Sebastian blinked a couple of times in surprise as he realized what Kyle had just suggested.
A Gank?
He looked at Kyle for a moment.
Kyle felt extremely dangerous but not unbeatable.
Perfect for a True Battle.
Then, he looked at the Second Advisor.
Impossible to beat…
On his own.
But with Kyle…
It wasn't impossible.
The next moment, the world lost its hue as the Second Advisor activated her Momentum. "This had gone on for long enough," she spoke with a dark tone. "Will you comply or not?"
Sebastian felt a bit intimidated and glanced at Kyle.
Kyle narrowed his eyes.
In Kyle's eyes, Sebastian couldn't see fear but conviction.
Sebastian smirked a bit before looking at the Second Advisor.
"Tell me," he said slowly, "did you actually ever intend to give me my Ether Essence?"
"What? Higher salary?" Kyle interjected with a voice transmission before the Second Advisor could answer. "The economy is tough right now. Maybe next year. We already give you benefits like free water and a rewards card. By the way, I got a five-digit bonus for my department's performance."
Sebastian snorted with a laugh.
"Of course!" the Second Advisor said, answering Sebastian's question. "Right after you kill him!"
"Which one?" Sebastian asked.
The Second Advisor's right eyelid twitched in frustration. "I can't make that decision."
Sebastian sighed.
"Could've just said no," he grumbled.
"Wage cuck realizes that his employer isn't interested in his success, colorized," Kyle transmitted with a laugh.
"Should've known," Sebastian said with annoyance.
The next moment, his eyes narrowed as balls of lightning gathered around him.
The Second Advisor furrowed her brows.
Was Sebastian actually following orders now?
Well, why else was he summoning his attacks?
Then, her eyes narrowed as she came up with a ridiculous idea.
Was Sebastian going to attack her?
No, that wouldn't make any sense.
Sure, he was the most powerful Expert who had ever existed, as far as she knew, but the gap between a mortal and a Transcendent was impossible to cross.
Sebastian wasn't stupid.
He had to know that he didn't have a chance.
"I need a tank," Sebastian transmitted to Kyle.
Kyle smirked.
"Coming right up!" he transmitted back.
BANG!
Fire appeared around Kyle as he charged forward at full speed.
In an instant, he reached incredible speeds.
The Second Advisor noticed that Kyle was attacking and narrowed her eyes. Now that Kyle had attacked her, she didn't need Sebastian anymore.
She could kill Kyle without any damage to her Karma since he had been the one who had attacked first.
An icy storm gathered around her.
The next moment, she just pointed her hand at Kyle's approaching hammer.
She could kill him right now, but she was quite annoyed with Sebastian, which was why she wanted to make Kyle suffer a bit.
A concentrated beam of ice froze Kyle's hammer.
There was so much Ice Ether that any Rank A Material would just break into shards of ice after just the slightest impact.
Then, she just slapped the hammer.
CRACK!
The ice broke, and not just the ice.
The Second Advisor's eyes opened in horror as she felt a massive force carried by a massive object hitting the back of her hand.
It was like she had just backhanded a passing car.
The unexpected resistance broke her hand and pushed her arm against her chest.
BANG!
A crater appeared three kilometers away as Kyle's attack launched the Second Advisor's body like a missile.
Rank A Materials?
Try Rank S Materials, and not just the ordinary kind!
The perfect Rank S Material!
As light as a Rank A Material and as hard as the hardest Rank S Material!
Selene and Sebastian watched in shock as Kyle launched the Second Advisor into the distance.
"You know a Law?!" Sebastian asked via voice transmission.
Kyle smirked.
"Nope," he answered. "Just the Rank A Metal Material Fragment."
Sebastian became confused.
But then, he realized what Kyle was going for.
"Oh, smart!" he answered.
Yes, Kyle had comprehended the Rank A Metal Material Fragment, but he had not comprehended the Law of Metal.
When he had comprehended the Fragment, he had realized that he could create an overarching Law that combined the composition of all metals.
Yet, when he thought about doing that, he had felt a bit weird.
It felt wrong.
It felt a bit like buying a new car with the absolute bare minimum.
Sure, the thing had four tires, a body, a steering wheel, gas, brakes, a tank, seats…
But no radio, speakers, Bluetooth, board computer, or AC.
Yes, he could drive with this thing, but come on!
There wasn't even any music!
This was a new car, for fuck's sake!
Did he really want to drive this fucking thing for the next ten years?
Kyle felt like the Law he could create was barebones.
It fulfilled the bare minimum that something needed to be considered a Law.
Well, a shit Law was better than no Law, right?
Except that condensing a shit Law would consume the possibility of condensing a good Law.
Metaphorically, Kyle could spend 10,000 bucks to buy a new but horrible car. Yet, he could also save an additional 2,000 bucks to get the same car but better.
Kyle decided to condense a better Law of Metal in the future.
He wanted to perfect metal's aspects of hardness, flexibility, toughness, and so on.
He didn't just want any metal.
He wanted the perfect metal!
BOOOOM!
In the distance, the crater exploded with an icy storm as the Second Advisor took to the sky.
Her arm had already recovered, and she was essentially uninjured.
At this moment, she looked at Kyle with hatred.
This Mortal!
She had never been this humiliated in her life!
"That was just a warning shot!" Kyle shouted.
'Pfft, as if,' Kyle thought as he confidently looked at the Second Advisor in the distance. 'Her body was just harder than expected.'
'Yeah, well, better use this opportunity to anger her.'
The expression of the Second Advisor turned so enraged that she looked like a rabid dog.
Then, a powerful storm of ice clouded the surroundings.
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