Whrmm!
The instant Grey's fist was about to collide with the Abyssal Mistress's head, the world flashed crimson for a split second. A dense, distorted red corruption spread across space itself, then vanished just as abruptly.
Time resumed.
The Abyssal Mistress's eyes widened. The moment she realized what had happened, she twisted her body aside with everything she had, narrowly avoiding the blow by a hair's breadth.
Boom!
Heavenly tribulation lightning burst from Grey's fist and slammed into the ground below. The impact detonated instantly, the earth collapsing inward as a massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
But Grey did not even glance at the destruction beneath him.
His gaze was locked onto the Abyssal Mistress.
Time had resumed on its own.
Not only that, his time stop had been forcibly canceled before reaching its six second limit. The ability entered cooldown without his command, as if something external had interfered with it directly.
