Violent explosions rang out in succession, and huge fireballs and smoke rose to the sky. The rocks they had used as a cover just moments ago were instantly blown to pieces, leaving several charred pits on the ground.
The scorching airwaves and flying debris chased after their backs even from a distance.
By this time, Duke and his companion had already run far away, hearing only the loud noise from behind, as no energy fluctuations reached them here.
Richie had been at the back of the group all along, keeping an eye on everyone's situation and even helping to intercept some energy surges.
He also kept an eye on whether anyone was pursuing them from behind, but after they were out of the firing range of the energy crossbow, calm returned.
The Toulouse Territory might send people to pursue them, but to them, this was just daily reconnaissance harassment, not yet to the extent of deploying forces.
