As Adyr's sword sliced clean through the water slime, every soldier stood frozen in place, stunned.
They had never seen speed like that before.
As soldiers, they had witnessed practitioners in combat, but Adyr was something else entirely.
Unlike typical Astra Path users who relied solely on [Physique], Adyr also possessed the [Will] stat granted by the Ignis Path.
It didn't just enhance his muscle fibers, reflexes, or genetic output. It refined his perception of motion itself. He understood movement—what it was, where it began, how to strip it down to only what mattered. Every unnecessary gesture was eliminated. Every part of his body moved with total efficiency, reaching the absolute limit of what it could perform in that moment.
"Huh... Am I late?" Vesha came running as the others stood frozen in silence. When she saw the water slime's sliced body lying on the ground, she frowned.
"Ah... It's already over?"
