su Yi speak again.
"What did you think of that extraordinary power?"
Michael froze. Then it hit him: he had been shot repeatedly at close range with a rifle.
The sensation of bullets striking his skin had been so distinct, and so strange.
"That's right! I was shot!"
Michael snapped back to himself and hurriedly looked down.
To his astonishment, the clothes across his chest had been torn to shreds.
Yet the skin underneath was completely unharmed.
Stranger still, the skin on his chest had taken on a metallic, silver-gray sheen.
"What's going on?"
Smiling, Su Yi drew a Kedi Star fitted with