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Chapter 276: Cloaks and Daggers

Thunderclap was ever in the pursuit of perfection in his field: speed and power As a result, his explosive capacity was doive up defense and energy conservation Landing an attack or gaining the upper-hand was followed by the rage of a thunderstorm

Thor, his weapon locked and his eous position With years of combat experience at play, Thunderclap was certain Thor had no recourse, no means of escape

But just as Thor’s defeat seeht appeared between they undulated as Thunderclap’s strike crashed against it like a tidal wave The electric poas harht the blue-black ood! That was the first thought to race through Thunderclap’s h he didn’t have the time to determine what happened, his experience kicked in Almost unconsciously he responded the best way he kne

A thruster flared to life, and once again a dazzling electric blue light blinded the eye Instead of an explosive attack, however, Thunderclap launched himself backward in retreat

But it was too late

The previously brash and ineffectual Thor charged at its opponent, surrounded by erratic flashes of electric light The ht line, but instead descended in an elegant arc with Thunderclap as its target

Even aly fast But his retreat was not controlled His thrusters sent hi backward, unable to control speed or direction

Thor had no such probleht birthed stark shadows across the whole of the Wheel Where it landed, an intense and terrifying explosion erupted, directly in Thunderclap’s path He disappeared in the led in the aftermath Other members of the Star Alliance turned as the explosion drew their attention By then, though, it was too late for theranted, for as all eyes turned to the blast a ray of cyan light appeared In the same instant, a darker blue bea an enorht between both He perished a blown apart No more than fifteen seconds had passed since their collision, and just like that the Star Alliance was down aHis plan was nothing short of brilliance” Mo Xiao quickly cried out in appreciation “Look closely – Thor races forward, but he’s wearing a cloaking geems are very expensive, and are able to create a stealth field ten meters in all directions Woonder hoide his field is? Prometheus, Hades and Poseidon have theines, so even the best radar can’t pin the their approach”

“Look there, just as Thor went in for his first attack, the cloak activates Here’s what happened Thor’s first advanced used a flashy but ultiet his opponent’s attention Thunderclap was fooled, and used his strongest attack It was in thatThor’s rush, that the other three Monarchs engaged in a surprise attack”

“Thunderclap never saw it co How could he not have anticipated this? He clearly underestimated Zeus Ah, perhaps it’s this… For Thunderclap, Zeus is his prio the as out that he wanted to challenge hiainst each other here He was overco-desired victory at hand Poor Thunderclap had no thought for the other Monarchs”

“That’s it, they’re in close Proines Thunderclap is gone He used the power of his name-sake, but he never even suspected Poseidon’s marvelous intervention!”

“Thunderclap has been slain”

Mo Xiao’s rapid-fire analysis and narration washed over the stunned spectators Excitement buzzed in her voice

It was a sudden and ee for those who suspected a quick Monarch loss In the space of an instant, the seventh strongest mecha pilot in DreamNet was no more They even still had time to beat the Star Alliance back for control of the Wheel

What sort of unspoken, secret understanding did the Monarchs have with one another to allow theht so well? Under the concentrated force of all four of thehost of a chance