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đž Chapter 5 â Frozen Instinct
> [System]: Energy absorption at 80%. Initiating spatial transfer...
The power surged inside me.
I felt stronger.
Faster.
But before I could process itâ
Sleep hit me like a truck.
(Again. But not literally this time.)
I curled up into a soft little ball and passed out.
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Meanwhile...
Two voices echoed through the ruins.
> "You think something already ate the kid?"
"Are you joking?!"
The snow leopard growled, furious.
But they weren't alone.
From the shadowsâenhanced soldiers stepped forward.
Faster. Stronger. Merciless.
A punch slammed into the leopard's side, sending him flying.
> "...Nice hit," he muttered, wiping blood from his mouth.
Thenâ
the air changed.
Like the world had stopped breathing.
The temperature dropped.
Below freezing.
Frost crawled over every surface.
The enhanced ones shivered.
Then frozeâsolid blocks of ice.
And just like thatâ
SHATTER!
One punch.
Their frozen bodies exploded into shards.
Only one remained.
A synthetic soldier.
Mechanical eyes locked onto the dragon.
> "E-049...
Did you really think this was over?"
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