**Chapter 12: [Arcane Knight Adelaide]**
Shen tears through the battlefield, his tornado technique shredding Arcane Knights apart. His irises pulse with an unnatural blue glow as he struggles against his own power.
**Shen (through clenched teeth):** "Stay in control... If I slip, no human walks out alive."
To his left, Kenya's demonic flames reduce enemies to ash. Ruke stands casually, fingers crackling with electricity as he picks off targets.
**Ruke (examining his nails):** "Amateur hour over here."
Eliza's boots skid to a halt as her Devil Ring attack barely grazes an opponent.
**Eliza (growling):** "Damn! Off by an inch!"
Shen parries a high-ranking knight's strike effortlessly.
**Shen:** "You call this a fight?"
Nearby, the Commander shakes off his wounds, his badge suddenly blazing with energy as he cuts down elite foes.
**Commander (wiping blood):** "Hah! Now we're talking!"
His triumph falters when he spots it - a pulsating, sealed egg radiating ominous light.
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The Commander's sword arm drops.
**Commander (voice cracking):** "No... That's impossible..."
His knees nearly buckle as the truth hits.
**Commander:** "The General's egg... Here?!"
Meanwhile, Shen locks blades with a knight whose energy feels different - alive.
**Shen (grinning):** "Finally, someone interesting. Name?"
**Arcane Knight:** "Adelaide."
Shen's eyebrows shoot up when she speaks.
**Shen:** "Since when do you guys talk?"
Adelaide's sword flares crimson.
**Adelaide:** "Since always. You?"
**Shen (spinning his weapon):** "Shen. Let's dance."
Their clash sends shockwaves through the battlefield. Though Adelaide's power dwarfs the others, her form lacks finesse.
**Shen (dodging):** "All that energy... Wasted on wild swings."
Adelaide's eyes narrow.
**Adelaide:** "Then try this!"
The world whites out as she unleashes her true power.
**Shen (arm raised):** "What the hell-?!"
**Episode End**