A scorching blast of air instantly swept through the entire arena.
Golden Boy became a golden meteor, tearing through the arena floor as he charged straight at Lucian with the force to destroy everything. His burning body was his deadliest weapon. Wherever he passed, even the hard composite flooring began to melt and blacken.
"Die!"
His roar came with a rush of hot wind.
In the stands, Cate's heart leaped into her throat, and she stood up instinctively. Andre's eyes widened even further. He had never seen Luke unleash such terrifying power. This had already gone beyond a "match."
Yet faced with a charge hot enough to melt steel, Lucian simply stood there quietly.
The instant the wind from the punch reached his nose, Lucian moved.
He did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward into the blaze, turning sideways.
The wind from the punch whistled past Lucian's cheek and slammed into the bulletproof glass barrier behind him.
With a deafening boom, a large hole instantly melted through the specialized glass capable of withstanding armor-piercing rounds, its edges glowing a dazzling orange.
Golden Boy's supposedly certain punch slammed into an afterimage. His tremendous momentum carried him a stumbling half step forward.
Where was he?
Golden Boy whipped his head around.
An elbow as hard as iron had already slammed into his back.
Thud!
The dull impact drowned out the crackling flames.
Golden Boy slammed toward the ground. Before he could regain his balance, a vicious kick struck his right ribs.
Too fast.
Lucian's movements were completely beyond his ability to track.
He became a bolt of lightning, circling a burning fireball as he delivered a merciless, one-sided beating.
A left hook hurtled toward Golden Boy's right temple. The instant he tried to turn his head aside, Lucian's right knee drove precisely