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…"

as though he knew exactly what would happen

was so perfect that the needles met

into his chair, staring at his monitor

he only had a healing ability. Even if he wanted to fight it out with Leonel to the

side. Before he could even react, his

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

have time to think of logic. He didn't have

completing his Force Nodes, Leonel had already defeated him. Back then, Leonel was nowhere near the monster he

they had once been in the past. His ability had improved and his ability to use it had likewise

his improvement match with

rose like a tsunami, trying to envelop Leonel completely.

wave of

He used his flow ability

spread out his hands,

"[Earthen Shackle]."

always been able to 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

now, shackled by earth that had once been under his

world fell into an odd silence for a moment. The 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

his way back up to an undamaged section of the wall. Heavy breaths heaved his chest as he sat slumped

happened below. The only slight clue he had was Leonel's familiar voice roaring through the city. But, he had yet to confirm if that voice that haunted his nightmares was really the same person who had spoken

had managed to survive and that was

managed to crawl back up to a section of the wall where the white wolf Variant Invalid had

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