Lita stared down at the hood, waiting for any sign of blood, a stumble, or a crack in the defense. But as the dust fully cleared, the horrifying reality set in.
Maddy hadn't shifted her footing by a single millimeter. Her boots were still buried deep in the cracked cobblestones, anchored like iron pillars. The heavy masonry that should have crushed her skull had been reduced to a fine powder, dusting her shoulders like harmless snow. She had caught Lita's high tier water magic with one hand and stopped an S rank assassin with the other.
"No way..."
Zaun muttered, his cold, professional demeanor completely shattering. He pushed against the greatsword with all his might, but it felt like trying to push a mountain.
"She stopped everything. Simultaneously. With pure physical force."
