Above the new continent, following the dispersal of the heatwave from the explosion, a cyan-colored giant sword phantom appeared in the sky.
Steven looked up at the massive sword overhead, his brow furrowing slightly. He quickly sent a telepathic message to William, “Master, please spare his life.”
William didn’t respond to Steven. If he truly wanted to kill Victor, no one could stop him.
But right now, he was simply enjoying the mech.
Killing…
If Victor died from the mech’s attack, it would just be his bad luck.
The giant sword Victor had conjured in the air was now fully formed, striking like thunder.
A smile appeared on William’s face. This mech’s arsenal was quite extensive, including a weapon called a micro-ion cannon.
He slowly raised the mech’s arm, and with a thought, a white ray of light burst forth from the tip of the mech’s fingers.
Steven couldn’t help but swallow hard at this sight.
When did Dr. Lopez install an ion cannon?
Ion cannons are space weapons, deployed via satellites as launch platforms to strike targets on the ground or in space.
The firepower was no less than a full-force strike from a high-level Soulmancer or even a Demi-God.
Victor, with his junior Soulmancer strength, had a strike roughly equivalent to a full-force attack of an early-stage mid-level Soulmancer.
Both unleashed their attacks simultaneously, with Victor’s sword appearing more terrifying in its grandeur.
The sword’s light was like a column descending from the heavens, while the ion cannon’s beam was only as thick as a pinky finger.
The sword light and the ion cannon beam collided in an instant.
A terrifying boom resonated in the sky, audible within a ten-mile radius.
“Clang!”
The ion cannon beam pierced through the sword light, striking directly at the blade of Victor’s Emerald Lion King sword.
“How is this possible?” Victor’s face was filled with shock. He couldn’t believe that a novice Soulmancer could still operate the mech.
The sword light still fell, striking the 096 armor.
But this time, Victor’s Blade of the Emerald Lion King was shattered into pieces.
He had managed to narrowly escape disaster thanks to his years of honing a sense for danger. Otherwise, he would likely have been killed by that blast.
“William! I’ll see how long you can keep up your arrogance!”
Victor seethed with hatred. Previously, he had some respect for Dr. Lopez, but now, after nearly being killed twice by William in the 096 armor, his feelings had turned to intense annoyance.
He didn’t believe William could fire the ion cannon many more times.
And besides, he seemed not to have dodged that sword strike just now!
The armor must be damaged by now!
On the ground, William didn’t dodge or evade the sword light. Instead, he swung the alloy sword equipped on the mech, directly meeting the energy surge.
Clang!
The alloy sword emitted a clear sound, showing some small cracks.
“Not bad!” William had not used his own power, otherwise not just the alloy sword, but even a straw could have wiped out that energy surge.
He looked up at Victor, who seemed to have avoided death, apparently having dodged the attack.
Missed with one shot…
Then let’s fire two more!
William had no intention of outright killing Victor. He was more intrigued by the mech. The more Victor could withstand, the more interesting it became.
It was also a chance to try out new features, right?
Victor had thought William could only fire the ion cannon once.
But just as he dodged the previous shot, another beam of light shot towards him.
“Damn it!” Victor turned pale and hurriedly dodged.
Unexpectedly, another shot followed immediately!
Victor’s reaction speed was quite fast, but the ion cannon’s speed was near the speed of light, making it almost impossible to dodge without prior prediction.
He evaded the first two shots, but the third was inescapable.
The power of the ion beam was terrifying, and it hit him directly in the lower leg.
“Ah!”
Victor’s lower leg was instantly obliterated into a bloody mist. Overwhelmed by the excruciating pain, he could no longer maintain his flight and plummeted down like a bird shot mid-flight.
William smacked his lips and muttered to himself, “No more fun then.”
As his words faded, a blue streak of light tore through the sky, and an elderly man flying in the air caught Victor mid-fall.
“Victor! Are you alright?” The old man grabbed Victor and stuffed a beige pill into his mouth.
“Vice-President Bennett?” After swallowing the pill, Victor’s complexion remained ghastly pale. Clenching his teeth, he glared at William in the mech, his eyes filled with deep resentment, “Vice-President, you must avenge me!”
This elder was none other than Julian Bennett, one of the five vice-presidents of the Emerald Lion Guild and a mid-level Soulmancer.
Although Victor was an employee of the 13th Bureau, he was also a member of the Emerald Lion Guild.
Now that William had crippled one of his legs and Julian was present, it was imperative for him to seek revenge for his guild member. Otherwise, how could he face others in the Soulmancer community, especially with many Soulmancers present to witness the scene?
If Julian just swallowed his pride, he would only become a laughingstock to others.
“You were on assignment at the 13th Bureau, weren’t you?” Julian, of course, recognized Steven. Victor’s lack of strength resulting in his injury was a disgrace to the entire Emerald Lion Guild.
Victor gritted his teeth and said, “A few days ago, a rookie Soulmancer joined the 13th Bureau. I don’t know what kind of relative he is to Steven, but Steven is overly biased towards him. I couldn’t stand it, so I said a few words…”
Victor naturally didn’t mention what happened afterwards.
Julian, however, filled in the blanks himself, imagining that after Steven’s relative joined the 13th Bureau, they began to abuse their power, relying on Steven’s authority to bully others.
He had heard about the 13th Bureau’s armor.
“Wearing that armor to bully a member of our Emerald Lion Guild?”
“Outrageous! This is too much!” Julian exclaimed angrily, “Victor, don’t worry, I will seek justice for you!”
By age, Julian was Victor’s uncle. Seeing his nephew treated this way, how could he stand by idly?
When Julian came down with Victor, Steven immediately approached with concern, asking, “Victor, are you alright?”
Julian responded sarcastically, “Steven, what kind of attitude is this! Our guild member’s leg is ruined, does this look okay to you? If the 13th Bureau doesn’t provide a reasonable explanation today, then don’t expect anyone to leave safely!”
“Hey, Mr. Bennett, I did warn him earlier…” Steven appeared somewhat helpless, recognizing that Victor had brought this upon himself and now had to face the consequences.
Indeed, William was a bit harsh in his actions, but considering his strength, it was inevitable.
Steven knew about William’s abilities and understood that the laws of the 13th Bureau couldn’t bind a powerful individual like William. In the world of Soulmancers, only strength truly matters.
“Advising out of goodwill?”Julian turned his head, looked coldly at William, and said, “I don’t want to waste words with you today. Just pay with your life.”𝘦𝑎.𝒸ℴ.
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