The Level 183 Sovereign struck before Coalition-complete could process what they were facing. No warning. No buildup. Just overwhelming force, immediate and absolute, exceeding everything their graduation final exam had prepared them for.
Reality shattered where the attack passed. Space fractured. Existence itself seemed to question its own continuation. This was sixteen levels beyond the Level 167 entity that had nearly killed them during training. Graduation had tested them. This was the thing graduation could only gesture at.
Sekar blocked the primary strike, Level 150 Ultra-Elite defense deployed at full power. Her barrier shattered instantly, exactly like it had during the Sovereign final exam. No improvement. No growth beyond what graduation had shown them. She was thrown backward, health dropping seventy percent from a blocked hit.
