The two didn't rely on fans to survive.
Both pursued only one thing: strength.
With the referee's announcement, Ron and Juliana moved simultaneously.
Ron employed three Nen techniques at once.
With Gyo, he could see the aura on his opponent.
And En enhanced his perception.
Juliana stepped forward boldly, steady and firm, clenching her fists as she punched toward Ron's position.
A gust of wind roared as her fist flew through the air.
Compared to Ron's previous opponent, Occam, Juliana's speed and power were significantly greater.
However, Ron was not lacking in the slightest.
As Ron dodged Juliana's attack, he pivoted on his left foot, spinning around. His right hand transformed into a whip-like motion, lashing out at Juliana.
Juliana quickly raised her arm.
She managed to block it.
But a sharp pain swept over her, causing her expression to change.
Gritting her teeth, Juliana fiercely reached for Ron with her right hand.
However, Ron's speed surpassed hers.
Three months ago, if Ron had battled Juliana using only combat techniques, he wouldn't have had such an advantage. But over these three months, he had fully mastered the techniques from Hanma Baki.
In strength, speed, and skill, Ron led in all three aspects.
The two clashed again.
Juliana retreated several meters before steadying herself.
"You're strong—stronger than I imagined!"
"So I have to get serious."
"I'll use the new technique I've learned."
Juliana's expression turned serious.
In the next moment, a powerful aura erupted from her.
The audience outside started buzzing.
"What a strong aura!"
"Was Juliana hiding her true strength?"
"She's never shown this before."
"Is this the result of her training after failing to challenge the Floor Masters last time?"
"Ron is in trouble now."
Many people became optimistic about Juliana.
Some placed large bets before the betting window closed.
Ron raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Using that as a trump card?"
Ron instinctively found it amusing. This so-called Ken was just one of the advanced Nen techniques. Besides Ken, he had also mastered En, In, Shu, and Ko.
How could Ken be considered a trump card?
But upon reflection, Ron understood.
In this world, the circle of Nen users was very closed.
They were extremely secretive.
Afraid that what they knew would be learned by others.
In fact, these Nen techniques weren't very difficult to learn if someone taught them.
But most Nen users had no one to teach them.
The rookie crushers in the Sky Arena, after opening their aura nodes during the initiation, often only knew two basic Nen techniques even after years of research.
Those who hadn't grasped Ten were already dead.
But most of their Hatsu abilities were developed haphazardly.
Things like "Invisible Left Leg" or "Hidden Sword"...
They were just tricking ordinary people.
To true, systematic Nen users, they were useless.
Ron's situation was different.
Besides his background as a member of the Zoldyck family, he was also a transmigrator.
He knew more about Nen than many Nen users.
And Juliana obviously didn't have such a background.
So after comprehending Ken, she viewed it as a trump card, which was understandable.
"Ken merely concentrates more aura for a short time."
"It poses no threat to me."
Ron looked at Juliana opposite him and assumed a ready stance.
His body sank slightly.
Ron shot out like a cannonball.
Juliana gathered as much aura as possible, concentrating it into her fist.
Somewhat similar to Uvogin's Big Bang Impact.
In terms of vows and limitations, there were some, but only a tiny bit.
So even though this was Juliana's full-force punch, its power was limited.
At the moment Ron dashed in front of Juliana, he raised both fists.
Both hands were clenched into fists.
Their fists collided.
A fierce shockwave spread outward, tearing up the arena floor and sending debris flying off the stage.
A massive sound echoed throughout the venue.
A figure was sent flying backwards.
The centre of the arena turned into ruins.
Ron walked out from the centre.
The referee glanced at Ron and hurriedly searched for Juliana.
Then, he saw Juliana outside the ring.
"The winner is... Ron!"
Before the audience could react, Ron had already left the venue.
Sally raised her question.
"Captain, why didn't you use your abilities on the stage? If you had, you could've won faster and more smoothly, right?"
Ron didn't answer directly but said, "Let's play some games."
He started up the game console.
The game screen appeared on the TV.
Ron and Sally sat on the sofa, each holding a controller.
They opened a side-scrolling fighting game.
Similar to Street Fighter or King of Fighters.
They controlled their characters, attacking back and forth, health bars decreasing continuously.
Before long, Sally lost.
After Nina also lost, Ron put down the controller.
Looking at the three, Ron said, "The game we just played is very similar to how Nen users fight."
"Game characters have punches, kicks, and special moves."
"They also have defensive stances."
"In the game's design, special moves are undoubtedly the most visually spectacular. Releasing a special move is probably the most satisfying moment for you."
"This is the same for all players."
"But what truly decides victory isn't the special moves." (t/n you could have just said that...)