Meanwhile, on James and Arjun's side, the battlefield around them had grown almost quiet.
Their competition had been smooth, almost effortless. James finished the last bite of his second apple.
Crunch. He adjusted the Anaconda-X and locked onto two targets.
"THOOM." The final pair of Armored Zombies burst from within. Their heavy armor shattered, flesh torn apart as they collapsed.
At the same time, Arjun took the last bite of his banana. He exhaled lightly, then moved. His blade flashed once, then again, flowing through multiple strikes in a single motion.
When he stopped, the last Rot Spreader Zombies were already cut apart. Heads rolled, cores severed.
Both of them lifted their heads and looked at each other. A faint smirk. The competition wasn't over.
But before either of them could say anything, voices cut in sharply from the wall.
"If you're both done playing, then finish the Screamers and go help the Captain and the others!"
