Upon reviewing the details of the newly issued mission, Jake arrived at a stark conclusion: his current strength was insufficient to confront all the targets simultaneously and survive the encounter in one piece, he realised the hard way how troublesome a Peak commander rank beast can be in his last gate mission, now he was supposed to face three in order to leave the gate realm.His only saving grace lay in the factional division among his targets; because they did not belong to the same group, he could systematically hunt them down one by one without triggering a collective retaliation from all three at the same time.Even so, targeting the individual leaders at the peak commander rank is looking to be a formidable task also, as their titles indicated they commanded substantial forces. Furthermore, given that these leaders had grown stronger by absorbing abyssal energy, Jake deduced that even their subordinates must have also undergone a similar power evolution.The sole exception t

The whole team immediately moved toward the location Tess had identified the Lizardmen from, there was a massive, root-like vine that snaked through the area, providing them with some cover as they aimed their weapons.They watched and waited for the lizardmen to appear, but the prolonged lack of movement struck them as bizarre.When Jake finally stepped up since he was now fully cladded in his combat suit now, even he couldn't spot them either, yet he was certain they were already advancing on their position."Since you don't want to play fair, I guess I'll do the same," Jake muttered before hurling the first smoke bomb, immediately following it up with a second one in their direction.Booff!!A muffled thud echoed as the canisters hit the dirt, causing a large amount of smoke to swiftly cover the area, though it was clear that the smoke bombs weren't designed to cause damage.Awakened super soldiers typically used them solely to mask their approach on their opponents, but Jake was u

[› Special Ability - Wide shield.‹]Anticipating exactly this kind of perilous predicament, was the main reason Jake had strategically selected an additional defensive mech in his mech hanger in the first place, due to the extra defensive ability. Fortunately he acted swiftly to deploy his second defensive special ability.His foresight paid off instantly, as the Wide Shield proved to be his salvation, the hasty manifestation of his special ability, created a translucent barrier of light which was the sole obstacle preventing his immediate impalement.When the steel spear struck the hastily generated shield with tremendous force, the barrier flickered violently, since it hadn’t fully formed yet. Instinctively reacting to the proximity of the lethal weapon, Jake drew backward.Fortunately, despite its hurried activation, the light shield successfully halted the assault, although the spear's tip managed to puncture through the very center of the barrier due to its low creation time, bu

As Jake and his team bided their time behind the massive stone they were watching from, waiting for the ongoing clash to reach a critical juncture before launching their intervention, they remained entirely unaware that another observer was closely monitoring the unfolding conflict just a few meters behind them hidden by bushes.The Flaming Tiger, a creature whose self-proclaimed title is the king of beasts was backed by absolute dominion it had gained through its strength as the un-huntable demonic beast, and it maintained a watchful eye over nearly every occurrence within his forest.When the two rival overlords of the realm initiated their massive struggle for supremacy, the Tiger had arrived to spectate, as it was driven by its desire to preserve the long-standing balance of the region. He recognized that the total eradication of either faction would grant the surviving overlord absolute control to do what they wanted, without any other force strong enough to stop them, a scenario

Before the Ratmen could even comprehend what was happening, Jake had already blurred across the battlefield, appearing right in front of their chief, their complete inability to react in time to his executed speed left them utterly bewildered.As he closed in on the chief, Jake throttled back his thrusters, abruptly dampening his forward velocity, this sudden deceleration made his movements look as though he had entered a state of slow motion despite that not being the case, it was just that he was moving on a speed of his own.Still suspended in just slightly above ground, Jake contorted his body before even touching the ground, showing his masterful control over the Jump Jets ability which had far surpassed what the original ability was designed for exactly, and also allowing him to twist his frame in a seemingly impossible manner.Harnessing the raw energy from the thrusters on his calves to power his martial maneuver, he drove his right leg straight into the neck of the Ratman chie