"...hmm?"
In Marlik's pov, Robin's face and the irritation covering it, vanished.
In its place...
...was the sole of a boot covered in mud and dung, descending so abruptly that for the briefest instant it seemed completely detached from logic itself.
For a single instant, Marlik felt as though the entire universe had come to a halt. His countless years of combat experience, his overwhelming battle instincts, and his extraordinary connection with the Laws all awakened simultaneously, granting him something akin to the ability to stop time itself. His perception accelerated to a horrifying degree, his reactions sharpened beyond imagination, allowing him to process countless possibilities within an instant. It was the same terrifying state that had allowed him to survive millions of years of slaughter, giving him the speed to evade anything...
...and kill anything.
