Before the announcement of the test, in Yu Han's private room.
"Akira-san, may I know why you wish to participate in the next test?" Yu Han asked while sipping his instant coffee, cautiously examining Akira. "I don't believe you really want to help Baam-san as a fellow Irregular, since it's clear that you agreed to help us and your behavior so far has obviously avoided disrupting our plan."
"I also don't think you're interested in ascending the tower by the fastest and shortest route, since you gave up the Crown Game without hesitation or regret," Yu Han continued, placing the empty cup on the table with some force. "So, can you tell me the reason for wanting to participate in the next test?"
"Are you interrogating me?" Akira asked with a frown, releasing his magical power to pressure Yu Han, as he didn't appreciate being questioned like this.
Although Akira usually didn't care about things like this, it was only because he was lazy. But even a lazy Akira could get angry when disrespected and interrogated this way.
"... " Yu Han didn't respond but released his aura as well, not intending to back down. This was the most crucial moment in their plan, and he had no intention of letting everything fall apart due to his negligence.
"Know your place, Mongal," Akira stared at Yu Han with killing intent, and several golden ripples appeared, sending powerful weapons towards Yu Han.
Boom*
Boom*
Boom*
Yu Han jumped from place to place rapidly, avoiding the weapons while staring at the destruction they caused, as the floor was obliterated upon contact with the weapons.
Seeing that Akira didn't intend to stop at just a warning, Yu Han didn't hesitate to release his Shinsu to fight against the endless barrage of weapons.
"I apologize if I offended you, Akira-san. How about we sit down and talk?" Yu Han asked while defending himself against the weapons aimed at taking his life.
"Hmph..." Akira snorted coldly, and the ripples around him intensified, doubling the number of weapons flying toward Yu Han.
'Damn, this guy is crazy. It seems like he really intends to kill me,' Yu Han thought, cold sweat drenching his back.
Boom*
With another explosion, Yu Han created a massive barrier using Shinsu, which stopped the barrage of weapons and allowed him to catch his breath.
"Do you think you can stop me with your paper-thin barrier?" Akira said as the golden ripples disappeared around him. He stood up, and his right hand turned black with red stripes. "Come on, Al-Meissa Mercury."
After Akira's words, a silver two-headed dragon appeared and didn't hesitate to devour the barrier that Yu Han had created.
"Please calm down, Akira-san. I have no intention of making you an enemy," Yu Han said hurriedly, dodging the attacks of the silver dragon. "And if you're angry about my previous question, I'll apologize for it."
Although Yu Han was a Ranker, in the face of Akira's power, he could do nothing but evade. His combat style was more specialized in assassination than direct fighting.
"If you don't get serious, you'll die," Akira said coldly, disappearing from his spot and appearing next to Yu Han, not hesitating to punch him hard. Though Akira didn't use his full strength, he would have blown Yu Han apart if he had.
Yu Han couldn't react to Akira's punch, which sent him flying toward the wall of the room. He sustained damage from both Akira's blow and the impact with the wall, which was made of special materials, making it unimaginably tough.
Cough!! Yu Han coughed up blood along with several teeth, as Akira's punch had broken many of his teeth along with his jaw.
"It seems you don't intend to back down," Yu Han said, staggering as he stood up, pain radiating throughout his body. Akira's punch had caused him extensive internal injuries, leaving his organs in chaos. "So, you've left me no choice."
After speaking, Yu Han began gathering Shinsu into his hands, forming it into a ball. He then added all of his reserves of Shinsu while compressing the ball to its limit. Its color began to turn black, and a gravitational force surrounded it.
"... " Akira stood back, giving Yu Han the chance to use his ability, as no matter what Yu Han used, Akira was confident in his ability to destroy it.
"I didn't want to use this power, but you've left me no choice," Yu Han said, even though his ability was powerful, once unleashed, he wouldn't be able to control it. He knew he had no chance of winning against Akira without using this power. "Black Hole."
Yu Han didn't hesitate and threw the black ball into the center of the room, where it turned into a Black Hole that began pulling everything towards it with terrifying force. Only a few could withstand it.
"Fool~" Akira mocked mercilessly. He had expected something impressive but hadn't thought it would just be a Black Hole, as he could create dozens of them in the time it took Yu Han to make one—and he could control them easily. It didn't seem like Yu Han could control his.
"You've disappointed me."
Although Akira could easily create a Black Hole to counter Yu Han's, he refrained from doing so. If he did, there wouldn't be anything left of the ship they were on, or even this entire floor would be destroyed.
Akira didn't care about the ship or the floor, but Asuna wasn't immortal like him or Yukihime. She would surely die if he unleashed a Black Hole to counter Yu Han's.
"Open your eyes and see what true power is," Akira smiled excitedly and jumped toward the Black Hole of his own free will. Although he decided not to use a Black Hole to counter it, he had many ways to destroy Yu Han's Black Hole without affecting the surrounding area.
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