For the weakest of them it was like Steven was seeing their movements in slow motion and as for the Warriors who were fighting him, Steven was moving so fast that they couldn't follow his movements.
They had all been taken aback by Steven, because they all knew that he had good potential but usually he was only slightly better than an average Warrior of their year.
So they couldn't believe that in the space of a few days when they didn't see him train at all, he had progressed so fast, it was totally incomprehensible for them.
And yet, one by one, Steven expelled them from the platform without them even being able to touch him.
Each time, after having used his new speed to disappear from their field of site, Steven would position himself in their blind spot and each time it was already too late when one of the others warned them.