Jason turned fully to Derek, his gaze firm and unyielding. “I hope you see it now,” he said, his voice low but steady, “we just have to fight this to the end and win this thing. All those ideas you’ve been having about giving up, about making yourself look like a coward it’s not in my book. I’m going to see this through to the end, and so are you. There’s no room for weakness here, Derek. You’re with me, so you fight with me.”Derek let out a heavy sigh and shook his head in disbelief, his hands gripping his knees as if to keep himself grounded. “We’re done for, Jason,” he muttered, almost like he was speaking to himself. “We’re going to die in there. Do you even hear yourself? Do you realize who they just paired us against? The Fire Clan. The Fire Clan, Jason! How the hell are we supposed to win against them? It’s impossible. This is too early way too early. If we were ever going to face them, it should’ve been at least in stage five, not stage three. Stage three!” He threw his hands

At that moment, after hearing what Jason had just said, Derek stood frozen, completely still. A heavy silence filled the air between them. His shoulders slumped slightly, and his eyes avoided Jason's fierce stare.Jason’s voice had been sharp, filled with so much conviction that it left a sting in Derek’s chest. But Derek wasn’t surprised. In fact, he had expected this reaction Jason was the type who never backed down, no matter what. But Derek… Derek wasn’t built the same way.He wasn’t a coward, not at all. But he also wasn’t stupid.He clenched his fists at his side, frustration mixing with fear in his chest. Normally, he wouldn't hesitate to join a fight when there was even a chance of winning. But this? This wasn’t just a fight. This was war with the FireClan. And you didn’t just walk into war with FireClan expecting to walk out untouched.Jason didn’t seem to understand that.“I’m not trying to be a coward,” Derek finally said, his voice low but firm. “But I also can’t walk into

The moment the five FireClan warriors charged toward Jason, the entire arena seemed to hold its breath. Their footsteps echoed like thunder across the marble floor, their faces twisted in rage, muscles tightened for impact. The heat of their clan energy radiated in waves, and their fingers curled, hands crackling with flame. Every eye locked on the charging warriors.But before they could even take their third step, something no, nothing, happened.It was like the world blinked.Just one blink, and the next second“THUD!!”“CRASH!!”“CRACK!!”Five bodies were suddenly lying on the arena floor in twisted positions. One groaned in pain, one was unconscious, and the other three? Still, motionless.Gasps exploded from the crowd.“What just—?”“Wait, what?!”“Did you see that?”“Who moved?”“No, seriously, what happened?!”Everyone was looking around wildly, confused, stunned, as if the entire arena had just skipped ahead in time by five seconds.Jason was still standing in the same spot.

At that moment, upon hearing what the head of the Fire Clan just said, Derek instinctively took a step backward. It wasn’t something he planned to do. It was as though his body moved on its own, driven by a deep sense of dread that rose up from his gut like a sickness. He had seen anger before, seen fury, seen arrogance but this… this wasn’t just rage. It was personal.Derek’s throat dried. His eyes slowly moved to Jason, hoping to find some comfort in his composure, some plan, some assurance. But Jason just stood there completely still, hands by his sides, eyes locked on the Fire Clan leader. Not even a flinch. It was as if Jason wasn’t facing a man capable of turning his enemies into ashes, but just another leaf in the wind.Derek knew better. He knew what Jason had just done. He knew Jason had just defeated five of their strongest men with flames that could melt steel, with techniques that took decades to master, and he did it without lifting a visible finger. But instead of findin

At that moment, before the head of the fire clan could even say another word, Jason would then return the attack.A sudden whoosh tore through the silence as the flaming energy ball surged back through the air with a terrifying speed. The atmosphere in the arena changed instantly tense, suffocating, heavy.The fireball was blazing with even more intensity now, almost as if Jason had added his own fury to it. The crowd gasped collectively. Even those who had thought Jason was bluffing couldn't believe their eyes.Immediately, the head of the fire clan thought maybe because it was his attack initially from the first place, he would be able to control it. His lips twisted into a smirk as he thrust out his hand to stop the oncoming fire. “You dare throw my own flame at me?” he said under his breath, confident, arrogant, proud.But immediately, his hands touched the fireball in which Jason actually sent back to him .A thunderous explosion erupted.BOOM!It exploded onto the body of the h