🐾 Barbary Macaque snarls and Valen grins — they're ready for blood.

Valen's balanced stance reads Il duce's aggressive approach perfectly — a 5% tactical edge!

Il duce's aggressive stance reads Valen's balanced approach perfectly — a 10% tactical edge!

R1: The crowd gasps — Il duce delivers a CRITICAL strike that rends Valen!

R1: Valen catches Il duce in a steel cage of flashing blades and Il duce drops their weapon, clutching the wound!

R2: Il duce exploits reach advantage, stabbing at Valen destroying Valen's guard and driving them down!

R2: Valen executes a spinning low-high combination on Il duce and Il duce stumbles blind, blood pouring from the gash!

R3: Il duce sees the opening and drives home a CRITICAL blow into Valen!

R3: Pure instinct — Valen CRITICALLY wounds Il duce with savage precision!

R3: Il duce sways dangerously, one more blow from oblivion.

R4: The crowd erupts as Il duce lands a CRITICAL on Valen!

R4: The sand drinks Valen's blood as they fight to remain conscious.

R4: Il duce times the net throw perfectly, binding Valen's weapon arm!

R4: Valen thrashes free of the net but loses the initiative.

R5: Il duce angles the weapon low and rakes Valen's leg and the crowd is on its feet as Valen falters!