Despite the shock of deflecting a rank 2 spell with bare hands, there was no surprise effect to be had. If anything, Liam's feat had made everyone warier than ever.
So, when the thunderous noises resounded, the three rooting experts from the Guild saw the sprint and braced for impact, even preparing defensive techniques, only for nothing to come at them.
If there was one weakness to the Lightning Step, it was that it required time to build up speed. The delay was in fractions of a second, literally in what Liam needed to kick the ground additional times, but it still left an initial window where cultivators could keep up with him.
The three rooting experts saw where Liam went. Their eyes snapped to the wall to their right before they lost track of his figure. They could only see the thunderous explosions that kept unfolding, as well as what he added to them.
