The same terrifying explosion erupted across the arena once again, but unlike Celia Pearl's battle earlier, this time the result was far more shocking.
The moment the warhead reached its destination, an enormous pillar of fire and shattered stone burst outward from within the smoke cloud.
The blast wave rolled across the platform with enough force to shake the audience seats, causing loose dust to rain down from the stone structures surrounding the arena.
Fragments of broken rock flew in every direction while a wave of scorching heat swept through the battlefield.
Several participants instinctively raised their sleeves to shield their faces, and even the elders narrowed their eyes for a brief moment as the smoke expanded into a thick gray dome before slowly dispersing under the mountain wind.
When visibility gradually returned, the spectators immediately saw the outcome.
Rupert's body had been thrown completely off the platform.
