The moment Bobby climbed out of the gaming pod after defeating Jack…
His confidence skyrocketed instantly.
“I’m basically undefeated now,” Bobby declared proudly while stretching his shoulders.
Jack rolled his eyes.
“You won one fight.”
“A legendary fight.”
“You punched me through a clocktower.”
“Exactly.”
Damien stood nearby silently watching the post-match statistics floating above the simulator screen.
The numbers were surprisingly detailed.
Reaction timing.
Aether efficiency.
Movement prediction.
Impact force.
Control precision.
The simulator really had recorded everything.
Honestly…
It was terrifying technology.
Bobby cracked his neck slightly before suddenly turning toward Damien.
A grin spread across his face.
“How about we find out who’s stronger…”
He pointed dramatically.
“…Vice Captain?”
The way he emphasized Vice Captain carried obvious teasing behind it.
Not insulting.
Just playful challenge.
Jack immediately looked interested again.
“Oh this I need to see.”
Damien stared at Bobby for a moment.
Then shrugged casually.
“Why not?”
That answer alone made Bobby grin wider.
“THAT’S THE ENERGY I LIKE.”
The two entered separate gaming pods.
The neural systems activated immediately.
Blue synchronization lights flickered across the black metallic shells.
> DNA VERIFIED
USER: BOBBY V II
USER: DAMIEN GRAY V II
Jack sat near the viewing platform instantly.
“This is about to be insane.”
The simulator loaded rapidly.
Then—
The world shifted.
Damien opened his eyes inside the simulation.
And immediately froze slightly.
Blueburn City.
Perfectly recreated.
Every detail.
Every street.
Every towering building lined with glowing transport rails and holographic advertisements.
Even the atmosphere felt identical.
The cool night wind.
The distant hum of mech traffic.
The glow of skyscrapers stretching into the clouds.
It was all there.
Perfect.
Damien could instantly recognize entire districts just from memory alone.
He had lived here his entire life.
And somehow…
The simulator recreated it flawlessly.
“Whoa…”
Bobby looked around in amazement while standing atop a street below.
“This is beyond cool!”
The silver moonlight reflected across the futuristic cityscape beautifully.
Hover traffic moved faintly in the distance while a few automated mechs patrolled certain streets below.
The city wasn’t entirely empty.
Just remote.
Like a quiet district late at night.
Damien smirked slightly.
“I guess I have the home advantage.”
Then—
He jumped upward.
BOOM.
The rooftop beneath him cracked slightly as he landed atop a nearby house overlooking the district.
The silver moonlight illuminated him quietly.
Calm.
Still.
Watching.
A moment later Bobby launched upward too.
BOOOOM.
He landed on the rooftop beside Damien almost instantly.
The roof trembled beneath the impact.
The two stood under the silver moonlight facing each other while the futuristic skyline stretched endlessly behind them.
Honestly…
The scene looked cinematic.
Bobby rolled his shoulders before taking a fighting stance.
Yellow Aura flickered around his fists aggressively.
Meanwhile Damien…
Simply stood there calmly.
Hands relaxed.
No visible tension.
Which somehow annoyed Bobby slightly.
“Could you at least pretend I’m dangerous?”
“You are dangerous,” Damien replied casually.
“Then stop looking so relaxed.”
The giant holographic countdown appeared above the city.
2…
1…
BEGIN
BOOOOM.
The rooftop exploded beneath Bobby instantly.
He vanished forward so fast it genuinely looked like teleportation.
Jack nearly jumped from his seat outside the simulation.
“DAMN.”
Bobby appeared directly in front of Damien almost instantly.
Then—
He unleashed a devastating overhead axe kick.
The sheer force distorted the air.
But Damien calmly side-stepped.
Effortlessly.
CRAAAAASH.
The kick struck the rooftop instead.
And the entire building collapsed instantly.
Concrete shattered.
Metal twisted.
The structure folded inward like paper.
Dust exploded across the street below.
Jack stared open-mouthed.
“…What the hell is Bobby built from?”
But Damien was already gone.
He leaped calmly toward another rooftop nearby.
Landing lightly.
Meanwhile Bobby casually kicked off the air itself.
BOOM.
The sheer force propelled him forward through the sky like a missile.
Even Damien’s eyes narrowed slightly at that.
The force needed to physically launch yourself off the air…
Was absurd.
Yet Bobby did it naturally.
Bobby closed the distance immediately.
His fist shot toward Damien’s head.
Fast.
Heavy.
Direct.
But Damien ducked smoothly beneath it.
Then side-stepped toward Bobby’s blind spot.
Bobby lost balance slightly from the momentum of his own punch.
And Damien spoke calmly behind him.
“You rely too much on raw power.”
Bobby glanced backward sharply.
“With that…”
Damien’s voice remained calm.
“…you’ll almost certainly lose against someone equal or superior to you.”
Bobby smirked.
“Brave words coming from someone who hasn’t landed a single punch.”
Then—
BOOM.
He accelerated again.
Faster than before.
This time appearing behind Damien instantly.
A devastating kick exploded toward Damien’s side—
But hit nothing.
Bobby’s eyes widened slightly.
Air?
Then—
Damien appeared beside him.
Smooth.
Silent.
A straight punch connected cleanly with Bobby’s face.
BOOOOOOM.
Bobby was launched through multiple buildings instantly.
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRAAASH.
Entire structures exploded apart while debris rained across the simulated streets.
Outside the pods Jack leaned forward completely now.
“Okay…”
His eyes widened slightly.
“Damien’s movement is terrifying.”
Unlike Bobby…
Damien barely wasted motion.
Everything looked efficient.
Controlled.
Precise.
Inside the city Bobby emerged from the rubble several streets away.
Concrete chunks fell from his shoulders while Aura flared around his body harder now.
He wiped blood from the corner of his mouth.
Then smiled.
But this time…
The smile looked dangerous.
“Now I’m mad.”
BOOOOOOM.
The road beneath him shattered.
Then Bobby rushed forward again.
Far more aggressively this time.
The fight instantly escalated.
Bobby’s fists tore through the air like cannon blasts while Damien slipped around them with almost surgical precision.
Punches destroyed buildings.
Kicks split roads apart.
Shockwaves shattered windows for entire blocks.
The futuristic district became a battlefield almost instantly.
Bobby threw a heavy right hook.
Damien raised his arm— This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Then suddenly shifted backward instead.
The punch barely missed.
At the same time Damien countered toward Bobby’s ribs.
But Bobby anticipated it.
He twisted his torso slightly.
The strike grazed past him.
Then Bobby immediately used the opening.
A brutal elbow drove toward Damien’s jaw.
Damien leaned backward just enough.
The elbow missed by centimeters.
Then Damien swept low.
Bobby jumped.
Damien’s sweep transitioned instantly into an upward punch.
Bobby blocked.
BOOOOM.
The impact launched both of them backward across separate rooftops.
“Okay…”
Bobby grinned while breathing heavier now.
“You’re actually insane.”
Damien adjusted his stance slightly.
“You telegraph your attacks too much.”
“That sounds annoyingly smart.”
“It is.”
The next exchange became even more brutal.
Bobby used feints now.
Learning during battle exactly like before.
A straight punch became a knee strike halfway through.
A heavy kick shifted into a grab attempt.
At one point Bobby intentionally overcommitted a punch just to bait Damien into countering.
The moment Damien moved—
Bobby spun.
A devastating backfist exploded toward Damien’s head.
Damien barely blocked in time.
BOOOOM.
The impact launched him backward through an apartment building.
Concrete exploded everywhere.
Jack stared at the screen in disbelief.
“They’re improving mid-fight again…”
The simulator wasn’t just measuring them anymore.
It was evolving them.
Damien emerged from the rubble calmly.
His Aura flickered brighter now.
Meanwhile Bobby stood atop a collapsed highway section breathing heavily while Aura surged wildly around him.
The city around them had become almost unrecognizable.
Destroyed roads.
Collapsed skyscrapers.
Burning debris.
The battlefield stretched for miles now.
Then suddenly—
Damien spoke quietly.
“Time to end this.”
BOOOOOOOM.
His Aura exploded outward instantly.
Jack physically stood up outside the simulation.
“What the hell?!”
Damien’s yellow Aura towered around him violently.
And the terrifying part…
Was its density.
It looked far larger than Bobby’s.
Far heavier.
It genuinely did not feel like the output of another Version II.
Even Bobby froze slightly.
“…Damn.”
His smile faded.
“I don’t think I can tank a direct hit from him.”
Then Damien vanished.
Not fast.
Not quick.
Gone.
Completely.
Bobby’s eyes widened.
He couldn’t even perceive the movement.
Then suddenly—
Damien appeared directly in front of him.
His fist already buried into Bobby’s stomach.
BOOOOOOOOOOM.
The shockwave exploded across Blueburn City.
Buildings collapsed instantly.
Roads shattered apart.
Entire city blocks vanished beneath the expanding wave of destruction.
The ground split for miles.
Debris storms swallowed the skyline.
Even the silver moonlight disappeared briefly beneath the destruction cloud.
Then…
Silence.
As the debris finally settled…
Only one person remained standing.
Damien.
Calm.
Still.
Yellow Aura fading slowly around his body.
Meanwhile Bobby was nowhere to be seen.
The system voice echoed quietly across the ruined city.
> WINNER: DAMIEN GRAY
And outside the gaming pods…
Even Jack sat speechless staring at the screen.