(The spectators watching world-wide)
Apart from the millions gathered in StrongHaven City, who were trying to bring 'TheBoss' down, there were hundreds of millions more across the game who were watching the stream live.
When the rainbow shot descended, it was unlike anything that a majority of the players had ever seen before, as group spells of this scale were simply unheard of.
Somehow, through the collaboration of several skilled mages, the righteous faction had prepared this trump card to take down 'TheBoss' and had done a decent job of pinning him down too, however, despite their best efforts, 'TheBoss' seemed to be a step ahead.
At the critical moment where the attack were to strike him, he somehow managed to counter the move, splitting it into thousands of smaller pieces that rained destruction all around him but not at him.
Combined with the sheer number of players gathered in his vicinity to prevent his escape, the attack became far more devastating than it otherwise might have been. Striking amidst the densely packed crowd, it transformed into a merciless life-claiming machine, cutting down countless lives in an instant.
"Nah, I'm done watching this stream, 'TheBoss' is too cold…. He's too cold. That man can't be defeated."
"Hey guys, do you really think we are playing the same game as him? There's an entire city full of players fighting against him? So why the hell is he the only one standing?"
"Guys I'm not exaggerating when I say this…. 'TheBoss' is literally 50% of the rebel faction's strength. The man can take on cities on his own, we must find a way to stop him!"
"TheBoss gained 42 levels from this…. He killed so many players, he gained 42 levels. HE JUST BECAME MUCH STRONGER….."
"We are watching a master at work…. There's no bigger rebel hater than me, however, even I can't hate 'TheBoss'. That man is pure fighting class. A genius like no other"
"Fuck, I got goosebumps watching him fight, eventhough I'm a righteous faction player"
"Even if he does die here today…. The legend of 'TheBoss' will never be forgotten!"
The righteous faction players could not contemplate whether they should be impressed or afraid of 'TheBoss', as not even they could resist appreciating him after this performance.
The rebels were of course over the moon, busy glazing 'TheBoss' as if he were the embodiment of a god, as they worshiped him on the forums non-stop.
Comments like "The Boss needs new haters now, the old ones became his fans"
And
"Them : We have an army.
Us: We have The Boss"
Became viral.
Jacob, Amanda, Luke, Cervantez, PinkLotus, all of them had their hands covering their foreheads, as not even they as Leo's closest confidants could believe what they were witnessing.
"So this is your true power…." PinkLotus said with a sigh, as she realized just how big the gap was between herself and Leo, and just how naive she was to think she could actually take him down in a spar.
[Full Counter] was the same move he used to take her down in their last spar, but only today did she understand the true capabilities of that move.
"Way to go Leo!" Murmured Luke, watching the livestream, as he could feel his chest filling to the brim with pride.
"Hmm…" said Jacob, a soft smile on his face, as he enjoyed the stream with a content heart.
Although Leo was never going to find out, Jacob had actually spent the 40 gaming hours, destroying bridges and sabotaging roads leading to StrongHaven, so that at least a few hundred players could not make it in time, as he tried to play as much of a part as he could to keep his son safe.
Finally, Amanda saw the stream and felt her nether regions tingling, as she never felt like she wanted Leo more than she did now.
Currently, standing tall over a destroyed city, Leo looked the epitome of a manly hero and Amanda fangirled over him hard.
If Leo saw her right now, biting her hand just to contain her excitement and stop herself from screaming in fandom, he would probably die from laughter, however, that was how hard Amanda crushed on him right now.
She knew she was incredibly lucky to have a boyfriend like him, and she wanted to show her appreciation for him, the moment she could get her hands on him in reality.
*******
( Meanwhile Ben )
Looking at the destruction around him, Ben felt a shiver run down his spine, as life seemed to hit him like a truck.
Looking at Leo and Dumpy right below him on the street, Ben felt his mouth opening to the widest of grins, as he realized just what sorts of monsters he had created.
With this counter that Leo just performed, Ben no longer had any doubt in his mind that his disciple had far surpassed him in combat capabilities, as if it were him, he was sure he could not do the same.
Just a couple years ago today, he could remember clearly how he was sneaking through the cityscape alongside Leo, as they spied on the arena set-ups for his next grand tournament fight, however, the kid that followed him back then, had turned into a proper man now.
In just a short timespan of two years, Leo had gone from being his shadow, to being his senior and Ben could not have been any more proud.
Standing beside him today, Ben truly felt like the time where he could retire was coming near as the new generation no longer seemed to need his support.
"What a move boy….. I'm impressed" he said softly, however, Leo heard it, as he turned towards him and gave him a thumbs up.
The fight was not over yet, and the survivors were slowly coming back to their feet, however, the sheet destruction that Leo had left in his wake caused them to need a full five minutes to regroup, giving Leo ample time to drink more potions and return to his peak strength as well.