Noticing the incoming light, Strider yelled, "Look out!" He pushed Adrian away and hurled a punch to destroy the ball of light, causing an instant explosion.

Adrian was sent flying and landed heavily on the ground.

"Adrian!" Mya shouted and ran over to help him. "Are you all right?" she asked anxiously.

He shook his head and got back on his feet with Mya's help. He looked toward Strider and saw the latter was enveloped in his own light as he stared at something. More than two hundred men were walking over from the other side of the city, with a large-nosed middle-aged man leading them. They were dressed in Rondom's battle suits and fully armed, with huge grins spread across their faces.

The figure hovering in mid-air slowly landed in front of the Rondoniers before taking its position beside the man.

"Rondoniers…" Adrian muttered.

Strider turned around and asked, "Rondoniers? What are they doing here?"

"Nicholas told me that the outlanders had found this place. Looks like they