The sound of cracking metal echoed as the remains of the claws scattered into the wind.
Before Bane could even register the pain, Ezra's next move followed.
"BANG!!!"
An unstoppable force struck Bane's chest, a blow so immense it felt like he'd been hit by a freight train. His body shot backward like a bullet, careening uncontrollably. He crashed into the ground with violent momentum, bouncing repeatedly like a stone skipping across water, each collision sending chunks of earth flying.
"BOOM!"
Bane's flight ended abruptly as his massive frame smashed into a school building, the force of impact cratering the wall and leaving a deep, human-shaped dent in the structure. Dust and debris rained down, blanketing the area in a haze of destruction. Bane groaned weakly, his body slumped in the crater, completely dazed.
Ezra slowly walked toward Bane. His muscles vibrated intensely and his veins squirmed as a loud thumping sound like that of an engine escaped his massive muscular hybrid body.
His crimson pupils constricting as he closed in on Bane.
His dark bony claws wrapped around Bane's bear neck with his fingers digging at the side of his neck, drawing blood.
Right now, Bane's retractable claws had shattered to pieces. His massive bear arms broken to different angles with caved in chest. Even if wanted to recover this Symbiote, it would take massive amounts of resources to heal this body.
Bane was livid but was filled with fear at this moment. Never in his wildest dream would he have thought that he would be defeated by someone like Ezra!
Bane Sycrpt, from the Sycrpt family, a genius with a Silver Symbiote, raised to level four in just three months was actually defeated by a low level Symbiote! He couldn't accept it!
Even then, he was extremely fearful. Ezra's attack had been too ferocious!
His attacks seemed well calculated and he seemed to even have more experience as well as managing to actually use his moves effectively as well. It was as though Bane was fighting one of his teachers back at home.
However, he was well aware that Ezra had just bonded with his Symbiote just a day ago. And was just an ordinary person. How was he able to quickly raise the level of his beast so quickly without any problems?
Moreover, he moved flawlessly with the new body like it was his own. It could only mean one thing, Ezra has a treasure in him!
"Ezra! You actually dared to injure me this badly! Should I remind you who I am and who my family is?"
Bane barked as he threatened.
Ezra elongated snort released steam from his nostril as he paused.
Seeing this, Bane sneered. "Are you scared now?"
"Your father has a large farm right? Don't worry, they will be able to compensate for the damages you've done to this body. As long as you release this your Symbiote to me, slap your self ten times in front of the entire school, and kneel down while apologizing, I promise to beg my father not to arrest your entire family."
Bane's eyes shone in excitement. Although Ezra's Symbiote was at the same grade as his, the Wrathram was more agile with more interesting skills while retaining the strength of a silver grade Symbiote.
Compared to this, the Steel-bear possess a massive body, was less agile and was a massive target to enemies. But the body of the Wrathram was compact, humanoid and muscularly fit. If he could obtain this Symbiote, his strength would increase by an entire grade and he might even be able to win this upcoming competition.
As for obtaining Ezra's father farm, it was simply a plus to impress his father and as for Ezra apologizing to him before everyone, it was simply to satisfy his ego and warn everyone else not to fuck with him!
Just thinking about this made Bane giddy and he temporarily forgot the pain he was feeling.
"Pa!"
Blood sprayed into the air, painting the school wall and ground in crimson droplets as Bane froze, stunned by the sudden pain radiating through his face. His eyes widened in shock as he caught a glimpse of Ezra's left arm retracting, coated with blood. Ezra dared to slap him?
"It seems you don't clearly understand your situation," Ezra said coldly, his voice like the edge of a blade. A chilling light gleamed in his crimson eyes as he tightened his grip around Bane's thick neck. Effortlessly, he lifted the massive body of the Steel-Bear Symbiote with a single hand like a trophy.
"You actually dare to threaten my family?" Ezra's tone dropped to an icy whisper, each word carrying an ominous weight.
Without waiting for a response, Ezra's claws flexed. His sharp fingers extended as he brought his hand to form a two-fingered point. The gesture seemed almost casual, yet Bane's eyes were filled with terror when he saw this.
His lips trembled, and he stammered, "W-what are you trying to do?"
Ezra's only reply was a cold smirk. Ignoring the question entirely, he plunged his two fingers deep into Bane's skull.
"AAARGH!" Bane's scream tore through the place, raw and agonizing.
Ezra's fingers rummaged roughly through his brain, ignoring the epileptic spasms wracking Bane's body.
A few seconds later, he extracted a hard, bead-sized object from the Steel-Bear's skull. It glistened faintly under the light, a translucent, brown crystal-like structure that seemed almost alive, pulsing with faint energy. Yet, it was also unnervingly soft, with a texture like a bouncy gum ball.
"Beast core," Ezra muttered, his tone seemed filled with emotion as he inspected the object briefly. Without a glance, he tossed Bane's twitching body to the ground like discarded trash.
Bane's hulking frame landed with a heavy thud, limbs convulsing uncontrollably. Ezra paid no mind to the pitiful sight as he walked to the other two unconscious Symbiote users sprawled nearby. With the same precision, he repeated the process, extracting two more beast cores from their skulls.