Even though Ji Ran was in a weakened state—
he was still under Perfect Synchronization.
And the Kaslana family—
as the "Knight" lineage among the three houses—
naturally had far superior sensitivity to energy than normal people.
At first, Ji Ran thought:
Hecatoncheir's energy should be about 10× stronger than Zank's Observer.
Now he realized—
he was completely wrong.
Comparing a utility-type Imperial Arm like Observer—
to a brute-force combat Imperial Arm like Hecatoncheir—
was just stupid.
And now—
a new problem appeared.
Originally—
Hecatoncheir's speed wasn't enough to catch up to the motorcycle.
That's why Ji Ran chose to drive himself instead of letting Kiana—
he wasn't even sure if she knew how to ride.
But now—
after going berserk—
Hecatoncheir's speed had skyrocketed.
It still couldn't catch them yet—
but Ji Ran's body…
might not last much longer.
"Kiana… do you trust me?"
"…Why ask that now?"
Kiana tightened her grip around his waist.
"Just do it."
"I'll support you fully."
"…Good."
Ji Ran's eyes sharpened—
and suddenly—
he turned the motorcycle around.
Then—
in front of Seryu's shocked gaze—
he charged straight at them.
"…Heh… hehehe… HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
After a moment of stunned silence—
Seryu's expression twisted.
"You've completely lost your mind, criminal!"
"I thought I might not catch you—"
"And was about to push Koro even further—"
"And now you deliver yourselves to me?!"
"Koro!"
"ROAR!"
Hecatoncheir's killing intent surged.
At the same time—
Kiana, understanding Ji Ran's plan through synchronization—
prepared herself.
Riding at full speed—
Ji Ran suddenly—
launched the motorcycle into the air.
"…What?!"
Seryu froze for a moment—
then quickly analyzed the situation.
"In mid-air…"
"They can't change direction."
"As long as I dodge—"
"Koro can finish them in one blow!"
She prepared to jump—
But at that exact moment—
Ji Ran twisted the throttle—
forcing the engine into overload acceleration.
Second burst of speed.
The bike surged forward—
instantly smashing into Seryu—
before she could react.
If it were a normal motorcycle—
she'd only suffer moderate injuries.
But this—
was a D-rank Noble Phantasm motorcycle.
With enhanced impact—
Seryu was sent flying.
At the same time—
Kiana, perfectly synced with Ji Ran—
grabbed him—
—and threw him into the air.
Then—
she stepped off the motorcycle mid-air—
using it as a platform—
changed direction—
caught Ji Ran—
and landed smoothly.
Meanwhile—
Hecatoncheir—
whose intelligence wasn't very high—
froze briefly after sensing its master lose consciousness.
Then—
seeing Kiana escaping with Ji Ran—
it roared with killing intent.
"Kiana… what now…?"
"Stop for a second… then…"
Kiana braked instantly.
Ji Ran—
pulled out a second Kawasaki H2 from storage—
and said:
"…It's yours."
He didn't know if Kiana could ride—
but right now—
she was far more composed than before.
And she had watched him closely just now—
so…
"…should be…"
"…no problem…"