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Martin wore an incredulous expression and looked down at Lance who was a few inches shorter as though the guy had hit his head and thus was malfunctioning.
"Why on earth are you telling me this, I don't give a damn about that bully." Martin said with a shrug, although in their last encounter Bill had not taken a part in the bullying yet it was an undeniable fact that he was once part of the gang, not taking part was probably due to some reasons known to him.
"No, you don't understand, they might kill him." Lance said in a half panicked tone which made Martin quite amused.
_Wasn't he the same person that wanted to do the same to you? _
"Amongst the trio, Jim is the real deal, those guys were probably sent by his father. I heard his family were very prominent. I also heard you had crippled Jim, after dealing with Bill they might be coming for you." Lance quickly added and Axton felt his brows furrow
_Now things are a little complicated, I might as well go check it out_
Martin thought to himself, he hadn't expected Jim's family to act that first although he had predicted their actions but he thought they would let him get a bit stronger before coming for him.
"Okay then. Since they are coming for me, it'd be much faster if I go to them now. How many of them were with Bill?" Martin asked, he wasn't going to charge into danger like some dimwitted shonen protagonist. He had look for a strategy.
"There's four of them, they're huge and appear very strong." Lance explained rapidly, his hands moving frantically over his head as he tried to describe the build of the men.
Martin pondered for a while.
From the information he had gathered in the past few days due to the books he had been reading , he realized that based on Lance's description of them, these people weren't magic users because magic users often had a lean build and weak bodies, if there's any chance then they would be body cultivators, a slight smile appeared on his lips while Lance wondered why he had a smile on his face.
Was he some sick guy that enjoyed the feel of pain? He thought but he quickly shrugged it off.
Martin was in his own world, he couldn't wait to test his strength.
_Finally some real challenge_
"Take me there."
He said and hurried out of the library alongside Lance.
His decision to go was spurred by the fact that his physical strength was off the charts, he had wanted to test it against humans but the bullies he had beaten up the other night were too brittle, and he had to hold back a great deal to avoid breaking them too bad.
However right now, there would be no holding back and secondly he would have at least a magic user to support him from the rear which made the odds more favourable than having to face them all alone.
The duo weaved through several turns and Martin swore he was going to get lost if he was passing here alone, soon they reached a place behind one of the large buildings, a perfect spot for secret dates and illegal fights. It was a few walk from the school garden and it was well hidden.
Lance had moved close to that place to avoid being seen by bullies and that was how he spotted Bill.
Bill was panting heavily as he was surrounded by four huge men all clad in black clothes and a faceless mask, beads of sweat dripped down his face.
The terrain around him had scorch marks from his fire spell but unfortunately none of the men appeared troubled or visibly injured, all he was able to do was keep them a distance away and waste his mana.
It was obvious they were waiting for his mana and stamina to be completely depleted before pouncing in him and he was already close to that state, if Martin and Lance were a few seconds late he might have been pulverized.
"You shameful degenerats. A body cultivator already has an unfair advantage in close quarter battle against a mage and yet there's four of you cornering one person and he is even a kid."
Martin said with a sneer drawing the attention of the men who appeared to be some sort of gang.
"I'll face them, you support me with either attack or defence whenever I need it." he whispered to Lance who just nodded fearfully.
Martin took a second look and realized he didn't trust Lance to do anything to help him, the boy looked like he would be afraid of an ant.
Seeing the look on Axton's face, Lance frowned,
"I have the water element, although it's not as strong as Theo's, I'd be able to do something."
"He's that other kid, the one by the name Axton." One of the men said coldly
"To have think you'd come deliver yourself to us, isn't this like offering a pillow to a sleepy person." the second thug with a bald head said, his expression behind the mask was unreadable but Martin could bet his last gold loins that he was sneering and he would win more.
"I'd bet my last money that you'd never be able to grow a single strand of hair on that hair if you keep up with your stinking attitude." Martin yelled back at him causing Lance's face to pale.
Why was he trying to infuriate them the more?
"I'd kill you kid " The bald thug was about to go at that moment when he was held back by his companion.
"Since you've come here then don't even think of leaving." Thug number 3 said as he cracked his knuckles.
Bill's face went pale, he didn't need an oracle to tell him this was Jin's doing, at first he felt some relief when Axton appeared but now he couldn't help but feel fear, even if he was a bit stronger than normal people there's no way he would be able to beat a body cultivator right?
"According to Intel, this brat is quite weak and useless, I'll handle him." Thug number four said and began walking towards Axton, who had long given each of them numbers since they all looked the same.
"I'd warn you, I'm not an easy kid to deal with."
Martin said with a wide grin all in an attempt to taunt them, Thug number four growled and soon began moving towards Martin and against their expectation Martin sprang into a sprint in the direction of Thug number four, both his allies and the thugs all watched Martin but with different expressions, the thugs viewed him like a suicidal fool while his allies prayed for something akin to a miracle.
Martin clenched his fist ready to unleash a huge amount of force.
In his former life, he was never a fighter, after all who would dare offend a second generation of the rich, billionaire grandson Martin.
If he ever had any issue with someone, all he had to do was hire someone to do the beating but one thing he was sure of was that he had seen his fair share of fights both in real life and in the movies.
Adrenaline pumped through him like a broken dam, just as both parties were about to collide Axton suddenly felt his perception heighten and the opponent moved a tad bit slower.
Thug number four threw a straight punch towards Martin's forehead but he was able to evade it easily by tilting his head slightly to his right and his right hand that was already turned to a fist shot forth in form of a right hook and connected with the Thug's jaw
Bill could have sworn he heard a crack the moment he saw Axton land a blow.
In that little exchange, the winner was decided and thug number four was immobile for a few seconds before falling to the earth with a slump.
"The jaw is a vital part of the face. Whenever you have a chance, hit with all your might."
One of the self-defense tutors his grandfather had employed back then had told him, but he had brushed it off and in less than a week the man was dismissed.
Martin was too lazy to bother about such trivialities but a single word he remembered had come in handy now.
_I guess I'll have to go through the vital parts in a human body again._
Martin thought to himself.
The thugs were stunned at such an outcome, even if the kid was strong, it shouldn't be to the point of taking out one of them in a single hit.
In their moment of being in a daze Axton took advantage and dashed towards them, he knew deep down that taking out one person in a single hit was only due to that person totally underestimating him but now the others won't do so.
It won't be surprising if they overestimated him and exploded with a hundred percent of their full capacity.
"I told you I wasn't that easy to bully." He smiled as soon as he reached the front of Thug number one who was quite a distance away from the rest thugs so he had him all to himself.
He hoped to weaken his morale with words and he could feel that it worked as the thug hesitated for a split second but that second was more than enough for Martin to throw a charged punch right at his forehead sending him flying about two meters backwards.
Martin realized that the two punches he had release at full strength was already taking a toll on him as he breathed heavily.
"Quick, go meet Lance." He called out to Bill who was staring like a moron, hearing those words Bill snapped out of his daze and sprinted out of the encirclement towards Lance who was standing about five meters away.
"Don't get over your head kid." Martin heard a growl from his left and Thug number three zoomed in on him with a punch, he was barely able to put his arms up in defense when the fist hit him sending him skidding backwards a meter.
"If that's all the force you can muster then I must say I'm dissapointed, I knocked out two of your men in a hit yet you could only push me back. Who's the kid now?" Axton said with a sneer as he balanced up
"Don't get too complacent brat, it's three against one." Thug number two said with a growl as Thug number one stood up also and all three began pressing towards Martin.
Number one moved slowly towards him, his caution had risen and this time, he wasn't going to look down on the boy just because he was kid, he was going to be serious.
Number two and three began to fan out in an attempt to flank him, these three wee quite organized, Martin shifted his head slightly to cover all the enemies and chuckled.
"You forget, I'm not the only one here. It's three against three."
Without further ado, he sprinted towards number one who also dashed towards him both sides sent a fist towards one another.
As their fists were about to collide, Martin opened his fist into a grapple and grasped number one's wrist, he planted his heels into the earth and using his momentum and that of number one, he raised the burly fellow and tossed him at his comrade number three who had already been closing in and both men went tumbling like a bag of beans.
Apparently this move left Martin's left side open to thug number two and he wanted to take advantage of this opening.
Just as he closed in, his eyes caught a flash of red but due to his momentum, he couldn't escape in time, he could only shield himself as the fire ball pushed him back but only a little, yet it was all Martin needed.
Bill had released a fireball just in time breaking Number two's charge and dealing some damage, giving Martin enough time to react but it seemed the bald headed man wasn't finished as he came back up and rushed to deal with Martin.
He couldn't understand why Intel had said that the boy was weak.
This same Axton kid had knocked out Number four who was the strongest in their team and he was holding his own against three of them.
He wasn't weak, he was a fucking monster.
Number two pressed on with his attacks but Axton was able to put his arms up in defence yet heavy blows kept landing on him forcing him backwards and from the corner of his eyes he could see number one and three making their way towards him.
_Fuck_
Martin cursed as he saw Three and One coming closer, and that little distraction was enough for Two to break open his guard and land a heavy punch on him smashing his chest sending him flying backwards a few feet and landing on his back.
Martin's eyes spun as pain radiated through his body causing him to cough out blood. These body cultivators' punch were moe powerful than he thought.
"Get up Kid, we aren't done. We need to do to you thrice of what you did to Jin and I sincer
ely look forward to that."
Number Two chuckled taking a step closer to the boy. He was going to pay for mocking his head.