Five years of relentless warfare and strategic dominance had allowed Conrad Stone to perfectly inherit the mantle of the Supreme Commander. He had not only mastered the most lethal killing arts known to man but had reached a pinnacle of martial comprehension that few in history could ever hope to touch, synthesizing his experiences into several original combat styles.
The Thunderbolt Strike was one of his proudest creations.
It was a technique designed for absolute efficiency—combining the speed of a lightning flash with the kinetic force of a localized storm. Yet, as Conrad Stone stood in the quiet confines of the preschool office, he found himself genuinely surprised; he never expected that in a city as relatively small as Haven City, he would encounter someone practicing his own signa
