The instant the words left her mouth, Metal Man attacked without warning.
The lunar surface was wide open, with hardly any cover to hide behind. The five of them grimaced and instinctively scattered, quickly ducking behind the nearest meteorite fragments of various sizes.
Chunks of stone shattered as the metal attacks slammed into the rocks with piercing crashes.
Li Xiang pressed against a cold rock and steadied herself.
"Well, we're out of options. Guess we can only run now?"
Li Xiang's gaze swept across the battlefield, her mind racing.
She turned to Kohaku beside her and spoke rapidly. "Kohaku! Does your net gun still work?"
Kohaku checked the backup weapon at her waist and nodded firmly. "Yes!"
"Good! Follow my lead!"
"You strike first!"
"Stanley, aim straight for his head!"
"I'll bait him from the front and draw all his attention! Senku, keep an eye on him!"
"Ryusui, Kohaku, look for openings and work together to keep him pinned down!"
She had barely finished when Kohaku spoke up beside her.
"No!"
"It's too dangerous. Let me draw his attention instead."
Li Xiang looked at her and promptly nodded in agreement. Kohaku really was better suited to the task.
"All right, you're in charge. Get ready to move!"
Kohaku darted out, using the extremely low gravity to dodge sideways.
The man's gaze was drawn to Kohaku, and all his attacks changed direction, raining down on her in a frenzy.
Now!
Stanley's eyes sharpened. He held his sights steady on the target and decisively pulled the trigger.
Whoosh!
A specially designed capture net shot out, spreading wide in midair before dropping squarely over the target and binding his legs tight.
The highly resilient aerospace-grade mesh tightened layer by layer, firmly locking his lower limbs in place.
Meanwhile, Ryusui and Li Xiang swiftly