Chapter 12: Challengers

Finally, only 20 recruits get selected, with Anik included.

"Now, who wants to fight for the right to choose their desired professional area."

Everyone who won the fight rose and were

ready to fight once again. Now, Anik's turn was last.So, he had plenty of time to recover his stamina. Jonathan's turn was in the middle too.

"Hey, Anik let's hope that we don't have to face each other,I don't want to beat you up."

Jonathan said to Anik with a swollen face.

"Sure, we will see."

Anik said amused.

After talking for some time, Jonathan's name and the opponent he was facing were called, and he started to move towards the fighting ground.

"Best of luck"

Anik said to Jonathan, and he nodded seriously. While watching a figth Anik was flabbergasted.

Jonathan and the opponent position themselves, and we're waiting for the soldier to start the fight.

"Fight "

The soldier said.

Next, Both ran towards each other and started to punch one another. Jonathan was having the upper hand, but suddenly the opponent was holding his hand and tackled him.

Then tried to lock him in an arm lock submission and was happy to successfully perform an arm bar and didn't think that his opponent had a chance to get out of his submission.

But Jonathan immediately figured his opponent's plan, then held both of his hands together. Following that, he immediately moved his opponent's legs to the side while the opponent was thinking of winning.

Next, when Jonathan was starting to get on the top of the opponent, the opponent was shocked and after that, he didn't have any chance to think. Because he immediately started to get punches in the face.

"I quit"

After getting punches for sometime, the opponent of Jonathan said to the soldier.

After winning the fight, Jonathan came to Anik .

"That was pretty fast thinking you did there."

Anik praised Jonathan.

"I practiced a little bit of Brazilian jiu-jitsu back in the day."

Jonathan said to Anik while reminiscing about the past.

Following that, they started to watch other fights.

"Who is that person who beat the other opponent in one punch?"

Anik asked Jonathan.

"He is the light weight kick boxing champion. But I didn't know he was that strong. And he is just near our age."

Jonathan said to Anik while also shocked.

Finally, Anik's turn came and he and his opponent were called in the fighting ground.

Both were in their fighting stand and were waiting for the soldier to start the fight.

"Fight "

The soldier said to both of them.

Then both slowly moved towards each other and when both were close for close quarters combat, they immediately started to throw punches.

'Aafia'

Anik said to Aafia.

[On it, you only focus on the hitting part.]

Anik then smiles and immediately throws a straight punch to the opponent's face without caring about dodging or evading. The opponent didn't know why Anik charged towards him recklessly.

Then the opponent slightly dodges Anik attack and tries to hit Anik.

[Anik from right towards the gut.]

Anik after hearing that, immediately sidestep to the left. Anik tried to punch again and barely hit him while dodging his opponent's blow.

Both were even in their fighting but Anik was using Aafia as an eye, so the opponent was stronger than him.

'Shit!!'

Anik said while backing up and trying to catch his breath.

His opponent was stronger than him in fighting without using Aafia and a little stronger in strength. So, it was hard for too hard a good hit on his opponent.

[Anik you have to improve, and I can't be much help too beside telling you where the attacks are coming from.]

"I understand I have to rely on myself. "

Anik said to Aafia with serious conviction.

Following that, Anik immediately ran towards his opponent and tried to hold on his opponent's hand, but the opponent instantly pulled his hand thinking that Anik was going for an arm lock.

However, that was just a distraction for Anik to go back to the opponent to hold him and then the German suplex him.

*Thud*

The opponent's head hit the ground first and he lost consciousness.

"Anik won the fight."

The soldier said.

After defeating the opponent, he went back to where Jonathan was sitting.

"That was cool, man."

Jonathan said to Anik and Anik just nodded.

The next two fights were easy for both Anik and Jonathan won the match, but they didn't get to fight each other and also the one punch guy, whose name was Ace, who also beat one of his opponents in the fastest time while looking smug.

He also gets a free pass to the final by lottery between the five winning recruits.

The final three recruits were Anik, Jonathan and Ace. The soldier was going to draw a lottery between them.

But, at last the colonel wanted a triple threat match and the final match will be between Anik, Jonathan and the opponent whose name was Ace, who was the kick boxing champion.

The colonel gave Anik 20 minutes rest and then the fight between the three will start.

"Jonathan you know what to do."

Anik said to Jonathan, who nodded and understood the meaning behind the word.

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ELSEWHERE NEAR FIGHTING GROUND

"Colonel don't you know that the boy Anik and Jonathan are kind of friends and say they can fight your son ace if they gang up on him."

A soldier said to colonel Michael.

"If they team up and beat ace, that ace will learn to be humble and if they get beaten, then he has the right to be arrogant or what I say confident."

The colonel said to the soldier.

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BACK TO ANIK

"Anik, Jonathan and ace come to the fighting ground."

The soldier said.

The three walk towards the fighting ground.

Anik and Jonathan were on one side and Ace was on the other side.

Both Anik and Jonathan were tense.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't hurt both of you too much."

Ace said to them smugly.

"Sure, if you can."

Both Anik and Jonathan said, and all three were positioned themselves in their fighting stance.

"Fight"

To be continued...