Humiliation and rage utterly overwhelmed Buck's reason. He abandoned his escape and let out an earth-shaking roar, lunging at Lorne with murderous intent!
His sharp claws traced streaks of cold light through the air. His foul-smelling canine jaws opened, baring a mouthful of fangs as he bit viciously at Lorne's neck!
Yet Lorne still neither dodged nor evaded.
He even stepped forward to meet him, letting Buck's claws tear several bone-deep wounds across his chest and those fangs leave two rows of hideous bloody holes in his shoulder.
Agonizing pain surged through his entire body like an electric current!
"Hahahaha! Die, you Marine brat!" Cruel delight glittered in Buck's eyes, as though he could already see Lorne being torn to pieces.
But the next second, his smile froze.
He saw billowing steam begin rising from Lorne's wounds the instant blood spurted out.
Those bone-deep wounds healed furiously at a speed that defied the laws of life!
Meanwhile, in Lorne's mind, the Grit gauge that had only been glowing white suddenly leaped to a dazzling gold under the influx of enormous damage, like a reactor injected with nuclear fuel, instantly shooting to full!
Power so immense it nearly overflowed surged wildly through his body!
"It's time... to end this."
Lorne raised his head, blazing fighting spirit igniting in his golden beast eyes.
He seized Buck by the scruff of his neck. That tremendous strength left the fully transformed Buck unable even to struggle, hoisted into the air like a puppy held by its scruff.
"What?!" Buck realized in terror that his strength was as feeble as an infant's before his opponent.
Lorne slowly raised his right fist.
Brilliant golden light burst from his knuckles, as though he held a miniature sun, bathing everything around him in glorious gold.
That was... Grit