Chapter 19: Becoming a Scavenger (2)

"Yea, I'll try to hold back" Dan answered nonchalantly as he took another step forward but then he felt someone holding on to his hand. He turned to see who it was and to his greatest surprise, it was Kira.

"Let me do this… Please?" Kira asked with his savage intentions made visible in his vicious facial expression.

Dan was startled by this and he began to wonder how their friend changed so much. Kira has always been the one to hide his strength at all times, the last to always throw a punch. Seeing him so eager to fight, the others were a bit suspicious and quite stunned.

"Only through combat will I know the flaws of my martial art, I need to battle someone strong if I wish to improve" Kira explained when he noticed everyone's gaze on him.

He pulled off his red leather jacket and threw it towards Akila, leaving only his black T-shirt which had the liberation union academy flame badge on it. His blood-red hair, as usual, was tied back into a ponytail and his blood-red pupils glowed as he took a fighting stance.

"Come at me!" He said confidently.

Soon enough guardians and scavenger guild officials gathered at a safe distance and observed. They have heard about these kid's achievements and most of them have actually watched their battle with the assassin at the Oscuro headquarters, yet they couldn't resist the urge of watching them fight in person. If something were to go wrong, they can easily step in and save the day.

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"Hmph! A kid dares challenge me? A guardian?" Dean said as he staggered a bit more.

"You're just a D rated guardian, don't make too much noise, let's get this over with! I have other plans for today…" Kira said indifferently while he waited for the man to make a move first.

Just a D rated guardian?

How can a mere student look down on them so much!

Even those who came to view the match frowned their faces, they were obviously offended by Kira's words but the youth didn't seem to care about their feelings.

"Good, good… You chose death boy!" Dean roared and waved his hand.

Instantly a black sword with a red hilt just like those used in medieval appeared beside the man and shot towards Kira. The attack was fast but Kira's reflexes were even faster!

"A Conjurer? Cute" Kira sneered as he stormed forward viciously. Initially, he refused to strike first due to his fear of the unknown, now he realized his foe was just a conjurer type, his confidence rose to a high level.

He swiftly spun to the left, successfully evading the three-meter long sword easily. In just a breath he had already covered the distance between him and the man, leaving the viewers stunned.

"Ye… Yellow belt martial art practitioner!" the red-haired lady positioned at the counter screamed fearfully!

A seventeen-year-old martial arts practitioner who is capable of entering the yellow belt level in martial arts is already considered a genius, not to talk of a teen who was only thirteen years. His physique was quite normal compared to others, no one knew he could bust out this much power from his little body. If there were going to consider someone amongst the four who practiced martial art everyone would have picked Akila who looked well built for someone his age.

"Serpent martial art: Venomous strike!" Kira muttered under his breath as he struck at the man, instinctively aiming for a vital point, his throat! His hand moved at a terrifying speed and a snake hissing sound emanated from his palms. This could be considered a killing blow if no one interfered but these people looked rather relaxed, they had complete confidence in Dean who was amongst the strongest in the D ratings, in a few years he would most likely make it into the C ratings.

Dean on his own part was stunned by Kira's martial arts skills reaching such a high level at such a young age. With this level of speed, he could easily trouble any E rated guardian with his current strength, coupled with his superpower, if the E rated guardian is careless, he may even end up winning. Unfortunately, his opponent today wasn't any normal D rated guardian.

"Shield!!!" Dean roared and his silver aura shot out of his body.

His silver aura took the form of a five-meter tall rectangular shield with a rough, spikey surface, obviously aimed to harm Kira the moment his hands collides with the shield.

Thud!

Wooooosh!!

To everyone's greatest surprise, Kira was able to halt his attack palm attack and quickly retracted his hands. He stomped his feet on the ground and was abruptly launched into the air, spinning repeatedly in mid-air as he retreated! A second later, the red hilted longsword he evaded a few seconds ago stabbed into the ground at the location he just left.

With this everyone present concluded that even if the red-haired kid lost, he would still be considered a prodigy!

"Hoho! So close, I got a bit careless there… I think I will have to put in some effort if I want to beat this guy… He's stronger than I expected" Kira laughed as he adjusted his stance.

Hearing this, everyone ran crazy and their faces reddened in anger, wasn't this kid a bit too boastful? He was going against a man who was at the peak of the D ratings only a step away from entering the C ratings yet he had the courage to talk trash at this moment. Even if Dean was a bit tipsy, that didn't reduce his fighting standards at all!

"Dean… what are you waiting for? Pretty please? Fuck this kid up!" Someone roared angrily from the crowd.

Hearing this Dean frowned and flicked his fingers, numerous balls of silver energy appeared in his hands and shot into the space above him, taking the form of red hilted black longswords. He took a few steps forward as the black swords rotated around him, each releasing a fierce aura.

"Mess him up" Dean muttered softly and the blades shot forward.

Wooosh!

Wooosh!!

Wooosh!!!

"Hahaha! Let play then! Snake martial arts: Soft body technique!" Kira laughed wildly as he adjusted his stance and fortified his defense.

His fists took the shape of a snake had as they struck at the ten blades piercing at him viciously. His snake fists skillfully evaded the sharp edges of the sword and struck the smooth sides, successfully deflecting them. The longswords under Dean's commands kept returning and attacking Kira but the kid always found a way to deflect them.

In truth, if Kira hadn't encountered the green belt assassin before this battle, he would have lost right at this moment. He traded blows with the man at a very high level, with that experience his perception increased making these moving swords look slow in his eyes. He finally realized what his parents meant when they always said a person would always improve after each hard-fought battle they engage in!

This continued for close a minute, not because Kira was pinned down but he was enjoying the sensation. Even though he received a few shallow cuts he wasn't bothered at all, he could clearly feel himself getting faster and these swords getting slower. It was like a new realm was opened to him in the martial arts world and he was taking long strides forward. But those observing the battle, including Dean could not tell, they thought Kira could not break free from the encirclement and would tire soon.

To them, this battle was over before it even started!

"Hahahaha! Play time is over! Let's end this!" Kira suddenly roared and with a very fast snake fist movement, all the longswords were blown away!

His red aura suddenly erupted and he pushed himself forward with his two powerful legs while his two hands retracted like a snake, preparing for the finishing blow.

Seeing this, Dean was stunned by the sudden outburst of strength but he wasn't terrified. He still had his shield floating right in front of him, why should he fear this kid only good at martial arts?

He chugged down the remaining contents in the beer bottle as he waited for the kid to arrive and attempt to attack from the sides. But to his greatest surprise, that didn't happen!

"Combat technique: Demonic fiery serpent venomous strike!"

Kira let out a snake his and his snake fists were abruptly shrouded in red flames. His quickly appeared in front of the metal shield and a vicious smile bloomed on his face as he struck forward!

Crack!

Crack!!

Bang!!!

An illusion of two fiery demonic snakes springing towards the shield affected everyone present and with a bang, the shield shattered into numerous uneven parts and Kira's serpent fist struck the center of the man's chest, sinking deep into his body like a knife cutting deep into butter.

Dean let out a loud cry as he was shot back by an invisible force, rolling on the floor a couple of times before he stopped. He laid on the ground, face first and blood flowed out of the wound on his chest. The smell of roasted flesh filled the air and the area around the wound suffered burns of various levels.

"Like I said… You're just a D rated guardian… You're not qualified to stand before us… Come back when you improve…" Kira snorted disdainfully and walked towards Zero and the other two with a triumphant smile on his charming face.