The satisfying feeding time had distracted Khan, committing a mistake he would have never made in his previous, weaker state, creating an opening that the God didn't hesitate to exploit.
Such a high-level battle shouldn't have room for mistakes. It wasn't only a matter of the accumulated fighting experience. Both challengers were strong enough to inflict debilitating or even deadly blows during wide openings, which could influence the rest of their clash.
Yet, Khan had been unable to help himself. He was following his instincts, and that reaction had fallen under the same category. That was his first proper meal after being reborn, so his body and mind had relaxed on their own.
Nevertheless, a reason for that existed, which still led back to Khan's new instincts.
Whatever had slammed and was still raging on Khan's back hurt, burning him while pushing him away. However, the pain was misleading. It came nowhere close to representing the damage Khan was suffering.
