In that fleeting moment, the outcome was already destined.
Haya narrowly evaded the metal shard aimed at his vital spot while using magnetic fields and armor to withstand non-critical damage. The King of Godspeed's damage control level was top-tier among martial artists. Before Cyber Martial Arts reached their current strength, Haya was beside Xiang Shan, battling through steel jungles against hordes of mercenaries and drones, precisely calculating every bullet and every drop of fuel, measuring how much damage he could endure.
For Haya, "evaluating his remaining combat strength before taking a hit" was a basic skill.
However, those three ceramic shards—extremely hard, immune to magnetic fields, coated with absorbent layers—were unavoidable.
The King of Godspeed was too fast. By the time he noticed the shards, it was too late to change anything.
