Thud!
I dropped to one knee, gasping for air, chest heaving. There was no way I had imagined any of that.
"Sir, are you alright!" Adam quickly ran towards me.
"I'm fine…" I forced the words out between rough breaths.
There was no point telling him what I just gone through. Not that anyone would believe me if I started rambling about time freezing and some smug monkey acting like he rivaled heaven.
Instead, I exhaled slow, steadied myself, and started talking to the system like it was the only sane thing left in the room.
'System… hey. What happened?'
[Host, you have encountered a higher lifeform in the same level as the demon woman you faced from before.]
I rubbed my temples. 'Yeah, trust me, I noticed.'
"Who's stronger between the two?" I asked, curiosity pricking at me, because that demon woman was no slouch either.
[Host, it's hard to compare them because you met them in their weakened states, and they barely used their power, so there isn't enough data.]
