Chapter 56: An intense battle 

"A protector of the weak? This is no fairy tale boy…. I suggest you remain mute if you have nothing reasonable to say!" Zero roared as he stomped the ground, launching himself to his target.

His attack was sudden and quick, yet it was nothing to Shi Jia who dashed forward as well to meet Zero head-on. With this Zero confirmed his foe was not afraid of his physical attributes since he could match him.

Wooosh!

Zero sent a quick right fist at Shi Jia which was promptly slapped away before tossing his open palm at Zero aiming for his throat. No matter how simple it looked, Zero's enhanced senses warned him of the impending danger and this made him realize only death awaits him if he should get hit by this attack.

Tilting his head to the side to evade, Zero had no intentions of retreating as he promptly swung his feet at his foe, performing a smooth roundhouse kick but to his greatest surprise, Shi Jia had already predicted this, crouching low and knocking Zero off his feet with a ground sweep attack.

"Die!" Shi Jia roared.

He didn't even wait for Zero to fall, as soon as he performed the leg sweep attack, he proceeded to throw a punch the empty air, predicting Zero would have dropped to that level before his punch was completed but little did he know that Zero had shrouded himself with his spirit energy and utilized his control over it to prevent himself from falling, only levitating.

Bang!

Shi Jia's strike hit the empty air but what soon followed shocked everyone including Zero. When his fit struck empty air and invisible force escaped his fists and the wall directly in front of him which was over fifty meters away created a loud bang sound and caved in, leaving a clear print of Shi Jia's fist on it.

Pa!

The sound of Zero's feet smashing into Shi Jia's face echoed all through the halls of the Administration building and the youth was sent flying across the room, only stopping after rolling a couple of times. But even then, Zero had no intention of letting his target live.

Clasping his hands together, his purple spirit energy erupted from his body and promptly surrounded Shi Jia, taking charge of his body, allowing Zero to lift him off the ground smashing him on the ceiling, before pulling him down to the ground once again, violently dropping him to the ground.

This process repeated for about three times before Zero swiftly flung Shi Jia out of the building through one of the windows, making people around gasp and scream in fear. The Administration building was a four-story building and at the moment they were at the very top, a fall from this height meant death. At first, they thought Zero and Shi Jia would stop eventually but now things have gotten to this point, they sincerely doubted these two could be stopped by mere words. Considering their strength only teachers could stop them now.

Swoosh!

To everyone's surprise, Zero suddenly dashed forward and jumped through the damaged window, promptly chasing after the falling Shi Jia!

"Only through death can you pay for your crimes against my family!" Zero roared as his purple spirit energy began gathering around his fist fiercely. The terrifying amount of energy he was gathering made even Akila, Kira, and Dan turn pale in shock.

They too thought Zero was bluffing when he spoke about killing Shi Jia. They estimated that Shi Jia won't die from the fall, considering his strength, at worse he will suffer severe injuries that my cripple his growth for a while so they didn't bother to step in. but now things were different, seeing the amount of power Zero was amassing for the final attack, they could tell Zero meant his words when he spoke about killing Shi Jia.

Although this was what they wanted, killing such an important person, in such a gruesome manner, in public was not something the nation could ignore easily. Even before the battle started and they were busy exchanging words, a few students had already started recording, this event was bound to go public and Zero would have no way to defend himself! He will be labeled a murderer and on god knows how the nation will react after losing a potential disaster realm guardian.

"He may even be executed" Dan muttered, sending shivers down the spine of all those who heard him.

Woosh!

Bang!

Suddenly the falling Shi Jia flipped in mid-air, somehow regaining control over his body at a crucial moment. He successfully landed on one of the numerous statues of past important administration officials of the institution.

"Only through death? Do you even think you can win against me? You are not worthy enough to utter such strong words weakling!" Shi Jia roared as he lunged towards Zero once again, shattering the head of the statue

"Let me show you the true power of a martial arts master! This is what aura materialization actually looks like!" Shi Jia hissed as he slowly moved his hands yet he created after-images and even Zero couldn't follow the movements of his arms.

Suddenly Zero's senses began screaming, warning of the danger approaching. In response, Zero prepared his mind for the worse but it all happened so fast that he could barely react to it.

Booom!

Apart from Zero, no one else saw what happened, all they saw was Shi Jia clasps his hands together and gently push down. The next they saw was Zero been knocked away by an invisible force, sending him crashing into the flower garden below. His body was covered in blood and his left hand and left leg seemed to be broken, probably because of the way he fell. These people could only cry out in horror as they watched Shi Jia stroll towards him, with the intention of stealing his life.

"Don't worry, it will end so quick, you won't feel a thing" Shi Jia assured him