Time rewound to the moment Cain shouted his command.
Rika, who was watching his back from behind, bit her lower lip, barely holding back the irritation rising in her chest as she once again witnessed Cain acting recklessly.
Moreover, the reason Cain had removed his armor suit in the middle of a virus-infested land was still a mystery. Still, all of that was swallowed by the explosion of black energy that erupted uncontrollably from his body.
Rika's brows furrowed as she saw small, black serpents crackling across his skin. At that moment, the space before him seemed to distort, folding like invisible fabric.
Cain's body vanished, plunging straight into the swarm of virus beasts surrounding him.
However, instead of a fierce, prolonged battle, all Rika saw was a black shadow moving at blinding speed, accompanied by a flurry of silver blade flashes that effortlessly cleaved through the metal monsters.
The gray-haired boy fought fluidly, unstoppable, like water in motion.
