After being injured by the plasma sword, Rudeus stepped back immediately and tried to recover from his injuries, using his power to accelerate his healing, but Adam's power messed up the process so he distanced himself even further away from Adam.
This was the first time Rudeus stepped away from an opponent in a very long time, and for some reason, he felt like he was at a disadvantage.
Adam might have been just reckless or insane, to the point that he took on a critical hit just so that he could counterattack in a very reckless way, almost as if he bet everything on his luck. However, was that really the case?
Because if it wasn't, then Adam had just predicted the outcome of that exchange of blows.
"Such a thing…" Rudeus felt like it was absurd, knowing that Adam looked so desperate earlier. "What had changed?"
Physically, Adam looked the same, and it wasn't like there was a phenomenal surge of power coming from him.
