This kick carried even more force than before. Previously, Wen Xishu was always adapting on the fly, seldom gathering power, focusing mostly on the speed of the shot in all kinds of battles.
But for this kick, Wen Xishu had been gathering power for a long while.
The killer football was kicked into a deformed shape, twisted like a rugby ball.
Like a dragon, the killer football first flew into the air under immense force, resembling a dragon emerging from the sea.
Then, like a vulture in pursuit of prey, it descended rapidly under powerful rotation, directly aiming at Renault.
A thousand meters away, there's actually still a way to attack?
Renault instinctively sensed the power of this shot.
Yet, he didn't take a step back.
"If this is your strongest move, then I honestly feel bored."
Antoine leaped into the air, reaching out a single hand to catch the killer football.
Around this moment, Nikola on Antoine's body kept changing and moving.
Nikola had already moved entirely from Antoine's body to Antoine's right hand catching the ball.
With Nikola's fusion, Antoine's right hand filled with spiraling veins and muscles, resembling an overly developed, disproportionately huge super arm.
Every part of his body obviously had explosive muscular strength, but under Nikola's fusion, other areas seemed ordinary; only that right hand was extraordinarily developed.
It was as if his workout focused solely on his right hand.
This frighteningly strong right hand effortlessly — caught the killer football.
The intense whirl caused an aura around the killer football that could cut through metal.
Consequently, Antoine had to let go.
The killer football slipped away like a living creature, retreating dozens of meters from Antoine.
Later, summoned by a thought from Wen Xishu, it instantly transformed into a beam of light, returning to Wen Xishu's feet.
Yet this time, Wen Xishu didn't immediately launch a second shot.
Because it was pointless.
Although Antoine failed to catch the killer football, the terrifying power Antoine displayed through fusing with Nikola shocked him.
The shot meant to pierce through even the tentacles of the Evil Sea Giant Beast was caught bare-handedly by the opponent.
In terms of both speed and power, it should have been a sniper-shot precision kill.
But Antoine was able to react calmly and perfectly, suppressing violence with violence, and forcibly caught the ball with greater power.
Horn let out a soft sigh.
He had controlled Wen Xishu multiple times before and knew that was Wen Xishu's strongest move.
Yet, the power exhibited by both sides was not on the same level.
If they were closer, perhaps Wen Xishu could pierce Antoine's defense.
But now, neither the distance nor the time was in their favor, with more Law Enforcers appearing. Those inside the sphere, despite being strong, lacked long-range weapons.
The Law Enforcers outside the sphere will eventually arrive. Though weak overall, they can use firearms.
Once all this firepower support arrives — it would be the end.
Don't even think about raising the blue sun; leaving alive would be wishful thinking.
Wen Xishu pondered what to do.
He once again sensed the terror of higher levels. In a way, the Ark was a miniature version of the Bunker.
On the Ark, there were many legendary figures. Besides the captain, Horn, Sirius, Yin Junchi, there were people like Renault and Antoine.
Those who survived the Apocalypse Era, none of them were simple.
They had only made the wrong choice, choosing the Ark.
If they were in the Bunker —
Perhaps each would be a legend. While maybe not equal to Albert, they would surely leave a revered name in Bunker history.
His strongest move was easily neutralized, leaving only the path of self-breakthrough.
Wen Xishu once again thought of the Ghost Groom form.
But he feared, could that unruly, indiscriminately murderous form really be controlled by the handle?
Wen Xishu quickly lifted his head.
The Ghost Groom form could be used, but only when the battlefield had no allies.
He thus swiftly abandoned this plan.
And then, Wen Xishu immediately found the answer.
"But my distance with Horn is too great... I can't tell him what I'm going to do."
"This isn't something Horn can decide. And it requires time."
"We'll have to see if Horn understands me."
Wen Xishu's body started moving once more.
This time, he summoned the killer football again, placing it in front of himself, while taking a few steps back.
All of these actions were not controlled by Horn.
Horn immediately realized... Wen Xishu had taken the initiative to disconnect the handle link status. Because that shared vision was gone.
"What is he doing? Based on what he mentioned before... logically, he should need the handle link to gain additional power, yet he chose to abandon it now?"
Disconnecting the handle either meant Wen Xishu had given up...
Or it meant Wen Xishu had an even stronger card to play. Horn made the decisive choice to trust Wen Xishu.
Simultaneously, Horn pondered, what exactly was Wen Xishu trying to do?
"Since disconnecting the handle, it means this is an ability that I can't activate through the handle..."
"No matter what, activating this ability surely has huge downsides, otherwise he wouldn't use it only now."