Though his subordinates were not able to see through him, Gazil through his instincts could see very well see through Mark, which startled him.
It would be much easier for Mark to close a draw with 021, and unless the berserk mode was activated 021 might fail this bout!
Roar!
Similar to hungry beasts which were left to starve a week.
021 dashed towards Mark with furious eyes and made a full swing of its arm, lashing out its blow which seemed to possess endless might.
Looking at the incoming body of 021, Mark prepared himself, took a defensive stance and roared.
" Let's see who'll play arrogant now! "
Mark roared out loud and clashing head-on against its blow, without caring about the aftermath!
Boom!
A massive surge of shock waves was generated outside the red wolf base, with both the parties at the epicentre trying to overpower the other and gain dominance.
Crack!
The ground started cracking up, shortly following which it caving into a spider web pattern, with large pieces of land being thrown up, which got pulverised shortly following it.
Cracks started forming in 021's fist, which slowly crawled up to it's shoulders before it started healing the wound inversely.
The spectators of the match, who were watching the show from afar had a dumbfounded look in their eyes, unable to fathom the existence called Mark who had single-handedly pushed the half mutant by a couple of steps.
Gazil had a trace of anxiousness in his eyes, looking at the sudden change in flow, where Mark appeared to be a bit dominant over 021!
The lackeys around Gazil, who had initially underestimated Mark were given a heavy blow.
And looking at his age which didn't exceed ten, he was bound to become a peak master in future.
" No wonder, boss wants to command over him, even if he were to use a half mutant for it! "
Regardless of their gazes, using the situation which was in his favour, Mark started his counter attacks.
Darkness bind!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Mark used his darkness bind and popped hundreds of finger width black threads, that constrained the half-mutant by a little.
Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!
Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!
The black thread-like existences which were restraining 021 was getting snapped with each of its movements.
But Mark, who's power was not far away from 021 was very well able to create yet an another hundred, compensating the loss of its constraints as and when they to destroyed.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Though his darkness bind wasn't able to completely lock him down to that position, Mark was very well able to slow down it's movements, which was plenty enough for him to abuse 021 to death.
Mark took back a step and pounced forward with a fist, which was clearly launched at its abdomen, to crack open it's hidden mass to outside!
Immediately following which he pivoted a leg on the ground and gave a roundhouse kick with the other, directly penetrating his leg into it's exposed abdomen only to shatter it's life core which would take a while for it to recreate.
Just when the life core of 021 was shattered, Mana overflowed its body and it started rushing towards Mark, stronger and more vigorous than earlier.
" As expected! A temporary overflow! "
Mark sighed in with a devious smile, shortly following which he started extracting his revenge to his heart content.
021 rushed towards him with enraged eyes and activated it's charge skill to break free of the stubborn darkness bind, and hit Mark with it's heavy shoulder, which had grown an energy horn of its own that seemed dangerous.
Mark simply used it's momentum and directly gave an axe kick to it's head from behind, after positioning him in a strategical position above 021's head.
The 021's head had sunken down by few inches, with cracks on it's head that almost revealed the brains of 021 to the outside.
Mark then appeared before it's sunken head, slashed out his blades to it's neck and cut out a V-shaped groove on it's neck with a revealing bone, which made the scene look gore.
Boom!
Mark then blasted a huge amount of mana below his foot, accelerated his body to the air and gave a knee kick to 021's chin and broke its neck for good.
Now that the life core of it being shattered, the healing rate of 021 was decreased by multiple times, making it difficult to heal complex injuries which were being inflicted by Mark.
Now that it's neck was broken, leaving behind it's large head which was merely relying on the flesh in it's back.
Mark could clearly cut it out and finish the threat of 021 for good.
The situation was perfect, one slash and 021 would be beheaded.
In just a matter of seconds, the initial raging 021 which was overwhelming Mark was left at his mercy, which could be beheaded any second from now.
The turn of events was so fast that the spectators were yet to realize that Mark had turned the flow of battle in this instant.
Gazil who was known for his cool, started showing traces of fright looking at his emperor level half mutant which was about to be hacked off it's head by Mark.
He could not allow Mark to win the match, much less let him kill the half mutant which was a complete loss from his side.
Just when Mark accelerated his blade and was inches away from beheading it, an unexpected intervention occurred.
All of a sudden, a third person intervened and the plan to kill 021 failed as such.
" Earth-breaker! "
As if 021 has understood Gazil's intentions, an earth-shaking aura emitted out its body, before shortly destroying everything in its surrounding, leaving a huge crater of hundred meters on the ground with 021 healing at its center.
Mark traversed out that place, before shortly appearing in Gazil's base with a fist of anger to destroy his enemies face.
" You intervened in the middle! It's a foul! "
Mark glared cold at gazil and roared to justify against his intervening.
" What foul? Boss had just roared few words out his mouth, and your guts... you dar... "
" Shut up! "
Mark paused a second before shortly glancing at that Gazils subordinate and roared
" When We converse you weaklings should just shut your mouth! "
Mark roared out loud not giving face to Gazil who was standing next to him.
And by saying We, he tried to maintain the elegance of nobility, so as to not let the other party re-judge his identity provided by the system.
" I make rules here! And so what if I let out few pointers for 021? It's not like you are going to losing this game as such! "
Gazil chuckled out shamelessly with a bit mockery in his words.
" Thick skin bastard! My Mark had almost killed that monster! And you... "
Xena couldn't help but glare angrily at Gazil, without freedom of speech as her body was controlled by him currently.
" Can't argue with his shamelessness, and it won't be easy to use the same tactics for another time!
This bastard would be pointing it out to my disadvantage again.
Since he dared to do it once, he would for sure do it again if conditions were unfavourable to 021! "
Mark frowned deeply, thinking of a possible solution to win this bout.
By this time the earth breaker was been overed and the near-dead 021 had almost healed it's injuries by now, looking as fresh as new.
Roar!
Making an ear-piercing roar, 021 had started dashing towards him, taking few large Leaps before reaching the mark in a matter of seconds.
Boom!
" Big guy since I can't win against you on land let's take our fight to another level, a completely different stage which you are unfamiliar with! "
Mark gritted his teeth and prepared to receive its attack head-on, which was cleanly directed over his chest.
At the same time, Mark grabbing it's large arm and glued tightly to it with his darkness bind.
The shock wave had director passed through his chest and nearly stopped his heart for a moment.
Xena, Gazil, and others were startled thoroughly!
Even the brainless 021 was taken back, as Mark had voluntarily taken the attack to his chest, without putting much of a resistance, akin to courting death.
" Don't tell me... he's forfeiting his life? "
The men of Gazil exclaimed with dumbfounded eyes, unable to discern what's going through the little brain of Mark.
Xena had lost her little bit hope started accepting the reality.
Gazil gritted his teeth in anger, looking at the stubborn Mark who would rather die than willingly serve under him when the match was made a bit unfair to him.
But regardless of the glares, Mark's body had jolted a bit, spitting few mouths full of blood with laughter which turned hysterical, akin to a mad man in the brink of death.
" Hehe! Caught you! "
021 was swinging its arm trying to let go of the pest struck to him. At last, it tried banging him against the floor to close the deal and kill this Mark for real.
" Stop! "
Just when the body of Mark was few inches away from contact, Gazil ordered in haste to stop its movement.
Despite his order, 021 shown a bit of rebel attitude and dashed towards its fist to the ground!
" Stop!! Idiot stop!!!! "
Since its owner had profusely ordered it to stop, 021 had paused its movements in still position, with Mark few inches away from death.
" You lose! "
Gazil exclaimed out while rubbing the sweat on his forehead. An aristocrat like Mark was too much of a valuable commodity, better being alive than dead.
And since he had some plans of his own he couldn't let Mark die at this place, not until his goals were fulfilled.
" I lose? Says who? "
Mark roared out loud as if he was unwilling to admit his own defeat.
" What's wrong with him, is he really trying to get himself killed?
Well, it might be better off dead than serving our boss as a slave! I know how it hurts...! "
Few upper management of Gazils' force exclaimed internally, while his soldiers had almost pitied him for wanted entering this trap, since the beginning.
But regardless of their thoughts, Gazil eyes were opened wide for a second, glaring cold at Mark only to roar, stating.
" I was tricked! Kill him!! Kill him!!!! "
The ones surrounding him were unaware of the situation but gazil was clearly able to see through his emperor's eyes.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The arm to which Mark glued himself had cracked open and it started spreading to the other parts, a few seconds away from a complete breakdown.
" Bye-bye!~~~ I will be coming down shortly! "
Mark laughed out with a wide grin, traversing to the sky and reached a few hundred meters with multiple traverses.
" Hahahaha!!~~~~~ "
Earlierly Mark gambled his life and bid the outcome on Gazil's decision!
An ambitious and ruthless person like him wouldn't want a mishap in their plans, and since he wanted to involve Mark in it, how could he kill him in a silly competition even before his actual use was made out for plans of his.
At the same time, Mark wanted a bit revenge for earlier bullying, for Gazil to be acting that shameless.
But simple plans wouldn't quench Mark's heart, so he involved Gazil in his plan and made him wantedly help mark, for Mark to kill the half mutant and earn points.
As the half mutant strictly listens to its owner command, Mark made use of it and acted out with a Nobel arrogance that would rather die than submit.
Later his hysterical laughs had made him look lost, like a stingy brat that refused to accept reality.
But underneath this facade, Mark utilized his improved resonance and spreader it's waves throughout the hard covering of 021 with his penetrated threads of darkness binds, which reached every corner of 021 spreading its resonance slowly from the inside, without alerting the ones around him.
At the peak time of acting, when Gazil lowered his guard and announced his loosing, Mark started his revenge.
The red covering of 021 broke out giving chills to Gazil, and at the same time, before the 021 could act back, Mark traversed to the high sky, tearing down its limbs only to have the final laughter.
Coming back to present Mark was present few hundreds of meters above the ground and the defenceless 021 was prone to die under his payback!
" Hahahaha! ~~~~~~~ "
Mark laughed madly and started tearing the arms of 021 into pieces while falling through high sky.
Followed it Mark slashed out its long legs, torn them to pieces, stitched them deep to its back, only to let it heal at its natural pace.
Unfortunate for 021, its limbs failed at regeneration, proving the assumption of mark to be true.
If a part was missing out the body, regeneration was possible.
But Mark had sewed the limbs over it's back, cutting out the possibility of regrowth from happening and made 021 completely docile without its powerful limbs to accompany.
By this time Mark had internally circulated his mana and halfway tended to his wounds.
Few more seconds, their accelerated mass of body would be kissing the ground, so Mark started preparing for it.
Resonance!
He then used this ability of his and cracked open the tough skin, and made sure to let it fall to the ground on its head, while crashing!
" Berserk! "
Gazil roared out loud, commanding his half mutant, but it rendered futile as its fighting limbs had long since been transplanted to a different position.
So even if it becomes more of a tough nut, Mark was free enough to crack it open, only to deal the death blow while crashing.
Boom!
When its body crashed to the ground, the weak and vulnerable head had been smashed to paste, with a series of system messages to excite him at last.
Mark had plunged his hands into its chest only to pluck a pitch-black core and absorbed it.
" You lose! "
Carrying the pitch-black core in his fingers, Mark stood before Gazil to answer back the very same words he had received earlier.
The subordinates of Gazil had long since opened their mouth in wide amazement, forgetting the fact that they had to oppose Mark in this situation.
The face of Xena had flushed Red looking at the heroic figure of Mark, who had ventured into a lion trap for her.
Slap!
It was an imaginary slap, Gazil has long since lost his cool and had an ugly expression over his face, looking at Mark who had used him to his advantage and dealt a blow against.
Looking at Xena Mark exclaimed.
" Hand her over? "
Authors notes:
Well the half mutant has been dealt with, next the face of against Gazil remains.
And thanks for reading my book this far, you can leave behind a message in case you have doubts with story lines or review my book if you really love it.