Yeah, the guy's a badass. Gladio laughs and nods.

"Well then, that should help us stay alive out here. But if you ever need a sparring partner when things get back to the surface, I'd love to try myself against the strongest challenger the gods were interested in. Seems like a good way for me to improve my own skills for fighting gods."

And honestly, just from the guy's wing he expects he'll get a whole different experience just by fighting him.