"I remember now..." Shion's voice was ice-cold, seething with rage building inside her. She looked at the giant who was about to get back up after taking Mina's explosion. "You... you're that bastard from that house! That damned scumbag! Your own son... how could you do that to him!"
Fury erupted violently in Shion's heart! Heat energy began radiating from her body as orange-red flames started blazing around her! The massive sword she'd dropped earlier was suddenly called back by some energy. It floated in mid-air before shooting back into her hand rapidly!
"So what if I did?" the giant just laughed callously. "You people are just nosy busybodies who stick your noses where they don't belong!" With that, he prepared to charge at Shion again!
But then! The small seed that had shot from Mina's direction suddenly sprouted rapidly! Pitch-black thorned vines burst from the ground instantly! They bound the giant's legs, causing his movement to halt momentarily!
And in that moment! The elderly woman... the aunt they'd questioned at that house... came stumbling out from the rubble! Her face was streaked with tears and despair! She stared at the giant... her husband... with eyes full of unbearable pain!
The giant immediately turned to look at her! His focus was drawn to that sight! And that was the massive opening Shion had been waiting for!
Wham! Wham! Wham!
Shion's fists blazing with flames pummeled the giant's face continuously! Every punch was filled with rage and hatred! She struck repeatedly with rhythm! Then she crouched low, gathering all her fire energy into her right fist! Bright orange-red light flashed intensely!
"Die already!!! You bastard!!!" Shion roared! The flaming fist slammed into the giant's stomach with full force! Flames ravaged and burned his body until it was severely charred! The smell of burnt flesh filled the area!
"Damn it! You people are so annoying!" the giant roared! His burned body began crumbling to ash! Before he collapsed unconscious!
But Shion wasn't done! She was about to unleash a massive pillar of fire to burn him to nothing!
"Stop... please... don't kill him yet... I'm begging you..." the trembling voice of the elderly woman rang out! She walked between Shion and the fallen man! Tears streaming down her face!
Shion stopped short! The flames in her hand gradually died down... but her eyes remained hard... She didn't care much about the woman's plea... What mattered most right now was... Mina's condition! She immediately turned and ran to where Mina had fallen!
Cutting to Raven's side...
BANG!!!
A rifle shot rang out from the distance! The bullet shot through the air toward the gauntlet-wearing giant who was about to finish off Raven!
Cyrus! He'd arrived at the battlefield!
"A sniper!" the giant turned toward the gunshot's direction alertly!
"Raven! Are you okay!" Cyrus shouted with concern while aiming at the enemy. "Hope I'm not too late... Raven looks in bad shape!" he thought worriedly.
"Stay right there! If you move even one step! I'll shoot!" Cyrus threatened loudly!
"Ha! Think you can keep up with my speed?" the giant laughed mockingly! Before his body shot toward Raven again at high speed!
Bang!
He dodged Cyrus's bullet by a hair! Cyrus's eyes widened in shock! *Damn! How did he dodge that?*
"Gear Five!!!"
But before the giant could reach Raven! Raven's body, which seemed unconscious, suddenly snapped his eyes open! Crimson energy exploded from his body violently! He leaped out from the rubble! Charging to intercept his enemy!
Twin fists bathed in crimson "Gear Five" energy slammed into the giant's stomach!!!
"Ugh!!!" the giant cried out in extreme pain! His massive body flew dozens of meters away! Before crashing into a building wall and bringing it down!
But Raven was equally shocked! The massive destructive power of Gear Five had only made it cough up a little blood! And the side effects of using Gear Five were kicking in! Both of Raven's arms... snapped horribly!
"Worthless trash!!!" the giant roared! It quickly got back up! Preparing to leap at Raven again!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Cyrus didn't let the chance slip! He fired special bullets precisely into both the giant's shoulders and knees! Making it lose balance and freeze momentarily! Before falling face-first to the ground! Cyrus quickly ran in to restrain it!
Cutting to Traffie...
Traffie, with his face twisted in rage and excitement, began wildly attacking the tall, lean man! His power seemed to increase strangely! But with the madness overwhelming him, most of his attacks missed! And kept giving the enemy chances to counter!
"Hahaha! More! More! I'm still not satisfied!" Traffie roared!
Not only that! The tall man also pulled out a black crystal and shoved it in his mouth! His strength and speed multiplied!
"If you're crazy! I'll be crazier than you!!!" the man shouted!
Both clashed ferociously! Ignoring any technique or form! Only raw instinct and overwhelming madness!
But Traffie was still at a disadvantage! He was thrown back time after time! But still gritted his teeth and got up to swing his axe again! Ten times! Twenty times! Until... the final time...
Traffie didn't get up anymore... he lay unconscious on the ground...
The tall man looked at Traffie with tired but satisfied eyes. He was breathing heavily, his body also bearing several serious wounds, but far fewer than Traffie's.
"Heh... finally ran out of steam, you little brat..." he muttered to himself.
Amid the dust and smoke from battle... the tall man spotted his twin battle axes lying nearby... He walked over and picked one up... raised it high... then threw it at Traffie's motionless body!
Thunk!!!
The axe blade embedded deep in Traffie's shoulder!
"Go to hell..." the tall man muttered coldly before turning back, preparing to rejoin his companions.
But suddenly! His whole world spun around!
Traffie! He wasn't unconscious! The young man grabbed the axe stuck in his shoulder with one hand! Blood splattered! But his eyes blazed with even greater madness! His body shot toward the tall man at unexpected speed! So fast it was barely visible!
Before the tall man could get ready or even turn around! The axe blade in Traffie's hand swept across his throat!
SLASH!!!
The tall man's head separated from his shoulders! Rolling to the ground! His eyes still wide with disbelief!
Traffie stood still for a moment... his body trembling... before all his strength gave out... he collapsed next to the headless corpse of his enemy...
Cutting to Leon...
Leon was starting to read Colt's time acceleration and deceleration patterns. He could dodge attacks that once seemed impossible to avoid and began finding openings to counter!
"To the left!" Leon roared mentally! He swung his katana bathed in faint silver energy toward the direction he anticipated!
But his sword stopped in mid-air! Blocked by Colt's invisible palm!
"Damn! He's still faster!" Leon thought angrily.
Before Colt could accelerate time again! Leon's sword managed to slice through his palm! Creating a shallow wound! Bright red blood seeped out!
"You...!" Colt exclaimed in surprised pain!
"Crossing them again!" Leon noticed Colt's fingers about to cross once more! But this time! Leon moved first!
Leon realized that when Colt accelerated, he would accelerate too! His body became a blur! Charging at Colt with matching speed!
In the moment when everything around seemed to slow down! Leon used that opportunity to slash at Colt before he could react!
"Shit! How does he know our timing!" Colt thought in panic! He tried to accelerate time to escape! But Leon could keep up relentlessly! As if he could see the "path" of Colt's movements!
Leon unleashed the sword techniques Master Xiao Yan had taught him continuously! Every movement filled with sharpness and destructive power! Blade after blade striking at Colt's body!
Even so! Colt was still a formidable enemy! He found a tiny gap in Leon's defense! Before using his foot to kick Leon's chin hard!
"Ugh!" Leon staggered back slightly!
Colt didn't let this chance slip! He used that moment to shoot away from Leon's attack range immediately!
"Tch... got away!" Leon cursed angrily. "Think I'll let you escape that easily!"
Colt, who had burst out from the combat zone, saw the overall battlefield situation and turned pale! His companions... one lay headless in a pool of blood... another burned to unconsciousness... and the third was captured by that blonde sniper...
"What... what the hell is this! Are we really going to lose to these brats!" The thought flashed through Colt's mind! He'd never imagined the situation could turn this badly!
But before he could think of an escape route! Suddenly! A mysterious energy sword wave like black lightning mixed with red shot through the air at him from Leon's direction!
He tried to dodge! But the sword wave was too fast! It sliced into one of Colt's hands! Nearly severing it completely!
"AHHHHH!!!" Colt screamed in agony! "This is bad! The time acceleration... I can't use it!" With his injured hand, he couldn't cross his fingers to use his power anymore!
Leon walked toward him slowly... the katana in his hand now had a strange appearance... it was coated with terrifying black and red energy... the blade tip pointed straight at Colt's face as he panicked!
"What... what the hell are you!!!" Colt shouted with a trembling voice!
The energy Leon was releasing... was starting to cause something to happen...