Time seemed to slow down, and Lotus closed her eyes.
She thought back to the time she had spent with Apophis, and how the fate of her guild would be decided in this crucial moment.
Lotus pushed all fear of failure out of her head, any feeling that could weaken her. This fight, without a doubt, would be one of the hardest battles since she started playing.
As the duel timer began counting down, both players prepared to fight.
Lotus activated a special item she'd crafted from Federation technology, a full suit of reinforced combat armor, fully robotized with a jetpack on the back.
On the other side, Mario, a Boxer, equipped black gloves glowing with a purple aura.
But at the split second the timer reached zero, Mario teleported to Lotus and threw a powerful punch to Lotus's face that sent her flying back more than a hundred meters!
Lotus crashed into a ruined building in Tyo, groaning with pain and surprise.