When Kyle saw the Metal Elemental turn liquid, he retreated out of reflex.
After all, his attacks wouldn't be very useful anymore.
Yet, as soon as he retreated, he knew that he had made a grave mistake.
The Metal Elemental was faster than Kyle, and it reached him again in an instant.
Now, Kyle was in an even worse position.
The metallic liquid surrounded his hammer, making it useless.
At that moment, Kyle's left arm moved to his hammer's head.
His left gauntlet shone brightly.
BANG!
His left gauntlet suddenly changed its shape.
It became flat and wide, and the sudden expansion cut the liquid metal around Kyle's hammer off the bigger pool of liquid.
As the connection between the Metal Elemental and the bit of metal was lost, Kyle activated his hammer's function to absorb metal.
In an instant, the liquid metal around Kyle's hammer vanished.
Yet, at the same time, Kyle's hammer grew much heavier.
Swinging it became more difficult.
