When Kyle heard that, he took a deep breath.
He knew that this didn't fit his disguise, but he didn't care about that right now.
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'I can kill 99% of Fulfilled Crushers, but this guy can also kill 99% of Fulfilled Crushers.'
'Even if I were a Fulfilled Crusher, this would count as a True Battle.'
Kyle thought about his enemy.
'My body will be like paper in front of him. Most likely, since he is part of the Contrast Empire, he was also once a Unique Primal. Yes, I was a Legendary Primal, which makes my body stronger on a baseline, but this guy has an Infused Level 4.5 Complex Law.'
'While his Body Law shouldn't increase his physical power as much since metal is all about defense, it still increases it substantially. With my Law of Hammer, I can probably get through his defense, but his other Complex Law would tear me apart.'
'Any bit of Energy he uses will have the properties of all Fire Laws. Even more, his entire Center is filled with this kind of powerful Energy. He doesn't have to transform it first.'
Kyle went over his options.
There were only two of them.
Fight and most likely die.
Abandon Explosive Karma and look for a different Organization.
'We grew too quickly,' Kyle thought. 'We should have been slower with our expansion.'
'Maybe Broken Spark was right. Maybe we shouldn't have absorbed them.'
'But what were we supposed to do? We needed Level Four Law Wells to keep our disguise. It would be strange if we suddenly got a bunch of Fulfilled Crushers without access to any fitting Law Wells.'
Kyle sighed.
'We could also just retreat. The Head of Dawnlight just wants to become a Legendary Crusher. In a couple of centuries or millennia, they will succeed. When their leader leaves, the Organization will collapse and-'
'Wait, that's not true. In a couple of centuries, this other guy will be a Unique Crusher, and he will try to become a Legendary Crusher. It will not change. Dawnlight will still be there at that point.'
'There's no way to deal with this situation.'
"When is the battle?" Swamp Dragon suddenly asked.
Everyone looked over.
"In a month," Star Genesis answered.
Swamp Dragon closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"That's enough time," he said.
Kyle looked at Swamp Dragon with raised brows.
Swamp Dragon opened his eyes and took hold of the document.
"I will be fighting."
Everyone looked at Swamp Dragon in shock.
He would be fighting?
Was this guy insane?
He was going to die!
Kyle also looked at Swamp Dragon in shock.
"Why?" he transmitted.
"I'm surprised that you're asking me why," Swamp Dragon transmitted back. "I would assume you would do the same thing as I."
"How did you become a Legendary Transcendent? How did you comprehend your Law of Meteor as a mere Mortal? Are you telling me you've always played it safe?" Swamp Dragon asked via voice transmission.
Kyle thought back to his life.
In the Tertiary World, he had fought a False Transcendent as a Mortal. That battle had seemed almost impossible to win, even with Sebastian's help.
Then, he had fought several Transcending Beasts.
In the Star Seeking, he had fought one brutally powerful beast after another.
As Kyle thought back, he realized that Swamp Dragon was right.
He would have entered such a fight.
'But then, why am I hesitating right now? What's different?'
A moment later, Kyle got his answer.
'It's because I have a way back.'
'I'm hesitating because I can just leave.'
'I didn't have that luxury in the past.'
'Yet, just because I have a way out, is it the right choice to use it?'
Kyle got reminded of the Chief Overseer's words.

If they wonโฆ

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