Kai Lane: Beginning

"Third class, first kata! Support the North! Third Class, Third Kata! Protect the rear of the second kata team! Second Kata, forward!"

A woman with blonde and white hair shouted rapidly. The battlefield was engulfed in flames. Amidst the flames of battle, this woman had the entire battlefield under her control. Her eyes could see the entire battlefield. She had also been involved in combat many times before and had numerous minor wounds. She even had a stab wound in her abdomen. However, Clara was a developer who possessed the power of fear. In her current state, it was difficult for her to feel pain. She had flooded her body with adrenaline. She had pumped adrenaline into every ounce of her body. Just like the other exorcists on the battlefield.

Forming groups in a sudden battle was difficult, but Clara, the blonde-haired woman, had immediately separated the people by age group. The people decided to follow her plan. Even though they were from different academies, they all had the same academic system. At least in this regard.

Still, people had to make sacrifices. Winning this way was nearly impossible. Everyone pushed their limits, trying to kill as many hunters as possible. Would that be enough?

No one could know!

Even when many hunters arrived on the island, they were still half-step second step. The age, power, and experience gaps were huge. Normally, it would be impossible for the developers to win.

Of course, the Great Lightning Falling from the Sky and people crossing the borders one after another advanced their situation. One could say the situation was even!

The people and the giant transformed into three giant bird-type creatures that could be seen across the entire Sky Lands battlefield. Though the Little Tiger was only a tenth the size of the Winged Lion, it could fight the Winged Lion evenly matched. This astonished the people.

Even the head of the giant, which stood hundreds of meters tall, was difficult to see. Its head reached the clouds. It was constantly fighting the giant birds. Its current condition wasn't very good. After all, bird-type monsters were faster. Once they located the human inside, they would finish him off.

"It looks like the giant is about to fall. It doesn't look like there's anything Clara can do about it," Raiya said. Clara wasn't giving orders to the main forces—people like Raiya and Jace. They were engaging the enemy's main forces directly. But now, as Raiya fought Tank, she sensed the giant's condition and Clara's helplessness. In this situation, Raiya could barely fight Tank, so helping the giant seemed impossible.

By then, Tank had grown to over four meters tall. His bones felt like they were outside his body, squeezing him tightly like a protective shield. Tank's muscles alone represented his immense strength. The terrifying thing Raiya realized was... This man's body was growing over time.

He hadn't even reached his peak form yet!

'How could such a person exist?!'

Raiya kept asking himself. Would he be able to defeat the man, even with the lightning bolt falling from the sky? Or would he be crushed?

Even if he gave it his all, once Tank reached five meters, Raiya would no longer be able to resist.

One thing was certain: Raiya was definitely more skilled than Tank. However, the age difference between them seemed poised to cause Raiya's death.

"Raiya... You help the giant. I'll handle him."

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The voice didn't come from far away; Raiya had already noticed it. But wasn't it absurd that he had come there to fight? Even after attaining Divine Potential, he couldn't defeat Tank.

Fury was just a normal person now.

"Don't worry. I know what to do."

Raiya turned his head and looked at the young man, who had begun to cover his body with a layer of gray armor. There was deep determination in Fury's eyes. Raiya saw it and understood. He had no right to insist; all he could do was listen. The calm, levelheaded smile on Fury's face made Raiya believe him, at least a little.

Yet, that faith was almost nonexistent!

Raiya turned around and spotted one of the birds.

"Very well, then. Fury... Don't die..."

Raiya leaped into the sky, shouting as he slammed his fist into the giant bird's head.

At that moment, Tank and Fury were alone. Tank stared at Fury curiously.

"I wonder why you're so confident," Tank said. Even his voice held a pressure that could choke a man.

The smile on Fury's face had long since vanished, replaced by murderous intent. The Legion armor moved relentlessly against his skin, giving him the impression that he was about to pounce on Tank at any moment.

"Zaheer was my roommate. Technically, he was my elder. I learned a lot from him. He strengthened me when I first learned to use the Legion armor. I'm definitely here today thanks to him. I owe it to him."

"Kronos, on the other hand, is my closest friend. I know the delicate structure within that massive man best. You gravely injured that fragile man and killed my Elder. All I can do is kill you to get even!"

"Therefore... Die for me!"

VIIIINNNN!!!

The ground shattered and Fury appeared before Tank. Fury drew incredible strength from his Legion armor. Incredible strength surged through his arm as he swung his fist. Anyone who knew him in Atlantia would have been horrified by the power Fury was hiding if they had witnessed this scene.

But that was perfectly normal. Unlike the others, Fury wasn't on the path to becoming stronger. Reaching the peak of Purple Lightning or Half-Step 2nd Rank would certainly make him powerful, but he, like Raiya and a few others, had to focus on training his body. He had no choice but to adapt to the Legion Armor.

Now, with his potential awakened, he had suddenly become Half-Step 2nd Rank. He was now a prominent figure in the Skylands.

Even Tank, who was always calm, couldn't help but widen his eyes as the fist approached. He could feel the power behind it.

Even so... it wasn't enough.

As Tank raised his arm, Fury's fist collided with his armor-clad arm. Another explosion echoed across the battlefield, and Fury's face changed completely.

"With your current strength, you could reach the peak of the Skylands! If only this battle hadn't happened!"

The tank's thick arm bore only a scar. Fury's Legion armor, however, was completely shattered. That's what caused Fury's expression to change!

"What kind of defense could shatter Legion armor?"

Tank raised his fist and stood calmly once more. There was no one on this island capable of penetrating his defenses. The only one he saw as capable of mounting a defense against him was the Beast wreaking havoc in the Western Forest.

"Now you can die in peace."

As Tank swung his fist, Fury reacted quickly, ducking under it before slamming his fist into Tank's stomach.

Tank wasn't fast enough. That was his weakness.

The fist slammed into Tank's body again. This time, a small crack appeared. However, the armor on Fury's other arm was still shattered.

Fury couldn't give up now!

In a normal fight, he might have fled to fight another day, but not this time. He could hear screams and explosions coming from behind him. Some were blowing themselves up. They were sacrificing themselves for those they left behind. These explosions pushed Fury forward. He attacked Tank's body in rapid succession. Small cracks appeared one after another. Unable to keep up with Fury, Tank was going crazy.

"You little bug! Stay still!"

No matter how strong you were, you couldn't win if you weren't fast enough.

Tank's eyes flashed, and a gray wave spread over his body.

"AAAAAAAHHH!!!"

The gray wave slammed into Fury at his most vulnerable moment, shattering his Legion armor completely and sending him flying hundreds of meters away. In agony, Tank coughed up a mouthful of blood. He had begun to develop this move because of his slowness, but in his current state, it was excruciatingly painful, and the cracks in his body had grown closer together.

Tank wiped the blood from his mouth and began walking across the battlefield, shaking the ground as he went. Fury's body was covered in broken bones, and the confidence he'd had when facing Tank was gone. Now, he lay half-dead on the ground. Even his Legion armor had shattered into tiny pieces. Without it, he was only slightly stronger than a Level 2 warrior.

Without it, he was completely powerless.