Chapter 391: You call this magic power?
The Silent Knight Order's techniques for exerting force differed greatly from those of the Skyward Society. They favored a simple, brutal approach that produced the fastest acceleration in the shortest time.
The force beneath their feet was usually strongest at the instant they went from stillness to motion and throughout their acceleration.
With San Francisco already in ruins, Baru no longer needed to worry about how hard he pushed off the ground.
Every step left a huge crater. His figure blurred a little more with each stride, his shadow seeming to stretch out behind him.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
In less than two seconds, a dozen strides blasted out a dozen enormous craters. The distance between his steps kept increasing, and though he inflicted less damage on the ground toward the end, Baru had already become a high-speed freight train, dragging tremendous wind pressure behind him.
It was less noticeable when he traveled in a straight line, but whenever he needed to adjust his direction slightly or avoid a small obstacle, his exceptional agility carried his body so swiftly that he seemed, for a brief, uncanny instant, to split into two shadows.
Only two members of the entire Association could achieve this level of speed and agility: Baru and the Monkey King, who presided over the wild mountains.
Baru had not unleashed his powerful oppressive aura, nor did he have any intention of concealing his movements. The ferocity he openly exuded was enough to send many Demons scrambling out of his way.
The monsters that seemed utterly fearless to human soldiers and civilians felt instinctive terror the moment they spotted Baru in motion.
He had no intention of cleaning up the trash, either. He ignored those that fled and pulverized anything in his