Fear.
This was the first time he felt it since coming to this world. It gripped his heart for a moment, and the thought of activating his protective artifact flashed through his mind.
But just as he was about to do it, he stopped himself.
'I can do this without it,' he thought, his eyes narrowing in concentration.
Every nerve in his mind sent signals to his body, a sensation he thought he had lost due to the lack of threats in his life.
But now, that same feeling—the one that had driven his exponential growth time and time again—was boiling in his chest.
CRACK!
She wasted no time. Her curses were fast and precise. In no time, only his original body remained.
Just as went for the kill, a blinding light erupted again.
When her vision cleared, she saw that there were now more than fifty copies flying through the air.
