In the Hunter portion of Skylands,

  "Are you sure they made a move?"

  The power of the hunters was not limited to what the developers knew. In fact, it far exceeded their knowledge. They thought there were 20-25 half-steps at most. The reality was quite different. Among the hunters, there was no one below Purple Lightning!

  Even in the beginning of Purple Lightning, there were only a few people. Not because they were strong. They had come for the opportunity to find treasures with their abilities, or for other reasons.

  In short, if the Developers came to attack the Hunters, they would have no chance of surviving here.

  Kai couldn't even deal with Ryuga, and if the mysterious leader of the Hunters appeared, there could only be one conclusion for him. Death...

  But of course, this mysterious man was very arrogant and did not go out easily. He was more interested in the treasures on this island. So it was usually the second in line among the 13 leaders who was in charge. That's Ryuga.

  Meanwhile, they had gathered again, but this time, the 1st leader was absent. He had something special to do, so he didn't attend.

  "Yes, I heard it myself. You must be forgetting how special my body-transformation art is, Tank. When everyone was asleep, I took their brains out and put them back in. Even though I learned little, I found out that some of them came out today. It's a good time to hunt them down and interrogate them. "

  This was a man named Farhan. He was completely bald and his head shape was a bit strange. He wore big glasses and his body was deformed. This was partly the result of a mistake in his technique.

  Farhan was an exceptional spy and mind thief. He was much more powerful than Nail. He could turn Nail's mind upside down with a snap of his fingers.

  As talented as Farhan was, he had one big problem. He had not learned the location of Atlantia City. That's why this man had remotely entered the minds he had already entered. But there was one big problem. Even if he entered their minds now, the information he could get from their minds was less. This meant that there was a powerful mind thief nearby. He would even get caught by that person.

  Farhan looked at the people around him with serious and bright eyes.

  "Do you have a plan or should I speak?"

  They all looked at each other. There were eleven of them. Kaido had been killed by Kai and the 1st leader was absent from the meeting. Finally, they all looked back at Farhan.

  "We are listening to you."

  ***

  A few hours passed and by this time 10 people were cautiously making their way to the center. They paid attention to even the smallest ant around them. After all, they might even meet an ant-man enemy. You never know what you'll get in this life.

  "We are close to the center. I can smell the dried blood."

  Ivan spoke and they all nodded. Ivan was the Lion King and now his body was in a different form. Kai could also smell well, but he was limited in what he could do without changing form and he was preparing for battle.

  But at that moment both Kai and Ivan stopped. Ivan immediately stretched out his arm and pulled Jace back. This stance of Kai and Ivan was a clear sign that something was wrong.

  "Ryuga-"

  RAAAAAIIRR....!!!

  With a roar, a human dragon appeared out of the bushes, its body covered in scales, and quickly slammed into Kai, crashing into the trees next to him. With this impact, it didn't slow down at all and pushed Kai forward. Kai suddenly vomited a handful of blood.

  "KAI!!!"

  Kai was already aware of Ryuga's hands wrapped around him when the others shouted. Kai was thrown into the trees by Ryuga, but he raised his hands and let the scales of the Immortal Dragon cover his body.

  "True Dragon Form 10%!"

  Kai slammed his elbow into Ryuga's back. The sound of steel and metal colliding spread between them as Kai used these attacks countless times in a few seconds. Even if it had no effect on Ryuga, Kai would definitely not be crushed in front of Ryuga like before.

  Kai quickly squeezed Ryuga's neck with his arms. At the same time, the muscles in his body swelled violently. Ryuga was in danger of suffocating. And his face slowly changed color but healed at the same time.

  But that was not Kai's goal. He jumped with his feet and rammed his legs into Ryuga's stomach.

  Ryuga shook from knee to stomach, but Kai didn't stop and with the momentum from Ryuga's stomach, he drove his kneecap into Ryuga's scaly face. By this time, his knee was already covered in red glittering scales.

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  Ryuga also suddenly felt like spitting blood, but he swallowed it and tried not to give Kai a chance, but it was too late. Before he could lower his head, a blonde-haired boy with a devilish smile appeared in front of him, looking up at the sky. He shouted as black sparks flew from the sword in his hand.

  "Black Lightning Art! Heaven's Black Lightning!!!"

  RAAAAAAAG?R!!!

  BOOOOOOOMMMM!!!

  ***

  At the same time, 9 other people moved to help Kai, but 5 people appeared in front of them and cornered them. The bloody aura emanating from them showed that they had killed many people. There was no one among the developmentalists who had killed so many people. 9 people saw them and stopped them. All but one of those 5 people had serious expressions on their faces.

  Nail was the one with a sarcastic expression!

  Nail again had chains dancing on his back and an evil smile on his face, but today he would listen to his elders.

  "I am sorry. Today you must die."

  The speaker crossed his arms and threatened the 9 people in front of him with a stern look. He was not very tall or short. He was no different from an average man, but his aura was very dangerous. Even though he was at the half-step of the 2nd step, his aura was very powerful.

  "I am the 9th leader of the hunters. I'm sorry, but if you want to get rid of us, you can only do it with your souls."

  As this person spoke, the young man next to him smiled. He was dressed in white and seemed to have an honest personality, but something was wrong. Who among the Hunters was a good person?

  "I am Yuta, the tenth leader of the Hunters. The chained friend next to me is Nail, the 12th leader. The other two friends are two half-step friends of the Hunters."

  This man's voice was a bit feminine, and he looked like a man but spoke like a girl. He was polite, but in their current situation, his polite appearance was just lip service. He wore 10 rings on 10 fingers.

  9 people gritted their teeth. Then Jace stepped forward. He was surrounded by gray energy, indicating that he was close to receiving his 2nd sense. Of course, as long as they were on this island, they would never try to get to Step 2.

  "We never intended to go through here."

  As Jace spoke, the 8 people standing behind him stirred and suddenly grabbed their weapons, ready for battle.

  "Because we're here to kill you!"

  9 Developers and 5 Hunters jumped at the same time, and a wave of intense energy swept through the forest.

  BOOOOMM....!!!

  With the explosion, a few people from both groups had retreated, but there were still a few who stood forward.

  Those two people were Jace and Reina!

  And in front of them was the 9th ranked hunter. This man's name was Ozzie. And his strength was now the highest among these 14 people.

  "You really dared to step forward!"

  Ozzie suddenly drew a thin sword from his waist, and the 1.4-meter sword moved quickly toward Jace.

  But at that moment, a lock of white hair and pale white eyes met Ozzie's. Reina's pale eyes flashed as his shield appeared in front of him and he lunged at Ozzie with Jace's thrust behind him. Ozzie's sword and Reina's shield collided.

  BOOOOOMMM!!!

  Reina gritted her teeth as another explosion sounded. The sword law that this man had grasped was too powerful. He realized that if there was no Sword Lord at the Red Lightning Academy, this man here would be the Sword Lord.

  But Reina wasn't weak, and the shield in his hand was clearly much more powerful than Ozzie's weapon. However, Reina was still at the peak of Purple Lightning's peak. It was not easy to be a Half-Step. If Kai hadn't been the king. If it wasn't for Lena's energy, which increased rapidly after reaching a stage, it would have been much harder for them to become Half-Steps. Even Jace had barely made it to Half Step in those 3 months. He was clearly no match for this man.

  Still, Reina stood out with his superiority in weapons. Ozzie couldn't hide his surprise as he was thrown back a bit. Someone so weak had pushed him into the air a bit. It really didn't seem like a waste of time to come here. At the same moment, two shadows appeared on either side of him.

  Clara and Milah quickly swung their daggers, striking directly at vital points. A smile appeared on Ozzie's face.

  "You girls underestimate me!"

  Ozzie moved quickly and grabbed the girls' wrists, throwing them aside before they could react. But as soon as he grabbed the girls with his hands, he felt a killing sensation behind him.

  'When.....??'

  Jace raised his sword as he teleported behind Ozzie. The meteor sword was already glowing.

  "Ozzie, sometimes you shouldn't fight alone."

  But a joker appeared to spoil that opportunity. Nail's chains moved quickly toward Jace's body. Nail's eyes widened in a bloodthirsty glare. He wanted to see Jace's blood!

  "The only blood that will appear will be yours!!!"

  Sarah jumped into the air and Reina caught her in mid-air, throwing her right into the chaos. Under those stares, Sarah drew her bow and her gaze sharpened.

  'This time I will do what you want!'

  'You and I are a bow and arrow!'

  'With your support, I will make my enemy bleed!'

  Sarah knew that after Zaheer's death and Kaido's weakness, she had to listen to the bow and arrow. She had sat in darkness for three months, listening only to the sound of the bow and arrow, drawing the bow and shooting the arrow. Only when she listened to him did she realize his true desires. She knew that it only wanted true justice and that it wanted to destroy everything but justice. She knew this bow would not last long. But she would fulfill the bow's wish before it died. Now, with the power of the Purple Sunflower Art, she would make this man bleed!

  But when Nail saw the Purple Sunflower appear in front of Sarah, he was surprised and then became joyful for a moment.

  "Hahaha, there was someone else who used this technique! But his heart was pierced by my chains!"

  Nail's words made Sarah shiver for a moment and her concentration was broken, but then Nail took the opportunity and threw one of his chains at her.

  Everything happened in a few seconds, even though it takes a long time to explain. Ivan grabbed Reina and threw him right at Sarah. With Ivan's incredible strength, Reina got in front of the chain. But the chain was too close. Reina immediately pulled Sarah back and shielded her with his shield.

  The 2 hunters rushed forward at the same time and wanted to cut Clara's and Milah's bodies, but at the same time Ivan and Monari moved and Ivan's and Monari's bodies flashed. It was going to be a body collision.

  Everything happened very suddenly. A chain collision would have caused a huge explosion. Before Isaac, Alvar, and Yuta could do anything, the names and lights of countless techniques echoed among them.

  "Shattered Ashes of the Mortal Realm!!!"

  "Multiple Chains of Titanium!!!"

  "Absolute Shield of the Seven Seas!!!"

  "Sword of the Moon Guardian!!! Wake up!!!"

  "Lion King Form!!!"

  "Twin Assassin Waves!!!"

  The techniques of Jace, Nail, Reina, Monari, Ivan and 2 Half Steps of the Hunters found each other. Alvar and Isaac gritted their teeth, while Yuta was very relaxed, but they too disappeared behind the white light. And then... All humans disappeared in the white light of the explosion.