Qin Chuan's words fell like a bucket of cold water on the excitement that had just flared up in Peak Squad.
The curiosity on Dawn's face froze.
"Take a break?" He looked puzzled. "Godfather, shouldn't we strike while the iron's hot and clear out those gods who are on their own? We're stronger than ever."
He rolled his shoulders, his joints cracking sharply.
The others said nothing, but their expressions showed the same confusion.
They had just undergone a transformation that remade them from the inside out. Their confidence was at its peak.
As far as they were concerned, Peak Squad had become an efficient god-harvesting machine.
"Stronger than ever?"
Qin Chuan's gaze swept slowly over everyone present.
His voice was calm, without a hint of pressure, yet the New Gods felt an inexplicable jolt in their chests.
"You know nothing about power."
The atmosphere changed in an instant.
"Dawn." Qin Chuan called on him first.
Dawn straightened instinctively.
"Your [Flash Shadow] centers on accumulating Kinetic Energy. By moving at high speed, you turn that speed into destructive force for your next attack. In theory, given a long enough runway and enough time, there's no upper limit to the damage you can deal."
Qin Chuan's analysis captured Dawn's ability exactly.
Dawn grinned, about to agree.
"But you're squandering that power in the crudest way possible," Qin Chuan continued. "The Kinetic Energy you accumulate is a chaotic mass. All you can do is hurl it out at once, causing Annihilation across the widest possible area."
"If your target isn't a rock, but an enemy who's just as fast as you, how will you hit him?"
"If you need precision rather than mutual destruction, how will you control that power?"
"Right now, you're just a bull that runs a little faster and