I am a former Flame Chasers

Boom!

The building shattered like a toy, and the battleship collided with the tallest twin skyscrapers, deflecting off at an odd angle due to the uneven impact. Upside down, the Times Building was completely crushed. With the sound of steel tearing, the world's third tallest building broke apart and fell. The steel cables on the roof snapped taut and tore, whipping across the ground with a thunderous crack.

This area was originally considered defensible, with its many elevated positions making it ideal for snipers. But from above, it became a cage. Even fusion warriors couldn't jump down from a hundred-meter-high building, and with millions of tons of debris falling, survival seemed impossible. The fall alone would kill, let alone the potential for being buried beneath the rubble.

Boom, boom, boom...

The ground shook, and ten kilometers away, Coleman and the others also saw this apocalyptic scene and looked up in disbelief.

Why had the aerial battleship lost control? They didn't know, but one thing was clear.

"He's coming."

"What should we do? Why don't we gather everyone and explain that something's wrong with this battle?"

Coleman turned his head, a helpless smile on his face. "Why make it so complicated? If we don't give the orders, who would be so foolish to meddle and want to fight him again?"

Vinal breathing stopped for a moment, and he bitterly smiled for a long time. The battle from the night before had genuinely terrified them. There was no need for an explanation now.

Here he comes!

No one was foolish. Even Coleman, who had been watching from the sidelines, knew the answer. And the more elite Cocoon knew it even better.

Frantically reporting to his superiors, he dodged the wreckage and stared at the ice fog.

If the enemy was coming, it had to be from there. And Ryan didn't make them wait any longer. At the most chaotic moment, he stepped out of the ice mist.

"Good afternoon, everyone. Ready for the second round?"

He greeted them like an old friend, not asking stupid questions like "Did you think I was dead?" He just raised his spear and let the ice mist swirl behind him.

The third foreshadowing from last night's battle—the frozen Honkai energy—was now being unleashed. It was like fully releasing the power accumulated from the previous night, setting off a chain reaction.

"Stop him!" Freya's pupils contracted. She could feel the terrifying surge of energy. Without even saying anything, a barrage of firepower began targeting him.

It was a shame that they were in chaos, and there was no commanding height for effective targeting. When the battleship fell, no powerful attack had managed to break through their defenses. As a last resort, she picked up the Seven Thunders of Purification.

She aimed and fired.

The fist-sized lightning ball shot out in an instant, too fast to react to, and the destructive power was immense. However, the result was...

"What?!"

She saw Ryan move, his body just dodging the lightning ball. It grazed his ribs, causing a small wound, but nothing fatal.

How could he possibly avoid the sniping of the Seven Thunders of Purification? Of course, his freezing authority!

For a sniper, this was the most terrifying opponent. In the open field, the flying speed would slow down, and Ryan could easily dodge it. But Freya didn't have time to think about it.

Ryan's eyes locked onto her, but it wasn't just his gaze that mattered—it was what he held in his hand.

The ice fog that covered most of the city began to swirl and condense behind him, like a vortex cloud hundreds of meters high. It made him appear extremely small in comparison.

Using the leftover Honkai energy from last night, Ryan unleashed a massive attack. This could only be described as...

A giant ice dragon!

Ryan threw Dragon Hidden into the air, an incredibly simple motion. But when the Honkai energy triggered, it felt like the destruction of the world itself!

The ice storm swept across the earth in an instant, covering the entire financial district and racing toward the distant coastline, crossing the harbor, and blowing toward the Mu Continent.

Wherever it passed, everything was frozen. The earth turned ice-blue, stretching to the horizon.

The battleship became a massive block of ice, and the ruined buildings surrounding it looked like gravestones. The area fell into complete silence. Many soldiers, still holding their guns and cannons, froze mid-action, their fingers on the triggers, and became ice sculptures.

The ultra-large-scale attack obliterated all defenses, but what was even more terrifying was that Ryan had already prepared for this moment the night before.

The temperature plunged dozens of degrees below zero, and all of New York was frozen, removing the hostility of many fusion warriors. They were confused, unsure of what was happening in front of them.

How could it be more powerful than last night? Could this man's collapse be infinite?

This was precisely the effect Ryan had hoped for. He had never placed his hopes on anyone else.

"Even if Coleman couldn't control it before, he should have no intention of fighting now, and you—"

Bang!

With a step, the shattered ice bounced up, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground.

"Nowhere to hide!"

The complex terrain became irrelevant. In front of Ryan, either the warriors were frozen or exposed on the ground. On the ice-blue surface, two familiar enemies stood out.

Knowing that the enemy likely had reserve troops, Ryan didn't hesitate. Without a word, he raised his foot and slammed it down.

Bang!

At high speed, a straight white line exploded across the ice, and a powerful punch landed squarely on Freya's face.

Boom!!

The frozen building was smashed apart, and a pale shockwave burst out, scattering ice debris everywhere like bullets. Ryan stared at the deep crater in front of him, his eyes twitching slightly.

The Seven Thunders of Purification combined with teleportation were indeed troublesome.

With a quick pivot on his left foot, Ryan turned and delivered a powerful whip kick, sending a frozen signal tower flying.

Buzz—

The signal tower decelerated rapidly, then collapsed into a pile of scrap metal mid-air.

It was the one that used sound waves.

Ryan felt the vibrations in the air and raised his hands.

"Can you shatter all of these?"

From small cars to large building debris weighing tons, the storm pushed them across the smooth ground, creating a field of destruction that resembled a bowling alley.

But Ryan was gone. Only the residual electricity remained in the air.

Before Freya could raise her gun, Ryan had already disappeared. His speed was so fast that she couldn't even track him.

This is troublesome. Ordinary fusion warriors are frozen and can't cover me.

As an assassin, Freya didn't want to engage Ryan directly, so she disappeared into thin air. But the next moment, a powerful knee strike passed through her afterimage.

Elite... no hesitation, almost like Coleman, using a similar super-mutation factor?

Ryan didn't hesitate after missing the first shot. He glanced at the ground, seeing that the shells pushed by the storm had cleared in a fan shape. He locked onto the origin of the attack.

"Then I'll kill your teammates first."

Ice armor!

Ryan's body expanded, covered in thick ice armor. He fell straight down without maneuvering. Then he saw the black figure raise its head, and the mouth of the helmet opened like a trumpet.

"Ah... Why are you yelling so loudly!?"

Ryan's hook slammed into the opponent's chin, sending the body flying upward, and the scream stopped abruptly. He leaned forward, grabbed the opponent's calf, and without hesitation, swung him like a human windmill, blocking Freya's shooting range as he smashed his opponent back and forth.

Boom boom boom...

After a dozen muffled sounds, the heavy armor was flattened. Ryan spun again and threw the enemy in his hand away.

Space exchange.

Half of a high-rise building appeared in mid-air, acting like a wall between them. Freya heard a muffled boom, and the human projectile crashed through the "city wall," turning Mayen into a pool of ketchup.

Freya showed no sign of sadness. Her expression remained unchanged. She raised the Seven Thunders of Purification and aimed at the center of the crater. But before she could fire, her pupils contracted again.

Swoosh—

A spear shot out from above her head, moving like a missile. It locked onto its target and flew directly toward her.

Clang!

The tip of the spear struck the center of the Seven Thunders of Purification, sending sparks flying. The ice spread quickly from the point of contact, threatening to engulf her hands.

Not good.

Freya didn't hesitate. She released the weapon and vanished into the air. The next moment, half of the high-rise building shattered into dust.

Boom!!

The attack shattered the "city wall," and his fist had already penetrated its shadow. Ryan raised an eyebrow in surprise. He hadn't expected this man to give up the Divine Keys so decisively.

The upper fusion warrior's ability wasn't perfect. If her instant movement was disrupted by the collapse, she wouldn't be able to move for a while. In that brief moment, she would be nothing but a pile of meat.

"Yes, cut off the tail to survive, but you should know one thing—"

Ryan grabbed a sniper rifle nearby. The lightning surged, and in the blink of an eye, the sci-fi rifle transformed into an ancient samurai sword, which he swung fiercely.

"The Divine Keys is in my hand. It will only be more terrifying!"

Controlling the third Divine Keys with the power of thunder, his synchronization rate exceeded 100%. The terrifying thunder blade swept across the ground, cutting through the frozen earth, tearing up the soil beneath, and melting the heavy alloy armor.

The earth split open, and the supposedly indestructible armor cracked. Ryan lightly shook the sword, watching the deep rift form before him.

The door to Fire Moth had been cut open by him!