Unstoppable Momentum

Queen Maeve stared in disbelief as Serizawa strode toward her, brimming with energy.

By all rights, no one could have survived injuries that severe.

Unless that person was an Esper with extraordinarily powerful regeneration.

But the wounds on the young man before her showed no sign of healing.

His arms, his thighs, every part of his body still bore horrific wounds split open by electricity.

Scarred from head to toe, the strange young man advanced on her step by step with overwhelming force.

Queen Maeve's brow furrowed. She sensed a trace of danger in him.

He was several times stronger than before. He might now be strong enough to damage even her formidable body.

Serizawa let his arm hang low, dragging Metal Bat along the ground with a long metallic scrape.

He moved with extraordinary slowness, but the pressure grew with every step.

By the time he reached Queen Maeve, the air felt so oppressive that she struggled to breathe.

Serizawa raised Metal Bat high.

He brought it crashing down at Queen Maeve's head.

Danger!

Every nerve in Queen Maeve's brain screamed a warning.

Already on high alert, Queen Maeve reacted at once. She barely dodged the devastating blow.

Even so, the fierce rush of air from Metal Bat grazed the side of her face, leaving her cheek aching.

The aftershock alone had hurt her. Queen Maeve dared not imagine what would happen if the blow struck her head-on.

How had this damned man suddenly become so powerful?

Metal Bat slammed into the ground.

A fissure more than a meter wide split the earth. Amid violent tremors and an ear-splitting crack, it raced into the distance, stretching hundreds of meters.

The destructive power of that single blow was terrifying.

Queen Maeve had no time to marvel at it. The attack