To have three of them at the same time and they're unidentified. Newly produced or hidden from the public? Nysia told me to remember every known Specialized Metagens for me to identify their affiliation instantly but these three were not in any databases.
Their resources are really deep, eh? This much firepower for only one Patrol Team? They're truly dead set on burying us here, with the first-hand information still with us.
They might or might not have already known about the report I sent to Nysia and the cracking up on the Executives connected to them.
And what they're thinking was that if they clear this place before reinforcement arrives, we would surely be treated as MIA with all evidence erased by them.
Maybe it already happened before and the report was sent to their accomplice leading for Nysia not knowing what really happened.
However, this time, they didn't know that the new Core Pilot was someone really close to her and that she would personally be the reinforcement. Let's see their surprised look later.
In any case, these three were serious threats.
"Three Specialized Metagens. We're doomed…"
Seeing those three, the morale that I had just raised up plummeted once again.
"No! I believe in Sir Daisuke! Don't lose hope. He said one hour, so we'll survive this in one hour!"
Nell shouted waking up the four who became downcast. At least someone still believed in me. I still haven't used my newly acquired skills upon stepping here. Energy Drain and Energy Amplification. I guess that will be put to a test now.
"Great job, Nell. If you don't believe me at least you should believe in yourself that you can survive this predicament. And if that's still not enough, you can all surrender to them now. I don't need weak-willed subordinates who will just drag me down. Maybe they'll let you live or torture you for information, anything goes. So choose now whether you'll continue following me or succumb to your weak heart."
Through the screen, I could see the other four contemplate before steeling themselves and look forward with determination in their eyes.
Seeing that, I just nodded and looked up to the upcoming three Specialized Metagens.
"Continue moving the way we planned it. You all know your abilities. Nell, you lead them. I'll take the three Specialized Metagens with me."
"Y-yes sir!"
She was surprised but after a while, she saluted and started giving out orders.
I turned off the communication channel with them and focused myself to retaliate against the three attacks coming from those Metagens.
They also ignored the Primeval Knights and chose to deal with me, the only Specialized Metagen among us.
One of them is gold in color with wings on its back, it was flying above me and through the flap of its wings, it sent feather-shaped projectiles to rain down on me.
The second one is a silver Metagen which seemingly has a control on clouds. From above it, a huge patch of dark clouds formed above with occasional thunderbolts. Those thunderbolts then started to hit the said Metagen for a few times, instead of being damaged, the Metagen channeled it through the Metagen and formed a thunderbolt aura around it as it started discharging bolts of lightning towards my position.
The third one is an ice-blue Metagen who only pulled a Gatling gun from its back and rained down bullets to my position. Every bullet it spewed out were all white in color, upon hitting something, it would expand and freeze it.
Three projectile types of attacks in three directions sounded like a death sentence to anyone that would be bombarded by it.
However, before any of it reached me. The Purple Haze spewed out smoke to cover their sights.
Some of those projectiles were unavoidable that's why…
[Energy Amplification has been activated]
[Energy Burn has started.]
[Burn Rate: 27 units of Flux Energy/second]
[Gained 27% increase in all abilities, skills and energy effectiveness]
[Will expire upon Energy Depletion or deactivating Energy Amplification]
I activated Energy Amplification before creating four clones using Phantasmic Doppelganger.
From the purple smoke, four identical Purple Hazes burst out. Three of those went straight towards the three Specialized Metagens enduring whatever they're shooting while the fourth seemingly sprinted away from the place.
The three Specialized Metagens dodged the three clones when they got near them after judging that the clones were rushing in as sacrifices for the fourth one to successfully escape.
Upon successful dodge and maneuver, they immediately chased after the fourth Purple Haze.
The golden winged Metagen stopped the projectiles and flapped its wings again as it glided from the air to follow the fourth Purple Haze.
The silver Metagen also used his thunderbolts to seemingly increase his speed as it chased after the winged Metagen and the fourth Purple Haze.
Not bothering about the three clones they dodged, the three Specialized Metagens all turned their focus on the fourth one which is, of course, another clone.
The real Purple Haze which became concealed after producing the four clones only took a step back to dodge the stray projectiles coming from above
The three clones' purpose was to shield me from the lightning balls and freezing bullets and also to get near them. Though their judgements should be correct, they didn't know the extent of my abilities
Due to the Energy Amplification and the almost 140% utilization that I could exert using the Purple Haze, those clones were more than 60% stronger than how they should be.
The projectiles could be destructive if they hit me at the same time but with the clones taking one type of projectiles each, they all survived it albeit damaged to the point that they could only move sluggishly after it.
Seeing the other two who immediately chased after the 4th clone, the ice-blue Metagen was one step late since he still needed to pull in and slung the gun on his back before he could chase after it.
With the three of them forgetting about the three clones, I started my counter-attack.
I changed places with the clone near the ice-blue Metagen and without him noticing it, I shot an Energy Thread and lodged it onto his back.
Almost instantly, the draining of his energy started.
[Energy Thread has been successfully connected]
[Energy Drain had started]
[Draining Rate: 16 units of Meta Energy/second]
[Will be interrupted if the thread is cut or pulled out.]
When the ice-blue Metagen felt that, he immediately turned around
Upon seeing the almost frozen Purple Haze from earlier in good condition, even without seeing the reaction of the Pilot, I could already guess how surprised he was.
With my communication channels currently turned off, even if he tried to communicate to me, he wouldn't be able to.
With the Energy Thread in place, he tried to shake it off but to no avail. He was surely feeling it, the draining of his Energy.
Pulling out the Pure Regenium Sword, I rushed towards him before he could warn the other two who were still chasing after the fourth clone.
Elusive Steps immediately put me behind it.
The enemy reflexively swung his arm to his back but I already activated Counter and High Guard Parry freezing him in place.
With the burn of energy from the Amplification, it was partly abated by the drain of energy, I wouldn't let him cut the thread easily.
Due to the two skills, the ice-blue Metagen was put into a few seconds of rigidity.
Well, since I'm the one who wanted the battles to quickly be settled, I didn't hold back using that opportunity he gave me.
Inputting various commands to the interface, the Purple Haze started its dance.
Magic Missiles were generated instantly followed by the three slashes which were all delivered by the Pure Regenium Sword. Upon contact, it immediately broke off the regenium plates covering the Metagen.
Even with his hurried circulation of Meta Energy, the rate of damage it received was sufficiently higher than the rate of regeneration.
Using the gap made by the attacks, I stabbed the ice-blue Metagen leaving a number of Energy Explosions inside it which exploded simultaneously.
Not only that, the three clones who were already in tatters, converged and delivered their own attacks through that gap.
With the series of attacks, that few seconds which the Counter and Parry earned me gave me enough time to severely damage the ice-blue Metagen.
It was only when the Energy Explosions rang out from inside the ice-blue Metagen did the two Specialized Metagen stopped in their tracks and turned around to see the falling Metagen.
With this, one of the three Specialized Metagen was incapacitated instantly.
Determining that, I controlled the Purple Haze to fly up before covering myself with the Aura of Concealment, vanishing from their sight once more.
Surprisingly, the Energy Thread was also covered by the Aura. Even after falling to the ground, I'm continuously draining him of his energy.
The attacks hadn't reached the cockpit of the ice-blue Metagen but the impact from the explosions would surely shake his head many times over and it would be a miracle if his consciousness held.
Looking at them coming from the distance, I stayed close to the ice-blue Metagen while still concealed to watch what the two Specialized Metagen Pilots will do.
The clones were still active so… giving orders to them, the three clones stood up and blocked the two's path while the fourth one also turned around to join the fray.
All of this happening in a span of a minute or two, I've gained an advantage against three Specialized Metagen.
But still… How are those five faring right now? They're still alive, right?
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