"Haha... hahahahahaha!"
Lorne's laughter brimmed with excitement, and unprecedented, searing battle spirit burned in his Beast Eyes.
After taking that blow, the Grit within him had become a dazzling golden ocean, surging and roaring!
"What?!" Atop the high wall, turmoil surged through Diamante's heart. He stared in disbelief at the figure emerging from the rubble. "He... he's actually laughing?!"
Aboard the Fearless, the deathly silent deck erupted with wild joy.
"Alive... he's alive! The Ensign is still alive!"
"My God! He's completely unhurt! He took that attack head-on, and he's completely unhurt!"
At the center of the battlefield, Giant Bear Baroque's beast-dominated brain experienced an emotion called "fear" for the first time.
The tiny human before him had overturned everything he knew about strength.
But Lorne gave him no time to think.
"Just what I needed!" Lorne's laughter stopped abruptly, replaced by icy killing intent. "I'll use that flesh and hide of yours to test my new move!"
Boom!!!
Lorne kicked off hard with both legs. The rock beneath his feet exploded, instantly forming a crater over ten meters across!
His entire body became a golden meteor as he charged fearlessly at the mountain-sized Giant Bear Baroque!
"What is he trying to do?!" Diamante cried in horror. "Has he gone mad?! He's going to charge him head-on again?!"
"Roar!"
Provoked by Lorne's imposing presence, Giant Bear Baroque unleashed his remaining ferocity. Roaring, he swung his enormous claws again, capable of splitting mountains and shattering stone, and swatted viciously at the golden streak!
But this time, Lorne did not take the blow head-on.
The instant the claws were about to touch him, Lorne accelerated at an impossible angle. Using Soru, he left afterimages across the giant bear's enormous body and closed in against Baroque's chest in the blink of an eye!