The Wish Of The Cloaked Man

Just from the aura he radiated, it was ascertained to the teenagers now that he was not a person to whom they could stand up with their current strength.

Even Jin himself had started doubting himself.

There was no doubt to the identity of the man before them.

It was William Watts.

"What's up?... Steel leg?"

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"You... aargh... hrmph"

Jin held his broken leg and muffled his scream of agony, just for the sake of not looking weak.

"If you are trying to not look weak, then drop your act... I'm not here to hurt you..."

William said as he stepped off from the fallen man and walked towards the trio.

"Then why are you here for?"

Jin narrowed his eyes as he bit his lips.

Jonathan and Toby helped Jin up his feet and took hold of his arms on their shoulders, helping him balance on his other leg.

"I... Well, Your kick was pretty strong, not gonna lie about that. But as you can see me standing, it wasn't enough..."

William said with a shrug.

"So?"

Jin queried.

"So, What I want from you..."

William paused his answer as he walked closer to the trio.

"Is a fight, nothing else."

William smiled innocently, his eyes closed and his lips widened.

"What?"

Jin furrowed as he heard the man in front of him speak.

"A Fight. I want to fight you."

William repeated.

"Huh?. You want a fight?"

Jin yet again asked, but this time, his brain had already started processing the reason behind the call to fight.

'So this man wants to fight me?. The way his body is to build and the way he was straightforward, he looks like a maniac who likes to fight.'

'If I guess it right then, He's just a belligerent man who's taken an interest in me because of the single blow I landed on him...'

'But how is he even standing?. That kick carried all of my strength and the skill as well. And I was pretty sure I broke his skull.'

'If he's still standing then... This man...'

Jin thought as observed William's presence.

'I can feel it... He's strong, Ultra strong'

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"But my leg is damaged... it'll take months to heal. You don't expect me to fight in this condition do you?"

Jin was planning something as he spoke.

"Ah, I'll wait till then"

William smiled yet again.

'Just like I thought. He wants a fair fight.'

Jin thought.

'All I have to do is to wait till my legs heal, by that time I'll make a plan to not get caught by him'

Jin derived his thoughts into a makeshift plan for the juncture he was trapped in.

"Take me with you... I'll stay with you till your leg heals"

William maintained his smile as he spoke.

"What? Hell No!!"

Jin instantly replied as he heard William speak.

"It's not a request kid, I just said a fact"

William's smile vanished as his fiery red eyes found Jin's sky blue ones.

"... 'If your opponent is injured, stay with him till he heals, and then injure him again'... That's what Uncle Zerek said... Not that you know about him anyway."

William said with a nod of his head.

"So, as I was saying, I'll go with you and stay at your place until you hea..."

"What did you say?"

Jin's voice, which was oddly robust and ominous interrupted the tall man's words.

"Hm?"

William shifted his stance. His eyes narrowed at the boy before him. Something about the aura Jin gave out didn't feel right to him.

"You said, Zerek didn't you?"

Jin asked, removing his hands from the shoulders of his friends beside him.

"Yes, I did..."

William narrowed his eyes yet again as he received an ominous flow of killing intent.

[System's Voice]

[The HEQ along with Stats of 'The Eternal Hammer' has been copied successfully]

[You have gained a new passive skill]

[Supreme Regeneration]

[The passive skill - Supreme Regeneration has been activated]

Jin's right leg, which was supposedly broken, gave out an aura before a crack echoed through the alleyway.

Jin, who had almost lost himself to the trance of his question, snapped back and found himself stunned as the pain in his leg vanished.

He looked down just to find to his shock that his leg had been healed. It felt much better than it was before.

But something was not right.

An enormous flow of killing intent burst upon him as Jin broke a cold sweat while he looked at the man in front of him.

The man who had a scar on his face glared into Jin's eyes. If it were to be told metaphorically, then his red eyes looked like it was on fire.

And then he uttered.

"Why?"

"Why do you have my ability??"

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Author Notes.

I'll say it here. Guys, the following chapters, at least 4 of them will be short like this. This is because of some technical, more like a story related problem. Hope you understand and support me. The chapters after the upcoming 4 chapters will be long like usual. So that was it. Hope you are liking it.

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