"The real fight starts now, blessed slaughterer!" Charles exclaimed. He had meant what he said because as Charles once again engaged the blessed slaughterer in close combat, he had a much greater intensity than before.
Unlike before, the blessed slaughterer could not simply block and counter. Charles kept up with every attack he threw and pushed the blessed slaughterer to the point of having to move their battle around the area.
Annoyed at the stalemate, the blessed slaughterer executed a palm heel strike to Charles's right jaw. However, the blessed slaughterer simultaneously noticed Charles's fist millimeters away from his face.
He attacked at the same time--
With a loud bang, Charles's punch connected, thus trading hits with each other. The blessed slaughterer's face recoiled from the impact, allowing Charles to follow up with a hard straight to his face, which knocked him away. Wasting no time, Charles pursued the super soldier.
* * *
"Charles is doing better than before...?" Nathan said with a confused expression. "I'm convinced this guy likes getting beaten up before he starts trying..."
"You should have more confidence in your party." The developer spoke on Nathan's phone, surprising him.
"Huh? I didn't hear from you for so long that I nearly forgot about you." Nathan responded.
"I've been helping Zack. You don't need to fear Charles losing. There's no way the party members I chose would lose, especially in this 'tutorial'."
"H-Huh? You call...this war...a tutorial?" Nathan asked with disbelief. "Are you...out of your mind?"
"Aww, you're hurting my feelings, Nathan." The developer said in a bashful manner.
Nearby, a couple of soldiers were still around the area when one of them heard talking in the building Nathan occupied.
"Huh? Are there civilians in there?" The soldier asked. "I thought we already evacuated the civilians in that building.
Coming closer, the soldier went for a closer look. Nathan, who was still spectating the fight, didn't notice whatsoever. The soldier saw him at the window spectating but couldn't quite recognize him until he came closer.
With widened eyes, the soldier realized who was occupying the building.
"Wait...it couldn't be..."
* * *
"We've come a long way, and I'm just getting warmed up!" Charles exclaimed as they fought. Much to the blessed slaughterer's annoyance, their fight became increasingly closer to an undamaged residential area.
Damn...I wanted to keep the fight in the city where Jack and Charles had already wrecked...but it's hard when this guy can keep up...
The blessed slaughterer delivered a hard straight to Charles's forehead, but with excitement, he countered with a strike of his own. The blessed slaughterer defended while being knocked away from the force.
Charles kept laying on the force, striking the blessed slaughterer and knocking him away as he kept on the defensive. Random explosions occurred as nearby vehicles were affected by their battle.
Running on the sides of buildings and hopping on others, the blessed slaughterer tried to return to the original battlefield, but Charles followed.
"Haha! Why are you running so much!?" Charles exclaimed. "C'mon! Fight me!!!"
The criminal seems to be relative in speed with Lancer...but I'm faster, so I'll lure him back to the original--
As they hopped in the air to another building, Charles suddenly swung his right arm backward, striking the air hard enough to propel himself.
"WHAT!?" The blessed slaughterer exclaimed as he was surprised by Charles's increased speed. Before he could react, the blessed slaughterer got smacked in the face with another straight. The punch generated so much power upon sending the blessed slaughterer that a sonic boom was generated.
* * *
"Tch...what the hell is that idiot doing!?" Zombie yelled as he quickly dashed in the direction of the battle, leaving the other blessed slaughterers.
"So...what about us?" Lancer said in a downtrodden tone.
"Blessed hunters!" The soldier who spotted Nathan frantically ran up, garnering Nailhead and Lancer's attention.
"What do you want!?" Nailhead retorted.
"The S-Class criminal...Nathan! I saw him in that building!" The soldier responded as he pointed to the building Nathan was in, surprising them.
"What!? Are you sure?" Lancer asked.
"Yes! I'm sure!"
"Haha, finally!" Nailhead said. "I can finally rip someone to shreds!!!"
* * *
In a shelter, numerous civilians hid from the disaster lurking around.
"Mama...I'm scared..." A girl timidly said to her mother. She was shaking from fear. "I wanna...go home..."
"Don't worry...we'll be fine..." The mother responded in an attempt to comfort her child. "There's no need to worry...I'm here--"
BOOM!
The walls exploding, windows shattering, and furniture tossed, the blessed slaughterer crashed in. The building collapsed on itself, killing the civilians in the shelter, all because Charles struck him into the building.
Damn it! The people!!!
Charles rushed in and grabbed him by the neck. Immediately, he started dragging the super soldier across the shelter. Angered by the deaths, the blessed slaughterer repeatedly stomped on Charles's stomach as he was getting dragged. However, Charles easily countered by tossing him into another building, causing it to collapse and killing even more civilians.
Although Charles loved the fight, his smile didn't seem as bright as before. He seemed a bit apprehensive, however.
"Damn it! Must you criminals keep killing so many civilians!!!" The blessed slaughterer said as he violently burst out of the rubble. He seemed to have the blood of slain civilians on his uniform.
"Ah, so that's why," Charles responded. "I was wondering why you weren't fighting me with your full strength, but you're worried about accidentally killing the civilians, huh?"
"Something you clearly don't care about..."
"Don't you realize, blessed slaughterer? This country and its people...none of that matters! There's no meaning to worry about them! You're a super soldier, right!? Then try to eliminate me with everything you've got!"
Tch! Battle-crazed maniacs like you are the worst...
"This will be the long-awaited conclusion of the fight between us, so why don't you enjoy it to the fullest instead of worrying about the weak!?" Charles advised. "Who cares about killing a few? If you use everything to eliminate me, then you'd save even more lives!!!"
There was silence as the blessed slaughterer thought about what he should prioritize - keeping destruction to a minimum or killing Charles by any means. Deep in his thought, however, Zombie appeared beside the blessed slaughterer, surprising him.
"Don't listen to that criminal's nonsense," Zombie said. "If we both work together, we can take him down."
I can damage Charles with my punches, and there's no way his attacks can kill me. With the blessed slaughterer's strength and my own, we won't have to worry about getting too many innocent people killed.
A look of annoyance filled Charles's face.
"Tch...how dare you interrupt our fight!" Charles angrily exclaimed. "This should have been a fair 1v1 between the strongest, but you showed up to desecrate that!"
"Shut up...our responsibility isn't to entertain you criminals..." Zombie said. "It's simply to kill you..."
Although I was kind of a hypocrite when I told Lancer that nothing was wrong with having fun...
"Okay, let's go then, Zombie--"
Suddenly, super soldiers appeared in the area, confusing Zombie and the blessed slaughterer. From their quick running, they seemed to be alarmed by something.
"Huh, what's going on?" Zombie asked. "Why are you guys returning?"
"Sir..." A super soldier said as he and some of his comrades stopped near the blessed hunters.
"Did you guys forget that you were supposed to confirm Jack's death?" Zombie asked. "Have you guys done that? What about the S-Class criminals, Zack and Nathan...did you find them yet!?"
"No..." The super soldier responded.
"Then why are you here!?"
"It's because..."
* * *
"Damn, where did Charles and that super soldier go?" Nathan asked as he was looking around outside the window. "I wanted to continue watching..."
"Well, you should watch your back, ya know." Lancer suddenly said as both he and Nailhead were standing behind Nathan. With terror in his eyes, Nathan quickly turned around and saw them. Nailhead had a sinister smile on his face.
Shit!
Immediately, Nathan tried materializing a gun, but no sooner had he materialized it, than it was knocked out of his hands by Nailhead. Nailhead knocked it out of his hands so hard that Nathan was also knocked to the ground.
Shit...I got careless!
"W-Wait, don't come any closer!" Nathan said as he was crawling away from them. With his words falling on deaf ears, Nailhead simply approached him.
"What should I start with? Should I pluck out your eyes? Or should I rip off your legs?" Nailhead asked. "I'll let you decide..."
"Dammit...get away!!!" Nathan yelled. In a strange occurrence, he suddenly disappeared, which bewildered the super soldiers.
"What!" Lancer exclaimed.
"DAMMIT!!!" Nailhead yelled at the top of his lungs.
* * *
Strangely, Nathan found himself outside, on top of a building specifically.
What the...how did I get here!?
It finally hit him. He was being held by someone.
"Wow, that was a close one, mate," Jack said. "If I came a bit later, you'd be screwed."
J-Jack!?
Jumping out of the building, Nailhead and Lancer noticed Jack.
* * *
"It's Jack...he's alive..." The super soldier revealed. Upon hearing this, Zombie immediately looked alarmed.
"What!?" Zombie yelled. "How!?"
"I...I don't know...But, he's coming here..." The super soldier added.
But how...could he survive...
"What!? How the hell are you alive!?" Lancer asked with extreme confusion on his face. "You have your arms...and your wounds are gone...how!?"
It's exactly what Lancer noticed. With the broken bones he sustained from being struck by Nailhead, being impaled by his spear, losing most of his left arm, and his right arm being significantly damaged, all Jack's wounds were gone. He was missing his arm sleeves, and parts of his coat got destroyed from his fight with them, revealing his muscular frame.
"You honestly think that I'd die without killing you buggers?" Jack retorted with a smirk. "Don't be idiotic..." Jack said as he had his hand on Nathan's shoulder in a friendly manner. Nathan seemed a bit annoyed by this gesture.
"But how! The wounds you sustained were mortal! You should have bled out!"
I guess Jack went to the doctor?
"I know what you're thinking...but Jack never visited the doctor." The developer suddenly said on Nathan's phone, which only he and Jack could hear.
"Heh, since you're so interested...I might as well tell you." Jack responded. "I survived thanks to my...what do you buggers call it? Oh, yeah...blessing."
"What!? Your speed blessing saved you?" With eyebrows raised, Lancer asked. "Don't be ridiculous. No way would that heal your injuries!"
"Nah...that was a blessing I inherited quite a while ago..." Jack corrected. This revelation surprised everyone, including Nathan. Suddenly, super soldiers approached the scene, causing Jack to get ecstatic.
"Oh, there you guys are..." Jack said. "I've been wondering when you'd show up! Since I've massacred so much of you!"
"Massacred?" Lancer asked.
"Shut the hell up!" Nailhead yelled as he charged at Jack. However, Jack disappeared, and he simply felt a gust of wind passing his face.
Jack was already beside Nailhead, with his back turned and a bloody knife in his hand. Suddenly, Nailhead's eyes exploded with blood.
"AAAAHHHHH!!!!" Nailhead yelled in agony as he clutched his eyes. Lancer was shaken at what he had just witnessed.
T-That speed! I didn't even see him move!
"Ha...Haha...Yes, massacred."
* * *
"Sir...most of our forces are almost here..." The super soldier said to Zombie.
"Most...what do you mean most?" Zombie asked as he looked around. "I know we have incurred losses, but there should be more than this!"
"Sir...because of Jack...our forces have gone down to seven hundred super soldiers."
"WHAT!?"
* * *
"HAHAHAHA! By myself, I killed over a thousand super soldiers!" Jack revealed as he stretched his hands to his sides while smiling as if he was high. "And I feel so good right now!!!!"
"You damned bastard...instead of fighting us, you escaped just to kill more of our comrades!?" Lancer angrily asked. Nailhead was still writhing in pain from getting his eyes slashed.
"C'mon, bugger. Don't be like that." Jack replied, still cockily smiling. "I was only being strategic, because..."
* * *
"He killed that many super soldiers!?" Nathan asked with surprise.
"Hey, Nathan." The developer said. "Remember when I said that there's more to Jack's power than he lets on?"
"Uh huh...it's not just speed, right?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah, I've been watching Jack this whole time, and I finally know what his true power is." The developer said. "A blessing not seen in centuries. A blessing of murder."
* * *
"I get stronger with every kill!" Jack declared, which frightened Lancer. "And you guys will add to my power!"
* * *
"Tsk! How annoying!" Zombie said as he was visibly frustrated.
"If he's alive, you must regroup with the other blessed hunters to finish Jack." The blessed slaughterer said.
"But what about you--"
"I'll be fine...I'll kill the battle-crazed killer." The blessed slaughterer declared. "Use the help of the remaining super soldiers as well...we must defeat them!"
"...Alright." Zombie relented. "But make sure you don't die." With that said, he went off, followed by the super soldiers.
"Finally! No more distractions!" Charles happily said.
"I've made up my mind, Charles." The blessed slaughterer said. "You're right. If I want to save even more people, I must use everything to eliminate you. So, I'll fight you as you wish!" He exclaimed as his metallic arm began glowing once again.
"Excellent!"