Chapter 30 - drip's ability?

the tables had now turned for drip as it was only jasper, left standing fine. leo was still alive, since drip could sense his breathing. but he guessed, he was slowly recovering.
drip was lucky leo didn't suffer much critical damage, from that hit. or he would have lost his friend, just from a scuffle.
"shit! how could he be so careless." jasper muttered as drip defeated the boy, with the silver texture ability. it was his last line of defense, out of all his group.
that's why he wasn't fazed, when drip fought him. but the only weakness the ability had was that, it didn't cover the person's crotch. and he didn't feel it was a weakness, since the crotch was the least targeted place in a fight.
but when he saw drip, hit the boy's thighs. he knew he had discovered the weakness, and his face went pale.
"t-there's no way he could still be standing with all this damage." he reasoned.
"he must surely have an hardening ability also yeah! no wonder he could keep up like this."
"judging from his strength he might have learnt lv1 and 2 of the ability."
"i-i don't kn-ow how your still standing but you can't last forever!" jasper said as he hardened his right leg, and kicked forward at drip's. the kick was fast, cutting through the air heading to drip. but drip also strengthened his right leg, and kicked back at Jasper's own.
"i know you have an ability." jasper shouted, applying every bit of strength to his leg.
"what the pt has an ability?"
"it does makes sense, as to how much strength he has.."
"but how did he slip past the military.."
"Maybe there was a glitch in the ability scanner.."
"yeah maybe there was a glitch.."
....
"what are you talking about?" drip mantained his stance. but his brain, was calculating different ways to counter jasper's attack.
"don't try to pretend that you don't have the hardening ability..."
"ha-ha~ are you really that frustrated you can't beat me so the only way you could save face was come up with a lie that i had the hardening ability."
"pathetic." drip shook his head.
"shut up! i know you do and you somehow managed to hide it from the military but you can't hide forever!" jasper ran fast, getting close to drip. but the latter then moved his right leg back, in a kicking stance. making the floor to crack slightly, from the pressure being applied by drip.
"b-but I've learnt lv3 of the book, so mine is far more superior, than yours." jasper had a smile on his face, seeing drip didn't dodge his fierce attack. but when the two legs collided, it was clear who the victor was.
"f-uck!" jasper whinned, he was sent backwards into a wall. his leg felt like it was just hit, by a running trailer on full speed. he crotched down feeling his broken leg, with disbelief in his eyes.
it was numb. even the bone in his kneecap was slightly sticking out, while his leg dangled about. he was lucky his leg didn't split into two, as he flew back. because that collision, wasn't by any means small.
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[your leg is broken..]
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"a-rgh! his ability is troublesome." right now, the only abilities that gave him headache were few. but some others, didn't hurt his sophisticated body that much.
even drip's leg was forcefully jolted back, as the system confirmed the broken bones in his leg.
[your leg is broken]
[healing user]
the truth was when the two legs collided, both were broken. but jasper's injury, was more severe than drip's.
jasper won't possibly be able to fight with that leg now, even barely walk with it. but drip still felt a lot of pain, but he knew his advanced body would heal from it.
"th-e tissues in my body are regenerating more faster than before."
"it seems this class enables me to heal more faster from any blood related injuries." drip could feel the speed, which his flesh regenerated. within about 30 sec, some part of his wounded flesh, had brought out new layers of skin.
"i wonder what would've happened if i hadn't yet evolved into a blood parasite and took that hit." if it were to be a normal human, or a pt student, that took Jasper's attack head on with his hardening ability. then the individual, would be sent flying backwards, in worst conditions. either with a severed leg or much worse.
maybe a low level ability user, could suffer less damage. but it would still hurt as hell.
drip bruised all over, limped slowly to jasper's location. no one from the crowd dared interrupted, fearing for their lives. drip had gotten rid of the little threats, he had to face leaving jasper.
"w-hy is my smell of blood so strong." he could vividly sense all the blood around him, like they were calling out to him. like an addictive smell, but his mind was fighting hard to resist.
he couldn't possibly afford to run wild and lose control here, in the military or it would be the end of him. all his dreams and plans go to waste all for nothing.
'n-no.' gritting his teeth he fought through the pain, and managed to clear out the negative thoughts.
"y-you're lucky leo survived that or you'd wish you were never born." drip stated coldly looking jasper in the eyes. gaze automatically activated.
"p-pl-ease.." Jasper's body fidgeted, as he stared into drip's eyes. fear enclouded him, like never before. and it was all thanks to passive skill, drip first got from the system.
something was urging him, to finish jasper once and for all. to make him feel, the pain leo felt.
clenching his fist hard he was in a dilemma to either strike jasper, or let him go.
"i-it's not worth it.." the blood parasite, chose the second option. he had already won the fight, and put jasper and his team in place. so there was no need, for more fighting.
"make sure to report yourself tomorrow slave..." drip turned round, walking away from jasper's side. but the latter was mumuring, something to himself.
"s-sla-ve..."
"i-i can't be a slave n-no not me..."
"argh!" he activated his hardening ability once more, and hardened his broken leg. making it stiff a bit, like a log of wood.
he couldn't move the leg so he just dragged it along, heading to drip as fast as he could.
"they never learn do they..." drip sighed as he put some strength into his fists, and got ready to punch jasper's head.
but a whip shot out from nowhere, and wrapped around jasper's arm. flinging him backwards, flying back.
"that's enough fighting for today.." a female voice shouted, as three individuals came into view.
'what's she doing here?' drip recognised, two of the figures approaching. but he had not yet met, with the third figure in the center. whom held the strange grey coloured whip, in her hands.
"what happened here?" the young lady in the middle authoritatively asked drip, with a frown on her face. the situation, seemed to have calmed down a bit.
'another fucking thing on my death wish.' drip thought inwardly, looking at the grey, mixed with black haired lady.
"yo-u how dare you stay dumb, are you deaf or something..." the lady saw drip was just staring at her, and she hated it. first he had disrespected her, by not answering her question.
"what does it look like we just fought." drip nonchalantly answered. he was sick and tired of every officials in the military, and she wasn't an exception.
the lady's eyes twitched a bit, as drip spoke. her hands were fast, as she swung the whip. drip's eyes could barely, follow the movements of the whip. but he managed to move to the side, by the skin of his teeth.
'i-t damaged the floor.' drip saw the place, where the whip struck was cracked. which meant his body, would have suffered worse fate than the floor tiles.
'h-how did he dodge my hit.' she was stunned for a moment, as drip escaped her wrath. but she quickly, regained her composure and struck again.
she moved her hands two more times. but this time only two small bangs sounded, as drip was flung to the side. he didn't even notice, her movements this time and could only take the hit.
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"t-that wasn't her full speed" "great.." drip sarcastically rolled his eyes, wiping fresh blood off his lips. parts of his skin was torn deep, with two deep slash lines embarded there. his blood was flowing out, more faster than before.
the lady wanted to strike again, at drip with the whip. but was stopped, before she had the chance.
"stop! miss Kira he didn't start the fight it was jasper and his gang who snooped their noses into his business." the female pt student stood in her front, preventing her from attacking any further.
"hmm.. are you sure you can vouch for him nim?" Kira asked with a stern look. "you only came when the fighting had already begun correct?"
"t-thats co-rrect..." she admitted.
"and you know the implications you'd face if you're wrong there's no turning back."
"miss Kira! am sure nim has her reasons for vouching for.. him." Vivian spoke, taking drip and leo's side.
"i can't believe you're now taking sides miss Vivian or is there something between you and that kid?" Kira slowly said staring at her fellow woman. her eyes prying into Vivian's, with a sly grin plastered on her lips.
"w-what n-no there's no-thing at all am married!" Vivian yelled. her cheeks, were slightly flushed red with embarrassment. even nim and Kira couldn't help but chuckle, as Vivian fumed with anger.
"calm down miss Vivian i was just joking..."
"it's good to get a sense of humour once in a while." Kira calmly spoke to vivian, who released angry pouts.
"anyways since you two are so sure about this boy then i believe you."
"phew then I guess- "
"but! i think it's still fair if we ask the crowd." she looked at the duo and the two, reluctantly nodded their heads in approval.
"you PT! what happened here.." she asked a random pt student, who gave her, his own side of the story. then she asked everyone, in the little crowd of about 20.
"his mother huh! it seems you two had an unofficial duel on the military's ground." she then rolled the whip and placed it on a hook, by the side of her waist. the hilt facing outwards.
"what do you mean unofficial?" drip didn't understand, why Kira deemed his duel with jasper, 'unofficial'.
"w-ell according to the military's law students in the military are meant to officiate duels by accepting it on their watches or an official of the military can officiate a duel."
"otherwise it would be unofficial and would be counted as an undisciplined act." nim explained carefully to drip.
"and according to the military's law the students which were involved in an unofficial fight would be punished by an official of the military..."