Cain flashed forward with a wide smile as exhilaration burned in his eyes, because the first clash had already revealed just how much his talent and potential had risen since the last time he stood within this battlefield.
His transcendence into an Apex Race was not merely a change in title. It was a true qualitative leap in every aspect of his existence, one that elevated his body, soul, perception, and affinity with the Flow to heights that his younger self would not have been able to comprehend.
However, no matter how powerful the Scarlet King had become, hesitation and fear did not exist within the Overseer.
The metallic guardian surged forward as well. Its purpose was absolute. It existed to test those who sought to pass into the next ring, and whether that challenger was a genius, monster, or Apex Life Form meant nothing to it.
If Cain wished to advance, then he would have to prove that his mastery of the Flow surpassed the trial left behind by the Red King.
