Chapter 354
—Regardless of it being good or bad, Michelle found it rather sad .
But more than anything else, Michelle wondered if this situation could not be used to their advantage, and so she put her mind to work .
Karman and his men betrayed them?
No, they were clearly still loyal to the Empire .
Well, it was less the Empire and more South City, that had saved them .
On top of that, he seemed to be a little shaken by hearing the situation regarding the resistance .
This meant there was a good likelihood of Karman becoming one of Michelle’s personal cooperators .
Especially if she gave him internal information, yes, he would definitely help her .
But why did the mysterious enemy allow Karman and his men to live?
It was not a newly developed weapon from the other cities . If it were, it would have killed all witnesses .
So was it really survivors from the fallen city then…?
Nothing was certain, except that it was not related to the Empire .
Then perhaps if she explained the situation…
At worst, it would mean she would have to kill it herself, but it might be worth trying to have a talk with it .
After considering all of this, she came to a decision .
The truth was, that while Michelle was one of the rulers, she had few subordinates she really trusted .
There was her adjutant, Jegyll, and only a few others .
Everyone obeyed her to be sure, but it was only because she had the strength of the Empire at her back .
If she were to declare that the resistance were to be forgiven, then there would be some who would not follow her .
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Not only that, but it could result in yet another riot . Perhaps Michelle and those close to her would be purged .
And…
(From what information I have secretly gathered, there are clearly dissident within the Empire… )
Yes, while Michelle was at the top of the ladder, she did not put her trust in the Empire .
In that case, wasn’t there a good chance that this enemy, which had nothing to do with the Empire, could become a valuable collaborator?
She hoped so .
And because of that—
“Damn him! So he has betrayed me!! You shall pay for this, Karman!!”
She made a show of being furious .
And since all were too scared to approach her when she was like this, she had a good excuse to tell everyone to wait while she went out to the field alone .
–And now .
Michelle repressed her feelings of surprise as she faced Veldora and the others .
There was a large man with gold hair and dark skin .
A combat doll with a mask .
And a small girl that she could tell nothing about .
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She was able to single out Beretta, as the reports had described the mask .
However—
(This person called Beretta is indeed very powerful . But this man called Veldora—)
–He had immense power that was incomparable to Beretta .
Michelle had a specific method for measuring such things, and she could see through just about anyone .
She could see just just how much energy people contained within them .
Beretta’s was immense .
It was nearly unbelievable, but not exceeding understanding .
However, this man called Veldora…
She had tried provoking him, but this was not the kind of person you wanted to get truly upset .
And so she continued her act .
She would use this opportunity to test him .
Judge his true nature and determine whether or not he could be trusted .
The fight began .
“So, are you ready? Give it all you got . I will show you how outmatched you are!”
Veldora declared and Michelle moved .
A flashed cut the air in half .
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Michelle’s blonde hair seemed to leave a trail of blinding light as she rushed towards Veldora .
It was her right fist that was unleashed with immense power .
Machinery Arts–Vibration Fist Wave .
Even without making contact with your target, you could apply ultra waves of energy, causing an internal change that put molecules into a high-vibration excited state .
While it may have looked like a simple punch—it was so fast that the eye could not see it—and it had more than enough power to kill in the first hit .
It was a combat art unique to this world–Machinery Arts .
For cyborgs whose joints could move freely, old ideas of combat had to be changed .
Furthermore, as their fists were made of superalloys, the one who punched them would usually be the one who was hurt .
As this was all pointless, it became necessary to develop a new way to fight that allowed you to remain safe while also dealing damage to your opponent .
Machinery Arts was created during this time as a method that did not rely on direct contact .
Veldora received Michelle’s punch head-on .
He parried Michelle’s right fist with the palm of his left hand, then his torso moved forward to the left .
From Michelle’s point of view, Veldora’s arm should have blown off, and his entire body should have taken damage by that point .
She had not meant to kill him, but just deal a degree of damage .
However, Veldora was completely unharmed .
His body was made up of mysterious substances called magic essence and he was able to freely parry the vibrations .
If it had been against Beretta, he would have taken damage by this unknown attack .
However—Physical damage was not effective on Veldora .
And in a world where this magic essence did not exist, Veldora was an anomaly .
There was no time to think about the laws of nature .
Just as Beretta had been stumped by the unknown, Michelle was also confused by the irrationality of Veldora .
Veldora then tried to move behind Michelle, but things didn’t go too smoothly .
While she was confused by Veldora, her instincts caused her to act quickly in dealing with any situation .
Her momentum was not killed as she used the right foot she had planted in the ground as an axis and swung her left leg for a swipe kick .
Veldora saw this and pulled in his jaw and bent backwards to dodge it .
He continued to rotate in the air and landed a few feet away from Michelle .
And with that, he had avoided being hit by her attacks twice in a row .
“I’m surprised . I didn’t think you would be able to dodge my attacks . ”
“Kahahaha! Very impressive . This is more amusing than I could have ever imagined! Beretta! I think this woman might be stronger than you . ”
Veldora said with a good-humored laugh .
It had been a while since Veldora had last looked so important .
But there was one thing that one shouldn’t forget, and that was that Veldora was Zegion’s master .
Due to Veldora’s usual words and actions, it was easy to think that he wasn’t much, when he was in fact a first-rate martial artist .
In one strike, he had seen the true nature of Michelle’s art, and had even acquired it .