Jaal's eyes widened as he heard this. A lot of it made sense now. Sol not only made it sound like he would win the battle but also got the upper hand in the insulting.
So, it was obvious why the crowd liked his words more. He was the winner in that moment.
"No one will listen to a loser huh?" Jaal regurgitated Sol's words. It was true, no matter what he wanted to say about Sol, none of it would matter if he were to lose.
"Fine then. I'll just beat your ass." Jaal said, not hesitating any longer and lunging forward.
The crowd's excitement verbally grew as Jaal neared his opponent.
Sol closed his eyes for a second, opening them as he entered the Zone.
Jaal was only meters away from him now. The boy had wide, ambitious eyes.
Sol's eyes, on the other hand, were as cold as ice.
Jaal saw this calm gaze and gained confidence, continuing to move forward as suspense quickly shot up.
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