Everything stopped.
Just for a moment.
The world around you slowed as the system flared — not with energy, but understanding. The lines between memory and instinct blurred.
You saw every battle.
Every mistake.
Every victory.
[EVOLUTION COMPLETE][INNATE TALENT EVOLVED:
Superior Adaptation (Lv.1)]
Adaptation speed is now instantaneous under duress
– Energy absorbed can now be converted into permanent enhancements
– All cloned abilities are fully suppressed within a 20-meter radius
– Resistance to mind, energy, and physiological interference is significantly increased
Victor stumbled as the air shifted.
"What—what did you do?"
You stood tall, the ground cracking beneath your feet as raw energy pulsed around your form.
"I outgrew you."
Victor lunged, but it was over before it began.
You caught his fist mid-swing and shattered the cybernetic joint with one precise strike. He howled.
You moved behind him in a blur and drove your elbow into his spine, disabling his motion protocols.
Then you stood above him.
"You were built to copy and control," you said. "But I was born to adapt and rise."
Victor tried to speak.
But you shut him down with one final pulse.
[Arc Discharge: Overload Mode][Target: Neural Core – Deactivated]
He collapsed.
Still alive — but severed from the Echo network.
Spider-Man groaned behind you as the Neuroshock field finally dropped. "Is it over?"
Daredevil helped him to his feet. "For now."
You stood among the shattered tanks and broken copies.
And for the first time in a long time…
You weren't fighting to survive.
You were evolving to win.