“What?” Jared gasped.

His pupils shrank to pinpoints, the revelation smashing into his thoughts like a tidal wave.

Time Deceleration had not only failed-it had become ammunition for his opponent.

Somehow, the giant was twisting Jared’s own mastery of time into a weapon against him.

Lightning cracked through the gloom, and Jared had no time for conscious thought. The fist racing toward him was a comet of raw force, its wake ripping the air to shreds before it ever reached his skin.

“Five-Element Sword Force, guard me!” Jared shouted, the words tumbling out like a battle drum.

Five intertwining streams of color burst from his body and wove themselves into a glittering net-like sword energy that bloomed in front of him.