CTTRKAAAAAAAAHHM!
"And for what?"
Jiza's elbow rises sharply from below at a narrow angle, striking the spleen area along the left side of Lithoovert's body.
The impact drives deep.
"I thought he was diverting something toward me before going after the others."
The sudden pressure against the spleen triggers a reflexive contraction.
A sharp pain rapidly spreads through the center of his body.
"WHAT EXACTLY IS HE PLANNING TO BRING UPON US?!"
Lithoovert increases the pressure.
His steps accelerate.
The distance closes once again.
A straight punch.
TCKWAAAAAAAMNHH!
An uppercut.
KTCKWHAAAAAMNHH!
A hook.
KCPTAAAAAAAAHHMM!
Strike after strike continues relentlessly—
Jiza endures them all without allowing a single clean hit to settle upon him.
—SCKTHWAAAHMHHH!
An explosion of air erupts between them as Lithoovert thrusts and retracts his arm at the same instant.
Both are blasted dozens of steps away from one another.
SCTAK—SWHAAHMNN!
Their feet drag across the ground until they finally stop.
KRKKKT!
Lithoovert clenches both fists tightly.
Breathing heavily, he furrows his brow and stares sharply at Jiza before him.
Jiza lowers his face slightly.
His breathing is just as ragged.
He bows his head for a brief moment in thought.
"...Without a doubt, this battle exists only to exhaust me."
He raises his head again and glares sharply at Lithoovert.
"ISN'T THAT RIGHT?!" he shouts.
KRRRKK!
Jiza clenches both fists tightly.
"Damn it, someone as durable as you will make this battle drag on forever."
SCKTWHAAAAAHMNH!
Jiza bursts forward instantly.
"Lithoovert as a diversion, and the perfect person to wear me down. He thought that far ahead," he continues.
SCTKWHAAAAAHMNH!
Lithoovert lunges forward as well, and the two immediately close the distance until they are within striking range—
Jiza furrows his brows.
"And now, this man..."
—Both twist their bodies, drawing their fists completely behind them.
Their punches are already swinging toward one another—
PKTCHAAAAAHMNHH!
Lithoovert's punch lands on Jiza's jaw first.
"ARKHHT!" Jiza hisses.
His head is thrown upward.
He stumbles back half a step, gritting his teeth as he endures the dizziness and blurred vision.
"DAMN IT—"
Jiza immediately retaliates with tremendous speed—
PKCTHAAAAAAMNHHH!
—driving a punch directly into Lithoovert's solar plexus.
Lithoovert grimaces as Jiza's attack lands cleanly.
"You've completely adapted and matched me, haven't you?!"
Lithoovert's diaphragm compresses violently.
"DAMN YOU, JOHAN!" Jiza shouts.
The sudden contraction cuts off Lithoovert's breathing for a moment.
"I truly acknowledge it now."
KRRRK!
Lithoovert clenches his fist tightly, preparing to counterattack at once—
"EHMPH—"
Jiza freezes in shock.
CKTPHAAAAAAAHMNH!
A heavy punch crashes into his chest.
"EKHHHH—"
Jiza suffers under the impact.
Lithoovert's hook lands squarely against his body.
However—
Jiza's own strike has not yet landed. His right hand, already in motion, swings back in a swift counter—
KCPKHAAAAAAMNHH!
—An uppercut lands cleanly on Lithoovert's body, hurling him briefly into the air.
"I can't believe I'm being cornered like this."
There is no room to breathe—
Jiza's left fist swings again, arcing upward from below, ready to land—
KRKTHAAAAAAMHHH!
A short punch strikes the ribs cleanly.
"By someone who lost to my master—"
One arm folds inward. His elbow rises into the air, directly before Lithoovert, who is still being tossed about without any chance to defend—
CTKLHAAAAAAHHMM!
An elbow thrust slams into his shoulder, forcing Lithoovert downward before him.
"—a mad fighter who, according to the rumors, also lost because of his connections..."
All of Jiza's strength gathers into a single point.
His clenched fist draws back behind his body—
Ready to crash into Lithoovert's face.
Lithoovert furrows his brows in fury.
He cannot evade.
He has no strength left at this instant.
Jiza's fist is already before his face—
"...BARTRA!" he roars.
TCKPHAAAAAHNMMM!
A devastating punch slams directly into Lithoovert's face, launching him far away from Jiza—
KTPKHAAAAHMNHHH!
"Tck," Jiza clicks his tongue.
Lithoovert crashes into the sacred tree.
Leaves erupt and rain down.
The tree cracks and shatters as Lithoovert's body sinks halfway into its trunk.
"Hmm?!" Jiza mutters.
A moment later, Lithoovert begins moving.
He pulls himself free from the shattered tree and continues moving until he slowly rises.
Jiza furrows both brows and stares at him sharply.
"You really are that formidable."
Lithoovert rises halfway.
His body remains hunched, both elbows resting upon his thighs.
CRACK.
He tilts his head.
His neck shifts with an audible crack.
"Well, that's fate for you." Jiza says.
A faint, mocking smile forms on his face.
KRKKK!
Both of Lithoovert hands clench tightly into fists.
The air around them instantly becomes oppressive.
Both charge forward at high speed—
SCKWHAAAAAHMNHHH!
The distance between them closes in an instant—
Lithoovert launches his left fist—
PKTWLHAAAAHMNHH!
Jiza tilts his body.
SKHAAAAAHMNHH!
The attack cuts through empty air.
"And I pity you even more now." he says.
For an instant—
CPKTHAAAAAAHMN!
Jiza's attack crashes heavily into his abdomen—
KCAHMN—KTHAAAMH!
—landing cleanly, the internal pressure slamming violently into his vital organs.
"BLUARK—!"
Lithoovert spits a mouthful of blood from his mouth.