Toichi stepped out with a smile on his face.
"Relax, it's just a training robot."
Hakishi, blood trickling down his face, glared at him.
"I almost died!"
In the blink of an eye, Hakishi vanished and reappeared behind Toichi, whispering coldly, "Never try that again, or I'll kill you."
Toichi turned, startled. "You… you can teleport?"
Before he could process what just happened, a strange energy surged toward him. His instincts kicked in, and his body transformed into solid metal. But even that wasn't enough—a massive sword sliced through his metallic armor like paper, severing one of his arms.
Toichi winced in pain and shouted, "Run away, child!"
But Hakishi stood his ground, unmoving, as a thousand swords materialized and hurled straight toward him. Unfazed, Hakishi teleported to the source of the attack and found a towering man cloaked in dark energy. The man smirked, launching a powerful punch that sent Hakishi crashing into a nearby tree.
Before Hakishi could recover, the man moved with the speed of sound, delivering a devastating kick to his ribs. As Hakishi stumbled, the man summoned a giant energy blast and unleashed it with destructive force.
The explosion echoed through the battlefield, leaving a massive crater in its wake. But when the dust cleared, Hakishi emerged, unharmed, his expression unshaken.
"Time to end this," Hakishi said, his voice cold and resolute.
In an instant, Hakishi teleported behind the man and delivered a brutal kick to his stomach, sending him flying into the air. As the man plummeted back down, Hakishi dashed to meet him mid-air and delivered another kick that sent him hurtling to the side.
Raising his hand high above his head, Hakishi summoned a blade of energy. With a single swift motion, he brought it down, slicing the man cleanly in two.
Hakishi smirked. "Pathetic. I've had enough of this."
Suddenly, ten armored soldiers emerged from the shadows, their hands morphing into fiery blades.
Hakishi's grin widened. "Ten? Ohhh, this is going to be fun."
The soldiers charged at Hakishi in unison, their flaming swords aimed to strike him down. But Hakishi didn't flinch. He stopped their attacks with just a single finger, the impact causing shockwaves to ripple through the battlefield.
With a swift movement, Hakishi slashed through one of the soldiers with his bare hand. The remaining nine turned their attention to Toichi, who was still weakened from his earlier injuries. Before Hakishi could react, the soldiers struck, and Toichi fell lifeless to the ground.
"No…" Hakishi muttered, his voice trembling with rage.
As the reality of Toichi's death sank in, Hakishi's eyes turned completely white, and his hair transformed into a glowing blue. The soldiers stepped back, fear gripping their hearts.
"Oh no," one of them whispered. "He's entered Assassin Mode."
Hakishi's aura surged with immense power, his very presence suffocating. Without hesitation, he darted forward, his movements so fast that the soldiers couldn't keep up.