Leonel might have reached the Superior Stage in his Metal Body, but he wasn't infallible. He was under no delusions that he would survive such an onslaught. And, even if by some miracle he did, he doubted that he would still be in position to fight.

However, he didn't intend to allow such a thing to happen.

His mind was on a completely different level. He could see everything before it happened.

Joseph's order to fire. The spinning gears as the final tweaks were made to their aim. The slight scent of gun powder. The touch of heat that graced the barrels.

Leonel felt it all as if he was right there in the cockpit with them all. Which tanks were firing, where they were in relation to him, exactly when their shells would exit the nozzles… He saw through it all.

And that, exactly that… would be their downfall.

Leonel's raised hand trembled slightly. It was only the slightest flick, yet seven foot-long needles shot forward at impossible speeds.

They tore through the air, leaving a streak of smoke in their wake. Then…

The sound barrier shattered.

In one blink the needles were floating by Leonel's side. In a second blink they had appeared before the nozzles of the seven firing tanks. In a third…

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Joseph's heart trembled.

"No… No…"

knew exactly what would happen the moment Leonel's

was so perfect that

chair, staring at his

a high rank, he only had a healing ability. Even if he wanted to

a mournful cry came from Joseph's side. Before he could even react, his younger brother had exploded through the roof doors of their

The ground beneath him reacted just as violently, becoming a massive wave that shot him into the

didn't have time to realize that his actions were

Back then, Leonel was nowhere near the monster he was now. How could there even be a contest between

matters were different from what they had once been in the

his improvement match with

ground rose like a tsunami, trying to envelop Leonel completely. And, at the very least, its shadow succeeded in

wave of earth and the man who

He used his flow

his hands, facing his palm

"[Earthen Shackle]."

control at a whim suddenly became like a steel behemoth

due to his forward momentum, but that was when he suddenly found his ankles and wrists had

grinding halt before he could even get close. Though he was the one in the air now, shackled by earth that had once been under his control, he still felt as though it

screams and blood had come to a stop within the city, the rumbling tanks never even made it to the gates and even the Invalids that had approached close enough to do anything had been slaughtered by Leonel just as

section of the

he had was Leonel's familiar voice roaring through the city. But, he had yet

this moment, he simply didn't care. He had managed to survive and

suddenly caught Miles' attention. He looked over to find that he had managed to crawl back up to a section of the wall where the

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