"Ah! I'm going to die!"
"Didn't you say the fire was mixed with water?! Why is it so hot?!"
The bikers paled in horror and desperately slapped at the flames on their bodies. Some even tried using fire extinguishers, but all their efforts were futile.
How could Jingwei's divine flame be extinguished so easily?
The firebirds darted about at tremendous speed and soon engulfed them in flames, drawing agonized screams from their throats.
However, the flames went out before they could burn to death.
This was not because Vill-V wanted to demonstrate Azure Empyrea's merciful nature. She was mainly afraid that if they all burned to death, there would be no one left to call for their boss later.
After all, the leader of the Ghostfire Syndicate had yet to appear.
Moreover, Vill-V did not merely want to find their leader. Her true purpose was to uncover the whereabouts of the keys held by the four great gangs.
Miss Liora had long been waiting nearby for a chance to infiltrate their ranks. Those bikers with charred faces were the easiest group to blend into.
Now that everyone had been turned into an African, no one could tell who was who.
Just as Vill-V withdrew the flames, a bullet stopped against her temple.
Magician caught it effortlessly between two fingers.
Herrscher Transformation had elevated Vill-V's perception and agility to inhuman levels.
"It seems some members of the audience in the distance failed to see clearly. In that case, allow me to perform it once more~"
Standing amid the flames, Vill-V stomped one thigh-high boot heavily against the ground, unleashing a shock wave beneath her foot.
The tremendous strength granted by Herrscher Transformation instantly cracked the ground like a spiderweb. The gasoline burning across the surface was blasted into the air along with fragments of the shattered floor.
Vill-V then swept out her palm, sending a powerful current of air surging outward and scattering the gasoline-covered rubble in every direction.
The debris struck the other members of the Ghostfire Syndicate, who had been sharpening their weapons while eyeing Hua and Reporter Tan as they watched the spectacle from atop the distant wall. Every last one was knocked from their motorcycle and sent sprawling face-first onto the ground. The burning gasoline also splashed across their bodies. The flames instantly found fresh fuel and engulfed them one after another, making them shriek for their parents.
"Aaaaah! Hot, hot, hoooot!"
"Water! Water!"
"Help! Save me!"
Thus, every member of the Ghostfire Syndicate was turned into an African.
Vill-V had single-handedly suppressed the entire special assault team, creating an even more shocking spectacle than Hua's earlier passive counterattacks.
Such was the terrifying power of a Herrscher.
What? Vill-V had not actually used any Herrscher abilities, and neither lightning nor fire was a signature ability of the Herrscher of Reason?
Surely she could not imitate Bronya the Motorized Duck and start dealing Ice damage.
Besides, it was perfectly reasonable for the Herrscher of Truth to be a Fire and Lightning support.
Elsewhere, the instant Vill-V underwent Herrscher Transformation, Landro instinctively sensed danger.
That was why the bikers had attacked Azure Empyrea with such frenzy.
Landro had been using them to buy time for his escape.
Indeed, Landro had no desire whatsoever to fight Azure Empyrea.
He could not understand what had happened, but he understood at least one thing. This place truly was a trap!
Azure Empyrea had already killed him once before, and this time, she had become even stronger.
So strong that his heartbeat nearly stopped.
His vampire genes were sounding an alarm.
No, rather than sounding an alarm, they were expressing submission!
Kill her?
What a joke. What benefit would he gain from killing her?
That woman was far too dangerous. Landro only wanted to get as far away from her as possible.
Cautious by nature, he would never attack an enemy he could not defeat.
Yet before he could flee very far, he heard a girl's voice carried upon the wind beside his ear. "Hey, friend. Want to buy some cheats?"
Landro turned around in shock and discovered that Azure Empyrea had actually caught up with him.
She had not stolen a motorcycle to pursue him. She had been sprinting barefoot alongside his motorcycle the entire way.
This woman had first rescued her companion, suppressed the frenzied assault of the entire special attack team, and then caught up barefoot with a Ghostfire motorcycle traveling at fifty kilometers per hour!
Although the Ghostfire motorcycle had been unable to unleash its full power due to the cramped terrain, no human could possibly match that speed on foot!
Yet in the next instant,
"Aaah—"
Azure Empyrea tripped over nothing.
In the distance, Hua covered her face. "So even with overwhelmingly powerful physical abilities, a klutz is still a klutz..."
Reporter Tan, who stood beside her, disagreed. "Azure Empyrea must have a deeper purpose behind this!"
Sure enough, Landro's eyes widened.
Azure Empyrea, who had fallen to the ground just moments ago, had somehow teleported in front of the Ghostfire motorcycle and assumed a stance as though gathering strength. She clutched her waist.
The earlier scene truly had been a diversion!
What was she planning? Faced with this armed motorcycle, could she be intending to stop it with her bare body?
Thinking of the durability of his modified motorcycle, Landro gradually calmed down. A cold smile even appeared on his lips.
"Trying to stop an armed Ghostfire motorcycle with your bare body?"
"Even if your constitution is stronger than an ordinary person's, speed is power, and speed is a blade!"
Landro might have feared Azure Empyrea in a hand-to-hand fight, but when it came to comparing vehicles, that was another matter entirely.
Every member of the Ghostfire Syndicate firmly believed in the strength of their motorcycle. Modifying motorcycles into the ultimate weapons was the conviction shared by everyone in the gang.
Landro was no exception. When it came to instruments of murder, his advanced armed Ghostfire motorcycle was a first-rate killing machine.
The only reason he had barely used it in combat earlier was that the area had been too cramped for him to maneuver. Rubble and wrecked vehicles were everywhere, preventing him from building up speed.
Now, however, the motorcycle had accelerated!
It was like comparing a bullet thrown by hand with one fired from a gun barrel. Their destructive power was worlds apart!
"Boss, go for it! Victory is right in front of you!"
Liora, her face smeared with soot, pulled the gang's banner from the back of a motorcycle and pretended to wave it while cheering Landro on.
The other bikers were startled to see this companion cheering so loudly for their boss despite being badly injured.
Almost everyone else present had been burned to a crisp. How could they possibly still have the strength to shout?
Not to mention that Landro's emotional control had already disappeared.
It seemed this companion was genuinely extraordinarily loyal.
One biker reassured her, "Don't underestimate the power of a Ghostfire motorcycle moving at high speed. Combined with Boss' ability, even an armored vehicle couldn't withstand the piercing force of Boss Landro's modified Ghostfire motorcycle. We've witnessed it ourselves."
"Boss' ride is the symbol of power! Anyone who dares stand in its path is seeking death! Even Chief Tenmon Soji wouldn't gain any advantage against it."
Clang!
Spikes sprang from the front of Landro's motorcycle, while rotating conical drills also extended from its wheels.
The drills sprayed Landro's blood, transforming into terrifying, gore-stained augers.
Rows of bloody holes were drilled into the reinforced concrete lining the street by the wheel-mounted drills. Their destructive power could only be described as overwhelming.
Landro drove the motorcycle forward, roaring as he charged straight at Vill-V.