Chapter 43: Alex vs Joseph (IV)
His tall figure stood with his knees bent and his feet against the wall, his two hands gripping the wall.
Smiling slightly, Joseph's legs stretched out to hurl his body at Alex with great speed.
*Boom!
The great forces on his legs caused hundreds of cracks to be born in the wall, leaving the wall in disrepair.
But not caring less, Joseph flew off at great speed, heading straight towards Alex as the two collided with their great speed...
*Boom*
The force from the collision caused the surface to shake again, but this time more intensely.
Joseph's monstrous strength collided with Alex's speed and aura, thus also creating a great shockwave that moved the hair of several of the spectators.
But none of them bothered to fix their hair, instead, they were fixedly focused on the battlefield, where the two gladiators were still standing.
*Gotho*
Alex had a large head wound, which was bleeding almost like a gusher, his gaze had become weaker, but he showed no signs of giving up.
In contrast, Joseph still had the holes in his body, but now he also had a head wound similar to Alex, which was dripping.
But unlike Alex, with his weak look, Joseph had a fierce look with a beastly grin on his face.
*Sparkle*
Alex's eyes glowed more blue, seeming to merge with the lightning protruding from his body.
"..."
"..."
Neither warrior said a word, not the slightest snort or complaint, showing their intense concentration.
But the silence was quickly broken again by Alex, who moved with his abnormal speed.
*slide*
His movements were as fast as if he was sliding on the battlefield, where only a blue line could be seen zigzagging towards Joseph.
The latter also reacted, his second body enhancement giving him the ability to at least minimally keep up with Alex, so he ran towards him as well.
*crash*.
Soon the two collided again, both hands holding each other, knees bent and with extreme force, each trying to knock the other down with sheer force.
Joseph's strength and stamina seemed to be better, but Alex was no slouch, and thanks to his aura of electricity, his power was no less.
*Cracks
The battlefield soon suffered several cracks, and with each passing second, the cracks grew larger and larger from the sheer combined strength of Joseph and Alex, who kept trying to push each other.
Veins protruded from Joseph's and Alex's bodies, bolts of lightning flew back and forth uncontrollably, but mysteriously none of them hit Joseph, perhaps by sheer luck.
The contest of strength seemed to go on forever, neither one getting the better of the other, the two at the epicenter of the platform exerting the most force.
'This fucker is giving me a hard time,' Alex thought as he saw the determination in Joseph's eyes, which were growing fiercer and fiercer.
'This worm is so fucking annoying,' Joseph thought as he saw the confidence and calmness in Alex's eyes, but more and more dangerous in his own.
They both frowned at the same time as they had to push their physical strength to the limit.
But was this it?
Would this power struggle go on forever?
Alex didn't have that in mind, far, far from it, that much was obvious from the subtle, faint smile on his face.
Suddenly, his eyes glowed brighter and brighter, looking like two spheres that could light up an entire cave.
The light was so intense that it made Joseph squint, as it did most of the onlookers.
The aura was also becoming more unstable, the lightning had doubled, looking more deadly and with more of it.
It was no surprise to anyone that Joseph now had a very bad feeling, seeing what was happening literally in front of him, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Alex's grip was almost as strong as he was, so he couldn't break free.
Alex's grin grew wider as the aura around him had become a large circle that even caught Joseph's arms and was growing bigger and bigger.
"Damn it! Body strengthening x3" cursed Joseph as he enhanced his body again through his Mana.
Soon, Mana entered his body, enhancing it again and making him more muscular and bigger, this time getting close to 4 meters tall and his body now looked more like an ogre.
This action was due to the extreme danger he felt now, he had no choice but to release his has up his sleeve.
His strength and physical capabilities improved greatly, now being stronger than Alex.
Laughing at the confirmation of this fact, Joseph with all his might tried to free himself from Alex's grip, but what he did not expect was that even Alex had not moved a single centimeter.
Joseph's face turned pale as he tried again, but the same thing happened again, making it clear that he was no stronger than Alex, and in fact, appeared to be weaker.
How could that be?
Hadn't his strength improved?
Without realizing it, his now shattered confidence and state of mind had caused him not to notice that Alex's entire aura had covered both his body and the body of his enemy like a large bubble.
"Impressed?" Alex chuckled when he saw Joseph's reaction. "You know. The Lightning Element is very powerful. Every time my body gets more electricity, I get stronger, so..."
Alex's wide grin soon turned into a creepy grin, and despite his very good looks, the fear and horror of seeing his smile made Joseph cringe.
"This... It can't be -" Joseph tried to speak, but the next moment the whole aura around him began to glow brightly.
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