"I'm warning you, don't do anything stupid," Aito said.
The other challengers who were observing the conversation from the side all gritted their teeth, appearing ready to fight despite their awful state.
"Juliette, Xu Chi, Ursula, everyone! Let's show this creature what we challengers are made of! Once we obtain its ring, we will be able to use it to control the goblins and reign on the fourth floo—"
In a rush and tired of this nonsense, Aito dashed towards the blonde man, coated his gauntlets with Durability, grabbed the sword with one hand, and punched him in the solar plexus with the other, putting half of his strength behind the blow.
Lucas lost consciousness instantly and dropped to the ground.
"Lucas!!!" Juliette said, running to her teammate. After a quick examination, she realized he was still alive.
Meanwhile, Aito drew his ax and threatened Xu Chi with it. Too fast to follow, the Asian man had no choice but to endure.