— A few minutes ago —
While Midas was battling the Rex, Julio was fighting his own battle with his chosen opponent, a Crystal-Shelled Turtle. After throwing punch after punch and critically landing none of them, Julio stood at a distance from the Turtle that was merely standing there, watching him with a smile on its face.
If Julio said he wasn't pissed at that moment, that would be a blatant lie. He was pissed off. Not because he was being taunted by the Turtle that would tuck itself in whenever he would attack, but because he was too weak to pierce that turtle shell with his superhuman strength that would have devastated even the strongest skyscrapers and buildings.
He was too weak! Would things change if he progressed to the Awakened Realm? Julio was not too sure about it. That shell was way too hard for him to pierce through in any normal way. He needed a better plan.