This… this couldn't be possible. Max was clearly only at the peak of Master Rank, yet he had already comprehended something even he, a 7th-level Legend Rank expert, hadn't grasped. The weight of this realization sank into his chest, gnawing at his pride and stirring a suffocating sense of envy and jealousy that made his teeth clench.
"Hateful…" he muttered bitterly, his hands tightening on his golden saber. He roared and swung with all his strength, unleashing a terrifying golden sword energy that extended hundreds of feet, shining with an almost blinding brilliance.
The sheer force behind it caused ripples to spread in the void, tearing apart the very air as it raced forward to meet the incoming tide of sword shadows.
Boom!
