7, 5, 4, ....
At the back of his head, Tsunami was slowly counting the number of bullets in his revolver.
The two 2nd step cyclones shielded their bodies with an air shield whenever Tsunami fired a bullet, but there wasn't an ounce of worry whenever his shots were blocked.
The baby cyclones were immature not only in their fighting skills but also in their reasoning. They had deduced that the human posed a threat only when he held the weapon in his hand; otherwise, he was a harmless brat.
Blinded by the fury of their fallen brothers, they were determined to block all his shots and, when he ran out of bullets, slice him in half with their talons.
Only then would a fraction of their hatred subside.
The aftermath of their actions could attract the wrath of the darn twinkle, but no matter how powerful it proved to be, there was no way it could win against their mother.
Once it was dealt with, they would also go, shred its body into pieces before scattering the remains to be fed on by wild beasts— This was the real scope of their revenge.
...
Tsunami was shooting deliberately, forcing the cyclones into a passive defensive position.
Each bullet had
He had to control the battlefield if he wished to yield his desired results, and for the next part of his plan to work, being visible was the only option, even though he could risk putting his life in danger.
And just like that, a prey turned into a hunter.
Passing their bodies during his fall, he got a view of what he was looking for.
Their bum bum.
Unlike the rest of their bodies, which were heavily protected by a strong steel framework, their rear ends had a fluffy, muscular tone with no protection.
Though their overall size was smaller than their mother's, they still stood at the height of four-story buildings, with their rear ends spreading far and wide, like a tree canopy.
His thoughts affirmed, Tsunami smiled.
'Now, you just have to lower your guard, you bastards.'
'Three shots... that's enough'
He dismissed his revolver and accepted his fate... smiling.
The 2nd step cyclones made a massive and impressive U-turn mid-air, before continuing with their charge downwards.
When they saw the human was no longer holding a weapon, they looked at each other, then screeched in unison before starting a mini competition of revenge.
One of the cyclones slapped its right wing on its sibling, sending it off course, then it upped its speed in pursuit.
Once the swirling cyclone regained its balance, it was already a few seconds too late.
The other cyclone stretched its sharp talons outward before snapping them shut, with Tsunami's soul body in between.
"Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!..."
A loud cry ripped through the sky, swallowed by the cyclone's screeches as the talons clamped down with brutal finality.
...
Far... far above in the sky, Pearl's body slightly trembled when she heard Tsunami's screams.
It took all her self-control not to look downward or sense the spatial fluctuations, several miles beneath her.
The third step cyclone had unleashed its full cultivation base, powering up a field of suppression around Pearl.
It was momentarily shocked to see the twinkles' relentless charge, even though its speed had significantly diminished.
It was fully aware that the twinkle had used some means to boost its strength by several degrees... not that it mattered, since it was still weak in her eyes.
The gap between a second-step favourite and a third-step favourite was not something that little tricks could compensate for.
But a second step Favourite, who could withstand her suppression force, could only mean one thing.
The Twinkle's bloodline was of exceptional purity. If its own bloodline had a purity of 83%, then for Twinkle to resist could only mean... It had a divine bloodline.
When the realisation hit, it was like being drowned in cold water.
The 3rd step cyclone, now understood why, her poor babies got butchered so ruthlessly, and never had the upper hand, when they were still alive.
The darn Twinkle must be killed immediately and abandon all thoughts of torturing it.
If it managed to escape by chance, then... then the repercussions would be unimaginable in the future.
For the first time, the third step cyclone unleashed its full cultivation base without holding back, and with it its dual domain—Silent Wind.
For five hundred miles in every direction... everything that was not made up of steel immediately gained the weight of a million pounds.
...
The overwhelming oppression forces startled the younger cyclones, surprising them with the development.
That little Twinkle had managed to force their mother to go all out.
"..."
It was unknown who thought of it first, but each one of them inwardly swore to avoid all favourite beasts with the form of a horse in their future hunts.
...
Pearl found it challenging to move and breathe.
Even after negating a part of the domain's effect with her own cultivation base, her weight still increased by several hundred thousand tonnes, and she was suffocating.
Of the little air that was inside her body, each molecule acted as a sharp blade, causing ever-increasing internal wounds.
Held in position, within the cyclone's domain, an unending number of tornadoes, each larger and sharper than the last, all went for a kill at Pearl's unmoving body.
Her situation was precarious, and Tsunami's state was unknown.
Within her sea of subconsciousness, four shiny cores, filled to the brim, floated above an open ocean, like miniature stars... and shattered.
...
In another location with the dual domain, the second step Cyclone, who was clutching Tsunami's nearly severed soul body in its talons, suddenly let go with a painful shriek when it realised its life force was depleting at an alarming rate.
A moment later, a hoarse, darker voice resounded through the low sky
"What a pussy!"