An Understated Dominance

Eduardo’s death came as a complete shock to everyone.

When he unleashed the Shadow Killing Technique, the crowd was certain of his victory. This ancient, secret skill, long lost to time, was legendary in the martial arts world. It was known to be unbeatable against opponents of the same level and could even kill those more powerful. The Shadow Killing Technique bypasses physical defenses and energy shields, directly inflicting fatal damage on the soul. Only those with exceptionally strong mental strength could hope to withstand it.

At first, everything seemed to go as expected. Eduardo, using the Shadow Killing Technique, completely dominated Black Kong, leaving him with no chance to fight back.

But then, in a split second, Eduardo—who had seemed invincible just moments before—was suddenly stabbed through the heart and died instantly.

It all happened so fast that the audience didn’t even have time to process it.

“Dead… he’s dead?”

“What just happened?”

“It was too fast! I couldn’t see it clearly!”

at Eduardo’s lifeless body in disbelief. How could he, who had clearly

happened?” Grace asked,

defeating Black Kong’s fists, and knocking him to the

have some special ability that lets him change the metal

he eats into a weapon? What kind of strange ability is that?”

Kong was different. He seemed to be a rare supernatural being, and since he hadn’t initially revealed his powers, he misled everyone. This misunderstanding is what led to Eduardo’s unexpected

used his fists to distract Eduardo, baited him into using the Shadow Killing Technique, and then struck when Eduardo was focused on his attack, using his special ability to deliver the killing

the big guy saw the flaw in Eduardo’s Shadow Killing Technique?” Kassidy asked,

Shadow Killing Technique inflicts severe mental trauma on its victims, leaving weaker opponents as nothing more than idiots or even dead. Although Black

he must have had help from a master,” Noemi speculated, glancing toward Father Adam and Bill Wolf, who were part of Black Kong’s group. “When Black Kong was in trouble, those two wouldn’t have just

and undetected. Without proof, it would be

cowards!” Kassidy sneered. “When they can’t win in a fair fight,