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No matter what anyone else thought, at least this opening pose was pretty cool.
And Gen was incredibly swift, a light step into the air, and he was keeping pace with Hanzo.
The moment Gen took to the air, countless mechanical armors suddenly appeared all over his body, assembling with clangs and bangs.
Good heavens! Another one playing with technology…
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but shift their gaze slightly towards Adam Hammer.
Speaking of such things, there was probably no one more perverse than this guy who had almost entirely replaced his body with mechanical modifications.
Originally, Adam Hammer was an honest and diligent mechanic, and with his SSS-grade talent, "Heart of Machines," he was a ruler of his domain.
But that was still far from his current near-invincible state.
After perishing in a mission within a dimensional rift and beginning to use mechanical prosthetics, he became… not quite right.
From then on, Adam Hammer's life became a cycle of frantic modification and improvement, growing more obsessed until he was completely subsumed by machinery.
At his current near-perfect mechanical state, coupled with his SSS-grade talent, the actual combat power of Adam Hammer was unimaginable.
Especially in last year's tournament, he almost single-handedly tore through the runner-up team, the Holy Empire team led by Caesar.
However, that also had to do with everyone seeing Adam Hammer's terror for the first time and being unable to devise any countermeasures on the spot.
Now, after another year of refinement, who knew how well they had prepared…
This information was all overheard by Lin Ran in the auditorium just now.
Thinking of this, Lin Ran glanced at Caesar.
It was evident that Caesar was still quite composed when facing Adam Hammer.
Perhaps he really had a counter-strategy.
But that didn't concern him much.
All he had to do was honestly defeat the enemies standing in his way, one by one.
No matter… who they were!
But for now, his focus clearly had to be on those two Sakura people…
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze towards the Shimada brothers who had already closed in on the Sea-Surging Demon Whale.
Although both of them had cleverly hidden the pink crystals within their clothing, they couldn't fool Lin Ran, who possessed the Eternal Kaleidoscope and was intimately familiar with the energy of pink crystals.
After quietly locking onto the two crystals with his perception, Lin Ran silently communicated with the Ring of Souls and took out the replicas he had secretly made.
Let's get to work! I'll be waiting for you to make your move!
Hanzo, as if hearing Lin Ran's thoughts, suddenly leaped high, performing a backflip in mid-air, his arrows carrying him.
"Scatter!"
Then, a glowing arrow shot out.
This arrow wasn't aimed at the Sea-Surging Demon Whale in front of them, but rather, at Gen, who, with mechanical propulsion, had already positioned himself above Hanzo!
Gen lightly stepped on the glowing arrow, using it as a launch point to further accelerate.
As the glowing arrow was stepped on by Gen, it actually dispersed into the air, transforming into dozens of incredibly dense, thread-like fragments. Each fragment pointed towards a small edge of the Sea-Surging Demon Whale's massive body.
The captains around began to discuss amongst themselves.
"Can such tiny arrows actually have an effect?"
"Perhaps they can. After all, if they came forward so confidently and faltered right at the start, it would be too much to bear."
"So he's shooting at the edges, is he trying to seal the Demon Whale with those arrows?"
"Seal it and then strike?"
"But it's still uncertain if their attack power alone can pierce its defense."
"Huh? Look! The Demon Whale is actually injured?!"
Under their astonished gazes, every single one of Hanzo's fragmented arrows successfully grazed the Demon Whale's outer layer, converging and connecting like threads.
"This is too unbelievable…"
"Arrows that looked so small and weak, yet they are so powerful?"
"Indeed… the energy contained within is quite minimal. Could it be that his mastery of energy is so profound that every bit is used in precisely the right place?"
"Looking at it this way, he's preparing to use a 'point-breaking-surface' strategy."
"Is this the courage that these two from Sakura Country have to confidently advance… they really do have something!"
Hanzo's initial success directly changed the attitudes of quite a few people in the arena.
They transitioned from initial disdain to a more serious and focused observation.
After all, Hanzo would become their opponent in future matches.
Gathering more intelligence beforehand and simulating battles in their minds would undoubtedly be beneficial when they met in the arena.
Inside the arena.
Seeing that Scatter had served its purpose, Hanzo smiled faintly.
He knew very well that under normal circumstances, this Scatter would not even be able to graze the outer skin of the Sea-Surging Demon Whale.
It would likely dissipate into nothingness due to the Demon Whale's aura long before it reached its body.
The reason for its current effectiveness was primarily due to the pink crystal he held within his chest.
With the crystal, no matter how formidable the Sea-Surging Demon Whale was, it was like a turtle in shallow water to him, easily caught and controlled.
"Gen! Unleash your ultimate move!"
"Let's break through its defense first and carve off a piece of its flesh…"
"Let our visiting foreign friends sample some of our sashimi."
"You'll be the one to prepare it!"
"I believe they won't be so terrified that they'll fear even a cooked Demon Whale, will they?"
As Hanzo spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the deck.
Clearly, he knew that he was the center of attention and wanted to give these people a little shock.
If not now, when would he mock them?
This immediately caused the captains on deck to turn pale with anger.
Good heavens, this Hanzo was truly courting death, daring to speak like that?
Wasn't that tantamount to directly saying they were afraid of the Sea-Surging Demon Whale?!
It was just that at this moment, he indeed had the standing to do so…
A group of them bared their teeth, their faces as dark as water, staring at Hanzo.
Hanzo then extended his arm towards Gen, who had leaped higher. Using Gen to pull him up by the arm, he drew his bow and aimed, shouting sternly:
"Gen! Unleash the Dragon's Power!"
"Let those VIPs have a good look at how we handle our evening's ingredients!"
Gen responded with a low hum and silently reached for the hilt of his sword behind him.
The next instant, a green and a blue energy began to radiate wildly from the Shimada brothers.
As for Lin Ran… he wasn't idle either. He had already subtly aimed the replica in his hand towards the genuine crystals within the Shimada brothers' chests.
Room · Displacement!
Unleash Dragon's Power? I'll just displace it directly!