"Beast-Form Awakening… interesting," Bruce murmured.
The recruit roared and vanished in a flash of green, appearing beside Bruce with claws extended…
SWISH!
His strike tore through a boulder behind Bruce, melting the stone surface as if heated by plasma.
Bruce simply tilted his head aside, unimpressed.
"So you're fast."
Lightning surged again. The boy appeared behind him, then above him, then to the left, then the right.
Attacks came from every angle, a frenzied storm of claws, electricity, and killing intent.
Bruce blocked each one with a single hand.
Sometimes without looking. Sometimes barely shifting his stance.
Every strike he parried sent shockwaves through the clearing. Thunder cracked across the sky with each blow the boy threw. The power begin the attacks formed gales. Rocks split. Trees snapped like brittle sticks.
But Bruce remained unmoved.
'Strong ability,' Bruce thought. 'But his foundation is sloppy.'
