A Call

"Ya!" Miguel shouted as he attacked Dash with a quick kick.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Each attack brought Miguel closer to forcing Dash to fight with all his might, but in the end, there was a gigantic step he couldn't overcome.

In the next moment, they both practically launched themselves simultaneously, with vigorous movements and truly formidable strength. The force used was enough to defeat anyone in the vicinity, but not someone like them.

"Ya!"

Miguel advanced vigorously, but no matter how magnificent he was, he couldn't understand why he couldn't defeat Dash. With enough strength to defeat anyone, two fists, one from the left, the other from the right, both sought to hit Dash's head, who calmly dodged all the attacks.

When the two made their move, they showed almost perfect coordination. This offensive that approached from all directions was difficult to predict for defense.

Dash was focused, watching how Miguel attacked, with excitement bubbling inside him as, with each attack, Miguel surpassed his expectations. His right hand signed a movement while his left completed it to defend against the approaching blows.

Thud! Thud!

When his fist and palm collided with Miguel's defense and body, a loud sound was heard, but this time Dash could see that his opponent didn't retreat. "Good..."

Dash stepped back one pace and immediately launched a powerful kick that hit Miguel's leg, but he didn't step back and instead counterattacked.

"Ya!"

Thud!

From the previous exchange, Miguel knew Dash was very strong, so he would give everything he had in this moment, and retreating was not in his plans.

Miguel's martial arts were good, but he lacked battle intuition, so Dash knew perfectly well what his opponent was opening next and took advantage of it to make it clear.

When a fist approached Dash faster and faster, this vicious movement aiming to end the fight in this round, Dash felt even more excited. However, his state became more alert, and his defensive posture changed instantly to an offensive one.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Without giving Miguel time to react, his punches that were directed towards the same direction became fiercer with each passing moment.

In just ten exchanges of blows, Dash's offensive ended up overwhelming Miguel's defense, who was very desperate to form a defense and at times seemed like he was about to give up.

Under the astonished looks of the crowd, with tremendous explosive speed, Dash's fist struck Miguel's stomach, whom Dash had previously diverted both arms with a defensive move, and in an instant, his punch connected. A tremendous non-lethal force hit Miguel's stomach, making him fall to his knees due to lack of air, and finally, he couldn't continue fighting.

"Ah!"

Seeing Dash, who had knocked Miguel down with a punch, the surrounding crowd began to applaud, somewhat disappointed with this result. Those who had known Dash before were very surprised that he was so tough in fights; others saw him as someone to beat.

Chozen was equally surprised by the strength Dash had shown. After a short time, he finally opened his mouth and announced the results. "Dash Hale is the winner!"

The members of Sakura Bushido exploded with applause and cheers as they congratulated the two who had fought admirably.

Dash walked towards Miguel and said, "That's why I told you to stay away from women, they have you all messed up, buddy."

"Yeah..." Miguel accepted Dash's hand, surprised that he perfectly understood what he was thinking.

"It was a good fight, we'll talk when you calm down," Dash said as he let Miguel compose himself. Not everyone was like him; many, still with adrenaline in their bodies, were violent, but that's normal and something that no one should take into account.

Watching Dash's back, Miguel clenched his fists because he now knew that if Dash had participated in the All Valley tournament, he couldn't have won.

"Am I a fake champion?" Miguel thought as he returned to his fellow students.

"All right, rest, guys," Chozen said as he walked off the mat to congratulate his students.

Johnny was about to say something, but at that moment, the landline rang, and he had to rush back to the office to answer.

"If it's not important, call back later..." Johnny didn't have time for a call, but after knowing who was calling, he stayed silent and said, "Tell me, how is he?"

"Of course, I can go, I'll travel right away, so I'll get there as soon as possible," Johnny said before hanging up the call. It turned out that his friend was seriously ill, so it was necessary to visit him because no one knew how much longer he would last.

Walking outside, he approached Sensei Chozen and asked, "Can we talk in private, Sensei Chozen."