NOVA
The word "BEGIN" still echoes in my skull when the world tilts. Literally. Three bodies launch from the other side of the ring as if they've been shot out of a damn cannon. I barely manage to sidestep the first guy, but the second guy swings a fist so close to my face I swear he pops a f*****g pimple.
My brain screams, 'MOVE,' but my feet... yeah, they're still trying to log in.
"Creed!" Rhydar's voice rings through the chaos, and I turn just in time to see a Rank 5 guy twice my size barreling towards me like a rabid rhino with a vendetta.
"Don't engage with him. Tier Zero. Avoid." Rhydar's voice cuts through the haze.
Tier. Zero.
THE f**k?
I spin out of the way at the last second, my heart jackhammering. My foot skids on the dust-coated arena, and I let out a gasp before my ba
