"So…"
"You're the real gatekeeper."
Ethan rolled his shoulders.
The next instant—
He vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already high in the sky.
Power erupted from within him all at once, like countless awakened torrents crashing down toward his opponent.
But—
The man didn't move an inch.
He simply looked up, the corner of his mouth curling into something close to a cruel smile.
"Foolish."
Before the word even finished—
BOOM!!
A pulse of terrifying power exploded from the golden core in his chest.
Darkness, death, and destruction surged into the air, condensing into a massive warhammer.
At first glance, it looked unremarkable.
But a closer look revealed black lightning coiled around its surface.
Not ordinary energy—
But annihilation thunder, capable of tearing through the very structure of laws.
The moment it formed, the air around it began to fracture.
"True power…"
"Isn't something a scavenger like you could ever understand."
But Ethan's eyes didn't waver.
