Chapter 343: Constructix and Rendrix in Action
The smoke curled thick around them, swallowing the car into a temporary haze.
Two figures slipped out of the veil together, moving like mirrored halves of a single thought. Riven’s arm shimmered as her gauntlet’s metallic plates adjusted into battle form, while Rae cracked her knuckles, battle-ready.
The masked man stood tall at the edge of the crater. His aura burned hot and heavy, while black robes fluttered in the breeze of the explosion he’d unleashed from his feet. Even standing still, he radiated violence, a predator who had honed in on his prey.
Rae tilted her head while grinning widely as her eyes lit with hungry excitement.
"Well, aren’t you something, big guy. You’re brave enough to leap onto our ride, or are you just feeling plain suicidal?"
Her tone was mocking, but her stance was sharp. Her energy swelled around her in wild pulses, unpredictable and dangerous.
"Rae." Riven’s voice cut through, cold and clear. "Stop chatting. We’ll get our questions answered after we’ve neutralized the threat."
Rae barked a laugh in response, raising her arms as her aura exploded, crackling, distorting the smoke around her.
"You can be so serious when you leave your lab, sis. I’m really proud of you!"
Her grin widened, but the reckless, joking gleam in her eyes didn’t mask the truth: her aura rose in harmony with Riven’s, her body tensing like a bowstring, both twins prepared to strike as one.
They were both taking their enemy seriously, Rae just liked to boast, giving a bit of extra flair to the epic battle she was about to conduct. It made the woman feel even more hyped up to utterly brutalize her enemy.
The masked man’s eyes narrowed behind the mask, as if amused, then, not matching Rae’s favor of theatrics, raised his hands. The air began warping around him as mana condensed in his palms. The pressure rose like a ticking bomb. The ground trembled.