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…"

was almost as though he knew exactly what would happen the moment Leonel's fingers

timing of Leonel's attack was so perfect that the needles met the projectiles within their nozzles. And the result…

chair, staring at his

Despite the fact he had a high rank, he only had a healing ability. Even if he wanted to fight it

a mournful cry came from Joseph's side. Before he could even react, his younger brother

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

logic. He didn't have time to

even completing his Force Nodes, Leonel had already defeated him. Back then, Leonel was

matters were different from what they had once been in the

his improvement match with

Leonel completely. And, at the very least, its shadow

a wave

He used his flow

his hands, facing his palm

"[Earthen Shackle]."

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

when he suddenly found

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

the city, the rumbling tanks never even made it

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

no idea what 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

He had managed

Miles' attention. He looked over to find that he had managed to crawl back

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