Steven’s expression was grim.
Want to make William pay with his life?
He knew Julian, one of the vice-presidents of the Emerald Lion Guild, and an elite mid-level Soulmancer. Indeed, in the current Soulmancer world, Julian was considered top-notch.
But it all depends on who you’re up against.
Steven, also a mid-level Soulmancer, revered William after guessing that he had annihilated thousands of “Demi-Gods” overnight.
And now, Julian was demanding William’s life as a price?
Wasn’t that akin to courting death?
Steven was also frustrated. He had warned Victor not to provoke William for Victor’s own good.
Although Victor was somewhat at fault, Steven didn’t want him to die over such trivial matters at William’s hands.
Having only lost a leg, Victor was already lucky.
Steven couldn’t even begin to imagine the consequences if William were truly provoked.
“Mr. Bennett, in this matter, Victor is also at fault. If possible, I hope to not pursue this matter further.” Steven sighed, still wanting to save Julian.
Julian chuckled and said, “Steven, aren’t you overestimating your 13th Bureau’s armor?”
“Today’s matter, as long as you stay out of it, and I kill him, it won’t constitute a feud between our Guild and your 13th Bureau.” Julian didn’t want to turn this incident into a full-blown conflict with the entire 13th Bureau, but in his view, William had to die.
Steven furrowed his brows and shook his head, “Mr. Bennett, I’ve already advised you. If you insist on killing him, then go ahead! As for the consequences… it has nothing to do with my 13th Bureau.”
He had said all he could, and his final remark about the consequences was a clear implication. Anyone with a bit of sense would understand the hidden meaning in his words.
“Consequences?!” Julian burst into laughter, loudly proclaiming, “Are you saying that kid has some powerful backing, maybe a member of a strong Guild? Anyone here, is that kid part of your Guild? Anybody brave enough to come forward and talk to me about it!”
At this time, the sky was already filled with Soulmancers from various major Soulmancer organizations, floating in the air and enjoying the spectacle. Some Soulmancers who knew each other were whispering and discussing amongst themselves.
“I think the person inside that armor is just a novice Soulmancer. To think that wearing such a piece of armor allows him to defeat opponents above his level and even break Victor’s leg; technology really is incredibly powerful nowadays.”
“What’s the use of that? Julian has already stepped in. Can a novice Soulmancer boy wearing that outfit really compete with a mid-level Soulmancer elite? If that’s really the case, then what’s the point in us trying to enhance our own strength?”
“You have a point!” a Soulmancer shook his head, not optimistic about William’s chances, “If Julian takes action, it’ll take just one move to subdue him.”
Julian waited for about half a minute. Seeing no Soulmancer coming down to confront him, he slowly approached William.
Given the current situation, every powerful Guild had sent elites to this new continent. Julian had shouted so loudly earlier,if William truly belonged to a major Soulmancer organization, someone would have likely come forward by now.
It seemed then that Steven was merely bluffing to protect William.
The kid was probably just a relative of Steven.
“Hmph!” Julian thought he had been very cautious. He didn’t waste words, snorted coldly, and in two steps was in front of William, swinging out a palm strike.
This palm contained 80% of his strength. Even someone wearing armor would be instantly pulverized by the force inside.
Defensive power?
Ordinary people have no idea how peculiar Soulmancer attacks can be.
William didn’t make any move to block or evade; in fact, he didn’t move at all.
This elder before him was precisely a mid-level Soulmancer, wasn’t he?
Dr. Lopez had said that the 096 armor could withstand attacks from a mid-level Soulmancer.
Moreover, William could see that the main force of this palm was in the transfer of energy, which wouldn’t cause much damage to the armor itself.
So why bother dodging?
William didn’t even blink.
There was just a dull thud as Julian’s palm solidly landed on the chest area of William’s armor.
“Today, I am being merciful, leaving you a complete corpse!” Julian said after striking, slowly withdrawing his hand.
In his view, even if the armor’s defense was extraordinary, the person inside should have had their heart stopped by now and couldn’t possibly be alive.
The Soulmancers above also shook their heads.
“Let’s go! There’s nothing more to see here, finished in one move!”
“I thought that wearing that armor really made him invincible.”
“What a joke! A novice Soulmancer defeating a mid-level Soulmancer? Even the elites of the Pantheon Guild couldn’t do that!”
…
Just as all the Soulmancers were about to disperse, William raised the alloy sword equipped with the mech and made a swift cut.
Electric arcs wrapped around the sword, and with this one strike, Julian’s arm was severed.
“Ah!” Julian cried out in pain.
The wound, cauterized by the high temperature of the alloy sword, didn’t even bleed, charring immediately at the site of the injury.
“What? That kid isn’t dead!”
“What’s going on? He actually cut off one of Julian’s arms?”
“Julian was too careless; he probably thought that kid was already dead.”
“This is hilarious, Julian capsized in a gutter! A mid-level Soulmancer gets his hand cut off by a novice Soulmancer’s kid!”
…
There were various reactions from the Soulmancers, most of them mocking Julian.
If things had just ended with William being killed by a single palm strike, indeed, it wouldn’t have been very interesting.
On the contrary, now that Julian’s arm was cut off, the situation had suddenly become much more intriguing.
“How is this possible?!” Julian stared at William, equally incredulous.
With 80% of his strength in that palm strike, Julian thought it impossible for the armor, no matter how strong its defense, to block it.
William chuckled, “What do you mean ‘impossible’?”
“You… you’re not even injured?”
The armor covered even the face, leaving only the eyes visible. Although Julian couldn’t see William’s expression, the aura emanating from William was that of a novice Soulmancer. From the sound of his voice, Julian could tell that William was completely unharmed.
This was outrageous! 𝑖𝘦𝑎.𝗇t
“Should I have been seriously injured?” William retorted, then pondered over the force that had hit him…
Well, if he really were just a novice Soulmancer, he probably should have been dead by now.
But William wasn’t sure.
After all, he wasn’t truly a novice Soulmancer.
However, most people would likely think it was the armor’s doing.
“Damn it!” Julian quickly recovered his wits. With just one hand gone, and with his strength, he should still have more than enough power to kill William.
Cursing, Julian raised his remaining left hand, and a sacred sword appeared in it, styled like a Templar Crusader sword.
His divine sword wasn’t particularly remarkable, at least it hadn’t developed a Sword Spirit.
He swung his sword, aiming to behead William!
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