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The Commander moved first without warning, his step closing the distance instantly.A straight punch tore through the air toward Darin’s face, fast and precise, but Darin had already moved before the fist reached halfway.His body twisted slightly to the right, just enough for the punch to skim past his cheek.The wind from it was real.He countered.A short elbow aimed at the jaw.The Commander pulled his head back just in time.The strike hit only his shoulder.Still hard enough to push him half a step back.Not enough.The Commander immediately spun and launched a low sweeping kick.Asphalt brushed Darin’s foot as he hopped lightly. His knee nearly got taken out.When he landed, he was already too close for long attacks.The broken knife flashed.A short arc toward the throat.The Commander caught his wrist again, but this time Darin had anticipated it.He did not resist the pull.Instead he followed it forward.His head smashed into the man’s forehead.THUD!Bone struck bone.Both
CHAPTER 30 The Line That Was Crossed
The Commander saw it first.The change was small, only a fraction of a second, but it was clear enough for someone used to reading an opponent.Darin’s eyes sharpened.The Commander’s punch was already close to his face when Darin moved. Not backward, not to block. He stepped inside the distance.THUD!His elbow slammed into the Commander’s chest with a force that had not been there seconds ago. The impact forced the scarred man to step back.One full step.Something that had not happened at any point during the fight.The Commander immediately stabilized himself. His eyes narrowed as he reassessed.Darin stood upright. His ribs still hurt. His breathing was still heavy. But something about the way his body moved now was different.The system spoke again.[Conditional Mode activated.]No explanation. No statistics. Just that fact.The Commander raised an eyebrow slightly. “Interesting,” he said quietly.He stepped forward again, coming fast with a straight punch, a sweeping kick, and
CHAPTER 29 An Unstable Threshold
The sensation did not come as an explosion like before, nor as a brutal surge that tore at the limits of his body.This time it was subtler and more dangerous, like a small flame burning inside his bones.Darin felt it spread from his spine to his shoulders, down his arms, then pulse through the cracked rib.The pain did not disappear. It felt even clearer. But beneath it, there was a thin current of unstable strength.The system spoke again without emotion.[Partial stabilization.][Limited time.]Not full intervention. Not total berserk.Something in between.Darin’s body was still heavy, but now it obeyed.He lifted his head just as three rifle barrels aimed at Rian’s small back as the boy ran.No time to think.He stepped.The asphalt shuddered under the force of Darin’s stride as his body shot into the line of fire.Gunshots exploded.BANG! BANG!Darin twisted midair, dragging one soldier in as a human shield for a split second before shoving him toward another shooter.Chaos eru
CHAPTER 28 Cracks Within the Bone
The sensation came half a second after the blow landed, not just pain but something deeper. As if something inside Darin’s body had shifted out of place. His breath was cut off harshly, and his body was thrown sideways, slamming into the wet asphalt with a loud impact.BRAK.The air rushed out of Darin’s lungs all at once. His vision trembled, but he did not pass out.Not yet.The Commander did not pursue.Instead, he stood calmly a few steps from where Darin had fallen, observing him like a scientist watching the reaction of an experiment.“Left rib,” he said flatly. “At least cracked, maybe worse.”The tone was cold and irritating.Darin forced in a long breath that failed, sharp pain stabbing through his chest as it expanded.Damn.This was not an injury he could ignore.Behind the container, Rian’s voice caught.“Brother.”The small voice wavered, nearly breaking.Darin pressed his palm against the ground and forced himself up. His movements were slower now, but still steady.He s
CHAPTER 27: When the Body Became His Again
THUD!A straight punch struck Darin’s shoulder with precise, practiced force. His body was knocked half a step back, his heel scraping across the wet asphalt.Rian jolted from behind the container.“Brother!”“QUIET!” Darin barked harshly without turning.He had no room for gentleness now.The commander casually rolled his wrist, as if he had just been testing his opponent’s strength.“Mmm,” he murmured. “Now you feel more… normal.”Those gray eyes locked on, reading the situation as if Darin were prey.Darin spat lightly to the side. Thick blood showed. His body was fully his own again.That meant everything was slow again.Pain began returning to the places the system had frozen earlier.Damn.He shifted slightly to the left.Forcing the commander to adjust his angle while trying to buy time.Rian was still alive.That was the priority.The troops behind the commander had not fired.Why?The answer came quickly.The commander raised a single finger.A wait signal.They wanted Darin
CHAPTER 26: Forced Intervention
The world suddenly felt folded.Not ordinary darkness.Not unconsciousness either.Everything seemed to rewind for a fraction of a second, then lurch forward far too fast.Gunfire still rang out.The floodlights still blinded.Rian still stood at the end of the alley with three red laser dots fixed on his back.But for Darin, everything slowed.Not completely stopped, just slow enough to feel wrong.[Forced intervention protocol active.][Duration limited.][Do not waste it.]The system’s tone was no longer a passive whisper.There was pressure in it now, like something being forced to work harder than it should.Darin had no time to analyze.His instincts moved immediately.His body exploded forward.His first step slammed into the asphalt with inhuman speed.The soldier nearest to him had not even finished raising his weapon when Darin was already past him.One elbow.BRAK.Helmet cracked.Body dropped.The second step came lower.He slid beneath another rifle barrel, his shoulder s
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