The girl lifted the gigantic axe, far exceeding her own size, as if it were weightless and stood at the pinnacle of the city wall, swinging it toward the world.
In the next instant, time suddenly froze.
The axe blade, having merely been swung a fraction, seemed to encounter a tremendous obstacle; all kinetic energy evaporated in an instant, silently halting, unable to advance an inch.
Alice, standing beside her, wore an expression of terror, hurriedly reaching out to grasp the Hero's hem, but in the next moment, she too was frozen in place.
It was as if the demon shadow in playback had been paused; the source, magnitude, and direction of resistance held no discernible meaning.
The "world" itself had rejected the Hero's actions.
