His mech couldn't withstand even one of those blasts, let alone the torrent now coming at him.
"If I'm going to die, I'll take you with me!" Tariq roared defiantly and charged forward with reckless courage.
Then something extraordinary happened.
The air itself seemed to freeze.
A sudden gust swept past Tariq's mech from either side.
Although he saw nothing, the alien's volley of attacks abruptly detonated mid-air.
Explosions rippled outward, but before the destructive force could expand further, the fire and energy were inexplicably snuffed out—compressed and extinguished as if crushed by an invisible force.
That same unseen power didn't stop there.
With effortless momentum, it surged toward Xethis.
The alien pilot barely had time to register the overwhelming sense of danger before his mech—and his body—exploded in an instant.
