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

was so perfect that the needles

into his chair, staring at

had a high rank, he only had a healing ability.

side. Before he could even react, his younger

but red. The ground beneath him reacted just as violently, becoming

think of logic. He didn't have time to

him. Back then, Leonel was

different from what they had once been in the past.

Could his improvement match with

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

All Leonel saw was a wave of earth and the

used his flow

spread out his hands, facing his palm

"[Earthen Shackle]."

always been able to control at a whim suddenly became like a

suddenly found his ankles and

in the air now, shackled by earth

come to a stop within the city, the rumbling tanks never even

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

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

this moment, he simply 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

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