Ravager's first real attack caught three Elite Champions simultaneously.
Crystalline limbs extended impossibly fast. Struck Anastasia, Jamal, Helena before they could react. Not killing blows—disabling strikes. Calculated force removing threats without destroying them. Strategic efficiency. Maximum threat reduction with minimum energy expenditure.
Three Elites down in two seconds. Five remaining functional. Ravager at full strength. Combat mathematics deteriorating catastrophically.
"PATTERN RECOGNITION COMPLETE," Ravager announced telepathically. Clinical. Detached. "REMAINING FIVE ELITES OPERATE WITHIN DOCUMENTED PARAMETERS. VICTORIES TIMELINE: NAKAMURA—FORTY-THREE SECONDS. KIM—FIFTY-ONE SECONDS. DEWI—THIRTY-EIGHT SECONDS. MARCUS—SIXTY-TWO SECONDS. TOTAL COMBAT DURATION: THREE MINUTES FOURTEEN SECONDS. THEN STANDARD CHAMPIONS FALL. THEN COORDINATOR FALLS. THEN MANHATTAN FALLS. SEQUENTIAL COLLAPSE. INEVITABLE OUTCOME."
