Fists and Fists, Swords and Swords, Skill and Skill, Strength and Strength

(Heartfelt thanks to 'DX Dongxie' for the 1888 reward, and to 'Heaven Within the Oath,' 'I'm Only Seventeen,' 'Invincible Origin,' and 'Kong Cheng_Du Zou' for their rewards!)

"Bang—!"

The muffled impact sounded as though it had struck directly against someone's heart, abrupt and thunderous.

The force transmitted through the fist made Soichiro Kuzuki stagger back two steps.

Noah, on the other hand, merely trembled a few times before steadying himself.

That fact made Soichiro Kuzuki's gaze sharpen.

Although Soichiro Kuzuki had trained in martial arts for far longer than Noah, his style emphasized the unusual, with unpredictability as its foundation.

Naturally, once a fighting style built on unpredictability had been seen through, it no longer posed the slightest threat.

Just one move.

With only a single move, Noah had seen through the patterns of Soichiro Kuzuki's martial arts. Soichiro Kuzuki had no choice but to take him seriously.

Soichiro Kuzuki had no idea that Noah possessed a gifted Innate Ability called perception.

Even though Noah had not trained his combat techniques for as long as Soichiro Kuzuki, with perception, Soichiro Kuzuki's martial arts held no secrets before him.

Combined with their recent clash, Noah had already gained a rough grasp of Soichiro Kuzuki's strength.

In terms of power, although the mage from the Age of Gods had enhanced him with magic power, Soichiro Kuzuki still could not compare to Noah, whose physical abilities had already been strengthened by the Gastrea Virus before he used Reinforcement Sorcery.

In terms of skill, Soichiro Kuzuki's martial arts were indeed strange, but that was all they had going for them.

If used for a surprise attack, perhaps even an unaware Saber would suffer badly, but they posed no threat to Noah, who possessed perception.

In terms of pure technique, Noah did not hold much