The surrounding crowd gasped in surprise.
No one had expected Thomas, the one-armed warrior, to be so formidable. With just his left arm, he could match the right fist of the Black Mamba equally.
There were some supporters of Thomas and Dido amongst the crowd. They openly mocked Black Mamba, “To think that this dude was just ridiculing Thomas for being disabled and going so far as to let him proceed with the first three moves. Yet he can barely even stand against Thomas' first attack. How embarrassing of him!”
Black Mamba was already stunned by Thomas' ability. His face heated up in embarrassment at the jeers from the spectators.
Despite that, Senna spoke in a deep voice from the side, “In a duel to the death, all's fair in love and war as long as they don't break the rules. There's nothing shameful about that. Black Mamba, unleash your full power and swiftly trounce him.”
Black Mamba replied, “Yes, Sir!”
With that, his body transformed into an afterimage that lunged at Thomas.
His right fist was like a lightning bolt, ruthlessly aiming for Thomas' face.
He threw all his might into this punch. If it landed true, Thomas' head would explode even if his bones were made of steel.
Thomas also let out a low roar and threw in a punch as well.
The two were about to exchange blows again when Thomas suddenly switched his stance. He ducked low and unexpectedly slipped from under the raised arm of Black Mamba.
They missed one another by a hairsbreadth.
Thomas speedily turned back.
Black Mamba hadn't expected Thomas, who was a head shorter than him, to avoid his direct attack and instead slip under his arm to appear behind him.
The cardinal rule in combat was never to turn one's back on an enemy.
Black Mamba hastily turned around, intending to face Thomas.
But just as he was about to do so, Thomas had already lifted his foot high to deliver a kick.
The kicking move was known as The Sky Breaker.
Thomas struck Black Mamba's face, causing a spray of blood to spurt forth.
Black Mamba dropped like a sack on the ground without even letting out a scream.
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