The robotic voice seemed dazed as several flashing red lights suddenly enveloped Rael, scanning him.
Then, a moment later, Rael felt an ominous pressure wash over him.
—What did you do, human? Where are my explosives?
Rael grinned and reached into his inventory, pulling out a single Miniature Mana Stone Nuke. It was a small yellow crystal with a swirling mass in the center.
But once the puppet master saw it, a deathly silence followed.
"You mean this? Oh, my bad. It just kind of slipped into my inventory while you were out there spouting bullshit."
It’s good that this is just some stupid failed mana crystal. If I really had to buy a miniature nuke, it would’ve cost way more than a single Premium Coin.
—My calculations have not foreseen this outcome... Is this some sort of trick...?
After a brief pause, the puppet master continued.
—Ah... there was one possibility of you being able to disarm the explosives. I can adjust it to fit this scenario, and...
—I appreciate this new data you’ve given me, but this is where I draw the line. I will recalculate all the possibilities with your existence in mind. I hope we meet soon.
"Just where do you think you’re going?"
He narrowed his eyes, and in the next instant, his Primordial Sight and Draconic senses flared up.
Despite there being a giant maze in front of him, the one he was looking for was on the other end.
Rael didn’t waste a second as he kicked off the ground and reached the wall.
He threw a punch, and as expected, the space cracked again, causing the surroundings to distort slightly as the chandelier in the maze suddenly inverted.
At the same time, a hole the size of several hundred meters was pierced in the wall, through which he could see the other end.
And that was when Rael spotted a strange being. It was a man with multicolored hair. The right side was white, while the other, red.
His face had no blemishes, and clearly, it looked in peak shape. But that was where his humanity ended. Below the neck, everything was robotic, and there was even a single spherical red core in place of its heart.
And of course, Rael soon inspected him.
—Lorealis, the Puppet Master [Grade 2 Mythic Class | Level 659] - Vitality: Tier 10 [100% / 100% HP]
Mythic Class is pretty high, but his HP is low.
After all, Tier 10 HP ranged anywhere from 1 Quintillion to 9.99 Quintillion HP.
With Rael’s current damage, defeating him wasn’t too difficult. It was definitely easier than dealing with Solenne.
Lorealis turned his head, spotting Rael. He let out a sigh and spoke.
"Must you interrupt my escape?"
"Kind of," Rael replied flatly. "If I let you get away, then I’d be wasting my time."
With those words, Rael dashed forward, appearing in front of Lorealis in an instant.
Yet despite his confidence, Lorealis seemed unfazed. Instead, he raised his hand, and as Rael’s fist was heading toward him, he flicked his finger.
A red laser burst from the core in his chest, but Rael had already seen it with his foresight, so it didn’t even manage to graze him.
And instead, he threw a full-power punch straight at Lorealis’s porcelain face.
-0! [4.52 Quadrillion] | Critical Hit!
But that wasn’t all, as in the next moment, a miniature vortex appeared, twisting his face slightly. It seemed like it wouldn’t do much, but the damage...
-0%! [45.9 Quadrillion] | Critical Hit!
All of that happened in the blink of an eye, and finally, Lorealis was sent flying several kilometers backward, blasting a hole in the giant wall in the process.
Rael followed him, then glanced back.
To his surprise, he was at the very top of the white spire he had entered. Just this time, he was right above the dark clouds.
He looked upwards and spotted a circular arena. Before he could wonder further, Lorealis, who was slowly starting to freefall, suddenly halted.
Jet thrusters appeared in place of his arms, and in the next instant, he vanished from Rael’s sight, flying upward.
Rael rolled his eyes and began running in the air, yet not even a moment later, his foresight caught onto something interesting.
There were several turrets on the sides of the spire wall. They were hidden, but clearly, if they were able to injure him in the foresight vision, then it was clear they were made out of something special.
So he did what everyone would do, and that was to call upon the fishies.
[MTP -500 Million | 19.068 Trillion / 19.068 Trillion [+17.750 Trillion Excess] (x1 School of Doom)]
The space split open slightly, and in the next instant, 100,000 fish burst forth, blocking all vision of the spire.
And after a second had passed, loud gunshots resounded. However, instead of hitting Rael, the fishies blocked everything.
So with that, he kicked off the air, and within moments, arrived at the very top of the spire.
It looked like a giant glass dome, but when he touched it, he realized it was a transparent barrier.
It spanned tens of kilometers, yet that didn’t matter as Rael smiled and stepped into the barrier, glancing ahead.
In the very center, he spotted Lorealis, but for some reason, there was also a computer. He was typing swiftly, almost as if he was just mashing random buttons.
However, Rael soon felt something was off, so he dashed forward without hesitation, slammed his foot through the computer, then backhanded Lorealis across the face.
-0%! [4.28 Quadrillion] | Critical Hit!
-0%! [48.1 Quadrillion] | Critical Hit!
The vortex further enhanced the damage Lorealis suffered, and Rael knew it was about time he stopped playing around.
Lorealis skidded across the ground before coming to a halt. But when their eyes met, something about his gaze felt ominous.
It was almost like he had grown in strength, and from his widening grin, Rael’s senses told him to put his guard up.
Lorealis cracked his neck, and after a light stretch, he spoke.
"I see... I understand now."