Trying to attack and destroy the crystals from behind wasn't going to work. The enemies probably were protecting them from all directions. Even if that wasn't the case, it would take too much time to circle around the enemy's territories. So, Luke decided to jump over the buildings instead of crossing the streets. The uniformity of the buildings was pretty high, so Luke didn't have a hard time doing so. Even when some buildings were too far away from each other, he solved the problem by using Flying Kick, and he confirmed that he could use it several times in a row to defy gravity and keep flying.
"This is kind of insane…" Luke said.