Jian let out a frustrated shout and raised his fist in the sky.
"Damn it, damn it! Just once, let me grab you! I'm gonna break every bone in your body!"
Not just him, Yon, Istalian, and the other guardians also wanted nothing more than to grab the man. Just once would be enough. Ateo hadn't used a single skill since he appeared, except for his irritating disappearance skill!
Yon grabbed his hammer and started spinning it in the air. He had been keenly observing the man's movements and noticed a pattern in his skill. Every time Ateo disappeared, he would reappear within a few meters radius. It's like he can't travel far. Electricity crackled around Yon's hammer as he tossed it toward the place where he sensed the ripples.
Ateo's eyes narrowed because this time the attack was coming directly toward his face, his beautiful and pretty face. His sharp nails turned black and a dark curtain appeared in front of him.
The hammer crashed into the curtain with a loud boom. Instantly, ripples formed in the curtain, and it even cracked a bit. But after just a few seconds, the force behind the hammer started to fade away. Eventually, it dropped down aimlessly.
Ateo gazed at the hammer and wiped his forehead in an exaggerated way.
"That was close, but is this all you have got? If yes, then the pseudo-divine rank people here are quite weak... Now, just try your best to follow me. I'm going to destroy some nearby cities, hehe."
Jian shouted at Ateo as ripples appeared behind the latter.
"You bastard, stop right there!"
Ateo mused, a mischievous twinkle dancing in his eyes. He didn't vanish right away, just to enjoy their facial expressions. However, he blinked when Jian abruptly paused, and the human's eyes widened for a split second, only to turn into crescents. Moreover, he noticed with narrowed eyes that Jian wasn't looking at him, instead, the human was looking behind him...?
He froze when a soft touch landed on his shoulder, followed by a deep voice that sent chills down his spine because he hadn't sensed anyone behind him. Not now, not before.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Jian burst into laughter as he watched Ateo's expression crumble within a split second.
"Yeah, just kick him towards me! I want to punch this bastard so badly!"
Ateo leaped forward so fast that his figure blurred in everyone's vision. He looked back with narrowed eyes, only to see a pair of bright green eyes staring at him with little to no emotion. Kyle lowered his foot with a raised brow.
"He's quite fast."
Then, he gazed at Jian and gave the red-haired man an okay sign.
"Get ready, I'm sending him towards you."
Ateo laughed at his words because he had already sensed the new human's rank. It was hidden behind an invisible layer, probably because the human is wearing a strong artifact to hide his presence.
Just like Jian, this human also had pseudo-divine rank strength. Ateo scoffed and gave Kyle a taunting look. The human had caught him off guard with the invisible layer that hid his presence, but now that he knew about it, there was no way he would be surprised again.
'I'm a person who's never been caught, even after stealing powerful treasures right under the noses of countless strong individuals! How can a mere pseudo-divine rank human-!'
His thoughts were abruptly cut short because Kyle vanished right in front of his eyes. And before he could react, something landed on his back, sending him flying forward with a single impactful blow. Ateo spat out a mouthful of blood and cried out in shock.
"Ahhh..."
However, his eyes widened even more when a familiar red-
haired man with an evil smile appeared in his vision. No, the man didn't come in front of him; he was the one hurtling straight toward the man!
Ateo wanted to stop mid-air and disappear, but another kick landed on his back in the exact same spot, inflicting more damage and propelling him directly toward Jian.
Jian instantly clenched his fist and, just like he said, punched the man in the face, sending him flying backward.
Ateo's face darkened with anger as he wrapped his body in ripples and vanished, only to reappear in the distance in the next second. The man wiped his chin where blood trickled down. His cheek had started to turn purple because this time Jian infused his fist with divine energy.
"You prick, how dare you-!"
He abruptly stopped and let out a startled cry because the man with green eyes had vanished!
'No way!'
He couldn't believe that one day he would be the one scared by a skill that is so similar to his! He wanted to vanish in the ripples, but before he could, another strong kick landed on his back.
Kyle slowly lowered his leg and watched as Yon seized the opportunity to strike the man's stomach with his hammer. He winced as he looked at the size of the hammer.
'Yon probably broke a few of his bones with that single attack.'
And his words were true because the moment the hammer slammed into Ateo's stomach, faint cracking sounds echoed in the air. The man's expression twisted in pain as he let out a loud and agonizing cry.
However, right after that, Ateo managed to balance himself in mid-air with the help of a black curtain that appeared behind his body. His eyes glazed over, and dark particles spilled into his brown pupils. In an instant, countless dark metallic spikes appeared all around him. The ground beneath him shattered as he unleashed his divine pressure, causing not only the land but also the air to crack and tremble under the sheer force of his power.
He let out a menacing laugh, watching the faces of everyone around him, the faces that turned pale under his pressure. Only after a few seconds, Istalian, one of the guardians, and the people watching from the land, they all dropped to their knees.
"In the end, no matter what, a true divine being strength is stronger than all your pity tricks!"
