Chapter 4 – The One Who Breaks Balance
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Six Hounds remained.
Each one a living nightmare.
One wielded a sword that could split timelines.
Another carried a cannon that fired compressed destinies.
One simply breathed, and mountains died.
The most terrifying? Hound Prime—a being with no face, only mirrors—reflecting every enemy's power, amplified a thousandfold.
Their job wasn't to kill Kaian.
It was to erase him from existence.
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Kaian stood at the center of the crumbling city.
No aura. No flashy stance. Just a loose posture, one hand in his coat pocket.
> "I was hoping you'd send something new," he muttered.
A Hound lunged.
It didn't make it halfway.
With a slow blink, Kaian froze its concept of motion. The Hound stopped mid-air, as if time itself refused to cooperate.
Another struck from behind—its blade singing with the weight of infinity.
> CLANG.
The blade shattered against Kaian's skin.
> "You're trying to kill the lawless with law-bound tools."
"Cute."
He raised a finger.
> "You're done."
He pointed at the sky—and deleted gravity.
The city rose like smoke. Cars, people, structures—all weightless, suspended in silence.
The Hounds panicked, systems blinking with errors. They couldn't calculate what wasn't governed.
Kaian walked forward, each step rewriting physics.
And then—
> "Reality Override: Authority Swap."
He stole their permissions.
The Hounds could no longer access their divine systems.
They weren't warriors now. Just corpses with delusions of godhood.
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Meanwhile – At the Hunter Union Headquarters, Sky Dome Capital
A room of S-rank hunters stared at the live feed. No one spoke.
One of them—the 7th strongest hunter alive—finally whispered:
> "That wasn't a fight…"
> "That was execution."
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World System Broadcast:
> "The Error Entity has overpowered the Celestial Enforcers."
"Global clearance authorized. Deploy the Omega Class."
A new voice—ancient, trembling—interrupted the transmission.
> "No. You'll start a war you can't win."
> "Who are you?" a general asked.
> "I am the First Wielder. I knew the Crown before the stars."
> "And if Kaian Zeros is fully awakened—"
> "Not even the Sovereigns can stop what comes next."
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Back to Kaian – In the Sky
He hovered above what remained of Endgrave.
The last Hound stood before him. Prime.
Kaian stared into the mirror-like face. His own reflection stared back—only older. Colder. More... dangerous.
> "Interesting," Kaian muttered. "A reflection of who I could become."
Prime activated.
Thousands of reflections of Kaian emerged around him—each wielding a fraction of his current potential. All attacked.
Kaian closed his eyes.
> "You copied my image… not my intent."
The reflections turned on Prime—destroying him in an instant.
Kaian opened his eyes, alone in the sky.
> "Send more."
> "Send gods. Send devils."
> "Or I'll come find them myself."
And then… he vanished.
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[End of Chapter 4]