Liberators

Chapter 70 - Incident

Axel walked slowly in this slowing world.

Whatever he saw was moving hundreds of times much slower. Including Akane's fingertips, trying to pull the trigger.

'What happened?' Axel asked in his heart.

But Axel himself knew, that at this time, it was not the right time to ask that.

Rather to save all his comrades from this ambush.

He started running. Turning his body, Axel kicked Akane's figure before him. Let Eva go from him.

But not far away at that moment.

Akane's body currently looked as if it was hovering in mid-air. Slowly pushed away in the direction of Axel's kick.

Not stopping there, Axel also immediately attacked several other Liberators around him. They took whatever weapons they were carrying at the time.

After finishing securing Eva, Axel immediately ran back towards the inside of the plane to save Emma and Sophie. Surely, by throwing out the entire Liberator and the remaining warriors in it.

A series of actions that took at least a minute more for Axel's....

For Akane and other Liberators in East Asia, even less than half a second.

And when Axel stopped his power....

'BRAAAKKKK! SWUUUSHH! BRAAKKKK!!'

The bodies of all the Liberators as well as the Soldiers in East Asia were thrown tens of meters back. All thrown at the same time.

Meanwhile, Emma, Sophie and Eva have been right next to Axel's body. Surely in a safe state.

Akane who realized she was thrown so far away without even the slightest bit realizing whatever had just happened, could only wonder in her heart.

'What just happened? The others too? What is Axel's ability?' Akane asked in her heart.

He thought that Axel had a certain ability to throw opponents around them.

But his assumption soon collapsed shortly after seeing the entire hostages safe and standing around Axel.

"Bwzzt! Akane! What's going on?" General Matsumoto asked frantically after seeing all the members of his elite being thrown away.

The reply from Akane, was just a simple question.

"Which is more important? Airport, or get Axel's body?"

After thinking about it for a moment, General Matsumoto made a very heavy choice.

"Airport can be rebuilt.... Whatever happens, arrest him. If he does possess such a powerful ability, it would be useless to sacrifice air transportation to obtain its power."

"Understand." Reply to the short Akane who immediately bounced back. But now, with a red flame enveloping his right arm.

Meanwhile....

Axel, who has just used his new ability, is now starting to feel the side effects.

"Kughh!!!"

An excruciating pain felt all over his body. Same with the pain in his head.

It was even strong enough to make blood flow directly through both of his noses.

"Axel?! What the hell is going on?! You all right?!" Eva panicked.

Axel knew that it was an experimental drug. The side effects are certainly dangerous. But this is his only chance.

As always....

"Go away. I'm gonna keep them all here." Reply Axel briefly while pointing towards the sea in the West.

The distance of this airport by sea may be only about 5 kilometers.

And if Eva ran along with Emma and Sophie, they might have survived. Provided Axel can stop the other Liberators here.

"Don't joke! I'm not leaving without you and...."

Eva's words instantly stopped after seeing Axel spewing blood from her mouth. Even though Axel did not receive any attacks from his opponent.

"Go." Reply Axel briefly.

Axel has strengthened his heart. It might indeed have been his destiny to die at this moment.

And even if it did happen, Axel wouldn't regret it in the least. As long as he could save the members of his group, and also slightly slow down whatever the East Asians planned, Axel had been satisfied.

He won't ask for anything anymore.

Realizing the seriousness of Axel's attitude, Emma immediately grabbed Eva's arm. It's interesting to go as far as possible to leave this airport.

Meanwhile, Sophie appears to be making hail around the place of the three of them. Open the way for them to escape.

Eva leaves Axel standing alone in front of an overpowering enemy.

Only, this time the enemy was not a monster. Except the humans themselves.

"I thought you were going after them?" Axel asked Akane who was standing quietly before him.

His red flames were slowly starting to turn bluish.

With a cynical look, Akane replied.

"We don't care about them. As long as you can get your body, it's not a problem. Now, be a good boy and leave yourself to us." Akane replied as she continued to strengthen the fire in her right hand.

Axel himself looks to smile thinly while laughing.

"Haha.... What if I refuse?"

"Just calm. This time, I'm ready to destroy this airport to get your body."

Immediately after saying that, Akane, along with dozens of other Liberators began to attack right at Axel.

Akane's blue flame was as fast and powerful as a fire on a rocket's jet engine. Contact with that fire alone was enough to turn one's body into ashes.

But unfortunately, Axel was much faster than that.

He reactivated his new power. Making the world, once again, in such a slow state.

Axel easily jumped to the side to avoid that burst of fire.

Without any more hesitation in his heart, Axel swung a sword he had taken earlier right towards Akane's stomach.

Intend to cut it in half and put an end to all these problems.

It's just....

'Bruuukkkk! Swuuuushhh!!'

The sword could not penetrate Akane's body at all. Just push it tens of meters back. While the fire itself was left in the place where his hand had previously been.

Probably because it was a lowly weapon belonging to a lower rank Liberator. So that its sharpness is not guaranteed at all.

Moreover, Akane was somehow able to possess such high physical abilities as well as magic abilities that were also extremely terrifying.

'Can't get through it? Then....'

After thinking about that in his heart, Axel immediately chased after Akane's thrown body and gave dozens of other slashes.

But before it managed to cut Akane's body, the sword had broken first.

Axel immediately intends to find another weapon.

It's just....

'Bzzzzz!!!'

Axel's gaze instantly became blurry. He could no longer see anything for a few seconds.

And at the same time, his body fell by itself onto the ground.

Apparently, Axel's body is completely unable to withstand the burden of this new power. And also, the body booster effect of that experimental booster has faded rapidly.

Restores the condition of Axel's body as before.

This slowing world also stopped immediately after Axel fell. Making all the wounds experienced by Akane immediately realized.

'Zraashh! Sraasshhh! Zraasshh!'

Dozens of slashes hit his body simultaneously. He had a lot of cuts on his body.

Blood started flowing so hard all over his body.

Akane is still standing. It seemed completely unaffected by the attack.

And it's true.

A thin yellow flame began to envelop his body. Healed the entire slash wound on his body for a moment.

"Haha.... Just be right.... Axels. Did you just move a hundred times faster than usual? It's really a good choice to use your body.

And now.... You're out of energy, aren't you? Very dear. As a good ex-partner, I will cherish your expectations by letting the three of them escape. You see? I'm a pretty good person, aren't I?"

The sentence sounded faintly in Axel's ears which were now starting to drip blood.

And after a while....

His consciousness disappeared.