854 Track 2 (1/2)

”This is the fugitive that our captain has been pursuing for half a day?” a male voice filled with disdain echoed from the Black Mech. This Mech was slighter smaller than Garen's Mech and did not look as strong or powerful as Garen's. Its body was muscular but clearly slimmer and slightly weaker. It held the exact same long silvery grey swords in both of its hands tightly.

If Garen's Mech resembled a typically powerful and threatening swordsman, this other Mech was simply an unconventional boorish knife wielder.

”This isn't the previous guy! You have a chance!” yelled Red Moon. ”Bl… ink!!”

Shh!!

Clint's vision became blurry while his own Mech appeared behind the Black Mech. The perfect drain cover appeared in front of him again.

Alexander was both angry and shocked. His opponent had actually disappeared in front of his eyes instantly. When he had just stopped belittling him, he heard an alarm behind himself. He turned around quickly but noticed that Clint was now by the drain cover that was more than ten meters away from him. Clint was currently reaching towards the drain cover.

”You!!”

A ray of white light shot towards him suddenly and struck the waist of Clint's Mech. The banging noise made him somersault before he was sent flying for quite a distance.

Soon after, a ray of white light that was as thick as a water pipe shot over and hit the cockpit of Alexander's Mech accurately. Boom!!!

The Mech exploded at once and turned into a fireball from which countless metal fragments burst open.

Alexander catapulted himself out of the cockpit during this moment of imminent danger.

”A Willpower-amplified exploding particle bomb!! He actually dared to use such a dangerous plaything in the district!!” beads of cold sweat had formed on his body while he was flying through the air in a frightened state.

At this moment, Clint was still fine enough to flip himself over and start running immediately. The Red-White Mech continued pursuing him and prepared to open fire. However, it was obstructed by the forces of a shapeless magnetic field instantly.

With Clint as the center, numerous shapeless magnetic field ripples were distributed throughout the surroundings of the Mech suddenly.

”I'm going to lose everything this time!!!” roared Red Moon. ”Strong Magnetic Field Shock, Glow!!!”

Screech!!

The magnetic fields around Clint's Mech were instantly amplified greatly while the range of ripples spread towards all four directions quickly like the waves in the sea. It restrained the Red-White Mech behind it forcefully, making it temporarily unable to move.

The intense magnetic fields caused temporary magnetization to appear throughout more than half of his Mech's components, seemingly paralyzing his Mech.

Strangely enough, although Clint's body was in the center of the magnetic field, he was not affected by it at all.

”Run!!” before Red Moon could even finish speaking, Clint lowered his head and ran frantically as if it was a conditioned reflex.

He collided with the wall of a factory with a 'bang' and passed through an empty warehouse. He burst out of another wall and crashed into a different alley after that.

”Oh, sh*t!!!”

While Red Moon cursed angrily, Clint stopped suddenly. He froze on his initial spot at the center of the alley.

A drain cover appeared within less than a hundred meters in front of him. Unfortunately, a Blackboard Mech was quietly sitting in front of the drain cover with its legs crossed.

Garen sat inside the Mech quietly in the alley and glared at the damaged Black Mech that Clint was piloting. Red light illuminated both of his Mech's eyes while he remained unmoving like a sleeping lion.

Kachak.

The Mech stood up slowly. An indescribably oppressive feeling drifted out of its body and spread towards his surroundings faintly.

Clint stood in the alley as well but did not dare to move. Droplets of cold sweat dripped down his temples and the tip of his nose. The frightening aura that this Mech was emitting was much more intense than the damaged Red-White Mech that he had encountered earlier.

”This guy again… He's part of Blackboard Academy's patrol squad and at least Level Three!” Red Moon's tone was both serious and angry. ”This is troublesome. Get ready to Blink for a short distance. Can you take it, Clint?”

”…!!”

Clint wanted to cry but did not have any tears left and wanted to vomit but could not do that either. He looked at the magnificent and strong black outer shell of the other person's Mech that had detailed and exquisite silver patterns. When it stood there, he knew that it was a superior product at first glance. However, he looked at his own Mech and saw a body that was filled with dirty stains and four legs that had missing chunks in some places and numerous dents in others. When he compared both of them, his own Mech merely comprised of odds and ends.

He glanced at the exquisite shiny silvery grey Dual Blades in his opponent's hands and looked at the dark club that he held. The feelings that were felt by a poor dwarf when he encountered a tall, rich, handsome man resonated within his heart clearly.

”Give me the Forbidden Core and I'll let you live,” Garen held the Dual Blades and crossed them in front of his chest calmly while making crisp clinking noises.

”Blink!!” hollered Red Moon suddenly. The crippled Mech became distorted suddenly and disappeared on the spot instantly. When it appeared again, it was already more than ten meters behind Garen's Mech.

Garen remained silent and leaped backward instantly. He flipped around while swinging his machete outwards. He had managed to catch up to Clint within a short period of time.

Bang!!

Moments later, a silvery grey machete cut through the air and stabbed the back of Clint's Mech's head violently. The attack caused him to stagger before he took a few quick steps forward suddenly. His head crashed into the side of the wall and formed a large hole in the cement.

”What's going on? Didn't I transmit it already?” yelled Clint. Electric sparks glimmered and filled the cockpit. The Mech had suffered serious injuries while the sensors had been sliced through and damaged instantly.

”That guy… isn't an average Level Three!!” said Red Moon seriously.

”Then what do we do now?!” Clint could hear the heavy footsteps echoing behind him now. The crippled Red-White Mech from the White Light Organization was catching up to him again.

”Don't panic, just wait for a while first. Things will definitely turn out for the better…” Red Moon lowered his voice. His mind was anxious as well as his initial surefire escape plan was suddenly stopped by a team captain from Blackboard Academy. Numerous fatal flaws had appeared now and he needed to find a way to fix them!

”Where's the Forbidden Core?” Garen's voice rang out again. ”For a weakling like yourself, possessing treasures that exceed your abilities is an omen of death.”