Gustavo's eyes were firm as he stared at the group of hoverbikes. They were not too important. Their riders were only three stars at most, not up to his level. His main goal was to slow them down enough for Eugene to find a chance to escape.
He did not doubt that Eugene would be unable to escape. He was aware of a trump card that Eugene possessed. It was a gift given to him by his father, on behalf of his late mother, and had the power to unleashed a fifth circle explosive spell.
With that strength, the city gate in front of him would surely be broken down, and all the guards there would be blown away by the strength of the spell.
With this confidence in the back of his mind, Gustavo threw himself at the group of hoverbikes. There were three 3-star warriors, one third circle mage, and three 2-star warriors.
"Despicable scum! Turning your backs on Blazing Sun City at its lowest point, I thought we were supposed to be allies!" Gustavo growled under his breath as he took charge of his qi, condensing it over his sword.
"Die!" He let out a flurry of slashes as the hoverbikes screeched to a halt, their riders scrambling to put up a response. Everything had happened so quickly from the moment that Gustavo jumped out of the automobile to unleashing his attacks.
A swarm of golden-brown slashes made of condensed qi was unleashed upon the guards. Instantly several hoverbikes were heavily damaged under the attack. One of the slower 2-star warriors was also instantly injured, while the others managed to escape.
However, Gustavo was relentless. He did not pause for a single moment and jumped forward, his eyes set on the third circle mage. The mage posed the most threat to him and also was the most vulnerable in close combat.
Before Gustavo could attack the mage, the 3-star warriors put themselves between him and the mage. The mage used this opportunity to distance himself from the close combat fighters while readying his staff for spell casting.
"You think me WEAK?!" Gustavo growled as he gathered momentum. At his prime, he was already straddling the border between a 4-star and a 5-star warrior. That meant that he was nearly at the level where he could be considered a Master! Therefore, even in this his injured state, if he drew out all his strength, then he would be a terrifying foe!
Whoosh!
The air split apart as a large golden arc of qi energy sped in the direction of the 3-star warriors. Their faces paled when they felt the power of the attack and they quickly gathered together.
Among the warriors, there was one with a small round shield. Although his defense was nothing compared to the powerful attack coming his way, with the support of his comrades, he might be able to fend it off.
However, in the next moment, he was stunned as his shield, and the qi around it was instantly parted in two by the tremendous power that came in contact with them. The only thing that saved his hands was the fact that his two comrades' qi also propped him up, so they were able to stop the attack by pooling together their efforts.
Even still, the blunt force of the strike had dealt enough damage.
"Argh!" The man grunted in pain as he looked down at his broken fingers and forearm. He was missing a finger on his right hand, while the rest of them were all broken. The bones in his right forearm were also cracked.
His comrades were shocked and worried, but they could not show any hesitation. They instantly pushed forward with the intention to attack Gustavo. From the information they had received upon the posting of the bounty on Eugene's and Gustavo's heads, they knew Gustavo was injured.
As the two warriors brandished their swords and dashed at Gustavo, a small but vicious smirk flashed over his face as a golden-red flame erupted over his sword. His face turned paler, but the flames on his sword grew even hotter.
The warriors noticed what was going on and why Gustavo's attacks were so unreasonably powerful, even with his injuries. The mad man was actually burning up his own lifeforce to fuel his attacks!
"Kill him, quick-"
Before the 3-star warrior could complete his sentence, is eyes widened and his hands went up to his neck. However, before they could reach, a red line appeared, and his head fell down, followed closely by his body.
One hit, one kill!
Gustavo instantly killed the 2-star warrior with one slash, and his legs carried him quickly to the next ones.
"Stand back!" The mage that had put some distance between himself and Gustavo suddenly said as he cast a spell. A wall of brown earth rose from the ground between Gustavo and the warriors. He knew that it would not last, but hoped that it would be able to buy enough time for the warriors to regain their composure. Already, dozens more soldiers were on their way to provide support.
"Wait..." A few moments passed without anything happening and the soldiers realized something was wrong. One of them quickly looked around the earth wall and he spotted Gustavo speeding away, and rapidly catching up with the fleeing automobile!
"He tricked us!" The mage scowled and they scrambled to get back on their hoverbikes to chase down the fleeing fugitives.
Just as they said, Gustavo was fleeing. He did not want to waste too much time on them and help Eugene if he could. With his current state of heightened power that was attained through burning up his own lifeforce, he was sure that he could help Eugene escape the city.
Whoosh!
The air rushed through his ears as he sped past the automobile. He could feel Eugene's incredulous gaze on him as he jumped forward and unleashed a giant condensed energy blade onto the gathered soldiers at the gate.