I didn't.
I couldn't.
I literally couldn't catch up to the guy.
Leon was nowhere in sight. It was like he'd evaporated into thin air—no shadow, no presence, not even a blur in the distance. Just… gone. Like a ghost who ran track for a living.
But one thing was for sure.
He was ahead of me.
I knew because I was trailing his footprints—light impressions on the paved path, dust displaced just enough to hint at his passing.
The stone tiles weren't made for tracking, but when someone moved that fast, you looked for anything to follow.
I clenched my jaw and muttered a low curse.
'Damn it… The gap between Rank ★★★ and Rank ★★★★ isn't something I can cross that easily, huh?'
Leon was a solid four-star. His stats, his abilities, his instincts—they were all tailored to that tier.
Me? I was still a ★★★. And here I was, arrogantly thinking I could catch him with an ability that just evolved.
I sighed bitterly.
No.
I wasn't just being arrogant.
I was being delusional.
