The sphere is getting bigger. The tension on the faces of Romen, Punk, the civilians — all reflected the same thing: the earth is about to end.
The small one, Qin —
"Father, enough. Big enough for this planet."
Punk charges his rage in enhanced state.
"You think you can finish this planet like this?!"
He rushes toward the threats.
Qin points his tail toward Punk. It grows bigger, wraps around him, and throws him far away.
Punk screams.
His head crashes through a house window. Glass shatters everywhere.
The Ruler alien says,
"This planet has no future."
The sphere stops increasing in size.
And then suddenly —
Footsteps.
Like someone running fast.
Romen's eyes widen. He looks up into the sky and sees an old man in martial arts clothes jumping down from above.
Qin and his father look at him.
He lands in front of them. He tightens his belt. Looks at Romen.
"Don't you forget me, Romen."
Romen freezes. He recognizes the voice. The clothes. The face. His expression changes — from shock… to something deeper.
"Master…!"
The Master doesn't reply. He keeps looking at the threats.
Qin's eyes widen.
"Oh? So now you beg an old man to save your lives? You all are a shame to be called warriors."
The Master stares at Qin.
Qin gets irritated. His breathing becomes rapid. His aura starts sparking. He steps back, forming a sign.
He rushes toward the giant sphere and launches an energy ball.
"Father! Drop it now!"
The Ruler smiles. He knows what will happen. He drops the giant sphere toward the old man.
The Master looks at Romen.
"I know you can do it."
"MASTER!!!"
The Master shoots his energy ball straight into the sphere, forcing both hands forward to increase the impact.
A giant explosion.
Wind roars violently. Visibility blurs. Smoke spreads everywhere. The sphere is destroyed mid-air.
Romen looks up.
"Master…?"
Nothing.
No presence.
Gone.
The Ruler laughs loudly.
"Master is gone, student."
Romen's eyes go dark. He punches a broken glass shard beside him. It shatters again. His hand bleeds.
His Master is gone.
His body trembles. Heat rises through him. His hand shakes uncontrollably.
Paul slowly wakes up from the explosion.
"What happened? Romen, why are you so angry?"
Romen says nothing. He just stares forward.
The father and son laugh.
The Ruler steps on a broken car and points toward the sky.
"Listen, worms. You have five seconds. After five… I will kill all of you here. So run."
Qin laughs and points at Romen.
"I will feel very sad if you die now."
The Ruler starts counting.
1…
Tension everywhere.
2…
3…
"I don't wanna die now! I'm not even married!" Paul screams.
4…
Romen's body is shaking.
5—
The Ruler fires a laser toward Paul.
Romen moves instantly. The laser shifts direction mid-air from his hand.
He appears in front of the Ruler and punches straight into his chest.
Qin didn't even see it.
The Ruler coughs blood.
"How… how can a mortal be that fast?!"
Romen screams.
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
He charges into enhanced state. His aura expands violently, covering his entire body. He enables multiplier. Pushes it to max. His body is barely holding it.
He shoots toward the Ruler's head.
Qin interferes with an explosion.
Romen stops.
Now calm.
Cold.
"I will take my revenge. But not here. Our battle will destroy this city. Let's finish it outside."
He flies north instantly.
The Ruler's eyes narrow.
"I want his head in my right hand."
He follows. Qin hesitates — then follows too.
Mountains.
No homes. No civilians. Only rock and wind.
Romen lands. He corrects his stance.
"Rules are simple. One at a time. I want the bigger one who killed my Master."
The Ruler steps forward.
No talking.
He attacks immediately.
Non-stop punches. Kicks. Heavy blows. Romen gets hit. Blocks. Takes damage.
He jumps into the air. Enhanced state. All multipliers maxed.
The fight explodes in pace.
Punch. Block. Kick. Counter. Shockwaves everywhere.
Qin yawns.
"I'm bored. Step 2."
Romen glances at him.
Qin smirks.
"Step 2 is your family in our hands."
Romen's eyes flare. He kicks the Ruler in the gut and tries to rush Qin —
An energy blast hits him from behind.
He slams into the ground instantly. Bleeding. Damaged heavily.
Qin walks toward him.
"Step 2 successful, idiot."
The Ruler laughs.
"First Master… then son… then family."
Qin presses his foot on Romen's chest.
Romen's eyes burn.
"My Master died in front of my eyes… and I couldn't do anything. For my family… I will not let that happen."
Energy erupts under Qin's foot.
An explosion forces both aliens back.
"How dare you burn my foot!" Qin shouts.
The ground begins shaking.
The Ruler senses it again — the same pressure from before.
"Qin! Step away!"
Qin doesn't move.
Romen screams.
Limit Breaker.
His aura becomes violent and heavy. The air bends around him.
The Ruler becomes serious.
Romen vanishes.
Appears in front of him.
First punch — it shatters part of the Ruler's chest.
The Ruler staggers.
Romen doesn't stop.
Repeated blows. Back to back. Too fast to defend. Too heavy to block. The Ruler struggles.
Romen forms an energy bomb.
The Ruler dodges—
Romen appears behind him instantly.
For the first time —
Fear enters the Ruler's eyes.
The energy bomb hits.
Massive explosion.
Smoke clears slowly.
The Ruler is on the ground. Brutally damaged. One eye open. Bleeding heavily.
"Stop… I will leave this planet. We can split it. Half and half. Please… don't kill me."
"You killed my Master. You killed my people. Tomorrow you will kill my family."
Romen forms another energy ball.
"I name it… Survival Ball."
He senses Qin approaching fast.
He fires.
Direct hit.
Explosion.
Half of the Ruler's body is gone. Still barely breathing.
"Qin… take my revenge…"
His hand drops.
Dead.
Qin screams.
"FATHER!!!"
Punk and Paul arrive. Punk looks at the body.
"So… show ended?"
Paul stares in disbelief.
"Romen killed him alone?"
Punk stares at the Ruler's corpse. His jaw tightens. His fists clench slowly.
"So… this is your level now."
A small breath escapes him.
"He surpassed me."
Then he forces a smirk.
"So… show ended?"
Punk smirks.
"Hey… what's that on your hand?"
Sticky liquid.
"It's blood," Punk says casually.
Paul looks closer.
"No… it's not."
Romen stares at his hand.
The liquid moves.
It crawls into his skin.
Absorbs.
Disappears.
Romen suddenly feels weak. His vision blurs.
Paul steps back.
"Is that poison?"
Romen tries to speak.
"I… don't…"
His voice shakes.
His body collapses.
Eyes closing.
Breathing unstable.
Qin watches from a distance.
Silent.
Alive.
The toxin spread faster than Romen expected. At first it was just heat under his skin. Then his veins darkened. His breathing shortened.
The mountain wind no longer felt cold.
It felt distant.
Qin stood across from him, watching carefully. Not attacking. Observing.
Romen tried to move. His knees failed. He dropped to one side, catching himself with one hand, but even that trembled violently.
The Limit Breaker aura flickered — unstable.
Then it died.
The silence that followed was worse than the battle.
Punk felt it immediately. He looked at Romen. Then at Qin. Then back at Romen.
"Get up," Punk muttered under his breath.
Romen coughed. Dark blood stained the stone.
Qin stepped forward once.
Not rushing.
Not angry.
Certain.
"The toxin has entered your core," Qin said calmly. "You are already finished."
Paul ran to Romen's side.
"His pulse is weak!"
Romen tried to focus his vision. Everything blurred. The sky above him twisted. Sound faded.
His body finally collapsed fully onto the shattered mountain ground.
Still.
For a moment—
Nothing moved.
Wind passed through broken stone. Dust drifted in the air.
Qin's presence felt larger now. He wasn't enraged. He wasn't screaming.
He was waiting.
Punk slowly stood up. One arm already shaking from earlier impact. Blood running down his fingers.
He didn't look at Paul. He didn't look at Romen again.
He only looked at Qin.
Qin tilted his head slightly.
"As expected," he said. "Earth falls here."
Punk says you didn't even test me yet kid so sad your father is not alive anymore Punk smirks.
Punk wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his wrist. Then he dragged his thumb across his palm, reopening torn skin.
Blood dripped to the ground.
His jaw tightened.
"You're not walking past me."
Qin took another step forward. The air grew heavier.
Paul looked up in fear.
Romen lay motionless behind them.
The mountain range stood silent.
Punk planted his foot into the cracked stone. Shoulders squared. Breathing steady despite the pain.
Now I will show you what I can do !
Qin's eyes sharpened.
Chapter ends .