Everything was set, the ring walks were done, and both of the contestants were in the ring. The cheering was nonstop from the crowd, especially after the interruption that had taken place only moments ago. Any second now, the bell would ring, signaling the fight.
Gary went to his blue-colored corner of the cage while Harvor had gone down to his as well.
Chen, in the crowd, remained still as he looked at both contestants.
"We need to see what you've got, Gary Dem. You have to push Harvor as far as you can, and then I'll decide whether to join in the fight or not."
The crowd was guessing in their minds how the fight would play out. Would Gary rush in from the get-go, using all of his strength to damage the other person as quickly as possible?
Would he stay back, quiet and observing, trying to figure Harvor out, or would it be Harvor deciding to end this fight as quickly as possible?
*RING *RING *RING.*
The bell signaled, and the fight was on. Harvor had a big smirk on his face as he looked at Gary, but the smirk quickly stopped.
On the other side, Gary didn't charge in, he didn't rush forward or transform. Instead, the only thing that changed was the fierce red glow in his eyes. They were piercing as they looked directly at Harvor.
'Looking at me like that, after what I did to you last time? Do you want to be killed in front of everyone!' Harvor thought. He could feel a part of him reacting to the stare from his opponent, a first for Harvor.
Gary continued to stare at Harvor as he walked across with his arms down by his side, step by step. Sweat was already dripping down his arms and back, and his muscles were ready.
Even though Gary wasn't fighting yet, in his mind, he was already in the fight, and he believed this so strongly that his body believed it too.
Harvor was so engrossed by Gary—so stuck in his intimidating walk—that he didn't even realize Gary was already right upon him, and he had yet to move from his position.
It was then, when Gary was within reaching distance, that he threw out a strike from his right, swinging with almighty strength.
Harvor lifted his hand, blocking the hit from reaching his head. When he stopped it, his arm was slightly shaking from the hit.
The crowd didn't know what to make of the first punch. From the fights they had seen Gary do before, they knew he had the power to knock out top-level AFC opponents.
This was impressive on Harvor's end, but no one really expected Harvor, the King of the AFC, to go down in a single hit.
"So you're not going to transform? You trying to copy your dear friend or something?" Harvor said. "Because in the end, it's going to be the same result!"
It was Harvor's turn to throw a punch, and as he did, Gary stepped to the side, letting it hit nothing but air. However, the power of his punch moved through the air so drastically that it caused the cage on the other side to rattle.
"What's wrong? You don't want to lose this fight in one punch like last time?" Harvor asked.
Ignoring Harvor's taunts, Gary threw another punch, which was blocked by Harvor, and followed up with another, trying to hit him in the stomach. Each punch was solidly landing.
They were incredibly fast and powerful, the impact echoing through the whole arena with each hit. Some thought someone had to be adding sound effects, but it was the natural sound of each of Gary's strikes.
"ARGHH!" Gary screamed, his eyes glowing further red as he hit Harvor in the stomach. It sent him back slightly, his back hitting up against the cage wall.
"Haha, right, right, we can't let this fight end too early," Harvor said. "We have to give the people what they want, right?"
Gary came in charging to throw a punch with Harvor's back against the cage. Harvor had a smirk as he threw a punch right from underneath, up. He was expecting a big hit—only for Gary to lean back, avoiding it completely.
Gary then went to punch the side of his face, and Harvor went to block, but it completely missed, just hitting the air. At the same time, Gary spun his body, using the momentum of his punch, and lifted his leg up, hitting Harvor with the back of his heel.
The heel was used to drag Harvor's arms down, pulling them to the side, and immediately, at a fast speed, Gary pushed himself forward and locked his hands right behind Harvor's neck.
"What is this? Harvor's in a vulnerable position—he's been tied up! Has this ever happened before?" the announcer shouted.
Sure, they had seen what Jayden was able to do to Harvor, but to hold onto him like this was quite different, and it almost looked like there was one person who was clearly more skilled than the other.
From that position, Gary drove his knee and pounded it right into Harvor's stomach as he pulled his head down. All of the muscles on Gary's arms were bulging.
The hit pounded into Harvor cleanly, and he was trying to move, with his arms and legs locked up.
"NO, not yet!" Gary said, as he forced Harvor to stay in the same position, and drove his knee again, driving it into his stomach. A shockwave was sent to the other side.
Gary wasn't an athletic person, he wasn't the best when it came to sports, but he had always loved the AFC. He remembered a long time ago, there was one thing that Kirk had said to him.
He had a golden eye when it came to analyzing fights; it was his body that could never keep up with his mind.
Having watched all of Harvor's fights, there were those who said there was no pattern to the way he fought, but Gary could see it all. The movement in his body when he was going to throw a hit, when he chose to block or move back.
Gary was following it all and was following every little detail. Now that he had held onto him, he didn't want to let him go.
"For my friends!" Gary shouted as he drove his knee into Harvor's stomach again. "FOR JAYDEN!" Gary swung it again, hitting him, Harvor's legs lifting into the air slightly. "FOR XIN!"
This time, Gary let go of Harvor and kicked him in the side. It sent Harvor tumbling, his body crashing onto the canvas and sliding across the side.
"Harvor… don't think this is over, because in a fight between me and you, I would never end it in one hit! When this is over, I'm going to completely devour you!" Gary said, his eyes glowing red.
[The night sky is currently out. The power of the Dark Warrior is currently activated.]
[Current level: 48.]
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