After eliminating Lethal and Terry effortlessly, Victor flew across the skies and quickly made it on top of the hill where Team Odd's home base was located. Xavier on the other hand was running on foot so he won't make it in time to support Victor. It was the dead of night when Cj and Fei were eating bread along with fruits. Victor landed before them and walked up to the flag. Completely ignoring their presence.
"Excuse me, where are your manners?" asked Cj.
"He clearly has none" Fei replied.
Fei threw a punch at Victor but it failed to make contact. The instant Fei's fist was about to touch Victor's face he was pushed back by a strong gust of wind. Cj took a good look at Victor and realized how different his body was. On the outside Victor looks like a normal human being but that is not the case. "Hmm, he has bones at least but this is no human. Inside of him is green and blue liquid. It's way too thick to be blood. He has no muscles and not even a brain. He has a black device in his head that's giving off some long range signal" Cj stated.
Fei did not know what he meant so he asked "So what? You saying he's a rare species?"
Cj nodded no in reply. "Even if he was a different creature with a different breakdown of the body. Every living organism must have a proper circulatory system. The two of us have hearts but he doesn't. Heck, even machines need a one to function. This man before me has no such thing" said Cj surprised.
"What about the black device inside his head?" Fei suggested.
"Nah, that is purely for sending and receiving electronic signals" Cj said.
Victor scratched his head at the two talking about his body. "Man I should have carried Xavier with me. He is our Roamer after all. If I pick up the flag you can still attack me" Victor smiled.
"It makes sense now. I found it hard to believe that someone could just casual come back from the death multiple times like Victor. It would clear things up if this Victor is a puppet. There is someone far away pulling the strings, controlling this puppet's actions. If Victor is a puppet then I can understand why he keeps coming back. The puppet master must also have another gift to learn and enhance the puppet after so called death. This makes me happy. Now I know I can kill him with just a single touch. Same for anybody truly" said Cj. Without warning Cj fell in a hole that appeared under his feet. The surface he stood on was no longer there. Luckily Fei was quick enough to catch him before falling too deep. Victor picked up the flag and laughed. "Using my gift feels different from when I was fighting in the forest. Back then it felt like I was exhausting myself by holding back too much. This is no longer the case thankfully" Victor said relieved. Fei ran circles around Victor. He accelerated his speed to a point he could hardly be seen. If it were not for the green jacket Fei would be invisible. Victor realized that it was pointless to try and track Fei's movements. He surrounded his whole body in a wind tornado as protection.
When Victor felt like he was safe Fei jumped inside his wind tornado with little damage. He slipped through the tornado so fast it hardly had time to rip Fei apart. Just one or two cuts managed to reach him. Victor knew he was fast but this was just insane. "Outspeeding the wind. What is this kid's limit?" Victor wondered.
BEEESH! BEESH! BEEESH! BEEEESH!
BEEEESH! BEEESH! BEEEESH! BEESH!
BEEESH!
Fei sent a barrage of punches Victor's way but none of them caused actually harm. Victor's skin was hard enough to withstand Lisa's lethal punch and it got even stronger since then. Fei's swift punches are not good enough to properly injure Victor in anyway. Victor inhaled deeply and sucked as much air as he could. He let it all out in one go, blowing Fei into the tornado wind. Just before Fei got caught in the tornado he spin his body like a drill. He easily slipped through the wall of wind and stood beside Cj. "This guy is built different. No wonder Lisa made the bold decision to restrain him by herself. We could really use her right now" Fei complained.
"You said it. I can't believe we made Victor get this strong" Cj added.
Victor looked Fei in the eyes and showed him the middle finger. "Children like you always die early. Today is proof of that" Victor stated. Victor took one step towards Fei and he immediately flinched. Fei was scared being too close to Victor after almost getting torn to pieces by tornadoes. He could not forgive himself for being so frightened by one person. "How long would I need to accelerate in order to blitz this guy" Fei wondered. Fei charged at Victor. The wind blew Fei off balance and suddenly the pole of the flag was close up to his face. Victor stabbed him in his right eye using the flag pole as hard as he could. His eye was crushed beyond recognition. "Fool! Why did you rush in?" Cj shouted.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Fei screamed.
Fei's right eye was no longer usable. While he sat on the ground screaming and covering his crushed eye, Victor flew above Cj. Two miniature tornadoes formed from Victor flicking his fingers and attacked Cj from the sky. Cj managed to evade one of the tornadoes to fail to dodge the second. The miniature tornado expanded the moment Cj got caught inside of it. The wooden house was completely destroyed with everything flying around the tornado. Cj was trapped and could not escape on his own. He yelled out "FEI!".
Unfortunately Fei was busy crying about his right eye. His speed made it impossible for him to imagine suffering such a serious injury. Fei's delusion was shattered the moment his eyes was stabbed. "Speed means nothing to this man. My close range fighting is useless too. We lose" Fei cried.
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"Hahaha, man I got jokes. I haven't lost a damn thing" he said standing up with a grin. Fei looked up at the tornado Cj was trapped in and his tears stopped. The pain from his crushed eyes were no longer relevant to the different pain he started to feel. His heart ache with every thought that crossed his mind.
"I didn't give my sister the support she needed. I always told her that she was going to die soon and with a smile on my face. How did she feel when I said those words? That is not what she needed to hear"
"Don't worry Sue. I believe in you, fight this disease with everything you have. You can live a happy life. Don't accept your faith if it isn't what you want"
"The hope I have for Sue's survival is not extinguished yet. I will win this Dragon Hunt. No silver lining" Fei said out loud. Thinking about the mistakes he made was the worst thing Fei could be doing right now. A voice suddenly shouted at Fei. It sounded familiar so Fei looked at his watch. "FEI! Stop the crying and help your teammate. He is the key to eliminating Victor" Fei's watch said.
"SOR! I forgot you were here" Fei said surprised.
"Yeah I noticed. I was here watching you the whole time. The aura you have is different from when I first saw you. You look pathetic now. I understand the news about your sister is shocking but worrying about that won't let you win. Save your teammate before he dies" Sor urged.
"You cannot kill Victor. It is painfully clear. Cj will have to extract the transmitter that is inside the puppet's head. Taking that out of the body will result in shut down. The puppet will stop receiving instructions. That is the only way to actual beat a beast like Victor" Sor explained. Fei closed his right eye then took a deep breath. He jumped and spin his body as if it were a drill. He went inside the tornado and grabbed Cj's hand. Cj was no longer conscious, he might even be dead. His body was covered in deep cuts and his veins were visible through his skin. Fei escaped the tornado with little effort. Victor watched as Fei tried to wake Cj up. "This is getting boring. I thought you two together would pose a challenge" Victor sighed.
"Fei, I saw your performance in the first round. You circled the entire island over and over again without breaking a single sweat. Your speed is limitless. You can easily get faster and faster as long as you don't stop. So why are you still this slow? I expected you to improve by now to match my pace. My gift is not even speed and I am faster than you are right now" Victor said disappointedly.
"Something must be holding you back. Did you hear some bad news before the second round? Stop suppressing yourself. Or else I'll get very mad" he added.
No matter what Fei tried Cj would not open his eyes. "Cj is out of commission but he is not eliminated yet. He can still fight. Go inside the man's pocket and force all the pills he has down in throat" said Sor.
"Why are you talking so freely Sor? Want the whole world to know you are with me" Fei asked.
"Don't worry, my voice is being masked" replied Sor.
Fei forced down three random pills he found in Cj's pocket down his throat. He was about to give him more until another person arrived at Fei's home base. It was Xavier, Team Even's Roamer. He waved at everyone and greeted "I am finally here. Victor could you give me a ride back. Quicker the better" Xavier grinned. Fei ran up to him and swung three consecutive punches. Xavier was sent to the dirt immediately. Victor blew Fei away from Xavier to give him space. "Do not bully our Roamer" said Victor.
"Are you an idiot?" Xavier asked curiously.
"I already have the freak to deal with. You go home" Fei replied.
And just like that Xavier's gift activated. Fei collapsed on the floor before Sor could even explain Xavier's gift to him. Both Cj and Fei were knocked out cold. Two drones flew closer to the unconscious bodies and were about to announce their elimination. "CJ COLEY and FEI FONG! THEY ARE NOW—"
The drones word was cut off by Cj standing up. Cj stood up holding his head. He looked beside him and saw an unconscious Fei next to him. "Do not fret. Fei and I are not eliminated yet as long as we aren't unconscious or dead" Cj sighed. Cj was immediately sent flying into the air so that he couldn't wake Fei up from his slumber. Xavier tried using his gift on Cj.
"What were those pills you took?" Xavier asked.
...…..
Cj ignored Xavier and pointed at the two drones who were about to announced. "Take this and heal Fei will ya" Cj asked. "YES, WILL DO" the drones replied willingly. They did as told and took the pills from Cj then gave it to Fei. Xavier and Victor looked at each other confused. "Why is a drone listening to Cj all of a sudden?" Victor wondered. "I only have enough to pump up two people. A shame really" Cj sighed.
"Those pills he took are not normal. Where did he get them from?" Xavier wondered.
Seconds later Fei got back up holding his head. "I didn't get eliminated did I?" Fei asked.
"No, we were about to but I stopped the drones. It was a close one" Cj replied.
A large crack appeared on the ground. It was getting larger by the second until it reach under Fei's feet. Xavier quickly picked up the map and told Victor. "Let's go. No point in wasting time with them. If we take the skies they won't catch us" said Xavier.
"No, the winner will be the team who has both flags at their bases first. Team Odd has our flag so even if we brought theirs we would only have one. Better to take these two out to make things easier" said Victor.
"Victor you are a freak of nature. If you were not ordered to hold back your power for the island's protection I know you would destroy us. Blame the Golden Circle for your defeat after all of this is done" Cj stated. Those words sparked a fire in Victor. He charged at Cj headstrong with wind covering his fists. "Say that again! Punk!" Victor shouted.
"NO VICTOR! What are you doing?! He is taunting you. Remember what I said. Fighting Cj close range is suicide. His gift can end you for good" Uranus said in the nick of time. Victor stopped his attack half way but it was enough to close the gap that Cj needed. Victor surrounded himself in a tornado and sighed in relief. "I almost forgot his gift destroys. I can't afford to die again" Victor thought to himself.
"Although, If I did I would become immune to his gift afterwards. Hmmm" said Victor.
"Tch! How annoying can one person be" Cj complained. Fei drilled pass through the tornado and confronted Victor. Once again he charged at him without thinking. Instead of throwing punches Fei tossed Victor out of the tornado. He was thrown in Cj's direction. Before Victor landed he made the hill tilt over to the left for Cj to fall on his face. After landing, the tornado disappeared with Fei receiving even more cuts and bruises. Victor was about to unleash three tornadoes. Two for Cj while one was for Fei. The two stayed on the ground exhausted. Fei was about to stand up but was stopped by Cj.
"Relax Fei, we've won"
Victor tried unleashing his tornadoes but they didn't work. His gift was cancelled somehow. "Lethal should be crowned MVP of this round. To think her rope would be so useful" said Cj happy with the results. Cj held out his hands and there is was. A grey rope itself inside of Cj's grip. He pulled the rope towards him and Victor was forced to get closer to Cj. Without his knowledge the rope was wrapped around his left foot. "When did this happen? How didn't I notice it until now?" Victor questioned. "This rope is damn scary. It turns invisible when touching someone and you won't realize it was there until the user decides it is time to drag the rope" replied Cj. Victor tried everything in his arsenal to get rid of the rope but none of it worked. He was forced on the ground one feet from Cj. He dodged all of Cj's attempts to touch him and immediately backed away. Cj simply pulled the rope and brought Victor closer to him again. "Fine then, since you are so eager to get your face ripped apart" said Victor. He punched Cj square in the face.
.....
He waited for his tornadoes to appear but they never came. All he did was a normal punch. "Huh? What's happening" said Victor confused. "That rope has another effect. Looks like your time is done Victor" Uranus said telepathically. Cj saw the clear look of confusion on Victor so he explained the rope even more. "When the rope turns visible again it gains another skill. Anyone who is caught by it can't use their power. This is the perfect rope for someone like you" said Cj. Fei and Cj double teamed Victor in combat. Fei grabbed Victor's hands from behind while Cj gave him an uppercut to the chin. Victor barely got pushed back. He did not even flinch by the attacks he received from the two. Victor got scared because he made Cj touch him. "Oh NO!"
"Well that's all she wrote. You will never win unless you fight to kill" Cj said waving.
The black transmitter device inside Victor's head was suddenly in Cj's hand. "Extraction is way harder than Deconstruction or straight up Destruction. I can touch you but extract the wrong thing. I have to focus really hard to pinpoint what I want to extract even with a simple puppet like you who has no complex breakdown" Cj added. Victor's body fell on it's back not moving a muscle after the black device was removed. Xavier pinched his cheeks to see if he was dreaming. Victor fell on the ground defeated. "Hmmm, I cannot begin to imagine the pain you are feeling right now Victor. You know with your full power you could beat anybody but you were too soft. You don't kill, and you were ordered to hold back you power. You must have wanted this potion for someone special and it's been taken from you. Sorry" Xavier said apologetically. Xavier regretted not leaving with the flag sooner. He was confident in Victor's power so he was waiting for him in case he encountered Joey on his own. Combat wise Xavier is easily the weakest individual on the island. Xavier ran away sobbing at Victor's defeat. Cj and Fei took chase but were stopped by two members of Team Even.
"We were too late to help Victor. Jeez why did he have to rush and do things on his own" A young man sighed. Short black hair, black eyes and wears green soldier uniform. "Hello my name is Max Maxim. Good night" he greeted. The person next to Max was Oden the monk.
"You still have on that hat Oden" said Cj surprised.
"Yeah, I can't seem to take it off and frankly I don't want to. It feels nice having it on" Oden replied.
Max frowned at Oden's response. "I don't know what happened to him but it sure sucks. I am a supporter so I can't attack you two first. Oden do me a favour and attack them just once so I can follow up" Max requested. Oden nodded no in reply immediately. "No way, I don't want to hurt Cj. He helped me out in the first round" Oden said taking out a marker.
Max went on his knees and begged "Pretty please, just attack them once. It doesn't have to hurt them a lot".
Cj kicked Max in the dirt and told Oden "If you don't feel like fighting then I suggest you forfeit this round". Oden head-butted Cj then pinched Fei's cheek. "There you happy Max" Oden smiled. "Thank you" Max said gratefully. Fei blitz pass Oden and Max without much trouble and chased Xavier on end. Max was about to pursuit but Cj grabbed on tight to him. "Where were you this whole time?" asked Cj.
"I was lost in the forest. Uranus had to invest a lot of time to help me get out. My sense of direction is absolute garbage apparently" Max answered. The hand Cj grabbed hand rot, decayed and turned to dust within mere seconds of contact. "Ooops, I forgot to say I can accelerate the life cycle of whatever I touch" Cj giggled. Over in the private room many members were furious with Cj.
"What is with that boy? First he said he can deconstruct whatever he touches. Then we find out he can extract anything out of your body by touch and now he can accelerate your life cycle by just touching you. What else does he have up his sleeve" Gordon said annoyed. Everyone looked at Miya hoping for an answer but she did not have any. "Sorry, I learned what his gifts are the same time you people do" Miya replied. "That boy's gift seems to be randomized. I can tell that he is only guessing what is going to happen when he makes contact with someone. It might be deconstruction, extraction or even straight up explosion. The true essence of his gift is the concept Destroying. On another note I find it weird how some of our drones are behaving suspiciously. No. 115 suddenly lost connection to us but it is still flying about" King Almon stated.
"One of the candidate's doing probably. Forget about it. We're being entertained" Ronald stated.
"Your daughter is down there collapse on the ground. How are you entertained?" asked Miya.
"What is really bothering me is how Isaac is sitting there not doing a thing while Uranus is right there for christ's sake" Gordon added.