The Watchmaker's Will"
"But this foundry belongs to my past. And I am taking back my future."
With a final, desperate command, the Vanguard mercenaries drew their combat blades, rushing the platform in a last-ditch effort to destroy the machine. But Ethan moved like a flash of silver light. Armed with nothing but his grandfather’s heavy iron wrench and an intellect upgraded by the system, he moved through their ranks like a reaper through wheat. Every strike was precise, non-lethal but completely debilitating, shattering limbs and breaking armor with terrifying efficiency.
Within two minutes, the entire elite battalion of the Vanguard lay groaning on the soot-covered floor of the foundry, completely dismantled and