Chapter 67: Genome VS Cyborgs
Flare bent back at the very last moment to evade the pale man’s blade, feeling the subtle air blown by it caress the tip of her nose. It missed her flesh entirely, instead cutting a few strands of her flowing hair. Continuing with the motion, Flare placed her hands on the floor then chained several backflips to gain some distance.
Her fists were already coated in incandescent orange, that’s why when the pale man rushed after her intending to deliver another wide swing, she launched herself in the air and somersaulted, swiping with both of her hands to create wide arcs of bright flames that spread out like whips.
Unable to evade, the pale man crossed his arms over his face to protect his eyes. The flame whips did burn but not to a degree that would have incapacitated him. He was a little too late in realizing that, however, as in the next moment his entire body quaked from the devastating impact that hit his stomach.
Before he could understand what was happening, his back hit the floor with the same force, blinding pain flashing through his nerves as he bounced up, bypassing the protection provided by his bionic limbs and enhanced skeleton entirely meaningless to deliver a wave of agony straight to his brain, instantly shutting it down.
Flare didn’t let up even when knowing she had knocked him unconscious. Grabbing both of his arms around the elbows, she focused on her hands and further increased the heat of her fire as she pressed.
The flames spread through the seams between the mechanical components, whistling as they burned the greasing oil coating them, heating each limb to a point where her monstrous strength would be enough to crush them.
Her eyes were on the short man and his giant guard the whole time. As soon as she was sure the pale man wouldn’t be able to use his bladed weapons anymore, she took off after the other two. It was only now that she got a good look at her surroundings, having only focused on the hole in the ceiling when she first arrived.
Seeing how wide it was, the absence of walls, the lined pillars holding the high ceiling, and the paved paths leading up, she realized they were inside a parking lot. Even though there were no vehicles in sight, Flare feared that they had one waiting for their arrival and so she put more strength into her feet, further increasing her speed.
Just as she crossed half the distance between, something odd happened right before her eyes. The ceiling suddenly collapsed, turning into a pile of rubble that came tumbling down like an avalanche.
If it wasn’t for his bodyguard pulling him back at the last moment, the short man would have been buried alive. Grabbing him under his arm, the goliath looked left and right then started running once more, this time toward the exit far to the left.
A wall of flames emerged in his path, but it only slowed him slightly. His right arm popped open, turning to a wide shield he held in front of him as he ran straight through the fire, his speed increasing further, the ground trembling with each step he took.