Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 840: Strongest vs. Strongest
"Since you have appeared before me in this manner, you should understand that in the upcoming battle, these little tricks are useless. Now, this battlefield has only you and me, with no one else around. Our victory or defeat, life or death, will be decided by strength!" Flamel was unfazed by Pei Yan's sarcasm, raising a finger towards him as the lava beneath him immediately churned and boiled, transforming into two torrents rushing towards the opponent.
Facing the aggressive attack, Pei Yan remained calm, allowing the two torrents to approach him. Just as the splashing lava was about to touch him, his figure flickered, leaving an afterimage for the lava to pass through in vain. Witnessing this, Flamel was not surprised, as he raised his other hand to join the control of the torrents. Under his dual control, the speed at which the ground's lava surged and solidified increased rapidly, weaving a massive fiery net in the air that pursued Pei Yan wherever he hid.
"Hey, are you trying to win by dodging around, or do you think you're consuming my energy this way? You can't be that foolish, right?" Flamel spoke disdainfully as he watched Pei Yan leave traces of afterimages on the battlefield. "Super high-speed movement! Why aren't you using your Instant Teleportation Technique anymore? Are you frightened after I calculated against you once?"
"What's the rush? Are you so eager to be beaten by me?" In the void, Pei Yan strolled calmly amid the siege of fiery lines, casually flicking away a drop of falling fire rain, still having the leisure to retort, "Just a warm-up before the battle, since you're so excited, I'll send you to your death quickly."
With that, Pei Yan halted his rapid movement, waving a hand towards the dozens of lava torrents surging towards him, instantly dispersing them using the energy released. Then, he pointed towards the sky with a finger, causing countless robotic insects the size of fireflies to gather from all directions, forming a mass like black clouds over their heads. After a crisp snap of his fingers, all the robotic bodies rapidly merged with their kind, and moments later, over a thousand black cannon barrels appeared in everyone's view.
"You made such a huge fuss just now, chasing me all over the place? What do you call this?" Pei Yan cheekily extended a pinky, lifting a corner of his face mask and lightly scratching his ear, speaking disdainfully, "What Doomsday Burning City! What Meteor Fire Rain! Heh heh heh! Not worthy of the name, are you? Let me show you what a real Meteor Fire Rain is!"
As Pei Yan flicked the bit of earwax towards the sky, all the cannons roared furiously at once. A flash of blue light passed, followed by the deafening sound of cannon fire reverberating through the battlefield. Previously, Pei Yan could hardly imagine what would happen with hundreds of electromagnetic cannons firing at full power simultaneously, but now he knew.
The ground beneath him transformed almost instantly, with the volcano that had been spewing lava moments ago being flattened by the oncoming shells, and the lava-laden earth being bombarded by densely packed shells like a storm, sending fire waves over ten meters high and triggering violent explosions. Under this bombardment, the ground emitted painful groans as it trembled, cracked, and sank, with the flattened lava forming small lakes within, while the exposed surface with its red hot cracks faced new suffering.
Less than twenty seconds after the first wave of cannon fire, the second wave followed. Watching Flamel forced to retreat under this overwhelming bombardment, those who had long fled to the Immortal Palace's horizon, including Lin Daozi, felt fortunate that they hadn't provoked the crazy investigators earlier.
Among the audience outside the competition arena, including influential figures, today they had all witnessed the spectacle and any previous disdain for the investigation team had vanished, replaced with respect and caution. Pei Yan piqued everyone's interest further—anyone could see that such a formidable person would undoubtedly be the best weapon to win victory on the battlefield!
How others viewed Pei Yan was of no concern to Flamel; his only goal now was to kill him! Flamel seemed rather battered under the barrage, but despite the grandiosity of the cannon fire, it caused no real harm. After several confrontations, he assessed that Pei Yan and his sister's combined attacks boiled down to these few tricks. Aside from the light column attack with massive destructive power that warranted attention, there seemed to be nothing threatening to his life in this state.
"Pei Yan! Is this the height you and your sister can reach after merging? If that's all, I'm very disappointed! Apparently, our analysis wasn't wrong—your attack methods capable of damaging top-notch experts are too limited."
"Oh, the enemies are getting tougher these days. A single electromagnetic cannon used to be enough to obliterate opponents, but now, even a thousand shots are disregarded. I'm scared, I'm scared! Does this attack meet your taste?" Hearing Flamel's taunts amid the bombardment, Pei Yan shook his head in wonder, finishing his words with a slight twitch of his finger, halting all the electromagnetic cannons to adjust their direction, surrounding Flamel from all sides.
Should these electromagnetic cannons fire simultaneously, even Flamel couldn't resist the destructive power they'd produce. Yet he didn't seem worried about his safety, standing quietly and watching the blue light emanating from the cannons with a scornful expression.
"Space transfer!" As the cannons fired, Flamel raised his palm with a gentle chant, and around him, over a thousand space cracks appeared simultaneously, each corresponding to a cannon barrel. Every cannon shot entered the cracks five meters in front of Flamel and vanished without a trace. After a brief pause, a crack opened in front of each cannon, reflecting the shots back to their original launch points. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
In a series of explosions, the previously mighty electromagnetic cannons turned to ash and disappeared instantly. Flamel, evidently satisfied with such results, shot a contemptuous glance towards Pei Yan in the distance, "I'm not some stationary live target that won't counterattack. You think I'd stand still and take your flawed attacks? Foolish!"
