The one who blocked Vincent Fox's Fire Fist was named Kai Chen.
His bonded hero was none other than the S-Class Rank 11 hero, Superalloy Blackluster, the same as Elias Vale from Godslayer Academy.
The only difference was that Elias had a slightly higher innate talent.
Even so, Kai's current defense was incredibly terrifying.
Of course, Elias was already dead.
Now, when it came to raw defense, Kai was the number one among all the freshmen.
Taking a direct hit from Vincent's Fire Fist didn't even visibly injure him.
But in reality, Kai wasn't exactly doing well.
The temperature of the blazing flames was insanely high, and the explosive impact was overwhelming.
If he took another direct hit, he would definitely get injured.
The issue was, the Fire Fist's impact duration was simply too short. There wasn't enough time for the intense heat to fully transfer.
If Vincent got close to Kai and kept burning him with continuous flames, he could roast him alive in less than a minute.
No matter what, right now, Kai had successfully withstood Vincent's strongest attack and was charging toward the team.
Behind him, a young swordsman was swiftly approaching like a phantom.
This young man inherited the abilities of S-Class Rank 13 hero Flashy Flash. Although his swordsmanship hadn't yet reached Flashy Flash's legendary level, he was still extremely dangerous.
No wonder so many people said this year's freshmen from Imperial University were even stronger than Godslayer Academy's.
"Ahhh!"
Seeing the enemy charging in, Zoe Harper gathered her courage and let out a loud shout as she charged forward to block them.
"Flash Slash!"
The swordsman appeared like a fleeting shadow and instantly passed through Zoe.
In the next moment, Zoe's upper body was cleanly severed. She fell to the ground, instantly killed by the young man's ultimate move.
Witnessing this scene, Jason Sun and Benjamin Tanner both turned pale.
Although the arena allowed players to revive, dying this quickly, and in such a gruesome way, was still incredibly terrifying.
Jason and Benjamin were terrified, but they still roared and charged at the enemy.
In their minds, Autumn Summer and Vincent Fox were both a marksman and a mage fragile long-range attackers so they couldn't possibly expect them to block the frontline.
"Sigh."
Vincent sighed softly.
He knew that if he didn't step in now, this fight would spiral out of control.
If he wanted the reward for the Godlike Achievement, he might have no choice but to expose some of his true strength.
"Get out of the way!"
Vincent barked and quickly rushed forward.
Of course, he deliberately controlled his speed. If he went all out, he could have instantly dashed straight into the enemy's formation.
Hearing Vincent's voice behind them, Jason and Benjamin instinctively stepped aside to open a path.
At this moment, the enemy had already closed in.
"Sea of Fire!"
Vincent's hands burst into roaring flames that surged forward with immense force.
Blazing fire instantly formed a sea of flames in front of him.
The young swordsman immediately sensed danger, halted abruptly, and quickly retreated.
But Kai wasn't as lucky.
Even though his eyes reacted quickly, his body simply couldn't keep up.
In an instant, the raging flames swallowed Kai whole.
"Ahhh!!"
Kai let out a miserable scream.
The searing flames were absolutely unbearable.
"Captain, help me!!" Kai screamed.
Lucia Blair furrowed her brows and immediately sprang into action.
But just then.
Whoosh!
A piercing sound ripped through the air.
An arrow shot straight toward Lucia Blair's left eye.
Autumn Summer had seized the perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack, trying to prevent Lucia from rescuing Kai.
Judging from the sound alone, this arrow carried tremendous power.
After all, Autumn had gained a significant number of attribute points from two expeditions into the Forbidden Zones.
However
Just as the arrow was about to strike Lucia Blair, something bizarre happened.
The arrow stopped.
It froze in midair, right in front of Lucia, as if an invisible hand had grabbed it, preventing it from moving even an inch forward.
Seeing this, Autumn's heart instantly dropped.
She knew immediately who Lucia Blair's bonded hero was.
S-Class Rank 2: Tornado of Terror!
One of the most powerful hero abilities in existence!
Throughout history, only one person had successfully inherited Tornado's abilities, and she was now one of humanity's top-tier powerhouses.
Never in her wildest dreams did Autumn expect to encounter another such inheritor here.
In the next instant, the arrow eerily spun around midair.
Whoosh!
With a sharp sound, the arrow was shot straight back toward Autumn.
"Captain, look out!"
Jason Sun suddenly jumped in, trying to block the arrow.
But he had severely overestimated his own durability.
Thump!
The arrow pierced right through Jason's body.
He collapsed to the ground with a face full of unwillingness.
In the blink of an eye, two members of Godslayer Academy had fallen.
Although Jason's body had stopped the arrow, Lucia Blair was not planning to stop there.
She casually walked toward Vincent while gently waving her hand.
Whoosh!
A fierce gust of wind howled, instantly reversing the direction of Vincent's raging sea of fire, sending it surging back toward his team.
Seeing this, Vincent quickly withdrew his flames.
Not because he was afraid of burning himself, his own flames couldn't harm him but because he was worried about accidentally hurting Autumn Summer behind him.
Without Vincent's flames, Kai finally escaped.
However, after those few seconds of burning, Kai no longer resembled a human being.
His entire body was covered in charred, festering wounds, and he even emitted the aroma of roasted meat.
"Ahhh!!"
Kai roared in agony. "Kill me! Let me respawn!"
Without hesitation, Lucia Blair put him out of his misery.
Then Lucia turned her gaze toward Vincent.
"Do you see now? This is my innate ability, Tornado's psychokinesis."
Lucia spoke calmly. "You can't win."
And indeed, if Vincent only had his Flame Talent, Godslayer Academy's defeat would be inevitable.
Before Lucia's psychokinesis, Vincent's flames would be entirely countered. He wouldn't even be able to get close.
In fact, if Vincent didn't use his Saitama Physique, Lucia Blair alone could wipe out the entire Godslayer Academy team.
Upon hearing Lucia's words, the entire team from Godslayer Academy fell silent.
Autumn Summer bit her lip tightly, her expression dimming.
She now fully understood just how wide the gap was between those with hero talents and those without.
Even though she had achieved top-tier mission ratings in Forbidden Zone #3, someone like Lucia could easily kill her with just a thought.
To be continued...
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