Liam's Perspective
Orion Valois stepped toward Eamon Greene, his eyes narrow with barely contained fury. In one swift motion, he delivered a sharp chop to the back of Eamon's neck, silencing him instantly. Eamon crumpled to the ground like a puppet with cut strings.
"Now that our... informant has been handled," Orion said coldly, "let's proceed properly." He stepped back, giving Kael Westwood the floor.
Kael advanced toward , his body visibly swelling as he approached. Dark golden energy shimred across his skin like oil on water. His muscles expanded, stretching the fabric of his clothing to its limits.
"The legendary Liam Knight," he sneered. "Let's see how legendary you really are."
Without warning, he launched forward. His fist flew at my face with incredible speed, carrying enough force to shatter stone. I shifted slightly, eting his attack with my forearm. The impact sent shockwaves through the clearing, rustling nearby leaves.
The onlookers gasped. Kael's eyes widened in surprise. I showed no reaction, no sign that his blow had affected at all.
"Interesting," he muttered, pulling back his fist.
He unleashed a flurry of punches next. Each blow would have killed an ordinary man instantly. I blocked or deflected each one, my body barely moving from its position. The sound of our exchange echoed like thunder across the riverside.
Frustration twisted Kael's features. He stepped back, reassessing.
"You're tougher than expected," he admitted grudgingly.
I remained silent, watching him carefully. His next move would reveal much about his true capabilities.
Kael suddenly drove his fist into the ground beside him. The earth exploded outward, creating a pit six feet wide and just as deep. The display of raw strength was ant to intimidate.
"That could have been your head," he growled.
"But it wasn't," I replied calmly.
Sothing dangerous flashed in his eyes. He attacked again, this ti with greater ferocity. Our exchange beca a blur of movent. Each impact created small shock waves that disturbed the air around us. The sound was deafening.
I matched him blow for blow. When he pushed, I pushed back equally hard. When he struck, I countered with matching force. For several minutes, we tested each other's limits in pure physical combat.
Those watching couldn't hide their astonishnt. Even Orion's composed mask slipped, revealing genuine surprise. No one had expected to match Kael's legendary strength so effortlessly.
Kael stepped back, breathing heavily. Not from exhaustion, but from growing rage.
"Enough gas," he snarled. "Ti to show you my true power."
He adopted a wide stance, his hands forming intricate patterns before his chest. "Vajra Body Protection Technique!" Love this story? Show your support on *.
Golden light erupted from his body. The transformation was imdiate and dramatic. His skin hardened and took on a tallic sheen, turning completely golden. Veins bulged across his body, pulsing with power. The ground beneath his feet cracked from the pressure of his aura alone.
"This," he announced proudly, "is the culmination of twenty years of cultivation. My invincible Grandmaster body!"
I remained unmoved. "Impressive light show."
Fury darkened his golden features. He attacked again, but this ti the difference was undeniable. His speed had doubled. His strength had tripled. The first punch caught by surprise.
His fist connected with my chest, sending flying backward. I crashed through several trees before slamming into the ground, creating a deep furrow in the earth. Pain blossod across my torso. That had hurt. Genuinely hurt.
Before I could fully recover, Kael was above . His golden form blotted out the sky as he descended, both fists raised overhead. I rolled away just as his attack connected with the ground. The earth split open, creating a massive crater.
"Run all you want," Kael taunted. "You can't escape the Golden Titan!"
I leapt to my feet, reassessing my opponent. His technique had transford him into sothing beyond human. Each movent left golden afterimages in the air.
He charged again. This ti I t him head-on. Our fists connected with catastrophic force. The shockwave flattened the surrounding vegetation and sent ripples across the nearby river surface. Pain shot up my arm, but I didn't falter.
We exchanged twenty blows in the span of a few seconds. Each impact was harder than the last. I felt ribs crack. Tasted blood in my mouth. But I continued fighting, matching his golden might with my own determination.
Kael's grin widened with each successful hit. "Feel that? That's what true power feels like!"
His next punch caught squarely in the stomach. Air rushed from my lungs as my feet left the ground. I flew backward, crashing into the riverside slope and creating a deep crater in the earth.
Before I could stand, Kael was on again. His golden fist hamred down into my chest, driving deeper into the ground. The pain was blinding. Another blow followed, then another. Each impact drove further into the earth, widening the pit around .
"Where's your strength now?" Kael shouted between punches. "Where's the legendary Liam Knight?"
Earth and stone collapsed around as his relentless assault continued. Soon, I was buried beneath layers of broken ground, each new blow from above compacting the debris around .
From the edge of the massive crater, Orion and the others watched with a mixture of awe and satisfaction.
"Is it done?" Kendrick asked as Kael finally stepped back, his golden body gleaming with sweat.
Kael flexed his fingers, looking down at the destruction he'd caused. Where I had stood was now a pit fifteen feet deep, filled with compacted earth and broken stone.
"No one could survive that," Kael declared, the golden sheen slowly fading from his skin as he deactivated his technique. "Not even him."
He turned to his audience, arms spread wide in triumph. "You see? This is why I am the strongest! My flesh is truly unrivaled in this world!"
"That's not necessarily true."
The voice—my voice—froze everyone in place. Kael's triumphant expression collapsed into disbelief as he slowly turned back toward the pit.
The broken ground trembled. Cracks spread across the compacted surface. Then, in an explosive burst, debris flew in all directions as a golden figure rose from the destruction. My body glead with a brilliant light that rivaled Kael's own forr radiance.
I stood tall amidst the ruins, my eyes locked on the now-speechless Kael Westwood.
The true battle was just beginning.
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