The wind kept blowing through the ruins.
Thick dust slowly drifted in the air.
Burning vehicles in the distance still crackled with explosions.
Yet across the entire battlefield,
no one fired a single shot anymore.
All eyes
were fixed on the two figures at the center.
Dawolf slowly straightened his body.
His muscles remained in a state of extreme tension.
Structural Lock was still fully active.
A strange sense of stability faintly appeared across his skin,
as if his entire body was no longer flesh—
but some kind of fixed structure.
On the other side,
Lucian stood calmly.
The Azure sword in his hand continued to emit a quiet glow.
And this time,
someone finally noticed—
his eyes
were glowing.
A faint azure light,
like a cold glow in the night.
No emotion.
No killing intent.
Yet it instinctively created pressure.
Scope slowly narrowed his eyes.
Because he knew
what that meant—
Lucian had truly entered his ability state.
Lucian slowly raised his blade.
The azure light began to shift again.
The originally long sword structure
started compressing.
The blade shortened.
Its width narrowed.
Until finally,
it became something like a short blade.
More precisely—
a dagger.
Dawolf's gaze shifted slightly for the first time.
Because this meant:
Lucian was changing his combat style.
The next second—
BOOM!!!
Dawolf burst forward instantly.
His massive body pressed in head-on once again.
The air let out a deep explosive roar.
But this time,
Lucian did not retreat.
Azure light suddenly flared beneath his feet.
The next moment,
his entire body slid out instantly.
No running motion—
more like high-speed gliding along the ground.
Like skating across ice.
Incredibly fast.
Many around couldn't even react
before Lucian had already shifted to Dawolf's side.
Shh—
The short blade cut across instantly.
Still no sound.
But Dawolf suddenly turned,
his fist sweeping across—
BOOM!!!
The air exploded.
Yet azure light flashed again beneath Lucian's feet.
His body slid away, almost brushing the ground.
His movements were unnaturally smooth.
Not normal movement—
but some kind of low-friction, high-speed glide.
And—
he was getting faster.
Scope's pupils shrank.
Because he realized—
Lucian was adapting to Dawolf's rhythm.
At first,
his movements still had slight pauses.
But now,
they were becoming smoother and smoother.
Like he was constantly adjusting mid-combat.
On the other side,
Dawolf finally frowned.
Because—
something had changed.
Lucian was no longer confronting him head-on.
Instead, he was using speed to constantly cut in.
The next second,
Lucian closed in again.
This time,
his left hand suddenly lit up with azure light.
Then—
a small sphere of light shot out.
Tap.
It stuck directly onto Dawolf's shoulder.
Dawolf's gaze shifted slightly.
Because it didn't explode.
There was no impact.
It simply remained there.
But the next moment—
he felt it.
Structural Lock…
lagged.
Extremely subtle—
yet undeniably real.
As if the perfectly stable structure
had been interfered with.
And in that instant—
Shh—
The blade cut across again.
Still silent.
But this time,
a shallow tear appeared on the surface of Dawolf's shoulder clothing.
Everyone's pupils shrank.
Because—
it landed.
Though only a shallow mark,
barely drawing blood—
it was a wound.
Dawolf paused for the first time.
Lucian had already slid away again.
Azure light flickered beneath his feet,
his figure turning into a fast-moving blue afterimage.
Faster.
Lighter.
Dawolf finally realized—
those light spheres
were not attacks.
They were—
debuffs.
They delayed the maintenance of Structural Lock.
Causing the absolute stability
to loosen briefly.
And Lucian used that tiny window
to cut.
Though it couldn't deal heavy damage yet,
it was already effective.
BOOM!!!
Dawolf stomped down hard.
The entire street shattered instantly.
He finally increased his speed.
His massive body surged forward at high velocity.
But the next second,
azure light flashed again beneath Lucian's feet.
He slid sideways instantly.
Like flying just above the ground.
And—
he was getting more skilled.
The slight pauses from before
had already disappeared.
Now, Lucian
had truly entered the state.
Dawolf's heavy punches kept crashing down.
The air shattered repeatedly.
Ruins were smashed apart.
Yet Lucian moved rapidly through the gaps,
like an untrackable blue trajectory.
The next moment—
Tap.
Another azure sphere stuck onto Dawolf's arm.
Structural Lock lagged again.
Shh—
The blade cut across.
This time,
a real line of blood appeared on Dawolf's arm.
Thin—
but unmistakably clear.
Blood slowly seeped out.
The entire battlefield fell silent.
Even the Cobra members froze.
Because they had never seen
anyone make Dawolf bleed.
Dawolf slowly lowered his head,
looking at his arm.
Blood
was flowing down his skin.
For the first time,
his eyes truly changed.
Not anger—
but excitement.
A warrior's excitement.
The next second—
BOOM!!!!
Dawolf's speed surged again.
He had finally become serious.
His massive body began changing directions rapidly.
Even deliberately destroying surrounding structures.
Debris rained down continuously,
trying to restrict Lucian's movement.
But azure light kept flashing beneath Lucian's feet.
He moved at high speed through the ruins,
even using slanted walls to alter his trajectory.
As if he had escaped gravity itself.
And—
he was getting faster.
Even Scope in the distance
could no longer fully track him.
Because Lucian's movement pattern
had surpassed normal human habits.
Not running—
but gliding.
Low friction.
High-speed redirection.
The next second,
Lucian suddenly closed in.
His left hand released three light spheres in succession.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
All stuck onto Dawolf's body—
shoulder, waist, chest.
Structural Lock lagged repeatedly in an instant.
And Lucian's right-hand dagger
finally erupted.
Shh—Shh—Shh—
Silent slashes tore across.
So fast only blue afterimages remained.
The next moment—
multiple blood lines split open across Dawolf's body.
Blood slowly flowed out.
Though still not deep,
it had truly broken through Structural Lock.
Everyone's breathing nearly stopped.
Because they finally realized—
Lucian was
breaking it.
Breaking that "indestructible" ability.
Dawolf suddenly raised his head,
a deep laugh bursting out for the first time.
"Haha…"
"Good!"
His voice shook the air.
Because it had been far too long
since anyone could truly hurt him.
BOOM!!!
The next second,
Dawolf charged forward head-on.
And the azure light in Lucian's eyes
grew even brighter.
The real battle—
only began
at this moment.