A twenty-second counter appeared on top of the arena. The numbers were spinning, as they alternated with the passing of time, that gigantic golden hologram must have been around four meters long.
[17]
[16]
The numbers continued to decrease, while a silence remained in the audience. Confused, everyone began to comment on what was happening.
"He's going to drown like that"
"Isn't it better to decide that the fight is over?"
"I hope he's already dead"
"How cruel"
But when the counter hit fourteen seconds, Ethan resurfaced. Being lifted by the waters of that lake, he was carried up into the sky, his eyes were glowing with an intense white light because of the gigantic amount of energy he was using.
Extending his hands, he launched hundreds of ice needles towards Ryan, who had no option but to receive the attacks. His aura of flames was increasing, preventing the ice from reaching his skin, yet some fragments managed to cut through Whitemane's clothes and face.
