The masked Cerebus member hadn't expected this outcome at all. He had been storing up energy for a long time, building it layer upon layer inside his attack, waiting for the perfect moment to unleash everything he had. He had already seen the person in front of him use several techniques, strong moves, sharp reactions, abilities that were strange and unpredictable, but the most effective thing Liam had done so far was simply cut the energy of the attacks themselves. That alone was already terrifying.
Yet this time, Liam had not cut the energy.
He had faced it head-on.
The shock rattled the Cerebus member. The energy he had released had been raw, volatile, and powerful enough that he believed nothing could match it. But the force that hit back, the force Liam had used to counter it, felt almost just as raw as his own, unbelievably so. The realization that his opponent was still alive sent a ripple of disbelief through him.
