Why? Why...?!

To their senses, only a second or two had passed.

And yet—

Moyu, who had reappeared after a mere "two seconds," had undergone a staggering transformation.

The phenomenon left Ken and Sivir with an indescribable sense of contradiction, giving rise to countless questions they could not answer.

Leaning against a tree, Hawk finally recognized Moyu's back after a brief moment of astonishment.

"So... I didn't fail..."

Unlike Ken and Sivir, who knew nothing about the Nen Space, Hawk understood its Time Stasis ability very well.

So once he recognized Moyu, he quickly realized what had happened.

Before the Nen Space Elena had left behind after her death unfolded, he had indeed succeeded in sending Moyu and Cheadle outside.

Immediately afterward, everything within the scenic area, himself included, had been frozen.

Only now had time begun to flow again, after an interval of unknown length.

One year?

Two years?

Or three?

Hawk did not know.

As he gazed at Moyu's now much taller figure from behind, he felt his entire body relax.

"You've grown taller... you little brat..."

With great difficulty, Hawk managed a smile on his bloodstained face.

"Then... I can go see Elena without worrying..."

His weakening eyelids slowly drooped, and exhaustion washed over him.

Time flowing again also meant that the countdown to Hawk's death had resumed.

With his back to Hawk, Moyu swept his icy gaze over Ken and Sivir.

Everything in the forest remained just as it had been that night.

The only thing that had truly changed was Moyu, who had stepped through the ripples of the Nen Space.

"Soul Echo."

Nen surged around Moyu. As he raised his hand, the shadow behind him instantly turned into something like thick marsh sludge and was drawn through the air into his palm.

Ken's and Sivir's expressions