"Almond, t-that…." Natalia almost bit her tongue as she saw the huge cannon barrel.
"I got that," Almond calmly said. "But Neo shouldn't be stupid enough to launch an attack like that against me. He should know I can easily nullify it."
"Yeah, but he's doing it," Kexell's snout burst with flames. "You think that sneaky bastard has a trick to bypass your wormholes?"
Almond's eyes intently stared at the cannon, his spatial awareness was also capturing everything outside.
"It's happening!"
"Almond," Admiral Rudra looked at Almond.
Almond didn't answer and was focused.
Usually, he could form two portals, one against the incoming beam and another to redirect it toward the enemy, but Almond decided to listen to his instincts and waved his hand as if slashing.
Instantly, a flickering pitch-black void blade slashed through that cannon's barrel, causing an explosion right there and then.
*Boom!*
However, Neo appeared unbothered. "So he did make a move beforehand."
