Mikun lowered his head, covering his face as he continued recounting that distant past.
"Serfoshe."
"At the final, white-hot stage of that battle, no matter what methods the other five of us used, he could handle them flawlessly—either dodging them or blocking them."
"Those gleaming golden eyes seemed able to foresee the future at any time and place, see through every one of our intentions, discern every one of our weaknesses, and toy with all of us in the palm of his hand."
"And that was what Serfoshe looked like when he truly got serious."
"I still remember every scene that followed with perfect clarity."
"As hundreds of millions of enormous golden eyes surged into existence behind Serfoshe, illuminating the entire space and becoming his backdrop, the mixed universe jointly summoned by the five of us was eclipsed and shattered to pieces."
"When that moment came, I finally understood that although we all bore the title of Apex Hunter, Serfoshe and the rest of us were fundamentally different."
"The gap between us was as vast as a heavenly chasm. We were not on the same level at all."
"If the five of us Apex Hunters were compared to stars, then Serfoshe's power was like an entire galaxy."
"Then, beneath the all-encompassing bombardment of those densely packed, uncountable golden light cannons that shook our eardrums apart, the other four, one by one, vanished into ash in the depths of that golden sea along with the worlds they had each created."
"Ai Huake first, then Lilith, then Fei Suo, and finally Ju Li Dao'er."
"I watched with my own eyes as Serfoshe made the others melt away and disappear. It was so effortless, so clean. Yet Serfoshe himself had not suffered even the slightest injury."
"And yet, in the end, he alone