Chapter 2586

In a matter of seconds, the crowd erupted into deafening shouts. Aside from Clarissa, Liam, and the others, it seemed as if everyone had witnessed Perseus being gored by the bull—his body skewered on its sharp horns, hurled into the air, and then crushed beneath its hooves. Scenes like this were nothing new in a bullring. "What a bunch of dumbasses!" Clarissa shook her head slightly. She wasn't worried about Perseus at all. After all, she knew just how powerful he was. Still, he didn't get much sleep last night because of her. In a heartbeat, the bull was less than 20 inches away from Perseus. Almost everyone clenched their fists in excitement, ready to cheer for their champion. Then Perseus moved. He whipped the red cloth over the bull's eyes, gripped its horns, stepped forward, and stopped it dead in its tracks. His legs seemed rooted to the ground. The bull couldn't push him back an inch. Time itself felt frozen. The arena fell into stunned silence. Just how strong was