A while earlier—
Just after Ron awakened his strange new perception through Iron Pulse, the battlefield around him transformed completely.
He still couldn't see normally.
He still couldn't hear.
But through the intense sensitivity of heat and mana, the world around him appeared alive in another way.
Everything looked like burning outlines.
Living heat.
Flames in different shapes and colors.
And right now—
The presence before him was Ul.
The moment Ron sensed Ul standing near Maera, blue flames erupted around his spear as he immediately thrust toward him.
Boom.
The flaming spear tore through the air.
But Ul casually jumped upward without even looking toward Ron properly.
The Abyssal twisted gracefully in midair and avoided the attack completely.
Ron's spear passed dangerously close to Maera's face instead.
Instantly, Maera felt searing heat brush against her skin.
"Ghh—!"
She winced painfully and leaned backward.
Ron couldn't hear her reaction at all.
