The two slashes met—
And detonated.
BOOOOOOM!
The collision exploded into a violent shockwave, shredding the street beneath them and sending molten fragments of stone spiraling outward. The Domain absorbed most of the impact, but even then, the ground cracked like glass.
Mike slid back several meters, boots carving trenches into the stone.
The masked figure staggered.
Inside the Domain of the Monarch, his movements were slower—heavier.
"Tch… damn suppression," he spat.
Mike didn't give him time to recover.
Dimensional Step.
He vanished.
The masked figure's instincts screamed.
He twisted—
Too late.
CLANG!
Mike's sword crashed down from above, forcing the masked man to his knees as Etherfang's pressure crushed him further.
At the same time—
Emperor moved.
The Wolf Emperor blurred forward, his massive body defying logic. One claw descended like a falling mountain, space screaming as it tore open.
The Doppelgänger barely raised its copied sword—
CRACK!
