eyes widened in disbelief. "What… what just happened? How… how is this possible?"
Even the audience was frozen in awe, watching the impossible. Silence spread through the arena. Nobody spoke. Nobody breathed. For the first time, everyone felt the true power Nolan wielded—time itself bowed to him.
"What… what just happened?" the emissary stammered, his voice echoing through the wind amplifier. "I can't believe my eyes! Nolan, who claimed to be Rank E, just stopped Asta's attack—and turned it into water! I… I'm not even sure how that's possible!"
The arena was in chaos. The crowd roared and murmured, trying to make sense of what they'd seen.
"He didn't even move from where he was standing!" one man shouted. "Did he control the ice somehow?"
"I don't think so," another replied quickly. "I saw it! He snapped his finger! When he did, everything froze—and when he snapped again, the ice turned to water. It happened right before our eyes!"
