Chapter 17 - Last Punch
The air trembled with tension as Julian faced both Erwin and Ryan. The standoff didn’t last long.
Erwin took a step forward, and vanished in a blur.
BOOM!
A sonic shockwave cracked the ground as his punch missed Julian by inches, slicing the air like a cannon blast. Julian barely had time to react, his Shadow Guard flared out, absorbing the impact, but the sheer force sent him skidding backward, his boots tearing a groove into the earth.
"Still standing," Erwin muttered with a smirk. "Wonderful"
Ryan, who had been watching, suddenly growled. "Take this!"
But Erwin turned to him sharply, his voice low and dangerous. "I told you not to touch Aya."
Ryan flinched, visibly paling. "I-It wasn’t like that! She, she started it!"
Erwin’s glare darkened. "Save your excuses for later. First, we kill Julian."
Ryan swallowed his fear and nodded. "Fine."
Inwardly, Erwin smirked. Thanks to Gary, I learned their whole strategy. Those lies from the Shadow group were useless against us. I just fed back a false command... and Kael? A shame. I found him turned, just another brainless corpse now.