My Gluttony System: I Devour God-Tier Talents-Chapter 25: Cornered -- 2

Kyrie had eyes for all his escape routes from where he stood, it was the exact reason he took this spot.

Swiftly he dashed from where he stood after the verbal exchange,heading for the basement door.

The first henchman followed his movements to an extent before he was able to sprint to the door, his revolver pointed.

[EMERGENCY QUEST ]

[Live to Fight Another Day]

[Objective: Escape or Neutralize All Threats]

[Failure: DEATH]

Kyrie dismissed the notification without reading past the first line.

There was no time for that now.

His skill Psyche Resonance picked up something instantly.

A surface thought

*center mass, easy shot*

Kyrie used this for a swift counterattack as his hand swept sideways with Emperor’s Hand active.

The gun that the man held suddenly jerked, unsettling on his grip, his direction was forced to the left and the shot went wide, shattering a window.

" You blind ? " Kyrie mocked as he dived behind some crates. His eyes still at the basement door.

Rudolf still watched attentively while the man that came with him burned with anticipation.

Rudolf still had other plans, simply patting him to relax.

The three other henchmen had stormed in at this moment in time. The missed shot alerting them that things had started.

"Surround him, no escape" Rudolf’s cold and authoritative voice came.

The new arrivals flanked, their surface level thoughts painting a vivid picture for Kyrie.

*...imma get the bonus if I bring him down first...*

*...the boss said alive if possible...*

*...he’s just a kid, how dangerous can he be...*

Amidst this, Rudolf’s mind, however, was silent. he was definitely blocking Kyrie somehow. The other had same effect.

The first henchman that missed, rounded the crates, gun raised,ready for another shot.

*... Got him cornered now*

He barely made the full turn before Kyrie came like a flash.

Fast and efficient, the white of his blade was the last thing the man saw.

The man’s throat opened up cleanly, his eyes turned white as he collapsed in the rising pool of his own blood.

One down!

Kyrie immediately moved as gunfire erupted. Chasing down on him, the crates he hid behind splintered as bullets came.

Kyrie had moved away, using Emperor’s Hand to move a couch between his body and the bullets also blocking their immediate view of him.

At this point, the invoker tier Psion that came with Rudolf was more than itching to get involved. His mere steps leaving small tremors.

Kyrie had reached the passage in the back, trying to enter to escape.

But while he attempted that, something pressed against his mind.

It was a presence, one that attempted to forcefully rip past his defenses.

it attempted to penetrate through any weaknesses or insecurities, searching for a dent to exploit.

This was Rudolf’s mental attack.

But his assault was futile. It came bashing against an impregnable wall. Cold and deterring.

Sovereignty: Unbroken

Rudolf’s eyes widened.

"Interesting" he grunted

Surprised the boy had such an efficient mental defense.

He immediately changed the nature of his attack into an invisible concussive blast that hit Kyrie on the side.

Though he could sense danger via his passive Skill: Menace which showed red for danger. He couldn’t tell the manner of the attack or where it came from.

This sent Kyrie flying to the side as his back met with the wall, sending pulses of pain into his body.

"Good mental defenses, we’ll do this the hard way then"

Rudolf blurted with his right hand on his temples aiming at Kyrie.

"Wow, you talk this much " Kyrie spoke while he spat out blood.

He was trying to get on his feet when another surface thought came.

*... Imma flank his left...*

Kyrie’s eyes moved to the position of the man who was charging in with a club in hand while the others re-loaded after rapid fire only a few seconds earlier.

Shift

Kyrie whispered under his breath as he switched places with a crate just near the man.

His instant arrival and the man’s charging momentum didn’t give the man a chance to react as Kyrie’s leg was quickly placed ahead of him causing the man to tumble forward.

While the man tumbled forward, Kyrie attacked him with all his strength.

A powerful chop on the back of his neck to knock him out.

Two down !

He quickly tried to make a run for the fire escape window with a club in hand. His attempt had the basement failed.

Kyrie moved like a blur, leaping from crate to crate towards the window while trying to keep track of his opponents.

It wasn’t long when the ground under the crates split open causing the crates to fall in and Kyrie to jump aside.

Kyrie’s eyes followed the trail of the fissure to see the Psion that came with Rudolf.

His hands just left the ground as he charged at Kyrie, his body reinforced with an orange aura.

Kyrie landed on one side of the fissure but immediately a set of heavy punches came for him.

He ducked under one, taking advantage of his speed but the first punch was followed with another to his shoulder. Hitting him.

He staggered, his entire hand feeling like it lost its ties to life.

The man was quite strong. His body felt like concrete,energy moving through every fibre.

I need to keep my distance. Kyrie thought

BANG

Another gunshot rang but the use of psyche resonance caught the thug’s intent a second before he fired.

*...aim right side...*

Kyrie had twisted left, using Emperor’s Hand, he deflected the bullet’s trajectory mid-flight.

It ricocheted off a few pipes before hitting the ceiling.

Kyrie’s crimson eyes turned to the gunman, a dagger in hand and It was the first time in this fight, he was actually annoyed. The guns were annoying.

What followed was a bright glint of light as he used Emperor’s hand telekinetic push on a thrown knife, accelerating it as it embedded in the man’s throat causing blood to splatter as the man fell back.

Three down!

Kyrie was trying his best but even him couldn’t track everything at once.

Rudolf’s voice cut through the air in that same time he attacked.

"Now."

The two psions coordinated perfectly even as a concussive psionic blast hit Kyrie again.

He lurched forward, almost tripping into the fission, slowing losing his balance.

Immediately the fourth thug fired. The bullet hitting Kyrie on the thigh as he yelled and cursed.

"Fuck"

Kyrie’s vision blurred for a moment. He tried steadying himself against a table, breathing hard. Falling back in the other direction from the fissure due to the shot.

His seemingly dead hand over the wound and the other still held the club.

The earth psion was closing in again, grinning as he moved slowly like a predator who had his prey cornered.

Rudolf stayed back, hands still raised, ready to blast again the moment Kyrie tried another escape.

Rudolf’s partnership with the other Psion was perfect, he was the backline attacking at unexpected times with psychic blasts whilst the other charged with brute force.

"You’re done, kid," the Psion said

Kyrie’s dull eyes suddenly flared up not in anger but determination as the club he had in hand was engulfed in fire and immediately launched like a missile towards the Psion.

The man who saw the attack on time, slammed his leg on the ground causing the earth to shift as his very position changed immediately, evading the club just in the nick of time.

Kyrie’s last ditch attempt seemed to have failed but he wasn’t having that.

With the hand he threw with still stretched forward. He used the Emperor’s hand to get a grip on the scorching club redirecting it to the closest target which unfortunately was the fourth gun man.

The club punctured the man’s chest as flames erupted on his body instantly.

The smell of charred flesh mixing with the air as Rudolf’s eyes widened in shock.

He could admit that if the attack was aimed at him then he would have been toast as well.

This boy was dangerous.

"That all you got?" The psion’s grin widened.

Kyrie cursed under his breath. "Shit."

The man lunged forward again, his muscles tightening as the orange aura around his form licked the air hungrily.

It seemed like Kyrie was done for but he had another trick up his sleeves as he activated Psychic Invisibility, vanishing from sight in that moment.

A literal moment of now you see. Now you don’t

There was only one escape route left and one minute was all he had. He had to make it count.

He slipped past the man, moving silently towards the back room the false panel was.

If he could just— reach it.

Suddenly Rudolf’s voice rang out.

"There, to your left, he is moving east toward the back"

How? I’m invisible— Kyrie panicked

Telepathy. Rudolf couldn’t read Kyrie’s Unbroken mind, but he could sense the displacement in the residual psi--Kyrie was the mental void that moved through the storm of emotions this battle had caused.

The Psion didn’t waste anytime as he slammed his feet on the ground again causing powerful tremors that displaced everything in the pointed direction.

This included Kyrie with a wounded leg been thrown aside, breaking the invisibility.

"Got you" the man said

"Fuck" Kyrie hissed under the pain as the force slammed him into the wall violently again.

Kyrie’s body slid on the wall as blood emerged from the back of his head trailing behind his descent.

"Surrender. Boss wants you alive." Rudolf said, his voice cold and victorious.

" Let’s just bring back his head " the other man said, his grin relentless as he was definitely enjoying this.

Kyrie’s head was pounding for repeated ability use. His vision blurred from the blood loss as he could barely feel his own body but something in him still didn’t give up.

Four down! Two to go! He still recited in his mind.

He tried getting up even though every bone in his body protested against it.

"You’re still feisty" the earth Psion smiled as his fist went straight for Kyrie’s head.

But amidst his travelling fist.

A sound came.

It was still felt distant but growing closer.

Thunder.

The man stopped in his tracks, frowning as

Rudolf’s head snapped toward the entrance.

"Tsk"