"You can't be serious," Aaron muttered in genuine surprise, his gaze lifting skyward.
Mere seconds after delivering the jaw-shattering blow, Aaron spotted Desirus high in the air, plummeting downward toward him with renewed ferocity.
The pulverized jaw had fully regenerated, its hue slightly distinct from the rest of his body, indicating an adaptive evolution.
The reformed jaw had hardened even further post-regeneration, rendering it more resistant such that the same punch from Aaron would likely inflict diminished damage if attempted again.
Desirus, suspended mid-air, coiled his body in an uncanny mimicry of Aaron's earlier posture, his arm extended fully to deliver a retaliatory punch.
Concentrating his augmented strength into that single limb, Desirus unleashed the strike with thunderous power.
Aaron darted aside, evading the blow while simultaneously establishing a considerable buffer of distance between himself and Desirus.
Boom!
