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…"

though he knew exactly what would happen

of Leonel's attack was so perfect that the needles met the projectiles within

staring at his monitor with a

do. Despite the fact he had a high rank, he only had a healing ability. Even

Before he could even react, his younger brother had exploded through the roof

red. The ground beneath him reacted just as violently, becoming a massive wave

think of logic. He didn't have time to

Leonel had already defeated him. Back then, Leonel was nowhere near the

from what they had once been in the

improvement

trying to envelop Leonel completely. And, at the very least,

sun was completely blotted out. All Leonel saw was a wave of earth and the man who

for Damian… He used his

hands, facing his palm

"[Earthen Shackle]."

suddenly jolted to a stop. The earth he had always been able to control at a whim suddenly became like

when he suddenly found his ankles and wrists had been caught,

close. Though he was the one in the air now, shackled by earth

to a stop within the city, the rumbling tanks never even made it

had managed to crawl his way back up to an undamaged section of

happened below. The only slight clue he had was Leonel's familiar voice roaring through the city. But, he had yet

care. He had managed to

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

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