Their formed blur as the two collided against each other their fist creating a shock wave sending ripples through the synthetic plane. Elias merely had a smile on his face as Kaien leaped back by two meters while his artificial eyes seemed to shift intently as if calculating something.
[Current evaluation. Rank 9 superhuman: Street level. survival chance 100%] Without another word, Kaien lunged.
His body blurred—no sound, no motion delay. A linear assault aimed at Elias's throat, surgical and clean. An optimal strike.
But it was met with nothing.
Kaien's palm sliced through air. Elias was no longer there.Kaien's systems recalibrated mid-frame. He twisted, calculating a counter angle, but Elias was already behind him.
"Too slow," Elias whispered, his breath ghosting by Kaien's synthetic ear. Immediately Kaien reacted with a spinning elbow thrust aimed at Elias head, however by simply raising his hands he caught the full brunt of the attack unfazed.
