At this moment.
The five members from Godslayer Academy were already clearing the minion wave.
Vincent Fox stood calmly beneath the energy tower, making no move to step out.
His behavior made it look like he was terrified.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three mechanical minions were quickly eliminated by the five opponents.
Right after, they moved up to the tower.
Seeing Vincent still standing there beneath the tower, the leader suddenly chuckled. "You're Vincent Fox, right? I heard Elias Vale and his team fell because of you? I hope you can last a little longer this time. Don't let me win too easily!"
"Oh, right. I'm Shane Farris, inheritor of S-Class Hero Silver Fang's power. Among this year's Godslayer Academy freshmen, I'm the strongest!"
"Back in Forbidden Zone No. 3, you're the one who snatched the zombies from us, right? Don't worry, I'll settle that account with you slowly!"
Hearing Shane's words, Vincent remained expressionless. Shane's so-called threats were nothing but a joke to him.
At least now Vincent understood why they chose to execute the all-mid push strategy.
It was obvious. Shane came specifically for him.
As Shane finished speaking, the minion wave behind him had already entered the energy tower's attack range.
The tower immediately switched from defense mode to attack mode and began firing at the mechanical minions.
The tower's first shot seemed to signal the start of the assault.
"Caleb! Go!!" Shane barked.
Immediately, a bulky young man in a sleeveless shirt, his muscles bulging, charged aggressively toward Vincent.
This was Caleb Stone, the inheritor of S-Class Hero Tank-Top Master's power, possessing immense physical defense and durability.
At Godslayer Academy, in terms of pure defense, he ranked just below Elias Vale.
Clearly, Caleb's role was to tank the tower's attacks and soak up damage.
Shane and the others quickly followed into the energy tower's attack range, waiting to surround Vincent as soon as Caleb engaged.
Whoosh!!
Vincent's palms were already engulfed in blazing flames.
Seeing Caleb charging toward him, Vincent didn't hesitate. He immediately unleashed a "Fire Fist" right at him.
Whoosh!
The roaring flames blasted toward Caleb.
Caleb wasn't fast enough to dodge and chose to take the hit head-on.
Boom!
The Fire Fist struck Caleb, erupting into a massive fireball.
Even Shane and his teammates behind him could feel the intense heat radiating from the explosion.
"Argh!!"
Caleb let out a miserable scream.
But…
He didn't fall.
He actually withstood Vincent's attack.
This time, it was Vincent who was a little surprised.
After all, he had just picked up the red buff bonus, meaning his Fire Fist's damage had increased by at least ten percent.
Yet Caleb managed to endure it. That was impressive.
Vincent estimated Caleb's physique had to be nearing 300.
Truly worthy of being one of Godslayer Academy's elite.
Still.
No matter how tough he was, he couldn't compare to Vincent's absurd growth.
While Vincent was surprised, Shane and the others were utterly shocked.
They were well aware of Caleb's defensive power.
Even Shane himself, with his full combo, might not have been able to injure Caleb to this extent.
Yes.
Caleb looked quite miserable right now.
After taking a direct hit from Vincent's Fire Fist, he didn't fall, but he was in terrible shape.
His body was covered in severe burns, some areas with skin completely scorched off, leaving charred, raw flesh exposed.
If Vincent landed another punch, Caleb would likely be instantly sent back to respawn.
"What are you waiting for? Kill him!!"
Caleb roared, forcing himself to charge forward despite the searing pain.
Shane knew they couldn't give Vincent another chance to attack.
If Caleb died here, their whole plan would collapse.
"Flowing Rock Crushing Fist!!"
Shane shouted, transforming into a silver flash as he sprinted toward Vincent.
In the blink of an eye, Shane had already closed the distance.
Fast.
Shane was extremely fast.
To his teammates, all they saw was a silver streak flashing past as Shane charged.
But.
In Vincent's eyes, Shane's speed wasn't even worth mentioning.
Watching Shane rush over, Vincent's lips curled into a cold smile. His flaming fist shot forward.
If Shane's speed was like a silver streak.
Then Vincent's speed was like a lightning strike!
No one else could even see Vincent's movement before Shane was already hit.
Boom!
A pillar of flame erupted skyward!
Shane was directly blasted apart in front of Vincent.
Literally exploded on the spot.
Blown to pieces, his remains scattered across the ground.
In terms of pure combat power, Shane was indeed stronger than Caleb.
But his specialty was speed.
And his speed was utterly crushed by Vincent.
So Shane was done for!
Taking a direct hit from Vincent's Fire Fist, especially with the fire damage bonus, there was no way he'd survive.
Vincent didn't even need to use his "Serious Punch." His regular punches were more than enough.
As Shane fell.
The rest of the team stood frozen.
It happened so fast.
So fast they couldn't even see what had happened.
Not just them, even Shane himself probably didn't understand how he died.
Did he fall to Vincent's fist?
Or was it the fire blast?
While the rest of the team was still in shock.
Vincent didn't hesitate. He immediately struck again.
One more Fire Fist sent the already heavily injured Caleb back to respawn.
Then Vincent launched an assault on the remaining three.
"Sea of Flames!"
Vincent charged straight into the trio, slamming his palms downward.
A torrent of fire erupted from his hands, spiraling around him.
Boom!!
With a deafening explosion.
The entire area beneath the tower was engulfed in a blazing inferno.
"Ahhh!!"
Screams echoed from the sea of fire.
Vincent remained perfectly unharmed.
His own flames wouldn't harm him. It was as if he was immune to his own fire attacks.
Or perhaps, when he unleashed his flames, he simply didn't take damage from them.
Meanwhile, the energy tower continued to target them.
The three members from Godslayer Academy were trapped beneath the tower, burned alive.
"Contestant Vincent Fox has killed contestant Shane Farris!"
"Contestant Vincent Fox has double killed contestant Caleb Stone!"
"Contestant Vincent Fox has triple killed contestant Harold Wang!"
"Contestant Vincent Fox has quadruple killed contestant Samuel Sun!"
"Contestant Vincent Fox has quintuple killed contestant Ethan Wang!"
The booming announcements echoed repeatedly.
The entire canyon.
The entire arena.
Everyone could hear it loud and clear!
Another five-kill sweep!
And this time, it was far more shocking than the last.
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