"Huff, huff..."
Sylvia ran through the ruins, panting, dodging enemies everywhere. This level of combat was too early for her; she could do almost nothing. Fording was stalling for time, and she dared not waste the opportunity Fording had created.
After running for a long time, her lungs felt burning, so Sylvia stopped, holding her knees and panting.
rumble--
Suddenly, a raging storm swept in, and the wind pressure whipped up by Anur grew stronger and stronger. Sylvia was terrified. With such a large area covered, she had no way to escape. She stood there dumbfounded, looking up and watching the storm rapidly approach.
Just then, a Flying Serpent Mecha suddenly shot out from the side, its chest armor splitting open, and swallowed Sylvia whole. The next moment, a storm swept across, and the mech flew up along with countless bricks and steel, crashing hundreds of meters away.
Sylvia, hidden inside the mech, was only dizzy from the impact but otherwise unharmed. Having narrowly escaped death, she exclaimed with delight, "Phillip?!"
"My master told me to protect you and hide... he said the storm is getting bigger..."
She subconsciously looked up at the sky and, through the mecha's vision, discovered that a storm tornado had formed inside the protective shield. Countless objects were being drawn into the vortex of this airflow, swirling in the sky. The tornado was still expanding. Through the flying debris, she could see Anur flying clockwise in circles, like a fleeting streak of light, stirring the air like a turbine.
The protective shield area was only so big, Anur unleashed his power, preparing to create a tornado large enough to fill the inside of the shield for indiscriminate attacks. Within the enclosed area, his storm could achieve the destructive power to flatten the ground much faster.
In the sky.
Anur was too fast; Han Xiao and Nagokin couldn't even touch him. He circled around on his own, flying incredibly swiftly, leaving the two of them helpless.
"If we let him continue like this, everything inside the protective shield West Capital be shredded once the storm has fully formed, including his own men. Does he intend to use his subordinates as pawns?"
Nagokin's tone was heavy. He was experienced and had already foreseen the outcome. They couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed and were completely unable to stop Anur. If the Protector Noriosse, who were watching from afar, could help, they might be able to stop Anur, but the Protector didn't seem to have any intention of helping.
Both sides engaged in ground combat moved away from the center, but many people were still swept up and crushed into scattered bloodstains by the raging wind pressure. Many of Han Xiao's machines also suffered damage. The mechanical beasts struggled futilely in the storm, and the bases of the turrets that were driven into the ground were uprooted and rolled around in the gale.
From the outside of the protective shield, a grayish-brown vortex composed of countless debris was rapidly expanding. The inner ring of the shield was occasionally scraped by the rotating debris, constantly bursting with electrical sparks, just like a washing machine drum.
This scene was as if the world were spinning!
In the storm, Han Xiao's assault armor had long since shattered, and his close-fitting Void Dragon Mechanical Suit was also riddled with damage. All his energy was poured into the mechanical wings and thrusters, barely managing to maintain his balance in the gale. Seeing the situation was dire, he knew that if he didn't stop Anur, everyone else would be doomed.
The Grade A superhuman at full power was too strong. Han Xiao had even used [Life Returns] once, which made him even more certain of one thing: luckily he had advanced using the Mission Settlement Card, otherwise he would definitely have been defeated.
Such power filled him with longing. Han Xiao was currently level 116, with over 200 million experience points remaining on his panel. If he hadn't already advanced, he would probably have had to use [Life Returns] one or two more times in this battle. Currently, most of his existing conventional methods were ineffective, after all, the DarkStar's surprise attack left him with little time to prepare with the _Illustrated Book_, and after advancing, Han Xiao didn't have much free time to create new machines.
'Luckily, I copied an Ames character card, otherwise I would have had to run away. Now I have a trump card that can turn the tide.'
With a firm resolve, Han Xiao shouted into the call channel to Nagokin, "What is your strongest attack method?"
"What do you mean?" Nagokin asked, puzzled.
"I have a way to stop Anur. It should limit him for about ten seconds, during which time he won't be able to move or use his abilities. This is the only chance to severely injure him," Han Xiao said in a deep voice.
The situation was changing rapidly and was very unfavorable, but he remained calm. Although he had explosive means, Grade A superhumans had extremely high resistance. Even if Anur was not known for his defensive power, his attack power alone was not enough to break down the enemy's fighting strength - he had already tested it on Ashes once.
Only Nago the Muscle King, also an Grade A character, can inflict fatal damage, thus making the most of this precious Dragon Emperor character card!
"A dozen seconds? You really can control Anur?!" Nagokin couldn't believe it, thinking he had misheard.
For people of their level, a mere ten seconds is not just an "opportunity," but a matter of life and death!
How could this mere Grade B Black Star possibly restrain a Calamity Grade being for over ten seconds?!
"Just trust me."
Han Xiao spoke calmly, "Anur is an esper, and her strength attribute is mainly based on speed. It's impossible for her strength attribute to exceed 1800 points!"
"... good!"
Nagokin took a deep breath. Black Star had never disappointed him in defeating the Ashes, so perhaps it really could work. He decided to give it a try and immediately began to gather his energy. Every cell in his body released a powerful martial arts aura, like a golden flame that the gale could not extinguish, but instead grew stronger and stronger, with its momentum constantly rising.
It wouldn't take more than ten seconds; in fact, just a second to make Anur stop would be enough for him. His most powerful move was a barrage of attacks, and he was only worried about missing his target.
Han Xiao strained his eyes, staring intently at the wind Wind Demon speeding through the gale, and stretched out his hand to aim at it from afar, his gaze sharp.
Success or failure hinges on this!
What does he want to do?
Anur also noticed Han Xiao's movements, and could still see various details clearly even in the storm.
He didn't understand Han Xiao's behavior, but the fact that this guy could hold out until now in the area with the strongest storm surprised Anur quite a bit. By the standards of Grade B superhuman, his vitality was too tenacious.
However, he should be nearing his limit by now. Anur turned to look at the edge of the battlefield. The Protector began to move, heading towards Black Star, seemingly sensing that Black Star was in danger and wanting to take him away. In an instant, Anur understood the Noriosse Financial Group's intentions.
"You're planning to save Black Star from my grasp, but you don't want to anger Ames, huh? Dream on."
Anur sneered, then suddenly manipulated a gust of wind to strike Protector approaching Protector, slowing its pace. He then lunged forward, unleashing a terrifying wind pressure cannon capable of blasting through a crater, and charged towards Han Xiao.
--Anur was determined to get rid of him here!
"This is bad!" The Protector was shocked to see this. The higher-ups had ordered him to intervene in this emergency to prevent the high-level combatants of both sides from being killed. He originally wanted to take the helpless Black Star away from the battlefield first, but he did not expect that Anur would attack him. This was risking angering the Protector to kill Black Star, showing no fear.
Just then
A terrifying energy surge suddenly erupted from Han Xiao's body, causing everyone present to turn pale with shock!
It was as if space itself had frozen.
Buzz--
A woman's silhouette appeared behind Han Xiao, moving in unison with him, and extended her palm toward the approaching Anur.
"That's... Dragon Emperor Ames!"
Nagokin, Anur, and the Protector all showed expressions of astonishment and horror on their faces!