At that moment, the crowd noticed Nestor was wearing a goldshade armor. Even though the armor had shattered, it saved Nestor's life by blocking Dustin's deadly strike.

Nestor, coughing up blood, struggled to get up.

The toughness gained from practicing the Ironfist Technique and the damaged goldshade armor clearly made a difference. Without them, Dustin's sword strike could have been deadly.

Though he narrowly avoided death, he was badly hurt, and the chances of winning looked slim.

"Nestor