Chapter 56: Chapter 56
“Where are you going?” Andre laughed maniacally as he chased the black-cloaked man throughout the pier. “Go away!” the black-cloaked man fled in fear as he throws bombs and other throwables at the middle-aged man. Andre laughed; he casually swatted them off as if they were flies. “Stay and play with me”, Andre grin wide, his aura flared up. The black-cloaked man felt even more fearful after sensing Andre’s aura. “Fuck off, you shitty old man!” the black-cloaked man tried shaking Andre off.
“Childs play”, Andre said; he effortlessly followed the black-cloaked man’s route. The black-cloaked man clicked his tongue; he suddenly did a u-turn and attacked Andre. “That’s the spirit!” Andre grin as he prepared to met the black-cloaked man’s attack. Unfortunately for Andre, the black-cloaked man faked his attack, diving to the ground; he managed to successfully dodge Andre’s attack before running away in the other direction.
Andre’s veins bulged out, “Ya bastard, come here!”¸ he yelled his lung out, chasing the black-cloaked man with fury burning in his eyes. The black-cloaked man was panicking. Andre’s loud voice was filled with aura, and that caused the black-cloaked man to fled harder. Andre used a little bit of his aura as he caught up with the black-cloaked man easily. “Down you go!” he said while slamming the black-cloaked man to the ground.
The black-cloaked man spat out blood as he crashed down to an empty lot. Andre landed near the black-cloaked man, leaning on his sword; he said, “Get up! I’m not done with you yet!” he said menacingly. The black-cloaked man begrudgingly got up; he readied up his dagger, holding it in front of his chest in a reverse grip. “I see you know what you’re doing”, Andre praised, seeing the reverse grip that the black-cloaked man does.
“But you’re still going to get it!” Andre said, pointing the tip of his sword at the black-cloaked man. The black-cloaked man gulped when he saw aura gathered on Andre’s body. He gripped his dagger tightly while observing his surrounding, looking for a way to escape. Andre widened his posture; holding his sword high, he shouted out, “Prepare yourself!” he rushed towards the dagger-wielding black-cloaked man.
The black-cloaked man steps back while Andre swung forwards. The black-cloaked man was barely able to dodge Andre’s downward slash before worrying about Andre’s follow up kick. The black-cloaked man was able to block it with his arms, but he got flung back because of it. Andre laughed; he pursued the black-cloaked man with fervour. The black-cloaked man groaned when he saw a terrifying sight in front of him.
The black-cloaked man saw a charge from the middle-aged man with a crazed expression towards him. The black-cloaked man tried to escape, but his body wasn’t listening to him. With a blam, the black-cloaked man body was buried deep into the concrete wall because of Andre’s tackle. The black-cloaked man spat out blood, his eyes rolled back. Andre wouldn’t let up; he prevented the black-cloaked man from passing out by slapping the black-cloaked man in the cheek before throwing him away.
The black-cloaked man grabbed his chest, he groaned in pain, “W-why did you do this?” he said, fear evident inside his eyes. “Why, you ask?” Andre walked slowly towards the black-cloaked man with his aura flaring up. “You injured my girl, kidnapped my boy, and you asked why?” Andre roared. The black-cloaked man watched with horror as Andre come up near him.
Andre held the black-cloaked man’s throat with his hand, “Usually, I’ll keep one of you alive to interrogate where do you come from. But, seeing that you’re just an underling, you probably don’t know much. So….” Andre slowly gripped the black-cloaked man’s throat, “Killing you should be fine.” The black-cloaked man was struggling to get free, but Andre’s strength was beyond him. With a crack, the black-cloaked man snapped as life breathes out of him. Andre tossed the black-cloaked man’s corpse aside as he sheathed his sword.
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The short man battle against the half-transformed Draconian was going underway. They seemed to be evenly matched. They meet each other blow for blow as sparks flew when their weapon clashed. “Who are you? Who are you with, and how do you know me?” the half-transformed Mr Ken asked before growling at the short man. “Why do you care? All you need to know is that you need to come with me”, the short man said, holding both of his curved swords in reversed grip before slashing at Mr Ken.
“Growl”, Mr Ken dodged the twin energy blades from the short man. He saw the short man jumping above him before hitting the half-transformed Draconian with the two curved swords. “Argh”, Mr Ken scream because the short man swords managed to cut him by the shoulder. The half-transformed Draconian growled, his eyes glowing with fury. Mr Ken transformation advanced, becoming more monstrous. The short man’s eyes squinted; he jumped back, thinking how he should handle the now fully transformed Draconian.
The Draconian roared. His roar decimated the pier even more, especially the lighthouse. The lighthouse’s body cracked before eventually broke down, crashing on the ground. The short man quickly escaped the area before the lighthouse come crashing down on him. As he was escaping, however, the Draconian flew past the hubris, punching the short man directly. Thankfully for the short man, he was quick on his reflexes as he managed to block the Draconian’s attack.
The short man skillfully blocked the Draconian’s attack as he used the momentum from it to dodge to the side, creating an opening for him to attack. The short man slashed; he’s successfully cut the Draconian’s torso before jumping back, creating a safe space for himself. The Draconian rubbed his slashed torso, but instead of roaring and being angry, his eyes squinted. His eyes that previously were brimming in fury has now calmed down.
“Tell me”, the Draconian spoke, “How did your organization know about me? I’ve been pretty careful up until now, but you guys still managed to track me down.” The short man smirked, “Everything left traces; yours is no exception”, he said, tightly gripping his twin curved swords in a reverse grip. “Hmm. In the future, I need to be more careful”, Mr Ken said; his mana core spun, creating a vortex inside of the Draconian. “If you’re not willing to talk, I’ll force it out of you!” the Draconian rushed out, charging straight at the short man.
The short man nimbly dodged the Draconian’s charge, but Mr Ken was prepared for it this time. When Mr Ken was near the short man, he unleashed his mana, creating a shockwave that sends the short man tumbling backwards. Not willing to give a chance for the short man to recover, the Draconian continues to relentlessly attack the short man. Even under the heavy barrage of the Draconian’s attack, the short man calmly and skillfully parried each of the Draconian’s attacks.
One had to know, a fully matured Draconian can equal the strength of a 4th Grade Aura Master or a 5th Circle Mage. The feat that the short man achieved was extraordinary. Previously, Eru could go toe to toe with the fully transformed Draconian because Mr Ken was still berserk. Now, Mr Ken has full control of his body, which raised the Draconian’s strength even more so. Even so, the short man looks like he handles all the attacks of the Draconian easily.
Mr Ken punched the short man away, creating some distance between them. The Draconian slowly opened his mouth; flames build up inside his mouth. “Crap”, the short man cursed before dodging the Draconian’s flame breath. The flames charred the floor on the pier as it travelled through to chase the dodging short man. The Draconian cleverly used his breath to create a trap for the short man. The flames surrounded the short man, cutting his route of escape.
The Draconian swoop down from the sky, entering the ring of fire that he made earlier. The short man had sweat dripping down his skin as he stared at the menacing Draconian in front of him. “Gave up, and I’ll promise it would not hurt”, the Draconian said with an imposing tone. The short man smirked, “Heh, being arrogant was the first step of one’s downfall”, he said. The short man raised his aura up. His aura manifested blue as it spirals into the sky.
The short man’s 5th Grade Aura Master power was fully visible as he prepared to fight the Draconian with his full strength. The Draconian looked at the blue aura in the sky, and his eyes squinted. Meanwhile, Eru and Andre also saw the spiralling blue aura in the sky. Their expressions went grave. After that, both Eru and Andre hastened their pace towards the source, not before Eru put the unconscious Monty in a safe place. They both know that each of them was not able to handle the short man alone.
The short man’s black cloak flew out to the sky, revealing his appearance. A handsome man with blue hair and green eyes, scars visible on his left cheek. “What’s your name?” the Draconian asked. The blue-haired short man shook his head, “You have no need to know. Prepare yourself!”
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