I'm Left, I'm Right / 7

The area got darker, the sky was purple and black mixed at the same time, making the scenery even dim.

There stood Zodiac and I-Zodiac, standing in front of each other, their hands up and ready, both of them having the same defensive stance, they weren't showing any signs of hesitation or fear.

It was clear that no words needed to be said after knowing both of them won't come out alive, it was a fight to the death.

The both of them took a step forward with their right leg, then suddenly sprinting in an incredible speed. With the two of them already an inch away from each other.

The first one to react was I-Zodiac, his expression cocky and confident, before throwing a fast jab using his right hand, which Zodiac moved his head to the left, dodging it easily.

But the force of the punch was so strong, it blew a strong gust of wind behind him. Zodiac ducked to the ground, kicking both I-Zodiac's legs to causing them to fall.

Zodiac followed it up by standing up and balling his right fist tightly, about to throw maybe the meanest downward punch at I-Zodiac's face, he was confident his evil part won't be able to escape this.

But he was wrong, I-Zodiac smirked, his back is about to hit the ground, then out of nowhere, he grasped the ground with his bare hands, flexing his arms and forearms behind him before his back even reached the ground.

Pushing himself away and doing an unnecessary backflip in the process and landing perfectly while snickering. With Zodiac punching the ground hard that it made a decently sized crater beneath his fist.

The two would look at each other, glaring hard into each other's eyes. I-Zodiac seemed to be having fun, while Zodiac was just serious and wanted to end this as soon as possible.

He stood up slowly, wiping the dirt off his jacket. The two had a stare off before walking at each other, both of their expression were polar opposites.

As the two got closer, I-Zodiac would chuckle before throwing a flurry of punches towards Zodiac, directly aiming at the face with high accuracy and insane speed.

But Zodiac managed to somewhat avoid each one of them but was unable to land a hit on the other, causing him to be on the defensive for now while backing away.

Each punch I-Zodiac would throw at him seemed to get faster, and of course, he was quick to move his body and his head to avoid all of them.

Out of nowhere, I-Zodiac would throw an insanely fast jab once again with his left hand. Causing Zodiac to turn his head to the right, but the impact of it caused a scratch on his cheek, making him look annoyed and pissed.

Until I-Zodiac wasn't done yet. After the jab, he pulled his fist away and turned his body around 360 degrees while jumping into the air, before throwing a mean swiping right kick at Zodiac.

Zodiac reacted by turning his body towards the kick, blocking it with both of his arms then was sent flying due to the heavy and strong impact of the kick, but it wasn't enough to lose his balance. I-Zodiac smirked maniacally, dashing towards Zodiac at full speed and jumping up, being above their flying body.

Zodiac looked up and already saw I-Zodiac having their fist clenched. It was obvious that they were going to punch him on the ground then pummel him after.

He looked back to see he was about to hit the ground, with I-Zodiac flying, well, falling towards him with his fist pulled back and ready to punch Zodiac once again.

Zodiac would turn his body around before catching himself on the ground using his palms, landing carefully but he saw I-Zodiac nearing him.

Forcefully, he twisted his body around 180 degrees along with his legs, once I-Zodiac was close and had his guard lowered. The two shared eye contact for a bit with I-Zodiac's expression shocked and surprised. While Zodiac now had the upper hand.

Moving his left foot after he twisted his lower body and kicking I-Zodiac's face hard and strong, making the cheekbones and maybe even the chin crack because of the force.

I-Zodiac would be sent flying down onto the ground, making his own crater around him. He was already bleeding from his nose and mouth, his eyes turned bloodshot red, the expression now becoming bewildered and angry while trying his best to stand up.

Meanwhile, Zodiac would push himself off the ground using his hands and landing back onto his feet with a sigh, he looked down at I-Zodiac, having the serious expression from before.

Once I-Zodiac got up properly, he let out a very ear painful screech, it was enough to make a normal person's ears go deaf. But Zodiac wasn't fazed at all, if anything, it made him smile, now having a stance that was more offensive.

The two would stare for a brief moment, then instantaneously reaching one another, with I-Zodiac now being mad and pissed to the extent after being humbled, began throwing a flurry of punches at Zodiac, this time it was faster than before.

Zodiac kept his calm demeanor, having a cocky smile while dodging each one of them by swiftly moving his body and head at different timing.

An opening was seen and he easily took it, once I-Zodiac threw the same fast jab directly at Zodiac's face, he took the chance and ducked down before the punch even reached his head.

Zodiac would ball his fist tight and hard, pulling it back with I-Zodiac staring down at him, he couldn't believe that he got read like that easily.

The one about to win this battle was already obvious. Zodiac would punch I-Zodiac directly at the gut, the force being so strong it made him vomit blood in the process with wind coming out of his back as well, the pressure was THAT strong. Causing his body being pushed back just by the force of the fist.

I-Zodiac would stumble backwards, his arms around his stomach as he continued to vomit blood, his bloodshot eyes widened in horror while drooling of his own blood. He was outsmarted, and outplayed that easily.

But Zodiac wasn't done yet, he then stood back up after he saw I-Zodiac stumble back, he appeared in front of him, his fists now ready to have a fun beatdown. His expression now cocky and confident.

Once he was ready, he began throwing punches at I-Zodiac's face, from left, to right, following up with another punch like a combo, even giving him some hard body blows whenever he feels like it. Almost cracking every bone in I-Zodiac's body.

Zodiac was done yet though, he would give another gut punch, not as strong as the last one but enough to make I-Zodiac to stumble back again, then ducking down and giving a mean upper kick with his left foot, directly at the chin, the bones cracking so easily that both of them could hear it.

He sent him flying high in the air, he had enough time to do one last thing. He adjusted his posture, now crouching down after that upper kick, his feet would make the ground crack just by getting himself ready, before jumping high to follow him in the air.

Once I-Zodiac reached the peak, there followed Zodiac above and in front of him, twisting his body around 540 degrees then raising his right leg up straight and high.

No words were said but both of them knew who won already. I-Zodiac would smile weakly, closing his eyes before feeling the hard impact of the kick on top of his head, his skull cracking easily, sending him flying down and crashing onto the hard ground, causing a massive explosion and a large crater being made.

The dusty air covering around the area, as Zodiac would land back down safely on his feet, panting heavily since the fight lasted such a long time. At least that's what he felt.

He sees the now dead I-Zodiac in front of the crater, their head completely crushed and a pile of bloody mess around them. He sighed in relief that the fight was over. With the system screen popping up.

[Red Glitch Boss Defeated. System Capability Upgraded.]

[System Capability: Low > Mid-Low]

The system now had upgraded to two tiers, from Low to Mid-Low, which was decent at most but the upgrade would give Zodiac better options and choices. Maybe even system features.

"That's.. It? Seriously? And I did all of this only to get two tiers of upgrade.."

He sighed, annoyed at the fact, but accepted it willingly, he would sit down on the edge of the crater, his body exhausted and tired, with the boost now disappearing after he had beaten the boss.

"This boss was a pushover.. I thought I'd die! But maybe because he did the same thing over and over again.. That jab at the face was something he did I think twice."

He muttered to himself until a strange almost glitchy noise would be heard behind him. He turned to look at it to see a red portal. Without thinking too much, he stood up, and walked towards it. Knowing this was the way back to the normal world.

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A red portal would be open from the same area he found the red glitch, he exits it slowly, his vision a bit blurry. Only to see multiple people in black suits. The portal would close with Zodiac backing off, not knowing who these people are but he didn't sense any hostility.

His expression would tense up, looking at all of them, well there was only three. A black haired man, a blonde woman, and a robot?

"Who are you guys? And what do you want from me?"

The woman in black attire would walk towards him, since she was in the middle, it was safe to assume she was the leader out of the two of them. She would clear her throat before speaking.

"Zodiac Li. User of the VN System. You have been called to the HQ of the System's Organized Society."

"You guys again? Look. I already denied Multi's offer, what makes you think I'll accept this time?"

The woman would chuckle before speaking in a confident tone, her hand resting on her chin as she eyed him up and down.

"You see. What you did was truly remarkable, beating a Red Glitch in your first experience being a system user. You have potential. So, one of our leaders wish to speak with you."

"Uh huh.. What if I say no?"

"Oh. Of course you can refuse, but you are throwing away an opportunity to make yourself a reputation, to make yourself popular even."

"Sorry, but having people have eyes on me is not really something I'm into." He said while crossing his arms, his body now relaxed after feeling that they're not that dangerous, or hostile at least.

"Did I forget to mention.. Beating a Red Glitch would result in you getting.. Cash."

She said while licking her lips, but none of that mattered to Zodiac. The term cash was already enough to somehow make him listen.

"Go on."

"Glad to hear you are being more cooperative Mr. Li. If you are interested, come with us."

She said while chuckling, her smile more confident and somewhat dangerous. Zodiac felt uneasy since he thought he was being stared at in a very different manner by that woman.

The three of them would stand on a metal platform, waiting for Zodiac to follow. But he was already tired and exhausted, the system screen wasn't appearing anywhere to regain his strength too, so he had no choice but to oblige.

He sighed, scratching his hair before walking to them and standing on the metal platform. Standing next to the lady yet he felt like he was being stared at in a malicious way. What's worse is she's taller than him.

He looked at the man beside him before tapping his shoulder before speaking.

"Can we switch? It's too cramped here."

The man would stare at Zodiac then at the woman, he already knew what she was up to, only causing him to sigh and switching positions with him out of pity.

While this was happening, the metal platform would cover them in a forcefield made out of energy, but what kind exactly? For now that will be unanswered.

As the four of them along with the platform would disappear into thin air, arriving any time soon at the so called HQ.