the worn wooden floor. The city outside buzzed with its usual rhythm-car horns, conversa

ree of the scars that had covered it in his previous life. His black hair was slightly

his face and took a deep bre

every loss, every regret lingered in his mi

choed inside his head and A transluce

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ystem Not

tatus...Synchron

utorial

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ned, "A t

no System. If this power had existed before, it had ne

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st: The Firs

begins with a

appeared nearby,locate i

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Tempora

poral Fragme

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rowed, "A Tempo

eard of such a

wo kilometers away. It was inside Riverside Park. Without wasting an

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rying to work, students chatting with f

aint silver cracks flicker

trands of blue light stretched across the city, converging toward the park like rivers f

dually faded. Birds sang in the trees, children laughed

is steps. His instincts, sharpened by years o

tree surrounded by a small flower garden. Above i

ople walked straight through

hands rotated within it. "So that's the Temporal Fragment",He reache

. Standing beneath the shade of another tree was a

drifted from its fur, and crimson eyes glowed with murderous intent. Lon

l Beast...", His expression darkened. Monsters weren't supposed

ide just as its claws slammed into the ground, sh

st exploded

breathing steadily, "I

. The Astral Beast attacked

ts swipe and drove hi

ely made the c

its tail, sending Kael cr

Pain shot through his back, "Damn..."

illed this creature with a single str

d toward him, baring ro

mself to stay

anned the s

idea flashed through his mind, "If it's made of temporal energy...

crystal. A surge of silver energy rushed into his body. Time seemed

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Fragment

rd G

ked: Time S

move up to five met

n: 10 S

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d, "Perfec

as already within striking distance

dy vanished in a fl

ruck empty air. Kael

d the monster's hind leg. Th

ime Step again the instant the cooldown e

gth, he drove both

rk smoke poured from its body as it slowly

park and a cheerful chim

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Beast

nce Gai

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ring materializ

ained its funct

pace where items could be st

nger. A satisfied smile appeared

it proved one important thin

led to notice a hooded figure watching

ent, "So..." A faint smile appeared beneath the hoo

to a ripple of distorted space

y crimson eye opened once mor