Chapter 14: Meteor Fall and Magnetic Dissociation
"Wait, the arena is too small, it's inconvenient to fully exert our abilities. Let's change locations."
Ian stopped Magneto, who was about to step onto the arena, and then called over Magnetic Light.
The metallic fluid shield transformed into various fragmented pieces hanging on his body, and the metal spikes were retracted into a specially designed pocket. Magnetic Light quickly packed up his equipment and walked up to Ian. "Boss!"
"This is Magneto!" Ian introduced.
"I've heard of you, Magneto!" Magnetic Light looked at Magneto with a gaze of three parts respect and seven parts challenge.
"You're quite skilled at controlling magnetic fields," Magneto responded, unfazed by Magnetic Light's provocation.
As a senior figure among mutants, Magneto was quite tolerant of the younger mutants.
Near Cumberland Island, there was a rocky island covered in stones, spanning an area the size of dozens of football fields. It was one of the training grounds for the operations team. This place was spacious enough to allow Magneto to unleash his full potential.
As for the metals Magneto needed, that was easy to solve.
Ian summoned the Elemental Furnace, decomposing seawater into its atomic components and absorbing them into the furnace for nuclear fusion reactions, ultimately generating metallic elements primarily composed of iron.
These metal elements flowed out of the furnace, transforming into countless iron fragments that Ian scattered across the rocky island.
In less than half an hour, the rocky island had become the perfect battlefield for Magneto and Magnetic Light.
Ian had become highly proficient in using the Elemental Furnace.
Currently, once the Elemental Furnace was constructed, it could exist permanently without requiring Ian's constant attention.
Moreover, the furnace had no physical form; it could expand or contract at will, making it easy to carry. Inside, it could store a large amount of atomic-state materials as well as the immense energy generated from nuclear reactions...
"Alright, the battlefield is ready!" Ian stepped off the rocky island, leaving the field to Magneto and Magnetic Light.
"Mr. Magneto, I'll go first!"
Magnetic Light immediately activated his metallic fluid shield, with three metal spikes hovering by his side.
He did not initiate the attack.
Instead, he became more composed once the battle began.
Although he had long anticipated a match against Magneto, he wasn't arrogant enough to think he was stronger.
At least in terms of magnetic field control, he knew he was no match for Magneto. If he attacked first, he'd just be handing Magneto more weapons!
Magneto, on the other hand, did not put up any defenses.
With just a slight wave of his hand, countless metal fragments from all over the rocky island gathered toward him, forming into numerous long swords around his body.
"Watch closely, kid!"
Magneto deliberately warned him before pointing forward—countless metal swords shot toward Magnetic Light.
The overwhelming metal barrage was characteristic of Magneto's usual grand and domineering style!
Magnetic Light's control range was only about 100 meters in radius, limiting the amount of metal he could manipulate. He couldn't go head-to-head with Magneto.
However, he had his own advantages—his control over the magnetic field was far more refined.
Before the swords reached him, the magnetic field within 100 meters instantly fragmented and twisted into multiple layers.
The distorted magnetic field first disrupted Magneto's control over the swords and then shredded them.
Some of the fragments were flung away, while others remained within the distorted field, further enhancing its disruptive force.
Seeing that his probing attack was ineffective, Magneto's interest was only piqued further.
The remaining metal swords transformed into a bladed storm, enveloping Magnetic Light's magnetic field and slicing through it layer by layer.
Magnetic Light did not resist head-on but instead adapted to the attack, disrupting the storm's rhythm, causing it to collide with itself and weaken.
"Good! Try this next!"
As soon as Magneto finished speaking, a meteor streaked across the sky, its trajectory aimed straight at Magnetic Light.
In terms of precise magnetic manipulation, Magnetic Light was undoubtedly superior due to his specialized training.
However, Magneto's greatest strength was his sheer control range and force, which he wouldn't neglect to use.
The first two attacks didn't work simply because they weren't strong enough.
He firmly believed that if the force was overwhelming enough, any technique would be meaningless.
Meteor Fall was Magneto's ultimate showcase of his overwhelming power!
That iron meteorite, which is ten meters in diameter was capable of obliterating the entire rocky island.
The prelude to its descent was obvious—Magnetic Light saw it at a glance.
However, with Magneto's magnetic field guiding it, dodging was futile.
Yet, there was no panic or fear on Magnetic Light's face.
Clearly, he had a trump card and was confident in dealing with Meteor Fall.
Magnetic Light swiftly adjusted his magnetic field, expelling all metal within its range while shrinking his metallic fluid shield to a one-meter radius around him.
Just as the meteor was about to strike, even Magneto began considering whether to withdraw his attack.
But then, Magnetic Light extended a finger, releasing a faintly visible beam aimed directly at the incoming iron meteorite.
The previously invisible magnetic field had been forcibly compressed into a visible beam.
This magnetic ray, which resembled light, was in fact an extremely compressed chaotic magnetic field.
The beam struck the meteor, instantly disintegrating the iron-based rock.
The metal elements were broken down into atomic states, while the non-metallic elements turned into fine dust.
This was Magnetic Light's trump card—Dissociation Ray!
The nemesis of all metal objects!
The meteorite was instantly dissolved, but Magnetic Light's crisis wasn't over.
Because the enormous kinetic and thermal energy it carried couldn't just vanish into thin air!
With the superheated metal atoms rapidly oxidizing in the air, there was only one possible outcome—
Explosion!
And due to the meteor's kinetic force, most of the explosion's energy was directed toward Magnetic Light.
At such close range, there was no room to evade. He was instantly engulfed by flames.
The change happened too quickly—Magneto didn't even have time to retract his attack.
After all, explosions and fire weren't subject to magnetic control.
At that moment, only Ian had the ability to rescue Magnetic Light.
However, Ian didn't move.
He believed that if Magnetic Light dared to use Dissociation Ray against Meteor Fall, he must have a way to handle the aftermath.
Sure enough, after firing Dissociation Ray, Magnetic Light's magnetic field instantly expanded again.
Using the metallic fluid shield as the core, he split the magnetic field into two layers.
The two layers had opposing poles, creating a repulsive force that tore the metallic fluid shield into two layers.
Between these layers, a vacuum environment was created.
Moreover, the surface of the shield transformed into a reflective mirror capable of deflecting thermal radiation.
This multi-layered defense completely neutralized the explosion's shockwave and heat.
A minute later, the sea breeze dissipated the flames. The ground had turned to glass, yet Magnetic Light remained standing unharmed.
"Impressive. You've far exceeded my expectations. But… it's still not enough!" Magneto praised.
This time, Magneto didn't manipulate metal. Instead, he directly used his magnetic field to crush Magnetic Light's magnetic control.
"I surrender!" Magnetic Light decisively admitted defeat.
In a pure battle of magnetic field control, he was nowhere near Magneto's level. The gap between Level 3 and Level 4 was too vast—continuing the fight would only result in an inevitable loss.
Besides, his goal for this sparring session had already been achieved, so winning or losing didn't matter.
Well… he was never going to win anyway!
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