Immediately after, the tower that was seen as the safest place in all of South City, evaporated .
Fudora had barely escaped death .
Still, his face turned pale .
“NO! The Mobius System is running…”
Even when it was off, the excess energy exceeded that of the Star System .
And now, the Mobius System had activated outside of the city, where there were no facilities .
Fudora frantically tried to stop it . However, it was impossible .
The energy being created was too strong, and his hands were full just trying to stop if from going out of control .
“No, could it really be so…!?”
He abandoned all sense of calm and used every cell in his Bionoid body in order to try and control it . And yet still, he found it difficult to stop the flow of energy…
“Help me, Alvin!”
“Certainly . ”
Alvin’s Ether Ring Barrier helped neutralize the overflowing energy .
However, it was only delaying the inevitable .
(—I see . So this is… This is the Mobius System!? So he…Al really was a genius!!)
Surprise . And an emotion like joy .
Fudora’s instincts as a scientist caused him to feel things that seemed inappropriate given his situation .
But also, there was fear .
–It could destroy the universe if they made a mistake—
The words of the genius .
And those words were true .
(Yes, this really is too much power for human hands . This is what he…)
In spite of himself, he found a renewed sense of respect towards Almsbine .
However, that genius was no longer here .
Fudora realised his own arrogance now .
He felt regret too .
Because he had opened the door to destruction…
Kristoph arrived at the scene . He was shocked .
The top of the structure—that had been supported by the space elevator, had been blown off .
Without support, the elevator was dragged down by gravity, wreaking havoc on the city below .
As the city’s defense systems had protected the main part, it seemed that no residents had died from it . But the facilities at the top were destroyed .
The scene reminded him of the end of the war .
“Your Majesty…”
Kristoph searched for signs of him . And then he detected Fudora’s signal a short distance above him . It seemed like he was all right . Kristoph was relieved .
However, that did not last long .
Kristoph tried to head towards Fudora, but he then stopped in his tracks .
His sensors were telling him that some unfamiliar and gigantic energy was approaching him .
It was coming directly towards him as if it had a will of its own .
Kristoph’s senses were telling him it was an enemy .
And—
“KAAAAA—HAHAHAHA! I have arrived!!”
“And so have I!!”
Kristoph encountered them .
Something unreasonable beyond imagination .
“You rats . How did you crawl into here?”
He asked . His voice was filled with rage .
However, Veldora seemed not to notice .
“Oh, you seem to have a decent amount of power too . Nothing like me, of course . I don’t mind letting you go if you won’t bother me . So you should leave while you can . ”
He said grandly .
Kristoph could not hide his discomfort .
Even though he was a Bionoid, the old Kristoph’s memories and emotions were still there .
“I see . So you are just a fool who doesn’t know his place . But it’s no surprise that a mere member of the resistance doesn’t recognize my face . I will give a name you can take with you to hell . I am Kristoph . Surely even a rat like you has heard that name before?”
No one had ever heard that name without feeling a sense of dread . Or so Kristoph thought, as he said it .
What was important now was that Fudora was safe . It would be a waste of time to get into a fight here .
He could deal with the rats at a later time .
Kristoph didn’t mind allowing these pests to escape . Of course, all of this was very funny to Veldora .
“Oh, Ramiris . Did you hear that? Uh, Kristoph, was it? Have you heard that name before?”
“Hmmm . It sounds familiar? Actually, how would I even know who is famous in this world . ”
“That’s right . Well, it really doesn’t mean anything . Kristoph, or whatever your name is . I am Veldora! The great dragon and dear friend of the Great Demon King Rimuru . Would you like to find out just how foolish you have been? I don’t mind showing a weakling like you just how great I am, you know? Kaahahahahaha!!”
Veldora saw that Kristoph had no intention of retreating, and so he decided to amuse himself by toying with him a little .
And Kristoph as well, was prepared to teach the fool in front of him a good lesson .
“I have no choice then . You will die!”
Boom! The air seemed to explode .
Kristoph had compressed the air and shot it out, faster than the speed of sound .
Airblast–One of the secret Machinery Arts moves .
The fired air-bullet went straight for Veldora’s face .
Normally, this would have resulted in his head being blown off .
It should have .
However, Veldora was not normal .
It did no damage .
This level of attack was not even enough to make him itch .
“Hey, hey . Don’t you realize how pointless such attacks are? Now give it your all . Maybe it will be a half-decent fight . ”
Veldora said as he folded his arms . It was like he was instructing a student .
As for Ramiris…
“Why don’t you just give up? You’re really beneath our notice . ”
Ramiris always acted like this against people she knew she could beat .
She had no interest in Kristoph’s pride a warrior .