Lucas doubted if just being attacked by other people will obtain a power, but he changed targets the same way, he just need be cautious with the eyes fighting with the thin cheeks guy, every other part of his body won't be wounded, the speed of that guy is more for movement than attack.
When Lucas decided who he is gonna fight he kicked Jorge 2 meters away from him and ran to the thin cheeks guy without hesitation, Jorge didn't expect the kick so he is launched without resistance and his face turned red, he almost spat blood from the impact, so he tried to catch with Lucas, if the others take 1 or 2 of this attack they are out of the fight.
Jorge took of a breath to not spat blood and screamed "Don't try close combat with him, 1 or 2 attacks of him and you will be out!"
The others are amazed seeing Jorge flying 2 meters away with a kick and listening to him they got serious, even a supporter will have a resistance much more high than normal humans, if they are hit by a car will be alright if not was above 100 mph or a big car, if 1 or 2 attacks will get they without combat power then this guy is very dangerous.
Lucas ran to the thin cheeks guy but surprisingly that guy isn't much faster than him and the thin cheeks guy is shocked not be able to open distance from him, Lucas don't reach the thin cheeks guy so he changed target to the wind guy, the problem is that the wind guy is just a little slower than the thin cheeks guy and when he active his powers he's even faster than him.
Even so Lucas went to the wind guy, he's the only one that could be easily caught, when Lucas changed his direction Jorge who was behind caught and gave him a hug, when Lucas is confused Jorge screamed "Attack him with everything, I won't last"
Lucas sensed the strength in the hug but it's possible to escape but he didn't, he just closed his eyes for no attack hit them, and in the next moment after Jorge speaked several wind blades slashed in Lucas neck and head, and after the wind is over a dagger pierced in his eyes direction, when the wind hit Lucas shake his head in every direction, so the dagger missed and made a little cut in his cheek and shattered after that.
After everything, Lucas got loose from the hug and touched the blood in his face and looked serious 'Underestimate the opponent really is a easy to lose badly.'
The wind stired the dust so nobody saw nothing, but when the dust settled and they saw Lucas just a little embarrassed with cuts in the clothes and messy hair with a little cut and blood in the face, they got confused, they aren't even stunned because for them is impossible such thing happen, they thought that Jorge failed to hold him and he dodged the wind blades and the dagger of the thin cheeks guy.
With everything used up they just could smile bitterly and think that the Senior was right to attract that weird guy, if Lucas wants kill them that guy will intervene according with the senior.
Meanwhile Bai and Li Zexu are immobilized so they could just see the battle, and they are more confused than the young men, they see all attacks hit Lucas but only the last cut him, and just a scratch.
Lucas is disappointed, so far no voice sounded in his head, he looked at the bitterly guys and don't do nothing and walked to Bai but Li Zexu speak "We lost and wanted steal your thing so we will compensate, just let us go."
Lucas waved his hand and replied "I said this thing has a owner but it's not me, if you want compensate something so said this to Bai."
Bai isn't surprised, after all they sensed that the other side only wants the stone and if they wanted to kill, Jorge would go after Lucas when he's in the ground.
"I don't need compensation, just don't talk about today to others" Bai waved his hands too but more impatient.
Lucas knows that's condition is for himself, he don't like being the center of attention, principally in the school and even tough they aren't going much to school now, but everyone will go when the school decide the top 10 students to participate in the national contest to be admitted in the schools of the federation.
Li Zexu is shocked and glad, and he's a smart guy so he won't do something idiot like revenge because of shame or whatever, he initiated this so he will take the consequences and won't be hypocrite and say revenge, it's like a thief get caught and said he wants revenge, this bullshit is only for spoiled child.
Ryo approached and smiled to Lucas and said "People like you will be the future pillar of humanity, if you didn't enter the top 10 in the school then go to army, if you go I'll tell my father that you have potential so he might put you in a region not so bad and have more resources..."
While Ryo is talking Lucas heard the voice in his head again.
Tring Tring
(The host obtained a Tier 9 speed meaning and lacks 8 meanings to evolve to Tier 8.)
(The host obtained a Tier 9 wind meaning and lacks 7 meanings to evolve to Tier 8.)
Lucas is so excited listening to the voice, and now he knows that his power just needs to understand or have contact with other powers to get the essence of that power, it's neither a copie or a steal but a reconstruction around the real meaning of that power so in the end it's only one power that has to be learned from the beginning, so in consequence all others powers won't have adicional cost to use because it's only one in the end.
"Isn't that too pervert?" Lucas is so amazed that subconscious spoke his thoughts.
Ryo who still speaking stuttered and thought that he gave too many benefits so he said "Don't worry, all of I said is the treatment to genius now in the army, isn't injust to others soldiers so consider this if you didn't enter the top 10."
After speak this Ryo went out like has fire in his shoes and after disappeared in the cavern Bai couldn't hold his laugh "Haha, you aren't even listening to him, even with power you still live in the moon, let's get that stone and go home too if not you'll be thinking until dark."
After all this time the effect in Bai completely is gone so he stood up and walked to the stone, Lucas walked too but nobody noticed his body changing minimally principally the legs, his legs muscles are contracting and being more organized like fibers but more muscles are being born so the legs didn't change of size, only it's a little more streamlined but inside changed greatly and Lucas have the sensation of being lighter.
While his legs are changing his perception is too, the airflow is much more sensible, don't need a breeze to know the air direction and the air resistance 1 meter around him is a little less, but to the wind support you like the thin cheeks guy, Lucas needed use a little energy, must be less than that guy but isn't feasible to use all time, even in combat only urgent need it is worth it.
When Lucas and Bai reached the stone, Lucas body just completed the changes.
"I will use half of the energy in the stone and you use the other half" Bai wants give the whole stone to Lucas, without him the stone is gonna be of others but he knows that Lucas won't take, that guy is carefree and don't care about many things that people normally do, but in some little things he is more stubborn than anyone.
"You can take it all, my power is different and don't need this." Lucas said in the blink of a eye.
"Serious?" Bai isn't questioning if Lucas wants the stone or not because Lucas practically don't lie in serious matters, he's questioning the power that don't need this.
"Yes, you will take this or will wait until dark." Lucas returned Bai's previous joke.
"Okay, okay, I'll take that, so don't regret it later" Bai replied while extending his hand to touch the stone, the turbid white glow in the middle of the translucent stone entered in Bai's finger the moment it touched the stone.
Bai almost jumped back but didn't in the end, and the turbid white glow traveled freely in his body and slowly become smaller, and as it becoming smaller the lightning around Bai has greater range, and when the lightning reached 1 meter it's like a barrier and couldn't progress, and Bai's eyebrows is furrowed but suddenly he smiled and the 1 meter lightning grew to 3 meters and the thickness of a toothpick increased to a child's finger, and the white glow traveling in his body extinguished.
"Hahaha, my time learning about lightning is worth it" Bai said while laughing up.