Chapter 136: The Great Warrior’s Resolve (part 1)
“This, this…”
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Shandia people, including the chieftain, were shocked speechless.
Over a dozen islands, with territory larger than the entire Sky Island plus the White Sea!
Is this still that pirate crew from the impression that runs around in a small boat?
This is practically a kingdom!
“Sigh…”
The chieftain was the first to react, sighing.
The opponent’s true factions far exceeded his imagination, and now they were in a dilemma.
These Shandia people perhaps had no choice from the very beginning.
“Your conditions… we accept.”
“Mm, then pleasant cooperation.”
Obei proactively extended her own little hand this time.
“I hope so…”
The chieftain’s tone carried a hint of helplessness, and he did not shake Obei’s hand, instead stepping aside to make way.
Under Obei’s puzzled gaze, Zannick stepped forward and stood opposite her.
“Sorry, before the cooperation is finalized, I want to first confirm if you really have the strength to help us take back Shandora.”
Facing this sudden request, Obei did not reply immediately, but glanced at the chieftain who had stepped aside and the fully armed Shandia warriors behind him with firm gazes.
“I see, a very reasonable request.”
“But you should have already witnessed our strength, right? Just yesterday.”
“Yes.”
Zannick slightly moved his hand that was still wrapped in bandages; the splint had already been removed by him ahead of time, so this small action still tore open the wound.
Strands of red seeped from the white bandages, yet he paid it no mind.
“But I still want to witness it again, your true power.”
“Sure, come at me all together.”
Obei withdrew her extended right hand and said calmly.
“No need, I alone—”
Bang!
Without waiting for the other to finish speaking, Obei simply swung her hand, and terrifying force stirred the atmosphere into a blast of air explosion, knocking Zannick away from afar.
This Shandia warrior captain finally stopped after consecutively smashing through several tents, his entire body buried in a pile of debris with no commotion.
And all the Shandia people present were stunned dumb by this scene.
The opponent merely swung her hand lightly, without even touching him, and defeated their own strongest warrior captain; for a moment, no one made any action.
“Father!”
Yuta was the first to react, quickly running over to dig out his own father.
“Cough, cough!”
“I’m fine. Yuta, you stay back.”
“This is my battle.”
“But, Father…”
Yuta wanted to say more, but was pushed away by Zannick.
“Do you want to continue? You should already understand that you can’t possibly be my opponent.”
“This is simply a meaningless battle.”
Obei really couldn’t understand the point of the other continuing to fight; she had already very “gently” demonstrated her strength, and the other’s goal should have been achieved.
“Perhaps, but as the Shandia warrior captain, I also have things I must do.”
Zannick barely propped up his body with his single cannon barrel, then charged toward Obei without hesitation.
Hiss—
The Wind Shell under his feet erupted with powerful thrust, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Obei again.
With no superfluous actions, Zannick leaped up, the black cannon barrel directly aimed at Obei’s forehead.
Boom!
The next second, blue-white flames sprayed out, directly enveloping the small figure below.
“Did it work?!”
The surrounding Shandia warriors couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Regrettably, no.”
Responding to them was Obei’s voice lacking tone variation.
Unharmed Obei swung her hand again, the gale she stirred instantly tearing open the surrounding smoke and clouds, while she herself remained standing in place without moving.
“This…”
Unlike the others immersed in shock, Zannick quickly adjusted his posture and launched a second attack.
He pulled the handle on the cannon body and inserted a strange shell.
Bang!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
This time, what sprayed from the cannon barrel was no longer flames, but wind blades.
『Switching between different types of attacks by replacing shells? What an interesting design.』
Obei still made no move this time, allowing those wind blades to cut across her body.
Wind blades powerful enough to slice rocks were utterly ineffective against clothes enhanced by divine power, let alone Obei’s nearly unbreakable tough skin.
Seeing this move still had no effect, Zannick decisively swapped shells again.
Water Shell!
Light Shell!
Needle Shell!
Impact Shell!
Even spears, iron bullets!
…
Despite Zannick’s exquisite battle skill dazzling the eyes, all attacks were useless after hitting Obei; she hadn’t even shifted her feet until now.
“Warrior Captain…”
Many Shandia warriors could no longer bear to watch.
This was the first time they had witnessed combat power beyond their cognition; in the past, these Shandia people believed that as long as there were enough warriors, any enemy could be defeated.
The reason the sky people could always suppress them was because the opponent’s warriors numbered more than three times theirs, and that was even when their side was already all soldiers.
Now seeing the strongest warrior recognized by both tribes—the warrior captain who could single-handedly fight thirty sky god soldiers—currently like a child foolishly trying to shake the earth, forced into desperation without the opponent even counterattacking…
Against that blue-haired girl, numbers would hold no meaning.
There was an insurmountable gap between their strengths.
This was completely a duel with no chance of victory!
“Huff~ huff~”
“Cough!”
Zannick, already unsteady on his feet, propped himself up with the cannon barrel, took out something like a cigar leaf and put it in his mouth, then shakily lit it with the Flame Shell in his right hand.
Because he had used an Impact Shell earlier, his left hand wound had long torn open, the entire arm a bloody mess.
Taking a deep puff of smoke to ease the unbearable pain from his left arm, Zannick clenched his right hand, preparing for the final strike.
Obei puzzledly watched this man who could barely stand, not understanding what he was thinking.
He clearly should already know the gap in strength between them, yet he still launched attacks desperately.
He had even mangled his own body into pineapple pineapple da without any counterattack from her.
“I think this boring foolish play has reached the time to end.”
Obei feared that if this continued, this man would torment himself to death.
“Cough!”
“Yeah, I only have stamina left for one final strike too.”
“Pah!”
Spitting out the tobacco leaf from his mouth, this strongest and bravest Shandia warrior captain howled as he launched the final attack.
Hiss—
“Haaah!!!”
Just like the first attack, Zannick jumped into the air, aimed the cannon at Obei, and intense flash shot from the barrel.
“The Light Shell that was already used earlier?”
The intense flash had no damage beyond being blinding, let alone Obei’s eyes being immune to such stimulation.
But the opponent clearly didn’t know that; under the cover of the strong light, Zannick flipped in the air, then actually discarded the cannon and charged bare-handed toward Obei.
“Hm?”
Zannick, arriving before Obei, said nothing and directly pressed his relatively intact right hand to Obei’s chest.
“The same shell that releases impact as before?”
This was a tactic Zannick had used once already: using the Light Shell as cover to close in, then unleashing the final strike with the Impact Shell.
Feeling the hard sensation from her chest, Obei advised, “You should already know this thing is useless against me.”
“Is it?”
“But this time, it’s not an Impact Shell!”
Click~
A light sound, and the shell was triggered.
Bang!!!
A force ten times stronger than the previous Impact Shell erupted from Zannick’s right hand, the shockwave instantly passing through Obei’s body and directly dispersing the clouds behind her!
