The moment the structure lost its perfection, everything changed.
It wasn't obvious at first. The battlefield still held together, the pressure still existed, and the five enforcers still stood in formation around Rahim. To anyone watching from a distance, it would have looked the same as before.
But Rahim felt the difference immediately.
The system was no longer absolute.
It still functioned. It still responded. But the certainty behind it—the flawless execution that had defined every movement until now—was gone. In its place was something smaller.
A delay.
A fraction of imperfection.
Rahim stood still, his breathing steady, his gaze calm as he observed the change.
…So you can break.
One of the enforcers stepped forward.
Correction. We are adjusting.
Rahim almost laughed at that.
"You keep saying that.
The enforcer didn't react. It simply moved.
The attack came fast, supported by the system, reinforced by the space around it. But this time, Rahim didn't rush to defend. He waited—just long enough to see it.
The flaw.
Then he moved.
The strike missed.
Not by much.
But enough.
Rahim stepped past it, his movement cleaner than before, more controlled. He didn't waste motion. He didn't rely on brute force. Every action came with intention.
The system reacted immediately, trying to compensate.
But it was slower now.
That small delay remained.
Rahim took advantage of it.
His counterattack wasn't overwhelming. It wasn't meant to destroy. It was meant to disrupt.
And it worked.
The enforcer was pushed back.
Not heavily.
But visibly.
For the first time—
It lost position.
The other four adjusted instantly, tightening their formation, reinforcing the structure again. But it wasn't as smooth as before.
There was resistance now.
Rahim exhaled slowly.
…You're losing control.
"No," the enforcer replied calmly. "We are reallocating it.
Rahim's smile deepened slightly.
"Then keep trying.
Because the more they adjusted—
The more they revealed.
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