"Is that so?"
Sean slowly rose, the aura around him abruptly tightening with a hint of provocation and mockery.
"Then I'll have to see just how much stronger you've become, to dare boast that you're comfortably above every one of us!"
Before he had finished speaking, Sean abruptly opened his mouth, and his sonic power instantly swept out.
He knew where to draw the line, deliberately suppressing most of its power and keeping the sound waves within a nonlethal range. He only wanted to test Hirna's strength, not actually hurt her.
The sudden sonic blast made every Mutant present start, and they instinctively stepped half a pace back.
Hirna reacted extremely quickly, immediately taking two steps forward and turning sideways to shield the completely defenseless Sandra firmly behind her.
The fierce sound waves slammed into her, their gale-like force striking her head-on, and Hirna's brows abruptly furrowed.
But that was all.
Against her newly enhanced physique, this seemingly ferocious impact was ultimately far too weak.
Never mind driving her back half a step or knocking her to the ground-it could not even make her sway.
Her footing remained rock-solid as she advanced toward Sean step by unhurried step through the continuously vibrating sound waves.
Sean's pupils sharply contracted, astonishment covering his face.
Although he had deliberately held back, even a burly man weighing two hundred kilograms would have been instantly sent flying and slammed to the ground if he had faced these sound waves head-on.
Yet Hirna could actually withstand them through sheer force, completely unscathed?
Unwilling to accept this, he stopped holding back and opened his mouth again, abruptly raising the power of his sound waves another notch. Dense waves of sound piled upon one another and blasted fiercely toward Hirna once more.
Facing the stronger impact, Hirna remained