Rose, Eden, and York did quick work with the conductors and demanded one of them to turn off the engine. She nodded before tapping a few controls as the train's power went off, but the train continued to move forward. York screamed at the woman; however, Rose told them to leave back to the top and observe their new situation. York growled before leaving. Eden knocked the four operators and followed York.
Rose looked at the controls before destroying them and hastily making her way up. She saw Neo fighting a few soldiers before hearing a massive explosion, and the ground above them started to crack. Rose's expression turned grimed as she saw monsters running down the hole and chasing after the train.
Helping Neo, Rose decided to grab all of them and use her Semblance to escape off the train. She needed to find a way to stop the train, but right now, she needed to prioritize her teammates. Rose sat down for a few seconds before coming up with a plan. She looked up at Neo and told her idea, "Try to slow down the train. The rest of us will try to find some mechs to help you."
Neo gave them a thumbs up before rushing at the front of the train. She placed the mech's hands on the front and anchored herself. The train kept pushing against Neo and continued as if nothing was blocking its way.
Seeing that Neo wasn't able to slow down the train enough, Rose told the others to double-time it. She assumed there was a definite dead-end, but when? And if it comes up now, they would have been through that wall.
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Yuki licked the blood of her sword before reverting back into Ivy. Ivy held her head before picking up Scarlet and carrying her to a safe place. She looked ahead to see a mech trying to slow down the train. ("Rose and the others must have tried to stop it but there wasn't an emergency button. So the next course of action would be to slow down the train with those mechs,") Ivy thought before seeing three mechs rising and jumping up onto the train's top.
Ivy carefully dropped Scarlet before readying herself. However, she didn't realize the pilots of the mechs were actually Rose, Eden, and York. Ivy watched as the mech dropped off the train, and each one gripped a separate compartment and pulled back. Ivy tilted her head before picking up Scarlet and finding another robot hanging alone. She gave Scarlet a slight electric shock to wake the professor up.
Scarlet shot up before holding her head. She noticed that Ivy was holding out a small cup of water. She quickly took it and drank all of it; her head started to clear up as Scarlet noticed the massive robot behind them. Scarlet pointed at the thing then at Ivy.
"Think you can control it?" Ivy's one question sparked a very bright flame inside Scarlet as she rushed up and entered the cockpit. Ivy smiled before jumping back onto the roof. She watched as Scarlet initiate the controls. "We're trying to slow down the train! Grab a cargo and pull back, make sure to anchor!"
With those words, Ivy disappeared and headed to the front of the train. She doubted that Neo would be able to last any longer. She needed to assist the front.
Ivy jumped off to the side and easily passed the train's speed. Ivy controlled the Mana around her to fortify herself and brace herself as the train slammed against her body. She gritted her teeth as she increased her fortification; he started making a dent with her metal nails digging in.
"Ivy! Back off, charge up a punch with equal force of this train," Neo said as she saw Ivy making a dent in the front. Ivy backed off only to encounter a wall about 20 meters.
Ivy took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She channeled all the Mana in the area before putting it all in her left arm. Ivy could feel her body starting to burn up and slowly turning into unbearable pain. Ivy felt like she was going to overload her left arm only to feel like there was an endless vast inside.
Ivy heard the train closing in quickly as she opened her eyes and saw it was barely a couple feet from her. She slammed her left fist into the front of the train as she felt her body being pinned against the wall. Neo, along with everyone else, felt a sudden shockwave as some almost lost their grip on the train.
Ivy shouted in pain before pushing her strength to her limit. The train's momentum was suddenly reversed. Instead of going into the wall, it went towards the coming monsters. She watched as the train moved away before watching it suddenly burst into flames. Ivy collapsed to the ground. She forgot about the probability of her getting glass impaled. Ivy took into took much Mana that her body could take. She coughed up a bit of blood before hearing something appear behind her.
Ivy turned around only to realize her body wasn't responding to her. She felt a bit of sweat trickling down her face as she desperately tried to move. The killing intent was so much intense than the king.
The person looked around as it saw Ivy on her knees. It could sense Ivy's hint of fear. The figure kneeled down and placed a hand on Ivy's shoulder, then both of them disappeared.
Neo got out of the busted mech and ran over to see Ivy only to notice that she wasn't there. She could smell a hint of smell before noticing another scent. It was oddly familiar, like a bit of mango?
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Roman stood on the ledge of a building as Louis tended to Ivy's injures. She watched Ivy during her mission, not because she was a stalker but because she needed to see Ivy's strength. Roman turned around as she saw Ivy seemingly unfazed. She laughed in her mind before motioning to Ivy about sitting down.
Ivy didn't obey immediately as she asked first, "That killing intent, was that yours?" She stared at Roman with a serious expression. If it was Roman, then why hide it during their first meeting.
Roman smiled a little before looking off to the ledge. "I don't like scaring those who I like. Personally, people use their killing intent too much."
Ivy paused before sitting down. She didn't disagree with Roman's words. During her exile, Ivy met a lot of people who tried to manipulate others to do their deeds, even she was used. Ivy stared at the backside of Roman while hearing Louis plopping down.
He smiled at Roman before whispering into Ivy's ear, "Miss is very strong and creative. She kinda like a businesswoman. I bet she can easily become a billionaire within a couple of months. But that's not now, Miss was observing you for personal reasons. She may be into you."
Ivy looked at Louis with a blank stare before shaking her head a little. "If you think Roman is interested, then I think she's wrong about her taste." Ivy got up before staggering a bit. Her body hasn't yet to recover, and she felt a heavy sleepiness looming.
Roman turned around and walked towards the weaken Ivy. She gently lifted Ivy's ears. Roman blew into Ivy's ears, making the cat girl get even more sleepy. She continued to blow into those soft-looking ears until she felt a sudden bump against her chest. Roman smiled and gently caressed Ivy's hair.
"Miss, do you think it's wise to return Ivy or bring her somewhere else?" Louis said, however, his mistress was too engrossed with her actions. Louis heavily sighed as he watched Roman continued to pet Ivy like a sleeping kitty. ("I wish Miss would do the same to me. Or maybe even help ease her new desires.")
Poor Louis.