A chilling silence descended.
No one dared to open their mouth carelessly. Including me, even the crowds numbering in the tens of thousands watching from afar held their breath, such was the overwhelming display of martial prowess.
It was a single strike.
The opponent hadn’t even used their specialty, hand-to-hand combat. They had merely picked up a weapon that was rolling on the ground and swung it, yet the scattered soil and dust had formed into billowing clouds.
I was slumped right in the middle of the carnage wrought by this monster.
A crater spanning dozens of meters in radius.
The deeply sunken ground gave a sense of its power. At the moment of impact, the dust must have shot high into the sky.
My ragged breathing grew even harsher. Emotions beyond my control had already taken over my mind.
I’m terrified.
I wanted to flee right that instant. The instinct etched into my genes was howling at me.
Turn around now and run for your life.
The levels are different. Even this straightforward sentiment couldn’t fully capture the immense…