BXBX NOVEL 123 Chapter 122
The same tactic wouldn\'t work twice, so Leon started to work on his next plan.
"They probably don\'t know how I defeated Betty\'s underlings, so I guess a surprised attack to damage their spine is the best option. The problem is, I can\'t aim perfectly from afar. If I fail, it won\'t work again. Not only that, but Alisson\'s powers also become more powerful the closer I get to her..."
Although they were quite confident of their victory, William, Sanchez, and Alisson didn\'t mess around with their tactics and formation. They were confident, but they didn\'t drop their guards, and by the look of things, they had a lot of experience fighting together against human targets, and Leon\'s expertise was lacking in that aspect.
"Regardless... the fact that they work so well together also means that they needed each other to become a threat. If Sanchez is willing to go to the point to receive half of the damage Alisson receives, they are probably nothing alone."
Causing damage until they collapse would be too troublesome, Leon could always find a way to cut Sanchez and Alisson\'s oxygen by imprisoning them in a prison of fire or ice since they didn\'t look like they have the power to destroy one. However, that would cost a lot of mana, and that probably wouldn\'t work on William.
Before Leon could decide his next plan of action, William tried to attack again. However, this time he made sure to use the walls of the buildings nearby in order to attack Leon more times. That being said, his attacks were still obvious, so Leon only had to move a little to escape from them. The buildings trembled, and little by little got damaged every time William used them to move horizontally in midair.
"What\'s the matter? Are you already out of options?" William asked when he stopped on the terrace of a certain building.
It looked like William wanted to taunt Leon; he could only frown at that. Despite having to deal with so many problems caused by a single person, he still tried to look as if he was enjoying himself. Leon didn\'t let the blood rush to his head, but couldn\'t let that bastard do what he wanted. So, Leon decided to make him taste a bit of his own poison.
Leon threw away his spears for a moment and looked at Sanchez and Alisson; after that, he created two magma arrows and prepared to shot. However, William got in the way. But Leon was hoping for that; he even let William grab his neck with both hands. Leon shot the magma arrows toward his eyes and then activated Mana Reinforcement in his body and let the Rage control his body for a while. The power of William\'s grip decreased, and Leon grabbed his sword when William started to scream.
"Let me make you taste the same pain you made Gisela feel," Leon said and tried to chop off William\'s arms.
Leon\'s strength nearly doubled thanks to Mana Reinforcement and Rage, but it hadn\'t been enough to cut William\'s arms off. However, he managed to damage the muscles and see his wounds healing at a fearsome pace. It was the power of the gloves.
Alisson tried to make Leon get away from William, but without controlling the extra spears, he had plenty of leisure to counter-attack her magic. Since she probably couldn\'t affect something she couldn\'t see, Leon kicked William until he hit the main building and entered one of the test rooms. Without wasting time, Leon followed him. William finally managed to get rid of the magma that corroded his eyes. However, the damage was already done. William was blind.
"So, how do you feel?" Leon asked.
"You bastard! I will kill you!" William shouted. "But before that, I will torment that bitch slowly in front of your eyes until she begs for her death and then…"
William talked so much that Leon had time to shot a magma ball toward his mouth and make him eat it. In the end, even those three underestimated him thinking that he couldn\'t take a few hits or could only attack using magic. Leon deactivated Mana Reinforcement and calmed down to stop Rage. In just a few seconds, he used enough mana to cast a magma spear, but it was the only way to become physically strong enough to damage someone like William.
Although the bastard had eaten a magma ball, he wasn\'t dying. The gloves were healing his wounds, and with the sole exception of his eyes, his face was back to normal. Since William\'s elemental resistance was also powerful, eventually, the magma ball stopped causing him pain, and he stopped from contorting in pain on the floor.
"I guess your interior isn\'t as strong as your exterior…" Leon smirked.
Just by listening to Leon\'s tone, William noticed what he intended to do. So, he covered his mouth like a scared child.
"You don\'t need to cover your mouth," Leon laughed. "It is not like I need to use the holes of your body; I can create as many holes in your body as I want."
William froze when he heard that, even in such a state, he was smart enough to understand that his only option was to run away and regroup. He raised his fists to break the floor, but Leon covered his whole body on earth to stop his movements. That being said, William was strong, so Leon had to cover his entire body with earth and then transformed the earth into steel. William lost the ability to move; the only thing he could do was to breathe because Leon didn\'t cover his nose.
Using telekinesis, Sanchez and Alisson flew and reached the test room where Leon and William were. Soon, they flew to escape at a fearsome speed when they saw William utterly defeated.
"I guess they hesitated in approaching... they could have saved you, but they didn\'t because they are cowards, just like you," Leon said to William.