The battle between Ronx and Alex began.
Alex extended his sword by using his metal manipulation powers but Ronx was about to bite himself and use his blood powers but just then he created a sphere made out of blood without doing anything.
"Wha?!" Ronx thought. "When could I do that?!"
Alex widened his eyes slightly in shock but returned to his usual, normal state and tried to slash him using the extended sword.
However, Ronx transformed the sphere into a straight line of blood, shooting it directly towards Alex but he easily dodged it. "What kind of attack was that? So predictable."
As soon as Alex was about to charge at Ronx, the straight line of blood curved around, piercing Alex's shoulder from behind.
"What? Tch. Impressive" Alex said, placing his hand on his shoulder.
"You can surrender if you want" Ronx said with a smirk.
"Surrender? Don't get too ahead of yourself" Alex said before teleporting behind Ronx, attack already prepared. "You are still just a newbie."
The next second, Alex managed to attack Ronx with a powerful slash on his back.
"You little-" Before Ronx could complete his sentence, Alex attacked him again. This time with several slashes hitting him from every direction.
He wasn't able to dodge, he had already fell to the ground before he could even register that he had been cut.
"The battle is over" Alex said while pointing his sword at him. "Though, you did better than I expected."
But in the very next moment, Ronx appeared in front of Alex, creating a hammer out of blood and used it to launch Alex into the wall of the training room, cracks appearing on it.
The spectators started to whisper amongst themselves.
"No way, did Alex really lose?"
"Just who is that guy?!"
"This is going to written in the history books!"
But just then, Alex teleported in front of Ronx, his head bleeding and with a single slash, ended the fight, blood spilling everywhere and a large wound appearing on Ronx's chest and stomach.
"I didn't want to go this far but I had no choice" Alex said, wiping the blood off his cheeks.
The entire crowd went wild and Elvis immediately rushed over and healed Ronx.
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Once, Ronx opened his eyes, he was sitting next to Alex on a few chairs in a random dark room.
"Welcome back" Alex said.
Ronx immediately clenched his fists. "No...I wasn't able to defeat you."
"Many people aren't able to" Alex replied. "Secondly, this was just a test to see if you were prepared for the next mission. the people made a big deal out of it."
"I know...but still, I am far weaker than I expected" Ronx sighed.
"You are already stronger than most people in this organization" Alex said. "Also, I am not your therapist so you can cry about this later, it's time to do the mission."
"What's the mission anyway?" Ronx asked, still slightly upset.
"We are going to...find a cure for someone. Which is in the rotting peninsula" Alex explained. "At least, that's what I think since the rotting peninsula is known for having cures for everything."
"Who are we going to find the cure for?" Ronx asked, slightly tilting his head.
"You ask too many questions. I'll tell you later. First, it's time to do the mission" Alex said, standing up. "I'll warn you, this is going to be the hardest and most dangerous mission both of us has ever done."
"What?! Even harder than the headless man?!" Ronx said, taking a step back.
"Yes. However, don't worry since I'll bring a few other members of the organization. they are strong and will prove useful" Alex said, about to exit the room.
"I am not going! Especially at a dangerous mission like this!" Ronx said, taking a stance.
"Look, you will go. Whether you like it or not" Alex said with a death stare. "Or do you want me to drag you there myself?"
Ronx looked at him with a death stare of his too but he was slightly sweating and before their conversation could heat up, three members of the organization entered the room.
"Yo! Alex-chan! You ready for the mission?" Asked a guy with a muscular build, who was wearing a military uniform and had black skin.
"Hurry up, you stupid fucking bastard" A girl said with brown hair, who was clenching her teeth and fist out of anger for some reason.
The last remaining person didn't speak and looked to be an introvert, not making any eye contact with anyone. He was also wearing glasses.
"Anyway, we have to go, come on Ronx" Alex said before heading towards the door alongside the three unfamiliar faces.
Ronx hesitated but followed anyway and was constantly glancing at the weird people.
"Ah, shit. Why am I following them?? Do I have a death wish?! Fuck, it's too late to back out now."