"Relax," Max said calmly, his tone indifferent. "If I wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead."
With that, he turned and began walking away. The glowing blue and pink forest parted for him as he moved, the spatial energy around him bending naturally with his steps.
As his figure disappeared into the distance, one of the trembling geniuses whispered, "That… that was too strong. This guy was too strong."
Another replied quietly, still staring in the direction Max had gone. "If that's what it means to be a golden crown genius… then we are nothing but insects before him."
And as the echoes of their voices faded, Max continued deeper into the forest.
