> The roar didn't stop.
It grew.
Louder.
Wilder.
The Overseer charged.
Not holding back anymore.
His killing intent…
Filled the entire deck.
"I'LL CRUSH YOU!"
BOOM!
The wooden floor shattered under his step.
Kael stood still.
Breathing…
Slow.
His body was at its limit.
His vision… fading.
But his mind—
Clear.
Too strong…
Too fast…
So I adapt.
The Overseer's fist came down—
Like a falling mountain.
Kael moved.
Barely.
BOOM!
The impact exploded behind him.
Wood shattered.
Splinters flew.
Kael's body twisted—
Pain tearing through every muscle.
But he stayed alive.
One step.
Then another.
He was… learning.
Every attack—
A pattern.
A rhythm.
And Kael…
Was reading it.
[Hidden Condition: Combat Adaptation – 87%]
His eyes widened slightly.
So that's it…
Not strength.
Not speed.
Evolution.
The Overseer attacked again.
Faster.
Angrier.
But Kael…
Didn't panic.
He stepped inside the attack—
Slipping past the fist—
Like a shadow.
His chain moved.
Not wildly.
Precisely.
CLANG!
Direct hit to the jaw.
The Overseer staggered.
Shock flickered in his eyes.
"What…?"
Kael's breathing grew heavier.
Blood ran down his face.
But his gaze…
Burning.
[Hidden Condition Completed]
Combat Adaptation Unlocked
A surge exploded through his body.
Not strength.
Something deeper.
Clarity.
Instinct.
The world… slowed down.
The Overseer moved—
But to Kael…
He was too slow.
Now I see you.
Kael stepped forward.
No hesitation.
No fear.
His fist shot forward—
THUD!
Direct hit.
Then another—
THUD!
And another—
THUD!
The Overseer's body shook.
Step by step…
He was being pushed back.
Impossible.
Unthinkable.
A slave…
Was dominating him.
Kael stopped.
His chest rising and falling.
Slowly…
He lifted his head.
His eyes…
No longer human.
"Now…"
His voice low.
Cold.
"Let's finish this."