“Let me show you the minuscule magnificence of a robot!” Carl shouted as he phased out. This was the movement technique of the Flynn family, Feather Drop. Through the generations, Flynn Family members always awakened superpowers related to the Vibration element. This was one of the rarest and most precious elements.

Mines in Portal World were hundreds, thousands of times harder than on Earth. With their special tools crafted from alloys that could vibrate, Flynn Family mined countless places in Portal World and excavated tons of precious metals. Their empire was built on that at first. Later, they used their mastery at creating rare crafts and created a dynasty in this market.

Feather Drop was a movement technique cultivated thanks to this element. By vibrating the feet, one could create after images and hasten their speeds. It was thanks to this excellent art that Carl could fade out. Of course, using the Sound Element to hide his footsteps allowed him to vanish in the truest sense.

For a second, Liam thought Carl had disappeared, but when he phased back in behind him, he was too late to respond. Carl’s fist landed like a meteor and vibration cracked the air. Although it seemed like a simple fist, it was another battle art of the Flynn Family. Air Breaking Punch. The vibration was always one of the most efficient ways to overcome defenses. Just like how their crafts could pierce through the rocks, the fist was able to pass through the diamond defense to quake Liam’s inner organs.

The area where Carl’s fist landed was the right side of Liam’s chest. Although they were opponents, and Carl had no goodwill whatsoever towards Lares Academy, he still wouldn’t want to kill a talented human. The war was nigh and monsters, animals, and walking dead outside of the walls were getting more and more restless. At the moment, humanity needed all of its experts. Thus, all the students had been warned over and over again to hold their hands.

Not that they could kill each other. Each student was carrying a token that would activate as soon as their lives were in danger. That token would create a shield and keep the student alive until a soldier came and picked them up. Activation of that token meant the student had already lost. But it was still possible to heavily wound other students. That is why they had been warned to hold their hands.

Liam coughed as he felt iron in his throat. The blood in his body was restless, and his organs had been shaken heavily. This was the power he hated most. Didn’t matter how much defense he put up, he couldn’t overcome the vibration.

“This is just a simple example. Turtling up in a Mech will not protect you!” Carl heroically said as he clasped his hands behind his back, “Come! Join me! For the Glory of Robots!”

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At the beginning of the battle, Mae and Annie’s side.

Annie was the captain of the Ice Realm Academy. She was General Strankov’s granddaughter. Annie’s father was a Major General in the army and was the successor of his mother. Annie’s standing was also the highest in the family.

Her superpower was similar to most in the family, except for a small difference. Her mother’s superpower, Lightning Steps, affected her powers and she awakened, Thunder Hail. Her superpower, even since she awakened, awed the whole family. She could rain down hails with lightning trapped within them. Upon collision, these hails would break down and spread cold air around them. The trapped lightning would also attack around like a cornered snake.

Upon reaching Form-Rank, her powers like everyone separated, and she could separately use Water Element and Lightning Element. Ice was only a branch of the Water Element, thus she could now use two forms of her first element and Lightning itself.

With the support of the whole family, from an early age, Annie learned their family’s secret art, Moon Essence. Not only did it allow her to be calm in all situations, but the art also bestowed power beyond imagination. Although it wasn’t as compatible with Lightning, she could still make do.

“You are going to lose, little girl,” Annie smirked. She knew Mae from the time they were in kindergarten. At the time, the little frail Mae would always hide behind Carl. Later, there was another blue-eyed kid who protected both of them. But nothing changed over the years, Annie was still the same confident bully while Mae was a little girl who would take the beating.

“Seems like you haven’t changed a bit, Annie. Miles was right, people who are evil at an early age will always be evil.” Mae sighed.

“You mean that beast over there?” Annie asked with a wild smile, “Is he your new shield?”

Mae didn’t correct Annie’s misunderstanding. When Miles was still in kindergarten, he was lowkey when not poked. Thus, many people didn’t know the famous Battle Beast was actually the little silent kid from way back.

She also decided to not speak anymore and finish the battle as soon as possible to help others. Their opponents outnumbered them, although not much. A blade appeared in her hand. In the next second, the blade started to float in the air. Next, another blade appeared and floated in the air. One after the other, Mae pulled out a total of 9 blade orbs. Each had different elements.

“Tch! Bothersome.” Annie snorted as she raised her hand. Water started to form in the air and flowed around her. She could freeze it any second if a blade approached her.

Mae jumped into the air and stepped on one of the blades. It was a bit larger than the others, and could hardly fit her two dainty feet. The blade started to rise even more and from the sky, Mae pointed her hands towards Annie. The rest of the blades speed toward Annie at record speed.

Mae’s element was Wind, and she was using it to hasten the blades. Also by reducing the air fraction, she could prevent her blades from making noise. 8 blade, all around Annie started to dance and attack from different angles.

“Let me repay the old days,” Mae said as he dropped her hand. In the next second, the 8 blades all attacked. A wave of water was unleashed from Annie and all 8 blades were trapped within the water. In the next second, with a triumphant smirk on her face, Annie froze the water. The blades were trapped within.

“You are still the little girl playing with knives. Let me punish you like in the old days.” Annie raised her hands and lightning started to crack on them.

“Lightning Lance!”

A lance of lightning formed between her palms. She held it and then threw it into the air. The speed of the lance was not any less than the blades controlled by Mae. It appeared in front of Mae in a matter of seconds. But at this time something unexpected occurred. With a big bang, the ice that trapped swords exploded into a mist. In the next second, a piercing scream reverberated in the opening.