Chapter 210: 210: SHU Evaluation Day (Part 7)
At the nexus academy, Summer, Sylvia and all the guys who had been watching the livestream of the face off had looks of utter shock on their faces.
"No way…" the nerdy looking boy holding the phone muttered, his hands trembling in disbelief as he looked at Summer who was right beside him.
Both Jake and Michael gulped down mouthfuls of saliva and felt their legs go weak from seeing a young rising hero as powerful as Starboy get sent flying like a ragdoll.
"Holy shit!" One of the more neutral guys who didn't know Don and wasn't really a fan of Starboy either yelled out in surprise.
Many of the other guys like him had similar impressions.
"Summer, what the actual fuck? How's your brother so strong?" Another asked, shaking his head at what he just witnessed.
"Bro could be a pro hero with powers a punch like that."
"He didn't even get a running start, imagine if he was serious…"
"Bruh…"
One by one, all the guys began to express their reactions on the situation. And though each reaction was different, one with was the same, they were all equally shocked.
Summer included.
She looked at the screen with wide eyes, her mouth hanging slightly open in disbelief. 'What the hell?' She thought, unable to believe that this was the same brother she had just left home.
Sylvia was surprisingly the one who looked the least shocked.
She had her arms crossed and her head raised smugly as she boasted, "told ya guys. Right Summer?" as she said this, she hit Summer playfully with her elbow, breaking her out of her daze.
"Hm, uh, yea. It was pretty obvious Donnie would win…" Summer quickly agreed, though her tone lacked its usual vigor.
Nobody noticed this though as they were all still processing the shock. And they weren't the only ones.
On the various social media platforms that streamed the face off, there was even more disbelief.
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Delaygram:
**@Vio_Zero**: "Starboy flew so far, I thought he was auditioning for NASA 💀💀"
**@Irish_Kings**: "When you talk big but get sent back to 1997 in one punch 😂✨ #RetroFlight"
**@Erade_Krade**: "I think the real crime here is that golden jumpsuit. He looked like a rejected disco ball before the punch, now he's just a shattered one 😭"
**@elite1993**: "Starboy's new power: gravitational pull. The way the ground *called him back* 🤣🤣"
**@Devil_Prince**: "Bro was shining like the sun, now he's setting like one too 🌅"
**@Om_r**: "Gold suit? More like 'bold choice' to get KO'd on live stream 👀"
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MaskBook:
**@Ethan_Touzeau**: "The way he didn't even *flinch* before the punch, like, sir, the arrogance LMAO 💅✨"
**@Anonymous_Jokez**: "Someone check the map, because Starboy just discovered a whole new zip code with that launch 🚀"
**@Samuel_Greyson**: "That punch gave him a new career—Starboy is a professional air dancer now 😂🕺"
**@smugeysalmon**: "He really thought he was invincible until physics came knocking 💀"
**@Hyde_Zyn**: "Starboy really said 'No guard needed,' and then got guardrailed into next week 🤡"
**@Glow_King**: "Starboy's next album dropping soon: *Punches and Flight* ✈️💥"
**@CrownRoyal86**: "Not him matching the shine of his suit with the glimmer of defeat 👀✨"
**@hot_papichulo**: "Starboy when he wakes up: 'Where am I? What year is it? Why am I trending?!' 😂"
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Chirper:
**@Nico_Pete**: "The only thing 'golden' about Starboy is the moment he realized he messed up 😭💛"
**@Baerys**: "You can literally see the second he knew he wasn't 'bout that life 😂"
**@Ethan_Stockton**: "Is this the part where I mention that he didn't even guard… or is it too soon? 🤔"
**@Nick_Collins5343**: "Gold for bravery, platinum for stupidity 🏅💀"
**@Benjamin_Longoria**: "Who needs a superhero cape when you can fly like that with just one punch? 😂 #NoCap(e)"
**@CherryhkY0Xz**: "Starboy? More like Falling Star 🌠✨ #MakeAWish"
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Meanwhile, at the very scene itself, Starboy's entourage rushed over to help him up as he was clearly struggling to do so himself.
But, as two of the guards held him by the hands to try and lift him up, he angrily swatted them away. "Get off me!" He barked, managing to barely get on his feet, one hand holding the area Don had punched him.
As much as he was trying to stand up straight and pretend he was fine, he was covered in the white dust from the pavement he had cracked, his once long pristine looking blonde hair now a disheveled mess.
His legs were still visibly trembling as well, his body still processing the ferocity of Don's punch.
The bodyguards glanced at each other with helpless looks but before they could offer anymore assistance. He angrily yelled at them, "What are you standing there for!? Get out of the way! It's not over yet."
Starboy's ego was hit the hardest by Don's punch. At most he had expected to maybe feel some pain, not get sent skidding across the pavement in front of all his fans and onlookers present on that campus street.
The only way he could salvage the situation was by making Don suffer a worse outcome from his punch.
So, while looking at Don with a gaze filled with hatred, he says, "here I come!", before bursting forward with incredible momentum, not even giving Don a chance to ready himself.
But Don's reflexes with his Beastshift active are fast enough to react and he brings his hands to his front to guard the attack.
**BOOM!**
Like with Don's punch, Starboy's also causes a loud noise to boom in the area, though nowhere near as loud as Don's.
Same for the after effects. The shockwave and gust of wind caused by it simply moved some already downed light furniture that was already dropped from Don's initial attack.
None of the surrounding people were made to fall to the ground either and their clothes just blew a bit wildly to the violent wind he caused.
As for the damage to Don…. There was none.
Once the dust that had risen around the two settled, the onlookers were met with a scene of Don standing firmly in place, with Starboy's fist stopped by his arms which he raised in front of himself.
Aside from some smoke emanating from the point of impact due to the heat generated and some red bruising, Don was uninjured.
The sight caused Starboy's fans and other onlookers to show surprise once more.
They all new that this meant it was Don's win. But… they simply couldn't believe it. Starboy… the supposed next Star of the city, no pun intended, had lost, quite terribly too.
And worst of all, he had done it in front of the whole city.
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**@Old_Fool**: "When your punch sounds like a boom but hits like a whisper 😬👋"
**@alfredo_lozano**: "He shouted 'Here I come!' but all I saw was 'There he goes!' 🚶♂️💨"
**@DaoistIQZbWL**: "Don be like 'You shall not pass,' and Starboy really didn't 😂🛑"
**@StarGoneDim**: "Starboy's brightness levels dropping faster than my phone battery 🔋📉"
**@Vio_Zero**: "Don out here not just crushing villains but egos too 😎👊"
**@Nico_Pete**: "Someone get Starboy a therapist because that ego ain't gonna heal itself 🛋️🧠"
**@Devil_Prince**: "Can't wait for the memes of Starboy's 'devastating' punch that'll fuel my week 😂📸"
**@smugeysalmon**: "If embarrassment was a superpower, Starboy would be unstoppable 😂"
**@om_r**: "His fans are as shaken as his legs right now 🥴🕺"
**CrownRoyal86**: "The only thing he managed to punch was a hole in his reputation 😬👊"
**@Luis_Gustavo**: "Someone get this man an ice pack and a reality check 🧊✔️"
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Just like that, Starboy's reputation began falling faster than he could've ever imagined.
He stood shocked for a moment, frozen in sheer disbelief that Don had taken his punch without so much as moving back.
Starboy was only broken out of his daze when Don finally decided to lower his arms and step back, leaving Starboy's fist positioned as if he was hitting air.
"I guess it's my win," Don said nonchalantly while casually patting off the dust on his clothes. Starboy looked at him with trembling eyes, feeling humiliated beyond belief by just hearing those words.
"I-I lost?" He stammered, retracting his hand slowly and bringing his still closed fist toward his face to inspect it. His mind couldn't even react to all this and so he just stood there looking utterly defeated, unable to respond to Don for he didn't know how.
From feeling immense confidence, he began to feel anxiousness for what felt like the first time in his life since becoming an adult. He could feel the judging gazes of his fans and even bodyguards on him.
He felt like everyone was now inwardly making fun of him, and to some extent, a few were but for the most part everyone on the scene was just stunned.
Those that did want to laugh used every ounce of their will power to stop themselves from doing so, because unlike Don, they'd be dead meat if Starboy unleashed his anger onto them.
But what Starboy could hear, without a doubt, was the very murmurs and whispers that came from the onlookers and even his fans.
"Wow… I can't believe he lost that badly."
"Yea… so much for being the city treasure…"
"Shh, quiet man… he might hear you?"
"So what? Look at him? What a let down?"
"Maybe the other guy is just super strong?"
"I don't know, Starboy just seemed weak…"
Eventually, Starboy, had heard enough and his anger boiled over as he yelled, "Shut Up! Shut up! All of you!"
Everyone who was whispering immediately shut their mouths and didn't dare utter another word. Starboy's face was twisted into one of clear anger. This, mixed with the sight of his heavy breathing and closed fists, made him look like he was ready to snap.
But before he could say or do anything more, a stern masculine voice boomed onto the scene.
"That's enough!"