"You're cheating!!" Matt screamed, his voice cracking like a snapped wire.
This time, he completely lost it. If it were just a fair fight—two Tier 2 peak Awakened, one injured, one fresh—he could've swallowed it. But now? A wounded Tier 2 going up against a fully healed Tier 3?
What the hell was the point?
"Cheating?" Ethan blinked innocently. "Nah. It's a rest period. Gotta replenish your strength, right?"
"Replenish?!" Matt's eyes bulged. "You call that replenishing?!"
"Sure. You're welcome to eat one too. I won't stop you."
"..."
Matt choked on air. If he had a Tier 3 crystal core, would he still be stuck at Tier 2 peak? Would he be standing here, sweating bullets, arguing with a guy who could probably kill him with a flick of the wrist?
"This doesn't count! It's not fair!" he shouted, voice rising again.
