Chapter Thirteen

"What the hell?", asked one noble guy, who had joined the group. He couldn't help but laugh superciliously, "What's this supposed to be? Some practical joke?"

"Yep", I responded, quite cheekily.

The guy sent a set of strings at me, but I caught them using my left hand. I then pulled the strings, dragging him in the process until he was slammed into tree bark.

"Wauugggh!!", he screamed as he fell; The impact of the hit shook his whole body. He fell, sprawled on the floor.

"That's one person down", I mused.

The nobles had a flabbergasted expressions on their faces.

"Well I'll be damned", one of them said.

"Just because I acted overwhelmed, everyone thinks I am an easy target", I said to them.

I pointed my finger at one of the nobles, and before he could react, I shot a string of wind straight at his forehead.

"Ugh", he muttered before falling face-first unto the ground.

"What was that?!", Grealish shouted defiantly.

The string of wind, despite looking ordinary, was compressed, so it had so much pressure and force that the unexpecting noble was knocked out in a blow.

"Damn! Two people down in less than fifteen seconds", said one noble girl, she was scared.

"No! Don't lose heart, He was just lucky", Jack said emphatically.

"Yeah, he has the devil's luck, but no more", a guy called John.

"Devil's luck or not, prepare to receive the beating of your life", I said to the nobles standing before me.

"Just give us the orbs and end this madness already!", Grealish suggested.

"And if I refuse?", I responded sharply.

Again, my response pissed the royals off. They didn't like to be stood up by a commoner.

"Don't say we didn't warn you", Fodena threatened.

"I am so scared I could wet my pants", I answered.

Grealish gritted his teeth and made a run at me. He formed a huge ball of fire, ready to scorch me badly. I dodged the ball and headbutted him once again. Before he could complain, I spun around in the air and kicked his face. He fell on the ground hard, and his lips tasted the soil.

"Tsk", he spat, very incensed.

The feeling of sand in his mouth drove him crazy, so much so that he stood up and ran at me in a crazy dash. At the same time, Fodena threw her electric whip at me, about to give me the shock of a lifetime. The whip came at me with maddening speed. I outstretched my hand and caught it.

"What?!", muttered Fodena in disbelief, and her mouth unconsciously opened. Unknown to her, I used a wind barrier on my palm to ensure the effect of her lightning whip was nullified and ineffective against me. But I wasn't done.

Meanwhile, Grealish lunged at me, about to punch me. Just then, I told him,

"Go to hell".

Then, I used the whip to hit his groin area and well, he released the loudest shout a human being could muster. He might've damaged his pharynx, but compared to the pain he was feeling down there, the pain of his pharynx was nothing. If Randy, the scientist whose balls were destroyed by the stranger, were to be here, even he would have felt lucky. But, he wasn't there to appreciate himself.

Grealish had zonked out, drool trickling from the sides of his mouth. It didn't look like he was going to walk anytime soon.

"Oops. That was unintentional", I said.

But all of them stared at me like the epitome of evil. They all mumbled one word in unison - "Liar".

Anyways, after what happened to Grealish, others began to grow cold feet. After all, everyone cherished their sacred jewels. Losing them was a risk no one was willing to take.

"Wind distort!", I said.

Suddenly, the wind flow became unstable, making it uncomfortable to breathe.

"Dammit! How is he so easily defeating us ?", one guy complained, "Could it be that he is dimension four?"

"No way! Even if that were so, our numbers, experience, and coordination should have put him at a disadvantage", Fodena said, "The only clear meaning of this is that he is dimension five"

........

At once, everyone stopped in their tracks. Even me. The others looked at me in horror. Then, unexpectedly, Fodena shouted, "Now!!!".

A series of attacks then came at me from all angles. One noble sent an ice attack, another person added fire, Jack added metal, a different guy released light spears, a girl sent thorns, and even blood was directed toward me".

All of these combined to form a huge ball whose destructive might could obliterate several people in one fell swoop. It was like an ultimate move, formed from the hate of several nobles. I had to concentrate very keenly.

Then Fodena snorted.

"Did you really fall for that?", she said, half laughing, "Did you seriously think you were dimension five?"

The other nobles began to laugh mirthlessly. It was then that everything made sense. She only said that to get me distracted so they could pull that attack off. Under normal circumstances, Fodena would not even admit I was better. So everything she said was a scam to stall for time.

"That's what you get when you push your luck. This would be Grealish's rightful revenge. Go to hell", Jack said victoriously, even as the combo move came steadily at me.

I twisted my index and middle fingers, and the wind began to form around them. This was a secret technique I hardly ever used. The wind began to transform, creating little sparks in the process.

"Windbreak", I shouted.

This was a technique that came with my leveling up when I took out the tiger blood beast. At once, the area where the combo attack was to come from cracked, and the attack disappeared into nothingness.

I was impressed at how my attack neatly countered their combined technique. While it was stamina-draining, it was impressive nonetheless. However, the others were not impressed. They were not disappointed. They were far worse than that. Despite their optimism, they began to feel like they had made a mistake in coming after me, who was able to defeat a dimension four beast.

I'm no sadist, but I savored their reactions.

"I guess it's about time we forfeit this plan", one noble said. He was too scared to continue. But Fodena was just relentless.

"Listen, guys. He was able to stop that attack, but barely. He couldn't possibly stop another one. But we can produce some more of those", she said.

"Yeah", a guy called John agreed, "He can only pull that stunt once".

"We'll see", I responded, ready to use the windbreak technique again. But I didn't have to.

"Lord of Rings".

Everyone was stunned. Suddenly, rings began to form around the nobles, restricting their movement.

"What the hell?!!", shouted one noble, whose name was Richie. He received a shocking response.

Out of the shadows came five special power users. They were none other than the geniuses(Chapter Two). Brad, the ring power user, had restricted the movements of the others.

"Sh*t, what are the geniuses doing over here?", complained Richie. The others were too shocked to even speak. Then Leonardo stepped up, looking at his fellow royals in disdain.

"You fools are a disgrace to nobility", he said, "You should be ashamed of yourselves".

"Stay out of this, Leonardo", Fodena said.

"What did you say?", Leonardo asked in a cold voice.

"N-n-noth-nothing", she replied stutteringly. She was scared out of her wits.

"You should know when to accept defeat", said Smoker, another of the geniuses.