“Did you finish your prayers, Koutarou-kun?”
“I have no need to pray. I have someone who will do that for me”
Signaltin began glowing brighter just as Koutarou and Elexis were about to start their fight. The light that had been dim until then suddenly grew brighter, to the point where it was as bright as when Alunaya was summoned.
“What are you planning?! I won't let things go as you wish!!”
Sensing danger as the sword started glowing, Elexis sensed danger and he squeezed the trigger without hesitation. As he did, the beam shotgun in Warlord's left hand roared. At the same time, the ten Motor Knights fired their beam cannons. Their cooperation was perfect and the shotgun and beam cannon assaulted Koutarou at the same time.
“Good judgment, but you're too late, Elexis!”
Eleven beams poured down on where Koutarou was standing and created a large crater. However, Koutarou was no longer there, and Elexis's attack had only managed to create a hole.
“You should have shot me before that prayer began!!”
Koutarou rapidly closed in on Elexis. His movements were fast and didn't appear to be in as much pain as he had been just a moment ago. Though not completely, Koutarou had been healed and regained his stamina when Signaltin began glowing.
“That light from before–! But even then, you can't move faster than the armor's designed for!”
However, Warlord was tracking Koutarou's movements. He began repeatedly firing the laser cannon on his right shoulder towards Koutarou. Since lasers moved at the speed of light, the moment it was fired, it would hit Koutarou. Lasers weren't something that could be dodged after having been fired.
“It's not just about moving quickly. You should be well aware since you're using those things”
However, the moment the laser hit Koutarou, he vanished like smoke. The Koutarou that Elexis had shot was an elaborate illusion Harumi had created.
The next moment, two of the Motor Knights to Warlord's right exploded at the same time. Koutarou was standing right next to the two destroyed robots. His aim wasn't Warlord, but the Motor Knights.
“Satomi-kun, get back!”
Koutarou followed Harumi's instructions and fell back quickly. Three Motor Knights nearby were aiming at him.
“Gather, spirits of water! Dance, spirits of wind! Combine these two powers and appear, spirits of lightning! Oh dragon-like dark cloud, open your jaws and destroy! Roar of Thunder!!”
But before they could attack, a powerful lightning poured down from the sky and assaulted the three robots. Against the power of nature containing over a billion volts, the Motor Knights’ barriers didn't stand a chance and were unable to do anything. The three that were bathed in the lightning exploded.
“...Amazing...”
If Koutarou hadn't fallen back, he would have been caught up in that lightning as well. Harumi's warning hadn't been to tell Koutarou of her attack on the Motor Knights but to keep him from getting caught up in it as well.
“...I-I'm surprised as well...”
This result came as a surprise to Harumi as well. Since her opponent wasn't a human, she could attack without holding back. To her surprise, the attack was far more powerful than she had imagined it would be. Harumi started getting a little frightened of herself as she looked at the charred ground and fragments of the robots lying about. If she misused her power, she might get her own allies involved. That's why Harumi carved deep into her heart that she had gained a terrifying power.
“I went too far...”
“It was a sudden fight so don't worry too much about it! Sakuraba-senpai you're doing great!”
“Y-Yes, thank you, Satomi-kun!”
Hearing that Harumi had cheered up, Koutarou took a look at his next target.
You probably think that I'm targeting your attendant robots, so I'll give you a reminder!!
Koutarou's next target was the weapon that Elexis was controlling, Warlord. Since the remaining Motor Knights were on the other side of Warlord, there was no fear of a counter attack. This was his chance to attack.
“Just who are you, Koutarou-kun?!”
Having lost five Motor Knights in an instant, Elexis was starting to lose his composure. He fired missiles at the approaching Koutarou at the same time he repeatedly fired his laser to obstruct Koutarou's path.