Klaus felt a sharp stab of pain in his left knee as he momentarily lost his balance.
Mikael sensed the opportunity to deliver the final blow and deftly stepped forward.
The crowd fell silent, unable to believe what they were seeing. It seemed that the unlikely hero of the New York team was about to be defeated by his formidable opponent.
Klaus gasped, feeling the pain in his knee and the fatigue in every fiber of his body. However, when Michael was less than two meters away from Klaus, a distant voice echoed, drawing the attention of everyone nearby:
"Klaus, don't give up! You can win!"
It was the voice of his girlfriend, Ashley, who was watching the duel with a tightened heart. Her cry echoed until it reached Klaus' ears, and it gave him strength he didn't even know he had. With renewed determination, he stood up quickly, ignoring the pain in his leg, and blocked Mikael's blow in time.
