Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Sixth Layer of the Supernatural Realm
"Natalie Russell. Let's have a competition to see who kills more monsters."
On the city wall, suddenly a loud shout rang out.
The person who said that was Marcus Kelly.
That guy wasn't far from Zone 17, and as soon as he finished speaking, he prepared to launch an attack on the monsters.
At the moment, the monsters had not yet approached the city wall, and they were still several hundred meters away.
Marcus Kelly suddenly took out a paper and tore it open.
Then a surprising scene unfolded.
The torn paper spontaneously combusted, then rose into the air, transforming into a halo before landing behind Marcus Kelly.
Seeing this, Denis Read's expression turned serious, and he immediately said, "It's a one-time use supernatural item."
"Was that a one-time use supernatural item?" Sam Harris asked in surprise. "I've only heard of it before; this is the first time I've seen one."
Denis Read said, "A one-time use supernatural item means that it can only be used once. They are generally used to enhance the user's abilities, such as defense or endurance. One-time use supernatural items that increase damage are relatively rare and extremely expensive."
He paused for a moment, then looked at Marcus Kelly and said, "Judging from what Marcus Kelly is using, it should be an item that increases endurance."
Filip Walker then said, "Is this what gives him his confidence?"
"I'm more curious about where his item came from," Lucian Richards said. "As far as I know, Marcus Kelly was in the news when he was specially recruited by the University of Cambridge. The press release seemed to say that his family background was very ordinary…"
"Perhaps it was given to him by the university management, who want him to do something worthwhile for the University of Cambridge? After all, it's almost the end of the year, and the evaluation of universities is about to begin..."
Amid the murmurs of the crowd, Marcus Kelly made his move.
The man had an endurance item, so he seemed like he had been injected with adrenaline, and he pulled out his ultimate move right away.
[Meteor Volcano]
Marcus Kelly roared, his fists turning into magma as he aimed them at the sky.
-Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Countless magma-like fists were continuously launched into the air from his fists.
Then, like a cannonball, they fell from the sky and crashed into the monster horde.
-Boom
-Boom
-Boom
Every magma fist, whether it landed on the ground or struck the monster's body, caused a powerful explosion.
Although Marcus Kelly's Meteor Volcano attack couldn't compare to that of a real Admiral Akainu's, its destructive power was still astonishing.
At least, for killing monsters, it was enough.
Amidst the continuous explosions, monsters were blasted away, and some even died instantly.
In just a few breaths, more than a dozen monsters were killed by Marcus Kelly's magma fists...
The entire battlefield was stained crimson by lava.
Marcus Kelly's outstanding performance amazed countless people.
The supernaturals were alright, just surprised, since they already knew that Marcus Kelly possessed the Magma-Magma Fruit ability.
But the native soldiers defending the city were taken aback by the destructive power Marcus displayed.
They saw supernatural individuals every year, but someone as ferocious as Marcus Kelly was truly rare.
The regional commander at Marcus Kelly's Zone was highly excited.
The stronger their foreign reinforcement performed, the easier it would be for the defenders of the city.
And the more Marcus Kelly killed, the greater the regional commander's merit.
Because the supernaturals would leave after one night.
After the supernaturals left, the credit for killing the monsters naturally went to these native soldiers.
At the same time, at the highest point of the city wall, the general also noticed Marcus Kelly.
"It's truly astonishing that a foreign person possesses such abilities," the general exclaimed.
The strategist beside him immediately said, "General, you are blessed to have such a reinforcement. Tonight's city wall's defense will surely go smoothly."
Upon hearing this, the general didn't say anything, but his expression relaxed considerably.
...
But the monsters did not stop advancing because of Marcus Kelly's good performance.
On the contrary, they were all fearless and almost unaffected, still charging towards the city wall.
And at the moment, the monsters had reached the edge of the city wall and were starting to climb it.
The supernatural beings then discovered that the monsters not only had strong limbs, but also amazing claws, like sharp iron hooks, which could easily hang on the walls and make them climb up the city walls.
Seeing this, many supernaturals were so frightened that they panicked.
The native soldiers, on the other hand, remained very calm and responded accordingly.
Stones that they had prepared beforehand and thrown down, smashing the monsters that were climbing the wall.
If a monster climbed high enough, some spearmen would come out and kill it.
It only took a short while, and below the city walls, a large number of monsters had accumulated. But many of them were monster corpses.
"Don't just stand there, make your move." A supernatural person shouted.
Then the supernatural individuals began to display their abilities and use every means at their disposal to prevent the monsters from climbing the city walls.
At the moment, the interests of all supernatural individuals were aligned.
If the city's defenses failed tonight, everyone's mission would fail as well.
Then everyone's mission progress would be reset to 0, and even if they survived, they would only receive the minimum reward from the Supernatural Realm upon leaving.
And that was 10 attribute points.
...
Meanwhile, at Zone 17.
The female commander did not urge Matthew and the others to help them stop the monsters.
Instead, she led a group of female spearmen to form an unbreakable spear formation, relentlessly slaying the monsters.
And Matthew wasn't watching the whole time. He was actually observing the monster's strength.
Although he could sense the strengths of these monsters thanks to Observation Haki, he did not know their abilities or skills.
He was confident in his abilities, but he was not arrogant, nor would he recklessly rush out to kill monsters.
He would rather be safe than sorry.
If there were monsters among them that could restrain him, and he rushes out recklessly, he could very well find himself in a difficult situation.
Therefore, he needed to observe first.
Fortunately, so far, no monster capable of restraining him has appeared.
And frankly, Matthew wanted the number of monsters to increase as much as possible before he entered the battlefield.
He hadn't forgotten what had happened in the second layer. The monsters in that layer had turned their backs and fled when they realized they couldn't harm him.
And Matthew's power had increased incomparably since then. And if these monsters also had the ability to feel fear, then many of them would surely flee in fear after he made his move.
Then Matthew would either have to be content with the number of monsters he killed or he would have to chase after them.
While Matthew stood still and looked around, the battlefield was bustling with activity.
Seeing everyone killing monsters, Filip Walker and the others couldn't sit still any longer.
"Matthew, should we also help defend the city?"
"Yeah, Matthew, that commander is about to collapse, the monsters are about to overwhelm them…"
Although the female commander was quite capable, she remained within the realm of normal human abilities and wielded limited power.
Although they killed many monsters, there were simply too many of them to kill them all.
And there were already signs that the situation was becoming uncontrollable.
"I'll do it."
Natalie stepped forward voluntarily. Then the girl raised her right palm.
-Puff
A raging flame rose from her palm.
And as Natalie used her powers, her battle suit detected her entering attack mode and transformed from her normal outfit into the Supergirl Battle Suit.
Starting with the S-like symbol of hope on Natalie's chest, her clothes quickly transformed into a battle suit, like a nanotechnology suit, similar to the one Supergirl wore in The Flash movie.
But Natalie didn't mind, or pretended not to mind, because Matthew could see the blush on his cheeks, and the flames gathered and quickly coalesced into a giant fireball.
[Flame Emperor]
With a casual wave of her hand, the girl sent a giant fireball flying out, which landed below the city wall.
-Boom
An explosion was heard.
Filip Walker and the others felt the city wall beneath their feet tremble.
The sea of fire instantly engulfed the countless monsters trapped beneath the city walls.
Then the fire spread rapidly across the land.
Soon, a sea of fire, several meters long and hundreds of meters wide, formed beneath the city wall.
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Ch.144: Ferocious Beasts
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