"Target locked."
"Fire energy beams."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Dozens of red laser beams shot toward the two of them from different angles.
"Carrot, get behind me."
Lorne kept his hands in his pockets, his expression calm.
"Lorne, what are those little balls?"
Carrot asked nervously.
Lorne explained evenly.
"They're Ancient Weapons. They can fire high-temperature energy beams."
"As you are now, even the slightest touch will burn you to a crisp."
"Huh?"
"Then let's run!"
Carrot was so frightened that her ears stood straight up.
Lorne chuckled.
"Why run?"
"This is the perfect opportunity to train your Observation Haki."
"Observation Haki?"
"But I haven't learned it yet..."
Carrot muttered plaintively.
Lorne instructed her in a low voice.
"Then learn it now."
"Close your eyes. Use your ears and skin to feel the movement of the air."
"Before those beams fire, the intense heat causes tiny changes in the air currents."
Just then, the Mechanical Beast's electronic voice sounded again.
"Target locked."
"Fire energy beams."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Dozens of red laser beams shot toward the two of them from different angles.
"Close your eyes!"
Lorne barked.
Carrot instinctively closed her eyes.
In the darkness, she felt the temperature around her rise sharply and heard a piercing whistle through the air beside her ears.
"On your left. Take one step right."
Lorne's voice sounded beside her ear.
Carrot instinctively stepped to the right.
Boom!
A red laser skimmed past her shoulder and struck the ground behind her, blasting a small, charred crater into it.
"Whoa!"
"That was close!"
Carrot broke out in a cold sweat.
"Don't get distracted. There's another one behind you."
Lorne reminded her in a low voice.
Carrot tried to dodge, but the laser was too fast for her to react.
Just as a laser was about to