Lincoln Financial Field, Center of the Field.
The game's second quarter was violently interrupted by a sudden, terrifying incident. Every eye in the stadium watched in shock as a mysterious figure, wearing an Eagles staff uniform, held a shining silver dagger to the neck of the team physician, Dr. Sophie Vance.
Sophie's face was pale, but her eyes retained the calm determination of a scientist. "Levi! Don't worry about me! Get out of here!" Sophie screamed towards the sideline.
"Quiet!" Observer-03 violently tightened his arm around Sophie's neck. His voice, amplified by a hidden communicator, boomed across the entire stadium.
Levi, who had been sitting calmly on the sideline, saw Sophie being held hostage. The Energy Critical Threshold inside his body, which he had just brought under control, instantly spiked like a broken thermometer!
[ALERT! Energy Critical Threshold: 60%! Rapid Ascension!]
[WARNING! Energy Critical Threshold: 75%! Host Emotional Core Compromised!]
Levi violently stood up. His eyes were instantly engulfed in a layer of golden light, and the skin on his body was no longer cold "Diamond" but radiated a scorching red glow, like molten steel about to erupt! Every muscle fiber in his body vibrated with a low hum—the precursor to kinetic energy being compressed to its absolute limit!
"Observer-03!" Levi's voice carried a terrifying, heavy pressure, like a sledgehammer striking the air. "Release her! This is my fight!"
Observer-03 sneered, pushing Sophie towards the center line, fifty yards away from Levi.
"Your fight?" Observer-03's voice was mocking. "No, this is your graduation ceremony."
"Subject Levi, your Energy Critical Threshold has already breached 75%. This is your strongest moment, and your most dangerous." Observer-03 pressed the dagger closer to Sophie's skin. "Now, direct all your rage and power straight at me!"
"Come on! Run the touchdown like a football player!"
He violently pressed a remote control. Beneath the turf around him, the black obsidian and molten steel aggregate resurfaced!
Shadow Subject (Type II)! This time, there wasn't one, but three! Three colossal puppets, each over three meters tall, rose from the turf like black mountains, blocking the path between Levi and Sophie!
"They possess a far stronger kinetic absorption ability than Type I! The moment you impact them, your internal energy will be absorbed, and you, my friend, will be vaporized!" Observer-03 laughed maniacally.
Levi's chest violently heaved, his breathing a low, primal roar.
[ALERT! Energy Critical Threshold: 90%! Host Exhibits Self-Destruction Tendencies!]
Levi's reason was collapsing. He knew that if he charged now with full force, even if he shattered the three puppets, the energy inside him would go critical, potentially atomizing the entire stadium!
"Calm down! Levi!"
Just then, Sophie fiercely struggled and screamed at Levi! Her eyes were filled with desperate pleading.
"Levi! Listen to me! Your reactionary force can be directed!"
Sophie's voice was almost a shriek: "Use all your kinetic energy, concentrate it on a single point! Don't disperse it! Like you kicked open the Dimensional Alloy door! Treat it like a pass!"
A pass?
Levi's eyes momentarily cleared. Sophie was guiding him, instructing him on how to instantly release the self-destructive energy!
"You're very clever, but you're too late!" Observer-03 roared, the dagger violently stabbing towards Sophie's shoulder!
"No!!!"
Levi's roar tore through the sky! His body, at that moment, broke through every restraint!
[CONGRATULATIONS! Energy Critical Threshold: 100%! Final Form Unlocked: INDESTRUCTIBLE KING!]
[Superpower: Atomic Burst Activated!]
Levi was no longer running. The air around his body was violently expelled by his chaotic kinetic energy, forming visible red shockwaves!
He charged towards the first Shadow Subject (Type II) like a train breaking the sound barrier!
BOOM—!!!
This collision was not a muffled thud; it was an explosion!
The first Shadow Subject's proud Kinetic Absorption Matrix instantly burst under Levi's Atomic Burst, like an ice cube melted by extreme heat! Fragments of obsidian and molten steel sprayed outwards like shrapnel, striking the stadium roof with a terrifying, dense drumming sound!
Levi didn't slow down. He adjusted his body mid-air and charged the second Shadow Subject!
BOOM—!!!
The second Subject was instantly obliterated into a mass of burning fire! The colossal force had surpassed the physical limits of the material!
The entire stadium crowd was struck dumb by the cinematic chaos. They watched a burning red humanoid weapon tearing through their field in the most violent way possible!
Finally, Levi charged the third Subject!
"Get out of the way!!"
He used every ounce of remaining force, slamming the last Subject towards Observer-03's direction!
CRASH!!!
The third Subject spun into a high-velocity cannonball, hurtling straight toward Observer-03!
"Damn it! I underestimated you!" Observer-03 shrieked in panic, desperately lunging sideways.
The third Subject grazed him and slammed into the load-bearing wall of the VIP box!
CRACK!
The wall instantly ripped open, and the VIP box, as if bitten by a giant dog, began to collapse from above!
Levi, his energy spent, stood over the wreckage, the red glow receding. He was back to his normal skin color.
He rushed to Sophie, pulling her into his arms.
"Are you all right?" Levi's voice was gentle and raspy, a tone she had never heard.
Sophie clung to him, tears streaming down her face. "I'm okay... your energy... you did it!"
"No," Levi raised his head, his eyes scanning the surrounding audience with icy calm.
"The real fight, has just begun."
Observer-03, covered in debris, stumbled to his feet amid the collapsing VIP box ruins. His black uniform was torn, revealing silver anti-gravity armor beneath.
He stared down at the embracing couple on the field, raging into his headset:
"Target data confirmed! Subject Levi, danger level: EXTREME!"
"Immediately notify headquarters! He has exceeded 'Observation' parameters! Requesting authorization for 'Heaven's Gate' Plan!"
Observer-03's eyes were filled with bloodlust and madness.
"Levi! You destroyed my subjects! You destroyed my stadium!"
"Fine! Next game, you will face an Element Quarterback with a system! You claim to be Indestructible? I'll make sure you can't even touch the ball!"
Observer-03 activated his armor, his figure instantly disappearing into the air.
Levi held Sophie, watching the spot where Observer-03 vanished, his gaze hardening.
[System Prompt: Main Quest Updated: Defeat the Element Quarterback. Reward: Absolute Dominance (Passive Ability).]
"Element Quarterback?" Levi scoffed. "The field is my battleground. I demolish whoever arrives!"