Adam cracked his neck, rolling his shoulders like he was just warming up. He let the cheers settle—just enough to make sure everyone was listening—before raising a hand.
"While I'm here…" His voice was calm, almost lazy, but the weight behind it was undeniable. "Might as well keep going."
The stadium went dead silent.
Aurora's eyes flickered with interest. Joshua damn near choked on his own breath. "Yo, what?!"
Adam smirked, tilting his head toward the massive floating leaderboard above the arena. His name was sitting right at the top of the Newcomer Rankings, glowing in bold gold letters.
"That was fun and all," he said, stretching his arms, "but I'm not stopping here. Let's keep it moving—I'm climbing that board."
The stadium lost its mind.
"HE'S NOT DONE?!"
"BRO WANTS SMOKE WITH EVERYBODY!"
Joshua slammed his hands on the railing. "You just fought, dude! Take a nap or something!"
Aurora chuckled. "Nah… this is getting good."
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