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Chapter 131 - Act III Chapter XX

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Sylanwood, South Tarrabria: The Shoreline, Time: 5:40 AM

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Chris crackled his knuckle, creating a satisfying crack noise.

Sinnodal adjusted his shoulder correctly, not wanting to be a burden to the team.

And last, Cefie cranked up their hand and spun it around briefly before grasping it together.

Sugar put a hand on his hip, "Ah, and our three musketeers are ready themself." He didn't bother to warm up for a while as he admired their confidence and hubris.

"I admire…that you three could beat me. It's fun, great fun." Sugar spun his head around, adjusting his neck correctly.

"I may be honored to fight you, but you're still an inferior species below me," Cefie stated, exhausting fumes as an expression.

"Ahaha…" Sugar awkwardly laughs, a vein appearing on his side for a bit.

"Never…heard that before." Sugar breathes in a little, calming his nerves so he doesn't accidentally annihilate them all.

Chris cracked his knuckles aggressively. "The only inferior one here is you, smugass. We're going to mop the floor with that stupid grin of yours."

"I must agree your arrogance is unwise," Sinnodal added, bleating harshly. "Underestimating us will be your downfall."

Cefie's registered menacingly. "Analysis indicates a 97.8% probability of your defeat."

Sugar shook his head with a mocking chuckle. "Numbers and insults can't compete with true power. Allow me to educate you in proper combat etiquette."

It was an awkward silence as they just stared at each other for a bit.

Lucia blinked at him for a little, "Did you just fucking quote the-" She started to check the novel she was reading where the characters said that specific line.

A comedic angry vein pops into her head, "Out of all people, you quote Cassandra?!" She yelled out in anger.

Sugar stared back at her with his smug eye, "What? Can I not-"

Chris decided to strike first into his face as Sugar crouched down, putting his arms toward Chris's stomach before palm thrusting it.

"FUCK!" Chris clenches his stomach before Cefie and Sinnodal decide to assist him.

Cefie decided to hide themselves and Sinnodal in a cloud of smoke, causing Sugar to shelter his eyes.

This is where they decided to ambush as Cefie came from behind with a slide, and Sinnodal did a roundhouse kick.

With his instinct, Sugar does a flip before letting Cefie slide under him. Before grabbing their head, lifting the robot's entire body with no effort.

"And go away you go!" Sugar smacks Sinnodal away with Cefie as both of them are flung away and clear out the smoke.

"Holy shit…" Sinnodal was catching his breath before Sugar grabbed his foot, "He's strong…" Sinnodal dug his nail into the sand before getting dragged away.

The original four decided to watch the fight, it was entertaining, yes, but it was oddly quiet among them.

November decided to speak up, "So, who's gonna be the fallen one first?" She asked among her co-workers.

"Can we stop making a stupid bet on things that are supposed to be important for our group?" Rosco looked at November with a disgusted look, he was sick of her games.

"Hey, man chill for a second!" Dy'va stated, "You know, it's a quite moral boost for all of us to play bet right?" He'd suggest, keeping his cheery smile.

"Said the person raised by a house full of fate." November closed her eyes while sipping on her black tea.

Dy'va suddenly frowns, "Okay, now that was uncalled for-" 

He suddenly dodged away as Sinnodal's body flew into another rock behind Dy'va.

Sinnodal groaned, "God, I feel like this is going to be a trend…" He got back on his feet, running so he could assist in time.

Chris was about to strike Sugar, but the good ol' salesman decided to put Cefie in the way.

"You think I am a dumbass?!" Chris quickly switched up by tripping Sugar, grabbing Cefie, and throwing them away so he couldn't get in the way.

Chris decided to give a good ol' stomping as Sugar let out an 'eepk!' before rolling to the side before Chris closed off with his other foot.

"Ah, Fuck it!" Chris pulls back his fist, about to smash Sugar like a gorilla.

Before, an absolutely unnecessary move and the dirtiest card of all men was pulled by Sugar.

He proceeds to headbutt the poor boy's two besties, staggering him in the worst state imaginable.

Dy'va and Rosco winced, "Oooh, that doesn't feel good at all…" Dy'va turned away for a bit, uncomfortable with what happened.

Rosco nods, even though he is a stoic and silent killer kind of guy, he still has respect for men.

Sugar pushed him out of the succumbed stance, "Yeah, I'm never gonna do that again."

Chris was breathing heavily, he was trying to let out a scream but only a deflating noise before collapsing on the ground, holding onto the broken pair of eggs.

Cefie decided to go after Sugar, "I, The Superior Being, shall not be rendered as a useless scrap for Master November." They made a mad dash toward Sugar.

Sugar started to breathe in, "Focussed Pressure…"

His leg muscles started to tense up, creating a yellow spark and faint noises of buzzing.

A sprung of reaction started. Lucia was smirking, November was raising an eyebrow, and Rosco, Dy'va, and Toodies were amazed in their way.

"Cyclone Kick."

Sugar spun around the sand and was about to land a kick to Cefie's head tube.

Cefie, however, could see the white flashes as it was inching closer to their head.

"Data acquired." Cefie was about to detach their head, but it was too late as the world came back.

"WHAT. THE. HELL-" It created a large dent in the side before they flew away, instinctively grabbing Chris on the way as well.

Sinnodal was ready to grab them both, "I gotcha!" He opens his arm to catch the two as he is pushed back a little by the sheer force of the attack.

Cefie was grabbing their head, "D-D-Data. I have acquired the d-d-d-data- FUCK." They realized that the head was leaking out the liquid that keeping their brain alive.

After being thrown back by Sugar's devastating Cyclone Kick, the trio regrouped, breathing heavily. Cefie's head leaked fluid as they tried to keep their systems online.

"Damn, he's not pulling any punches," Chris groaned, tenderly holding his injured groin area. 

"We cannot sustain many more direct hits like that," Sinnodal said grimly. "His power is immense."

"Affirmative," Cefie's voice glitched. "My data analysis was inaccurate. Recalculating ...optimal...attack strategy."

The robot's eyes flickered as they crunched the numbers based on Sugar's displayed abilities. After a moment, they continued in a more stable tone.

"Suggestion: We must coordinate our efforts precisely and strike in unison from multiple vectors. Divided, he will pick us apart."

Chris frowned but nodded reluctantly. "Yeah, yeah, I got that. We need to work together instead of just wildly jumping him."

"A sound plan," Sinnodal agreed. "But the timing must be perfect. One missed strike could be catastrophic." 

"Then we cannot miss," Cefie stated simply. "I will monitor Sugar's movements and dictate when we unleash our combination attack."

The others looked at the dented robot warily but nodded in acceptance of Cefie's strategy lead. Cefie quickly outlined the intricate assault pattern, calculating the necessary angles and strikes.

"Understood?" Cefie asked once they finished explaining. "We may only have one opportunity."

Chris cracked his knuckles determinedly. "Yeah, I got it. Let's do this."

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