"Impressive skill! Very impressive!"
Bronksky staggered to his feet, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth as he fixed Banner with a feverish stare.
"I thought you were no longer a match for me, but I never imagined you still had such incredible strength. You weren't even using your full power that day, were you?"
Banner merely shook his head, drawing a loud laugh from Bronksky.
"Ha ha ha! Good! Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted! An opponent who can make me give it my all and fight to my heart's content!"
Bronksky's laughter rang across the battlefield. He seemed to have forgotten his pain and exhaustion; only his hunger for battle and determination to win filled every cell in his body.
"Blood God above, Banner, it's time for you to step aside!"
With a roar, Bronksky suddenly lunged forward, like a beast provoked into a frenzy, charging straight at Banner.
Banner shifted slightly and nimbly sidestepped, evading the powerful blow Bronksky swung at him.
"Coward! How dare you dodge? Fight me with everything you've got! Show me that strength you just used!"
Bronksky's roar echoed across the battlefield, his eyes blazing with battle lust as if he meant to devour Banner.
He charged again, his fists whooshing through the air, each swing seeming to tear it apart.
Banner didn't retreat. Every muscle in his body tensed, ready to face the storm about to break.
The fight erupted in an instant, as fierce as a volcanic blast.
Every one of Bronksky's attacks came like a torrential downpour. His fists, packed with destructive force, thundered toward Banner.
Banner stood firm as a mountain. Each time he dodged, he did so with perfect timing, all the while searching for an opening to counterattack.
Their figures crossed and clashed across