For Ikaris, who had already pushed his speed to the limit, five hundred meters took less than the blink of an eye.
The golden figure closed in almost instantly, bringing not only Heat Vision but also a fist wrapped in golden Cosmic Energy.
Ikaris charged through the Energy Blasts he had hurled himself. His Heat Vision sealed off the space above, while his fist cut off any retreat, leaving Lucian no chance to keep accelerating in a straight line.
Fleeing in a straight line was already pointless.
Lucian knew perfectly well that, against such overwhelming speed, any unnecessary change of direction would only waste his strength.
He stopped abruptly, no longer fleeing forward, and chose to attack.
His body vanished. Three consecutive teleportations.
The first time, Lucian appeared to Ikaris's left. His fist, blazing with fire and lightning, whistled through the air and slammed toward the side of his face.
Bang!
A dull thud rang out.
Ikaris's head merely tilted to one side. Even his flight path did not change in the slightest.
So tough.
Lucian's heart sank. Without the slightest hesitation, he teleported a second time.
He appeared behind Ikaris to the right and aimed another heavy punch at the center of his back.
This time, Ikaris seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Without even turning, he reached back and caught Lucian's wrist with perfect accuracy.
"Got you."
Lucian vanished again.
Three consecutive Space Jumps had drained a chunk of his energy, but this was no time to begrudge the expenditure. If he could not create distance, he could only use Teleportation to maneuver and get in close to fight.
The third time, Lucian appeared directly above Ikaris. His long-prepared third punch descended from the sky, aimed straight at the top of his head.
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