Chapter 101 - 101: Fight Back
Flourance had a very special skill, but it came with a few limitations that rarely anyone knew about.
Firstly, it could only be used for a second at once before it was automatically canceled. The bigger problem at the moment was the second limitation of this ability which was something that Flourance was actually worried about because that was basically his true weakness in this situation.
The second limitation was that the object he was carrying wasn't affected by this ability. That made it so that the parachute was still vulnerable.
Even if he could survive the attack, if his parachute was hit, the outcome was going to be the same. That would result in him falling on the ground, face first, and dying.
As he was worried about this, he let the others go out first so he could jump after Lucifer was already engaged by his team members. It was no less than using his team as bait for his survival.
All he wanted was to get to the ground successfully. He could handle the rest after that.
After not Finding Flourance amongst the crowd that had jumped out, Lucifer decided to go with the second-best option, which was to kill as many as he could.
He raised both his hands towards the front and fired the lightning bolts simultaneously towards the ones that he found to be strong.
"Aaa!"
The ones who were hit by the bolts screamed in agony as their entire body was electrified. Not only that, but the lightning bolt also left a big hole in their bodies.
Lucifer understood that these people were going to kill him or imprison him forever, so he needed to take them out to escape that fate.
Since everyone was getting close to the ground, they all pulled the strings of their parachute, opening it.
In the time it took for the Parachutes to open, Lucifer had only managed to kill four people; however, these four were among the Delta Squad's strongest.
Flourance had kept the strongest of his team in the first helicopter in which he was traveling. The weaker ones were traveling in the third one. Thus, the ones that Lucifer had killed were all the top of the top in the Delta Squad.
Xander was the Leader of the Delta Squad who was already pained when he found out that two Variants were killed in catching Lucifer. He had no idea that it was only the start. Close to eight were killed already.
Flourance didn't have time to call and inform Xander about the disaster they were facing.
Eight people were killed by him by now, leaving only six more. The six people were tougher to handle, though, as they were all the ones that had the power to attack from a distance. They had enough time to balance themselves as well since Lucifer was distracted in killing others.
This was all the time Lucifer got before all six of them started attacking Lucifer. The attacks all came at the same time, as if they were all in sync.
This was also when Flourance jumped out of the helicopter, making it so that no one was left inside. He also opened his parachute without delay for even a single second.
Seeing his men attack at the same time, he complimented them.
"Good work. Keep attacking him," he said. "We just need to survive until we land. Just one more minute!"
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"There they come. I knew it wouldn't last for long. They are fighting back. Lucifer's free reign is over. I wonder if he can kill them before they land on the ground. The fight would get tougher if they managed to land," Caen muttered as he observed the changing landscape of the battle.
From the one-sided slaughter, it was looking more like a proper battle as the Delta Squad members fought back.
There was a phone in his hand. He had already expected that they would fight back. He knew things wouldn't end so quickly since he was more experienced than Lucifer.
He understood all too well how resilient the APF was. That was why he had already called his team members.
They were all waiting some distance away from them, ready to blow up the helicopters. Caen told them about the change in plans and commanded them to come here, prepared for the battle.
He still hadn't informed Vega about how the situation had changed. He had previously told Vega that he had the kid, and he was bringing him back soon.
He didn't wish to explain how things were screwed up now. Also, he didn't see any point in it since it wasn't as if Vega, Dion, or Isona could come here to help them.
"Even though only seven members are left, I can see they are all strong. Do I need to involve myself in this battle? Or should I let the kid handle it until my team comes?" Caen muttered.
He saw a barrage of attacks coming towards Lucifer, who dodged most of them.
Even though he dodged, he was still hit by what seemed like an illusory knife that stabbed the right side of his chest. It was targeted at his heart. However, Lucifer moved in the last moment, making it miss his heart.
The illusory knife stabbed in his chest, but it disappeared, leaving a wound in his chest.
It was the attack of a red-haired man who was called Vey.
Vey was counted in the delta squad's strongest members since he was strong, and his ability was pretty peculiar.
It was an A-Rank elemental ability that made him able to form illusory weapons like knives or swords that he could use to fight. Unfortunately, these weapons disappeared after a single attack or clash, making his ability less useful.
Even with the limitation, this ability was powerful as he could form an unlimited amount of single-use weapons one after another that he could throw at the enemies. His aim was also close to perfect, making the enemies have a hard time escaping his attacks.
After Xander and Flourance, Vey was the strongest fighter in Delta Squad. Even Xander appreciated his abilities.