Northern felt it vividly—the sudden absence where his technique had been. Not disabled. Not blocked. Simply severed from his arsenal, at least temporarily. Like having a limb go numb, but worse. The technique existed, but his access to it had been cut clean.
'He can cut abilities themselves?!'
The golden-eyed Sword King advanced. Still silent. Still cold. But now there was an intensity to his movements that hadn't existed before. Northern had drawn blood, and the lesson had shifted from basic instruction to advanced curriculum.
[Lightning Rod - Lightning Chains has been activated]
Northern condensed electricity in his free hand and fired it at Bairan. The bolt struck—and immediately chained to three different points around the Sword King, creating a cage of crackling energy that would electrocute him from multiple angles simultaneously.
