CHAPTER 213 — SOVEREIGN RECOGNITION
For a moment after the last clash, the sky felt strangely still.
The clouds above the hospital district had been torn apart by the shockwaves of the previous exchange. Torn layers of vapor drifted like scattered islands in the upper atmosphere, glowing faintly under the emerald light radiating from the Jade Dragon's body.
Far below, the city continued to tremble.
Sirens screamed through damaged streets. Firefighters worked frantically near collapsed hospital wings. Helicopters struggled to stabilize themselves against the unpredictable wind currents created by the battle above.
But despite the chaos—
Many people had stopped running.
They were watching.
Watching a man stand alone in the sky against a creature that had already flattened entire districts.
High above the skyline, the Jade Dragon hovered.
Its massive wings moved slowly, each beat creating ripples through the clouds that rolled outward like waves across the sky.
