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

got a chance to exit their barrels. The timing of Leonel's attack was so perfect that the needles met the projectiles within their nozzles. And the

staring at his monitor with a

was nothing he could even do. Despite the fact he had a high rank, he only had a healing ability. Even if he wanted to

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

reacted just as violently, becoming a massive wave that shot

logic. He didn't have time to realize that his

Nodes, Leonel had already defeated him. Back then, Leonel was nowhere near the monster he was now. How could there even be

once been in the past. His ability had improved and

Could his improvement match

tsunami, trying to envelop Leonel completely. And,

a wave of earth and the man who

used

his hands, facing his palm toward

"[Earthen Shackle]."

been able to control at a whim suddenly became like a steel behemoth unwilling to heed

off due to his forward momentum, but that was when he suddenly found his ankles and wrists had been caught, shackled down without even a

Though he was the one in the air now, shackled by earth that had once been under his control, he still felt as though

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

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

the city. But, he had yet to confirm

didn't care. He had

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 white wolf Variant Invalid had

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