Lanterk saw that his attacks were all evaded, and somehow, the attacks were sent back to him.
He had a serious expression on his face. His attacks had failed, and they even damaged his magnificent ship.
He had wasted a huge amount of his Universe energy to command all bullets and weapons being shot at them.
"I'm not even fighting the Progenitor's ship, and I am already at a disadvantage?!" Lanterk cursed. He was hesitating in using more of his powers.
"No... If I use that, I may win, but it would reveal my weapon and eat up more Universe Energy! If other Presiders attack me... I'd have a greater chance of losing! I have to preserve my Universe Energy and only fight using minimal attacks! This Progenitor is tricking me! With teleportation tech like that, he will only make me waste my energy and flee!"
Lanterk began to activate his powers.
"The WGP must have used the techs from the Lost Primordial to create that Invoking. But I have the tech to call and control metal. If this Progenitor thinks that my powers will only be slightly stronger than the Call of Titans that the WGP Emperor made, then I'll show him the true power of Metal Wielding!"
The entire ship began to glow, and it began suddenly splitting apart. The massive wall remained, but through their Unlocking, Seeker, Cliff, Lynd, and Rai could sense that this was only a wall, but behind the massive wall of turrets and mortars, the second half had already detached itself.
"Their dividing!" Cliff was surprised.
"This is one of the most basic things that those Orbitals have. So I'm not surprised that he can do this. But look at how he is splitting it up. The weapons are being abandoned. Lanterk is shifting the battle to another kind of fight. Even with his ability, he cannot reform and quickly pull all the guns away and distribute it all over the ship. So he's doing this to slow us down as he prepares. But my Zone is telling me that his plans will be quite different." Seeker answered.
Seeker sensed the familiar scene and could not help but recall his death.
The Orbital had a trace of such techs, which allowed it to assume numerous shapes and formations easily, but he knew Lanterk's tech was the foundation that allowed those techs to do that.
"Alean. What do we do?"
"Stick to the same plan. Divide the team and teleport them beyond the wall. The path beyond you will be treacherous. My Zone can no longer see clearly what lies ahead, and I can only arrange you to teleport to the place with the highest survival rate."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Understood. We are all trained to Overcome."
The power of Space Rend remained up, and all the attacks that were attacking them began to cease.
"Why are you hesitating, Progenitor? Go ahead! Use your teleportation!" Lanterk taunted.
"Everyone! Divide into equal teams!" Seeker ordered.
"Void Ninjas, divide yourself and carry the number of people you can carry when you make that jump." Rai retreated and took three members of the Twelve Disciples.
The rest of the ninja began to prepare.
"So I was right... You can't teleport and do what you just did to pull everyone back! There must have been something in that submarine of yours that helped you do that. Then let's play a game! Beyond the other side are several entrances to my ship. I know you plan to drain me by making me make such strong attacks so that I will fall when I fight the Presiders who know I am a Principal! Then I shall decrease the techs I am using and focus on creating powerful enemies for each of you! Enemies that will be similar to a Presider in strength! Since I understand your plan, I will just use this to see what techs you have and see if there are Conquerors among you! Come! Make your jump!"
"What is he saying?" Meryl asked.
"Basically, he created a maze beyond us, and we will be forced to split up and fight bosses and enemies when we enter his fort," Lynd answered.
"So... basically, like an anime arc. This...is... awesome!" Meryl cheered.
Seeker stood and channeled the power of Richie's sound to send it to Lanterk.
"Small Willy! You seem to have grasped my plan. Obviously, as a Principal, you become the greatest threat in this battle! This entire battle is recorded-"
"For quality assurance purposes," Lynd whispered.
"For quality- shut up! I'm doing my thing here! Come on, man!" Seeker cursed and turned back to Lanterk's massive ship.
"This entire battle is recorded for all the Presiders to see! So they will see not just how much Universe Energy you waste, but will also reveal your tech!" Seeker laughed.
"No one among the Presiders has the guts to do this. But with the alliance between one of the Lost Primordial's generals and me, then we shall pry open your mysteries! Void Assassin! Teleport us as deep as you can into the ship!" Seeker shouted.
"This is our last teleport! After that, my remaining energy will only be enough for an escape! May all of you Conquer!" Rai shouted and allowed his voice to be heard, and his power began to activate.
His team of Void Assassins began to grab on a member nearest to them and was preparing to teleport as the entire space around them began to brighten.
Kristine was about to move towards a Void Assassin when the power of telekinesis pulled her back and made some rearrangements.
"Can I be selfish?" Seeker smirked as he communicated with her through the Thought Transmitter.
Kristine was stunned.
"Ge-General..."
Meryl saw it and her unlocking surged as she began to release a bright light and shot towards a certain Exoskeleton.
"What the?!" The Pilot of the Exoskeleton was confused as she saw Meryl approach.
Meryl pushed the Exoskeleton aside and grabbed hold of the Void Assassin that was about to portal out.
"Switch! You go with them!" Meryl threw Alphie towards Seeker and Kristine.
Alphie slammed on Seeker's strange car-like Exoskeleton.
"General! I'm sorry! General Meryl-! She!
"Seriously, Meryl?!" Seeker called out angrily to Meryl.
Cliff was sure to use his powers to contain all the shouts happening so that Lanterk couldn't hear.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Alphie! I'm rooting for you! You can do it!" Meryl called out.
Alphie was confused and didn't understand what Meryl meant.
Meryl was supposed to join Seeker for the teleportation jump as planned, but Meryl saw how Seeker suddenly brought Kristine along, and in her rage, she made last-minute changes.
"Quit complaining! If you can be selfish, then I can ship you two! Like in those anime arcs, it's moments like this that develop love interest!" Meryl shouted.
Seeker had no choice. He could not leave Alphie. They were about to teleport as Rai's powers would no longer protect them, and staying a second sooner would be death.
Suddenly, the entire space around them distorted, and all of them vanished.
Cliff didn't need the assistance of a Void assassin and saw himself standing in a room with a single man with shades.
"Um... Hi?" Cliff asked.
"I am Pioneer Adrian. It's my honor to fight one with such a powerful phallic tech." The Pioneer bowed.
"That's a nice way of saying I have a huge D."
"Comedy? I never expected that from those with Phallium Suits. In any case, you will die. Sorry, Presider."
He raised his arm, and a hundred guns of all sorts gathered at his arm.
"Wasn't there a Bollywood movie like this?" Cliff frowned as his memories allowed him to recall a vague scene from the archives of post-modern earth.
All the guns began to harness a strange power.
"Ah, there it is—rail power with a touch of Universe Energy. I won't be able to block those bullets. Very scary. Strange that things like this no longer scare me." Cliff chuckled and brought out three small objects.
In Cliff's palm were a small round ball, a cube, and a small sharp horn.
He crushed all of it.
"Basilisk, form of the Dragon!" Cliff shouted as the three Paths of three Overcomers appeared.