đź“– Chapter 47: Judgment Descends
The sky split open.
One of the eyes—
moved.
Not falling.
Not flying.
Descending.
Aren didn't move.
His gaze locked onto it.
"…So you're coming down now."
The air twisted violently.
The eye stretched—
its form breaking apart—
Until something stepped out.
Tall.
Distorted.
Humanoid—
but wrong.
Its body flickered between shapes.
"…Judgment unit deployed."
Its voice wasn't sound.
It pressed into existence.
The rival stepped back instantly.
"…This is bad…"
Aren remained still.
"…You're the one judging me?"
The entity tilted its head.
"No."
A pause.
"I am the result."
Silence.
Then—
It moved.
WHOOSH!
Too fast.
Aren barely reacted—
BOOM!
He was pushed back—
sliding across the cracked ground.
"…Fast."
He steadied himself.
No damage.
But pressure—
heavy.
The entity stood still again.
"Reaction speed: acceptable."
Aren's eyes sharpened.
"…So I'm a test now."
The entity raised its hand.
Space bent around it—
just like his power.
But colder.
More precise.
"Replicate."
A small sphere formed in its palm.
Aren's eyes widened.
"…It copied it?"
The rival clenched his fists.
"…That's not good at all…"
The entity spoke again.
"Collapse pattern… inefficient."
It compressed the sphere further—
More stable.
More dangerous.
"…Correction applied."
Aren felt it instantly.
"…Stronger…"
The entity vanished.
BOOM!!!
The attack landed.
Aren blocked—
But the impact exploded inward—
Crushing space around him.
The ground collapsed beneath his feet.
He slid back—
hard.
For the first time—
his arm trembled.
"…So that's how you play."
The entity stepped forward slowly.
"Adaptation required."
Aren lowered his stance.
Calm.
Focused.
"…Then I'll adapt faster."
The air around him shifted again.
Not wild.
Not unstable.
Sharpened.
His will gathered—
Denser than before.
"…Collapse Sphere."
The sphere formed again—
But now—
It pulsed.
Alive.
Different.
The entity paused.
"…Improvement detected."
Aren stepped forward.
"…You're not the only one who learns."
WHOOSH!
Both vanished—
And the battlefield exploded.
End of Chapter 47