A deathly silence stretched across the battlefield as Walter straightened his stance and rolled his shoulders. The air between him and Evan was thick with tension so strong that it felt suffocating.
Walter's usual smug expression wavered, flickering with something else that was filled with wariness. He could sense it, that unshakable, terrifying pressure emanating from Evan's very presence. It was unlike anything he had faced before.
Then the ground exploded.
Walter barely had time to blink before Evan was gone.
BOOOOOM!
A shockwave erupted, sending shattered debris flying. Walter's instincts screamed at him, and he twisted his body just in time, but it was a bit too late.
CRACK!
A fist smashed into his face so fast, so brutal, that the very air howled from the force. Walter's head snapped back as his body rocketed through multiple walls, shattering steel and stone as if they were made of paper.
BANG! BANG! BANG!