Chapter Three: Class Zero Takes the First Floor

Deflection rewrote motion. He Blinkstepped forward and, one thousandth of a second after activation, deflected himself. His path broke at an impossible angle. He flashed past Qi Jin's left side, redirected from wall to ceiling, then added wind from behind. Like black lightning reflected between mirrors, he crossed every Burnline and shattered the first floor's control crystal. After two stunned seconds, the system announced, “Control transferred. Class Zero: one hundred points.” Su Mi named the move Angled Flash. Cost: eleven seconds of Blinkstep, four of Deflection, seven of Windspine. Side effect: neural burn in the right arm.