It happened faster than the eye can follow.
One moment Kai was standing still, and the next, he was already standing in front of Chester.
He raised the scaled shield, infusing it with dark energy that had no scent or trace. Nobody in the entire stadium could sense it other than seeing it with their own two eyes. And then, with a violent swing, he swung it horizontally straight into Chester's head.
Like smashing into a watermelon, the shield ruptured the skin and shattered the skull.
Chester's head exploded into blood, flesh, and brain matter.
Swoosh—!
And the moment that happened, the pillar of deep blue aura evaporated. Snuffed to nothing.
Serenity returned to the arena as if the corruption never happened.
Before the headless body fell—Kai reached out with his other hand and stopped it from falling by gripping the torn combat suit. Darkness concentrated in his hand, turning his fingers black, and with a slow twist, the darkness claimed the headless body.
