[Scene: Hidden Pocket Dimension—A Neutral Space]
A whisper echoed through darkness, cold and measured.
"Sir Kobalt has been defeated."
Soft footsteps followed in the void, approaching an unseen figure cloaked in shifting shadows.
"What? That's… unexpected," another voice murmured—curiosity and surprise lacing its tone. "Kobalt was no ordinary creature. For a mere human to kill him… impossible. Yet he did. This human has grown at an alarming rate. Fascinating."
The voices fell silent, lingering in the stillness before one final whisper drifted away, distant yet deliberate.
[Back on Earth—Anomaly Zone Exit Point]
Chen Yu stepped out into the misty dusk beyond the Zone's entrance. His breath fogged in the cooling air, but his mind burned with determination. He retrieved a pendant crushing the memory of his brutal fight with Kobalt.
