The arena stirred at once.
"He injured Ervin!"
"Kaiden is much sharper than he looked against Max!"
"Against Max his attacks seemed useless, but against Ervin every spatial cut is dangerous!"
Kaiden did not pause. He raised both hands, and the entire central stage split into overlapping planes.
"Void Genesis Art, Thousand-Layer Spatial Cage."
Ervin's surroundings folded again and again. Transparent layers of space formed a prison around him, and every layer shifted to its own rhythm. If Ervin moved forward, the distance stretched away from him. If he moved backward, the ground folded beneath his feet, and if he thrust his spear, the attack was rerouted through another plane entirely.
Ervin's expression grew more serious.
"Abyssal Origin Descent."
