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Unfortunately,Emmanueldidn’tpossessthesameintense presenceas
Yosef,nordidheradiatethesame levelofaggression.Histechniquecked
thelethaledgeofhisopponent’s,resultinginanoticeabledifferencein
strength.
“Areyoudalking?”Emmanuskedwithasmile.
“Prettymuch.Afterthematch,ifyou’reinterested,Icanofferyouaspotin
Tocvale.I’dbeyourinstructorandofferyoustructuredandprofessional
guidancetoenhanceyourskills,”Austinproposed.Hisintentionswere
genuinebutapaniedbyahintofarrogance.
“No,thankyou,”Emmanueldeclined.Hisgazesharpenedintoapredatory
rethatmomentarilyunsettledthosearoundhim<b>as</b>hesteppedforward.
Yet,heswiftlyregaineposurewhilehiseyesbetrayedafierce
determination.
Austinwasstunneduponseeingthat.HehadneverwitnessedEmmanuelin
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suchastatebefore.Hadheknown,Austinwouldn’thaveutteredthosewords
earlier.
Emmanuel’stangiblesenseofdangerconjuredimages ofdestructionand
chaostrailingbehindhim.Atthatinstant,Austiprehendedthegravity
ofhismistake.HeunderstoodthatEmmanuelhadalreadyperfectedtheskill
of harnessinghiskillingintent,whichhadoutmatchedAustin’scapabilities.
<b>“</b>Isthisthekindofkillingintentyouwereexpecting?”Emmanuel’swhispersent
achilldownAustin’sspineasheapproached.
Intheblinkofaneye,Emmanuelstood directlybeforehim.Despite being
shakentohiscore,Austin,disciplinedbyhistrainingregimen,instinctively
madethefirstmove.However,beforehecouldexecutehistechnique,
Emmanuelhadalreadyrestrainedhislimbs.
Itwastheessenceofthe“ArtofAdaptability.”Thetechniqueanticipatedand
counteredtheopponent’severymovewithprecision.
“Ihavenointentiontokillyou.Otherwise,you’dbesixfeetunderbynow,”
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Emmanuelwhisperedinto Austin’sear.Intheblinkofaneye,heexecutedat
grapplingtechniquefollowedbyashoulderthrowandthrewAustinofftheProperty ? N?velDrama.Org.
stage.
Undernormalcircumstances,Austinwouldhavebeenabletndsafely.
However,Emmanuel’mandingpresencehadmomentarilyshattered
Austin’sfightingspirit.Surprisingly,Emmanuel’smerencestrippedAustin,
the“demonicinstructor”ofTocvale,ofhisfightingspirit.
Deepdown,Austinrecognizedthevastdifferenceintheirskilllevels.Evenif
Emmanuelhadconcealedhistruestrengthbefore,Austin shouldhavebeen
abletosenseit.Yet,heremainedoblivious,simplybecausetheirskill
differencewastoobig.
Austin’sabruptexpulsionfromthestagesentshockwavesthroughthe
spectators.
“How…howisthispossible?”
Manywereleftdumbfoundedbytheunexpectedturnofevents.
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Hannah,whohadpreviouslyunderestimatedEmmanuel,wasnowinastate
ofpanic.Shewonderedifthisunassumingmanpossessedsuchstrength.
Despiteherlimitedknowledgeofmartirts,evenshecouldrecognize
Austin’simposingpresencewithhismuscrphysique,fiercedemeanor,
andpiercinggaze.Yet,shewassurprisedtowitnessEmmanueleffortlessly
defeathim.
“Bet,whatarewegoingtodonow?CanNigelstandachanceagainst
Emmanuel?”sheaskednervously.
ShehadalreadycuttieswiththeQuillenfamilyandrepeatedlyprovoked
themalongsideBet.Shedidn’tknowhowtheywould recoveriftheylost.
BetalsofrownedandaskedNigel,“Whatdoyouthink?”
“Mr.Finch,don’tworry!”Nigel’sconfidenceremained unwaveringdespitenot
havingexperiencedEmmanuel’sdeadlyintentfirsthand.
Drawingfromhisexperienceandskill,hefeltmorethancapableofhandling
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whateverEmmanuelcouldthrowathim. “I’vealwaysheldbackmytrue
strength.WhileEmmanuel’sperformanceexceededmyexpectations,he
couldn’tpossiblysurpasstheS-Level.AndI,attheveryleast,amanSRank
fighter.So,restassured!”
Hannah’stensemusclesrxedathiswords.Shewasrelievedtohearthat
Nigelstillhadhiddenreservesofstrength.
“Bet,youtrulyareamasterstrategist!”Sheembracedhimandnteda
kissonhislips.
Hewrappedhisarmsaroundherwaistandsmiledtriumphantly.“Thisiswhat
wecallleavingroomformaneuver.IfIdidn’thaveabsoluteconfidence,
wouldIdaretetoNuthanatoshowcaseourskills?WouldIdareto
challengeEshal?”
Meanwhile,Bobbyhadbeen closelymonitoringtheperformancesofthe
FinchandQuillenfamilies.Asthe32into16stagematchesconcluded,abrief
interludeallowedhimtoconsulthistwotopfighters.
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“Ruben,Trevor,betweentheQuillenandFinchfamilies,whodoyouthink
couldbeyournextopponent?”
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