"Boom!"
Bard felt as if his body had been struck by an invisible giant hammer.
With a "boom," his body was sent flying, crashing heavily against the wall.
The massive impact caused his bones to emit a cracking sound.
In the second-floor corridor, Bard sat with his back against the wall.
The wall behind him had a large, cracked dent from the collision.
Blood continuously oozed from his mouth, making Bard aware of his severe internal injuries.
He couldn't feel the pain, only a shortness of breath.
"Is this the power of the divine child?"
Bard's face was ashen.
As a grand fire mage, he was killed so easily.
"Hopefully, Aima and her sister will be smart enough!"
There was a passage in the basement leading to the sewers.
At least let Princess Elisa escape Auburnro.
"Foolish humans, only a surprise attack can kill me."
In the courtyard, Kidd wore a look of delight.
He spread his arms as if to embrace the invisible moon in the sky.
"Another grand fire mage will die by my hands, oh, what a wonderful thing, haha!"
Kidd laughed maniacally, his laughter filled with indescribable madness.
"Is that so? I don't believe only a surprise attack can kill you!"
At that moment, a cool voice suddenly echoed in the darkness.
The voice seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere at once.
"Who?"
Kidd's smile froze.
He looked around, shouting loudly.
Sensing something, Kidd turned towards the gate.
In Kidd's gaze, a strange figure appeared outside the gate.
Dressed in a black robe, the figure was tall and imposing.
His shiny, round head looked somewhat comical, like he was wearing a silver spherical helmet.
The moment Kidd saw him, his pupils contracted.
An invisible force swept out once more.
It was Li Meng.
Li Meng's figure flickered, darting left and right.
His speed was so fast that the naked eye could only see a blur flashing back and forth.
Kidd's face changed dramatically.
He realized his eyes couldn't lock onto the guy.
"Right side!"
The cool voice came from the right.
A gust of wind followed closely.
Kidd turned his head to see a bandaged fist coming at him.
"Boom!"
The fist didn't hit Kidd.
Li Meng's fist stopped about half a meter away from Kidd.
A visible wave of air swept to both sides.
It was as if an invisible wall of air blocked Kidd.
With a "boom," Kidd was still sent flying.
Like a cannonball, he crashed into the courtyard wall with a "boom."
The wall collapsed with a crash.
Kidd, who had smashed through the wall, continued to hurtle towards a house.
With a loud "boom," the building debris flew, and the house collapsed.
But it wasn't over.
More than a dozen houses along that line collapsed with a crash.
Debris flew, and dust filled the air.
"It seems to be the ability to convert mental power into physical attacks."
With a "boom," the ground cracked beneath Li Meng's feet.
His figure flickered, shooting into the sky.
He leaped hundreds of meters into the air.
In a perfect arc, he descended into the ruins of houses several streets away.
"Who are you?"
In the ruins of a broken house several streets away.
Kidd stood up somewhat disheveled.
He roared at the sky, his pupils contracting.
An invisible force poured out once more.
"The one who will kill you!"
A cool voice echoed from the sky.
Li Meng, descending towards the ground, punched with his right hand.
A violent surge of battle energy burst forth.
"Boom!"
A massive visible wave of air exploded less than a hundred meters above Kidd's head.
The space there twisted.
A powerful shockwave swept around.
"No... impossible!"
Seeing his attack blocked, Kidd was dumbfounded.
"Boom!"
The shockwave from the sky slammed into the ground.
Buildings within a hundred meters shattered with a crash.
Dust rolled, and debris flew.
"Ugh!"
In the ruins, Kidd crawled out from a pile of rubble.
He never thought his divine power would be thwarted one day.
That guy didn't even have a weapon, yet his fists left Kidd in disarray.
"You're not the real body, are you?"
The cool voice appeared again from behind.
Kidd shivered, cold sweat pouring.
When the dust cleared, a tall figure stood behind Kidd, unnoticed.
Kidd turned sharply.
At that moment, Li Meng punched.
His fist landed solidly on Kidd's head.
"Whoosh!"
With a "whoosh," there was no splattering blood; a wooden puppet's head flew off.
Kidd's original body turned into a wooden puppet.
"Xiao Bai, what is this thing?"
Li Meng looked curiously at the wooden puppet on the ground.
The moment he saw Kidd, Li Meng knew he wasn't human.
The character information had a "puppet" suffix added.
"'Divine Power: Marionette,' the divine child possessing this power can create marionettes for others to use. The puppets can be remotely controlled, transforming to resemble the original body, possessing 80% of its strength. Anyone other than the divine child can only use it three times in their lifetime."
Xiao Bai's explanation left Li Meng amazed.
He didn't expect this world to have a power system like divine power.
"Xiao Bai, what type of divine power does that guy have?"
"'Divine Power: Super Psychokinesis,' can convert mental power into physical attacks for offense and defense."
Indeed, it was a special power like psychokinesis.
After all, Kidd's divine power attack method was too similar to psychokinesis.
With a flicker, a "boom" was heard.
Li Meng leaped into the sky.
Meanwhile, at Bard Count's mansion.
"Lord Bard, are you... are you okay?"
The commotion outside prompted Elisa and the other three women hiding in the basement to rush out.
Though they knew leaving the basement could mean death.
Ultimately, Elisa chose to leave the basement.
Crouching beside Bard, Elisa was treating him.
A crystal ring emitted a milky white magical glow.
"Don't worry about me, go check on that Fars guy!"
Bard turned his head towards the broken wall at the end of the corridor.
"Lord Bard, who is Fars?"
Elisa asked, puzzled.
Was there someone else in the mansion besides Lord Bard?
"He's a platinum-level adventurer I hired, and he's badly injured."
"I... I'm fine, not dead yet."
From the broken gap at the end of the corridor, Fars' voice suddenly sounded.
With a "click," the nearby door opened from the inside.
A bloodied Fars walked out.
He sat down with his back against the wall.
"Hiss!"
Seemingly touching a wound, he grimaced and took a sharp breath.