Taliban grinned: "What else? I heard you lit up 28 star marks? Haha, star marks lit by belief power — can they compare to ours, which are all breakthroughs from our own strength?"

Taliban pointed to his chest: "Our new humans from Pinocchini, every single star mark is lit by our own breakthrough of the gene lock. Our bodies are the strongest weapons. Our Battle Style is far beyond what you traditional humans can imagine."

"Is that so?" Logan nodded. "Then let's try."

Taliban's eyes flashed with excitement: "Single combat? If I win, you listen to me. If I lose, I listen to you."

"Taliban!" Nel called out urgently. "Don't be reckless! You don't even know Logan's strength!"

Bobbi also got worried: "You'll regret it! Don't make a fool of yourself here!"

Taliban didn't listen to them at all. He stared at Logan, his fighting spirit rising: "Where should we fight?"

Logan looked at Taliban and then at Knox and Sanchez behind him. Finally, he calmly said: "Outside the tent — there's plenty of open space everywhere."

In a small valley outside the temporary camp.

Logan and Taliban stood twenty meters apart.

The four backup members from Pinocchini stood in a line, watching with mocking and eager expressions.

Bobbi and Nel were worried, wanting to say something but couldn't get a word in after Taliban's attitude.

The members of the second human Federation support team also gathered around.

Natalia, Sophia, and Lucia stood together, calm and uninterested in the fight.

Sophia muttered quietly: "Logan's about to show off again."

Lucia and Natalia couldn't help but smile slightly, looking relaxed.

General Camilla, still injured, moved to the edge and frowned at Judge Arthur beside her: "Are we really not going to stop them? This isn't the time for internal fighting."

Judge Arthur pushed his glasses and said thoughtfully: "On the contrary, I actually think this single combat is the perfect time. It not only helps decide the commander quickly, but it's also the fastest way to build combat power. Don't worry, I'll step in anytime if they get hurt."

Judge Arthur paused, looking at Logan in the middle of the field, and smiled: "Besides, I don't think Logan will lose. On the contrary, that Taliban is in for a big problem. Logan's mood right now isn't very good."

At that moment, Taliban moved.

He didn't summon any familiar. His body was covered in silver energy patterns, which suddenly lit up, making his whole presence feel unstable and unclear.

"Let me show you the Battle Style of Pinocchini!" Taliban growled, and his body suddenly became blurry and transparent.

In the next second, Taliban vanished from where he was, like a Flash move, and appeared in another spot — with no visible path in between.

Seeing this, the second support team from the Human Federation looked confused. Nel stood nearby and quietly explained that it was called [Phase Folding].

Taliban's body switched rapidly between physical and energy forms, almost completely avoiding all physical movement restrictions. He could also dodge both physical and energy attacks.

Elena frowned and said: "So this guy is basically invincible?"

Bobbi rolled her eyes: "You're overthinking it. Logan is way more tricky than Taliban."

Logan just raised his hand, and a golden energy beam shot out.

Taliban didn't move or dodge. The beam passed right through his body, like going through a shadow, and hit the mountain behind him, causing a big explosion of rocks.

But Taliban was completely fine. He even used this [Phase Folding] to absorb part of the beam's power and store it, ready to fight back anytime.

"Is that all the Human Federation's commander can do?" Knox sneered from the side.

"Taliban's Phase Folding can avoid almost all energy and physical attacks. Doesn't this human kid even know that?" Quinn looked at Bobbi with a raised eyebrow and a confident smile.

Sanchez sat on the ground and laughed: "Looks like the fight will be over soon. I wonder how the captain will teach him a lesson."

"Gravity Trap!" Taliban pressed his hands down on the ground, and a strange force field rose up.

The air around Logan suddenly became thick and heavy, and Logan's movements slowed down noticeably.

"Great chance!" Taliban's eyes flashed with light. He entered the [Phase Folding] state again and instantly appeared on Logan's left side.

At the same time, two more figures that looked exactly like Taliban appeared on Logan's right and behind him.

Seeing this, Bobbi and Nel both gasped: "That's [Energy Mirror]! Taliban has gotten stronger again!"

At this moment, three identical copies of Taliban surrounded Logan from three directions and attacked at the same time.

They worked perfectly together, attacking from tricky angles and cutting off all of Logan's escape routes. Their fists were also wrapped in the energy from the beam Logan had shot earlier.

"Energy Counterattack!"

The three copies all roared at the same time and threw their fists straight at Logan's face.

"Game over!" Bobbi couldn't help but shout.

"Damn it!" Nel also clenched his fists.

Just as the three attacks were about to hit Logan at the same time, Logan just moved his fingers.

"Space Restriction — a world apart, yet just a step away."

The space around Logan rippled like water. The three Talibans' attacks suddenly froze in mid-air, just before they reached him.

They were already right next to Logan, but their bodies and energy kept pushing forward, without slowing down at all.

"Boom!"

The explosion of energy and shockwave lifted the sand, but Logan in the center of it didn't get even a single grain of dust on him. Not a single hair moved.

Taliban's real body was pushed back a few steps by the blast. For the first time, he looked surprised: "You also have [Space Ability]? You stretched a distance of just one micrometer into millions of times? Made my attack useless — that's interesting!"

After saying that, Taliban didn't look panicked at all — in fact, his fighting spirit only grew stronger.

"Time for real action!" Taliban raised his hand, and two energy mirrors moved with him. Three copies formed a triangle around Logan in the center.

"Mirror Field!"

Three shouts, and a stronger gravity field came down from the sky.

This time, it wasn't just limiting movement — the whole space felt like a mud pit. Even the ground began to sink.

At the same time, all three Taliban copies released strong pulling forces, sucking in all the energy around them — including the natural energy waves that Logan was giving off from his familiar! General Camilla's face changed. She realized the danger of this move: "He's gathering energy for a big explosion!"

Knox was excited and waved his fists: "Here it comes! The captain's signature move! It's so powerful, even the boss is scared. That human Federation kid is done for!"

The three Taliban copies formed bright energy balls in front of them. The power they gave off made the air in the whole camp start to twist.

"Get... ready… to EXPLODE!"

Three energy balls hit the ground at the same time — not directly at Logan, but at the center of the gravity field under his feet.

They collided and exploded, creating a destructive ring of energy that swallowed everything around Logan!

"Win!" Knox and Sanchez both cheered. Harper and Quinn even hugged each other, smiling.

Bobbi and Nel's hearts sank.

"Logan should… be okay, right?" Bobbi stared at the explosion center, muttering to herself.

"Relax, Logan can handle even gods. This is nothing for him," Nel said softly. But his hands were unconsciously folded in front of his chest, showing his worry.

As the light faded, Logan's figure slowly appeared.

At this moment, Logan was still standing in place, and he was now covered in the blood tree armor.

The armor had an unusual shine, and the powerful energy explosion from before had only left a few small burn marks on it — and they were already healing quickly.

Clearly, Logan had done nothing but used the armor to take the attack head-on.

"Impossible!" Knox and Sanchez's smiles froze on their faces.

Taliban's pupils shrank. He was shocked beyond words.

That attack — even a true Saint Stage beginner wouldn't have been able to take it without a single scratch!

"Your attack is too weak." Logan said calmly. "And the movement is too obvious."

Thanks to the combination of his soul power and space perception, Taliban's attack plans, methods, and landing points had already been predicted precisely.

Even the power of the attack had been anticipated by Logan, and he had already calculated that it was within the defense range of the blood tree armor.

Thinking about this, Logan smiled and shrugged. "I've seen through your whole ability. If you don't have new tricks, you'll be kicking the ground soon."

Taliban bit his lip. He realized Logan was much trickier than he had expected — maybe even hiding some of his power.

"Good! This is good! It looks like I have to bring out my real power to take you down!" Taliban took a deep breath, made a complex hand sign in front of his chest, and his silver-gray energy patterns suddenly went out. He looked like a lifeless metal statue.

Soon, the space around him started to make a creaking sound, as if it were being pushed too far.

"Fold! Cage!" Taliban shouted and activated a new ability.

This time, it wasn't aimed at Logan — it was aimed at the space Logan was in!

In an instant, the air, light, and even sound within ten meters of Logan started to twist and fold in a strange way.

It was as if an invisible hand was squeezing and compressing the space, trying to fold Logan and the space he was in into a single point.

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