"Youpi has far too much aura. Unless we can hurt him and lend him more aura, this fight will drag on for a long time at this rate."
At the edge of the smoke, Knuckle and Meleoron appeared before Morel and Knov.
Knuckle quickly gave his report while Meleoron gasped for breath.
The pressure Youpi put on Meleoron was immense. He had thought he could hold his breath for two minutes, but after approaching Youpi, the pressure increased so sharply that just a few seconds felt like years.
When Youpi burst forward toward Morel, he could not help tapping Knuckle on the shoulder.
This was a signal he and Knuckle had agreed on beforehand. A tap on the shoulder meant he could no longer hold his breath.
Fortunately, Morel had already completed the smoke blockade. Seconds after Knuckle rushed into the smoke and Meleoron released Perfect Plan, Deep Purple soldiers quickly reached them and provided cover, allowing both men to withdraw safely from the smoke blockade.
Now, gulping down air, Meleoron felt alive again.
The strength of a Royal Guard in combat far exceeded his expectations. Youpi's use of En, in particular, had left his heart pounding with fear.
Perfect Plan was not an invulnerable ability.
Its true strength lay in the fact that no one knew about it.
Once an opponent understood it, Meleoron's ability would become entirely useless.
After all, Meleoron himself was only as strong as a menial soldier-a Junior Soldier Ant. If his opponent launched an indiscriminate area attack, he would certainly die.
"We can take our time. Our job was to hold him here from the start. Once Joey comes over later, we can finish him off," Morel said, utterly unhurried and perfectly steady.
Their opening had gone far more smoothly than the Extermination Team