Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Sixth Layer of the Supernatural Realm
Marcus Kelly's move of the "Great Eruption" was incredibly powerful.
At least on the surface, he probably already possessed three-tenths of Admiral Akainu's skill.
But when the attack hit the ferocious beasts, the Spitestrike…
Like a burning match thrown into a vast lake, the attack went out instantly without causing the slightest ripple.
The Spitestrike didn't even pause, continuing its charge towards the city wall.
Everyone looked terrified upon seeing this.
Once this beast crashed into the city wall, this seemingly sturdy wall would inevitably be breached.
Marcus Kelly's face was pale. And the others weren't much better off.
"We're doomed. Our mission is definitely going to fail."
"Forget about the mission, just think about how to save your life. Getting back alive would be a miracle."
"Once the city walls are breached, and such a massive army of monsters charges in, our chances of survival are less than one in a thousand..."
"Are we just going to stand by and watch? We need to think of a solution."
"We have absolutely no way to deal with this monster. Prepare for the impact."
"Where is Natalie Russell? Natalie Russell hasn't made a move yet..."
"Don't count on Natalie Russell. Marcus Kelly, who just attacked, is already among the best of our freshmen. Natalie Russell is good, but how better can she be?"
...
Faced with the formidable beast, the Spitestrike, everyone felt helpless.
A sense of despair began to engulf all the supernatural individuals.
Meanwhile, at Zone 17.
"The Spitestrike is heading this way. You'd better run for your lives," the female commander said.
Filip Walker did want to slip away, but they were still quite surprised to hear this.
"What about you?" Filip Walker couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you leaving?"
The female commander's expression had returned to calm, and she said, "I have a duty to fulfill. I cannot run away."
It was a simple sentence, yet it conveyed a determination to die.
Filip Walker and the others immediately fell silent.
Before they noticed their eyes were fixed on Matthew.
"Matthew..." Sam Harris shouted, "Let's hurry. It'll be too late if we don't leave now."
At the moment, some of the supernaturals in the surrounding zones have already begun to retreat.
They could either seek refuge in other areas or leave the city walls altogether.
Upon hearing Sam Harris's voice, Matthew, who had been observing the Spitestrike, finally snapped out of his daze.
"No need to retreat." Matthew laughed and said, "I can handle this monster."
Based on his observations, he had a general idea of the Spitestrike's strength and speed, but he didn't yet know its defenses or other abilities.
But given the strength level he sensed from Observation Haki, this Spitestrike wasn't too strong for him to handle.
Matthew was confident that, even if he couldn't kill the monster, he could hold it off.
The reason he didn't make a move was actually to wait for the number of monsters to increase.
He was afraid that if he moved too early, he would scare away the other monsters...
Like the monsters that were afraid of him and ran away on the second layer.
Upon hearing Matthew's words, the team members were all taken aback. But the female commander's eyes revealed a glimmer of hope.
"Matthew, do you have a way to deal with this monster?" Sam Harris couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, I have."
"What way?" Sam asked.
"Using my fists."
After his words fell, Matthew didn't explain further, but instead turned and focused on the horde of monsters. Then an invisible wave began to spread forward, originating from him.
Although the wave passed over many local soldiers, they felt nothing, but when it reached the monsters, they all started falling to the ground one by one. Dead.
Within seconds, all the normal monsters within an area of about one kilometer began to collapse. The only monster left standing was Spitestrike, and although it didn't fall like the other monsters, Matthew's invisible attack had halted its walk.
The attack Matthew had just used was the Incapacitation attack of his Legend Level Conqueror's Haki skill.
At Legend-level, it allowed Matthew to perform a mental attack with 200% more mental attribute power.
Additionally, he had absolute control over who would be affected and who wouldn't.
This meant that Matthew's 566 mental attribute points with the effect of his Battle Suit were equivalent to a 1782 mental attribute attack.
It wasn't as powerful as Matthew's physical attacks, but it was perfect for eliminating weak enemies.
Because even Marcus Kelly didn't possess the 1782 mental attribute at this moment.
After Matthew used his Conqueror's Haki, Filip Walker and the others watched in amazement as the number of monsters killed on the mission panel rapidly increased.
But Matthew didn't need to look at the mission panel to know this. Thanks to his Observation Haki, he knew many monsters were already dead.
Only the monsters in the outer circle area of his power's range had been knocked unconscious instead of dying.
Although Matthew had cleared a 1 km area of monsters, he noticed that monsters coming from behind were quickly filling their places.
But neither the knocked-out monsters nor those who replaced the dead ones would matter after Matthew's next attack.
The next moment, Matthew leaped up and soared into the sky.
Under the moonlight, his figure, in his catching battle suit and red cape, instantly attracted the attention of countless people.
-Buzz
The Legend-level Armament Haki was activated, and Matthew's fist instantly became shiny, dark, and metallic black.
The next moment, a crimson light began to emerge from his black fist, dazzlingly bright in the darkness.
There were even crimson lightning bolts that occasionally flashed from Matthew's fists, which was very eerie.
This was the "Galaxy Impact" gathering power.
An unprecedentedly terrifying aura emanated from Matthew, instantly enveloping the entire area.
At that moment, everyone felt the pressure emanating from Matthew. And that was the aura of a super-strong person.
Although Matthew's figure was small in the vast sky, he seemed like a mountain, towering above everyone's heads, making it hard for them to breathe.
Everyone's expression changed.
On the ground, all the charging monsters stopped in their tracks.
Even the Spitestrike, the ferocious beast, looked up at the sky.
High in the sky, Matthew didn't hold back his strength for long.
As his body reached the top of the Spitestrike's head, he finally threw the punch.
-Bang
A single punch shattered the void.
The crimson fist shadow transformed into a streak of light, descending from the sky and crashing down hard onto the Spitestrike's head.
This punch was extremely fast, and the Spitestrike couldn't react at all.
-Kaboom
It was an unprecedented explosion as if a small nuclear bomb had been detonated on the beast's head.
The entire earth was trembling.
The explosion instantly produced a giant, dazzling ball of light.
Like a sun, shining brightly in the darkness.
The world was illuminated in an instant.
The blinding light pollution nearly dazzled everyone on the city wall.
As the bright light faded, a terrifying shockwave from the explosion quickly formed, racing in all directions.
-Snap, Snap
The sky was cracking open, and the earth was wailing. The violent shockwave shredded everything in its path.
Countless monsters, before they could even scream, were torn apart by the shockwave and sent flying.
Under such an impact, they couldn't withstand even a single breath and were reduced to ashes.
The fate of the unconscious monsters and the corpses of the dead monsters was not much different from theirs.
Blood splattered everywhere, and bits of flesh flew all over the place.
It mixed with the soil, creating a scene of apocalyptic devastation.
...
Soon, the shockwave reached the edge of the city wall.
"Lie down!!!"
One of the supernatural beings shouted.
Everyone lay down on the ground, and no one could see what happened next.
Because everyone was lying on the city wall, tightly covering their heads and daring not to open their eyes.
They could only feel strong air currents blowing over them, and the city wall beneath them trembling incessantly, as if it might collapse at any moment.
A considerable amount of time has passed, and the violent shockwave had gradually subsided.
When everyone looked up and saw the battlefield, they were all stunned.
A super crater with a diameter of over three hundred meters appeared on the battlefield.
The giant monster, the Spitestrike, had its entire head smashed off, leaving only its massive body lying in the same spot.
Its body was covered in bloodstains, and several layers of skin had been peeled off.
If even the Spitestrike, the massive minotaur, suffered such a miserable fate, the other monsters must have been even worse off.
And as they looked around carefully, they realized it was reality. Most of the monsters had long since vanished without a trace, and not even their corpses could be found.
However, the city walls were already stained red with blood.
It was not human blood; it was all monster blood.
In many places, they could still see the monster's body parts clinging to the city walls.
There was only one person left standing on the battlefield.
Matthew Atkinson.
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