Chapter 180: Chapter 180
BOOОООМ
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The building Ali had been standing on erupted into rubble and smoke, hit by two successive electric charges. The blasts sent debris flying through the air, leaving nothing but burning wood and shattered stone in their wake.
Levi and his scouts grappled backward in unison, narrowly avoiding the destruction.
They hovered mid-air, their ODM gear hissing as they tried to get a better vantage point of what was happening.
'That has to have done it, the green-haired sniper thought confidently, ejecting the drained battery from his electric sniper rifle and replacing it with a fresh one.
His hands trembled slightly, but he ignored the creeping unease as he looked through his scope again, scanning the carnage below.
But his smirk faded when his interface remained silent. No death alert.
He adjusted his scope and froze. Emerging from the rubble stood Ali, shirtless, his muscular frame marked with red burns that covered his chest and arms.
The sniper watched in stunned silence as the burns began to fade, replaced by flawless skin as Ali's body regenerated right before his eyes.
Ali's black eyes locked onto the sniper's position atop the wall. His piercing gaze sent a chill down the young man's spine, and panic set in. Without hesitation, the sniper fired another electric charge.
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The charge obliterated the rooftop where Ali had been standing, but by the time the dust cleared, Ali was gone. He had already leapt to the next rooftop, his speed making him a blur as he sprinted through the broken streets.
"He's FAST!" one of Levi's scouts shouted as they grappled through the air, struggling to keep up with him.
Ali moved like a predator, effortlessly jumping from one roof to the next. The sniper fired again and again, each charge obliterating a building, but Ali evaded every shot with ease, moving too quickly for the inexperienced marksman to keep up.
The sniper's breathing grew erratic, fear taking hold of him as he watched Ali close the distance. An experienced sniper would have retreated long ago, but this young man's inexperience-and terror-kept him rooted in place, making mistake after mistake.
Levi and his team followed closely, witnessing Ali's destruction along the way. Seven titans fell in rapid succession, their massive bodies collapsing to the streets below, as Ali's crimson quinque cut through them like paper.
"He's strong," Levi muttered, his grim expression hardening. Ali wasn't just fast-he was inhuman, eliminating titans with terrifying efficiency while covering ground faster than the scouts could grapple.
Finally, Ali reached the edge of the city and looked up at the massive wall before him. Without hesitation, he crouched and launched himself upward with all his might, his legs creating a small crater in the ground.
With the assistance of telekinesis, Ali soared twenty meters into the air before stabbing his quinque into the wall to anchor himself.
STAB
Ali stood momentarily on his embedded weapon before jumping again and pulling it free with the Force, scaling the wall in seconds. Each leap carried him higher, the solid stone cracking under the sheer force of his movements.
From above, the sniper aimed his rifle directly at Ali as he neared the top.
BANG
The electric charge struck the wall, creating a massive explosion of rubble, but Ali emerged unscathed, his eyes cold and focused. He turned his gaze upward and extended his hand.
"Come here," Ali commanded, his voice low and menacing.
The sniper's body jerked violently as an invisible force gripped him, yanking him off the wall's edge.
"WHAT?! NO-"
The young man's scream was lost to the wind as he was pulled into the air. Levi and his scouts, still chasing Ali, could only watch in stunned silence as the sniper and Ali free-fell together.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAH
The sniper flailed helplessly, his limbs thrashing as he stared death in the face. The ground rushed toward them at breakneck speed, but just as they were about to crash, both of their bodies stopped mid-air, suspended by Ali's telekinesis.
Ali grabbed the sniper by his green hair and floated them both toward a nearby rooftop. The strain of flight burned through his Spirit reserves, each second draining him further.
'Flying with another person eats through my Spirit even faster than I expected, Ali thought, calculating he only had about 10% left.
They landed hard on the rooftop, and Ali immediately let go of the sniper, who scrambled to his feet in desperation.
CRACK
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Ali stomped down on the sniper's shin, snapping the bone in half with a sickening crunch.
The young man fell to the ground screaming, clutching his mangled leg as tears streamed down his face.
"MY LEG! AAAAAH! IT HURTS! HEEEEELP!" the sniper wailed, his screams echoing through the desolate streets.
Ali stood over him, his expression cold and emotionless, his black eyes devoid of any empathy. The sniper's pathetic cries only seemed to solidify Ali's dominance.
But there was no time to linger. Ali heard the distinct sound of ODM gear in the distance and turned to see Levi and the scouts rapidly approaching, their swords drawn and ready.
BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.
Ali unleashed a barrage of bullets from his twin desert eagles, each shot perfectly aimed.
Levi twisted his body mid-air, narrowly avoiding a bullet to the head, but the same couldn't be said for his comrades.
Four scouts fell instantly, blood spraying from fatal headshots as their lifeless bodies plummeted to the ground. A fifth scout managed to block the first bullet with his blade, but Ali's relentless fire found its mark, riddling the man's torso with holes.
UGH
Levi glanced to his left just in time to see his comrade's body collapse, blood pooling beneath him. The scout's eyes remained wide in shock, unable to comprehend his sudden, brutal death.
THUD
The corpse hit the ground with a heavy finality, and Levi turned back to Ali, his eyes blazing with hatred.
Ali calmly reloaded his desert eagles, his movements slow and deliberate as if mocking Levi's fury.
BOOM
Levi exploded into motion, his ODM gear hissing as he launched himself to a nearby roof, using the momentum to accelerate around Ali in a sharp arc.
His eyes burned with determination as he closed the distance with terrifying speed, his swords gleaming in the sunlight.
Ali stood motionless, his back turned, his posture completely relaxed as if unaware of the incoming danger.
Yet his black eyes tracked Levi's movement without so much as a flicker of concern. He waited patiently, letting Levi approach.
Levi released his grapple, letting gravity and his expert control carry him toward Ali's exposed back. His blades were poised, ready to slice clean through the man who had slaughtered his comrades.
SLASH
Levi's first strike came down in a brutal vertical arc, but Ali shifted a single step to the left.
The blade whistled harmlessly past his side, missing him by mere inches.
Levi didn't hesitate, spinning in mid-air to unleash a diagonal slash aimed for Ali's shoulder.
SLASH
Ali tilted his head to the side, the blade cutting through empty air once more.
Levi landed gracefully and immediately lunged forward, delivering a rapid barrage of strikes. His movements were quick, each swing flowing seamlessly into the next.
He attacked from every angle-diagonal, horizontal, vertical, even thrusting directly at Ali's chest.
SLASH SLASH SLASH
The blades came faster and faster, each strike meant to kill. Levi's precision and agility were impressive, his footwork impeccable as he danced around Ali like a blur.
But Ali didn't even flinch.
Every strike was dodged with ease. A simple turn of his head, a slight shift of his torso, or a subtle step to the side was all it took for Ali to evade the onslaught. His feet remained rooted, his body barely moving from its original position.
Levi gritted his teeth, frustration and anger bubbling to the surface. His strikes became more aggressive, each swing more desperate than the last.
He flipped backward into the air, using his ODM gear to reposition himself above Ali before diving down with both blades aimed for Ali's neck.
SLASH
Ali stepped backward, and Levi's dual swords sliced through the empty space where Ali had been standing a split second before.
SLASH
Levi spun mid-air, his blade coming around in a low sweep aimed at Ali's legs, but Ali hopped lightly, letting the blade pass harmlessly beneath him.
SLASH SLASH SLASH
Levi's assault became a whirlwind of deadly strikes, a blur of flashing steel as he unleashed everything he had.
But no matter how fast or precise he moved, Ali's reactions were faster. His black eyes tracked Levi's every move, his calm expression never wavering.
Finally, Levi roared in frustration and lunged forward with both blades, aiming directly for Ali's chest.
CLACK
Ali raised the butt of his desert eagle and deflected the strike with casual ease, the impact sending Levi stumbling backward.
Ali smirked faintly for the first time as he stepped forward, finally breaking his stillness. His movement was slow and deliberate, his presence radiating dominance.
Levi's body tensed as he tried to regain his footing, but Ali's next move came without warning.
Ali nudged Levi's leg with his foot—not a kick, just a light tap—but the force behind it was enough to destabilise the shorter man. Levi's balance broke, and he instinctively fired his ODM gear to grapple to a nearby roof.
But Ali was faster.
With lightning speed, Ali raised his hand, palm open, and swung it down.
SLAP
The impact echoed through the air like a gunshot. Levi's head snapped to the side as Ali's open hand collided with his face, the sheer force of the slap sending him hurtling straight down.
CRASH
Levi's body smashed through the roof of the building under him, wood and tiles exploding in every direction.
CRASH
Finally, Levi hit the ground level with a deafening thud, a cloud of dust and debris rising around his crumpled form.
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