Five was sent crashing into the wall, creating a large dust explosion that covered everything down below. The audience got up off their seats once again and waited until the dust settled.
A few seconds later, they saw him. And unlike last time, Five was not able to brush off Zion's attack like it was nothing. He laid down on the floor, groaning and crying in pain as he held his stomach.
"Haha! That was so fun," Zion said, shuffling his feet, ready to go another round.
"Guh….ha…..impossible…" he muttered, grasping at the dust on the ground.
The audience looked at Zion and shouted to the top of their lungs, cheering at his dominant display of power!
"Woah! He just defeated a 4-star fighter…"
"How did he become so powerful all of a sudden?! Did you see what he ate? Wasn't that chocolate? So it's true that if you eat chocolate, you become a lot stronger! I'll have to buy a whole crate today!"
"That's not all. He was able to defend against the frost of the other guy because of some strange invisible shield he had. Do you think that it's from one of their armors? Hey, let's visit their Armory later."
It was a clear display of dominance. Zion showed a powerful burst of strength, as well as an enduring defence that could take even the power of a 4-star Ice fighter.
"Yeah! I knew my junior would win!" Fudge screamed. "Serves him right!"
"Excellent display of fighting skills," Grieve commented.
Zion revelled in the applause, taking in all the cheers and claps coming his way. He performed a few light jabs for the audience, which seemed to have riled them up even further.
But unbeknownst to the audience, Five was not yet done. He secretly took out a white pill from his pockets and chewed on it with his teeth.
The pill broke into a powdery mess, which was instantly absorbed into his body.
Whatever he ate seemed to have contained copious amounts of mana as his body began to go wild. The new supply of this energy allowed his body to temporarily fix the eight broken ribs in his chest and fix all the internal injuries he sustained from Zion's [Gazelle Punch].
However, the side-effects of this consumption seemed to have reddened his eyes and made his face twitch uncontrollably.
"Woah! Watch out!"
Suddenly, Five burst out towards Zion with renewed strength.
However, the Dragonborn swiftly turned around and faced his opponent once again.
Only now did the other people notice that Zion suddenly wielded black gauntlets with violet cracks all over it.
The appearance of this weapon took away everyone's attention. They couldn't seem to stop looking at it.
Unfortunately for them, Zion raised his gauntlets and performed a straight jab with his right hand, meeting with the tip of Five's spear.
The two weapons collided, creating sparks in the middle of the arena. Magically-adept people then began to notice an unusually strong amount of multi-elemental mana bursting out of Zion's gauntlets.
It was so powerful, in fact, that it began to overpower the renewed vigor of Five's attacks.
"Kuhh…."
If it weren't for the pill Five consumed, he would have immediately recognized the power hidden within Zion's gauntlets and knew the eventual result of crossing weapons with him. But, his newfound power messed with his logical reasoning.
The gauntlets exploded in power, pushing the tip of the spear backwards. The force was enough to bend the shaft unnaturally, before it became too much and splintered into a thousand pieces.
But that wasn't the end of that. Zion's gauntlet followed through and eventually reached Five square in his chest.
The bald man's icy blue armor began to permeate with frost, trying to fight the power of Unity from the gauntlets. Five's face crumpled as he tried to stubbornly withstand the force of the punch.
But eventually, the ice in his armor began to melt. The Water and Air mana being supplied to the chestplate was counteracted by the Fire and Earth mana present in the Unity-powered gauntlet.
The icy-blue armor that imitated the long-withstanding and eternal icebergs of the arctic released a final burst of energy before losing all its color and power.
The metal chestplate crumpled from Zion's punch, completely destroying the armor and leaving it no good for anything but scraps.
Five looked at his own armor with disbelief, his red eyes not enough to convey his grief and frustration. It was only now that he looked up at Zion and realized that he lost.
"You win…" Five muttered with the last of his strength. He collapsed on the floor, ending the fight entirely.
The crowd was silent for a second, before erupting in an even bigger applause. They began throwing all sorts of congratulatory gifts towards Zion.
The young Dragonborn looked at all the towels, flags, and handkerchiefs before raising his hand in triumph.
"I am a Rebornian!" he proclaimed.
And with his words, the audience began to chant REBORN in honor of his win against Five.
"Isn't HammerStone armor supposed to be stronger than that? That demi-human completely destroyed that guy's armor!"
"We gotta talk about his gauntlets. What kind of power was that?! It felt like it could even destroy a mountain!"
"Reborn! Reborn! Reborn! I'm going to be a fan of their products from now on. I want to have their chocolates and armor!"
Even the Knights from the Court began to congratulate the young Dragonborn. He was able to successfully restore their honor by beating Five so badly that even his armor was destroyed.
Meanwhile, Michael clapped for Zion from the stands as well. Seeing the power of customized Physical Art skills really solidified the importance of this new upgrade for ChatJK3.5.
He wasn't even sure that the [Dempsey Roll] and [Gazelle Punch] skills would work because it was something he only saw in his previous life, but his personal AI assistant was able to convert those normal moves into something powered by mana.
There were plenty of other moves Michael could borrow from his life on modern Earth, some of which would fit perfectly for the other Dragonborns.
Speaking of whom, Michael's shadow contorted in front of him as Sheina's voice echoed from the other side.
"Lord Michael…I heard my little brother's having a lot of fun…"
Michael scratched his head awkwardly. "Ah, yeah. It's just a little experiment."
"Ahem… I would like to remind you, Lord Michael, that it is customary for elder siblings to be the first one to receive gifts."
"Haha, of course, of course—-ah oops, the line is breaking up. Signal's too low here."
Michael got out of that conversation as fast as possible, even if his excuse didn't even make sense.
"The Dragonborns will serve as great generals of their own," said Grieve. "I'm not sure about their talent to lead an army, but their strengths are definitely enough to be considered as a leader…at least, I think so."
Michael also couldn't see Zion becoming all serious and leading an army himself. But, the young Dragonborn was definitely full of surprises.
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After the fight in the arena, Michael and the Dragonborns taught the Knights how to drink beer properly, with one hand on waist and chugging a mug in one go.
They may have inadvertently became a bad influence to the righteous Knights.