Tim's eyes subconsciously followed where Xavier pointed to, but there was nobody there, but he knew that was probably where Aks 3 was staying, since he would want to have a front row seat in the battle that he had.
Aks 3 suddenly removed the cloak he got from Tim and asked" For how long have you noticed my presence in this place?"
"Well, I have to hand it to the cloak, it is good at eluding from one's senses, but it cannot elude from mine. I have noticed your presence since I entered this cave." Xavier replied with a smug on his face.
"Wait since when? I did not sense anything. Why did you not inform me" Bubba was seriously shocked, discovering that there had been a fourth person in the cave, and he could not even sense the person.
"Don't beat yourself up Bubba, It is actually a 7th grade empowered cloak, there is nothing you could have done to sense him. Maybe if he directed any killing intent towards us, but he did not that is why I let him be." Xavier said as he consoled Bubba.
Tim scoffed in his mind 'How would you sniff his killing intent, we have been trained to completely mask our killing intent, you were deceived Mr. Xavier.
"Well since I have been discovered, I would just retrieve our asset and leave" Aks 3 said calmly.
'What! 'This is wrong. The Aks 3 I know would never run or backdown from a challenge, or is he being wary of them. Even though, Aks 3 should have started attacking by now. Did I miss something important. Are the guests really that strong' Tim thought as he was confused by the turn of events.
[ I did tell you that the guests are strong enough to protect you. Seeing the Aks 3 you have been talking about, I know that even the weakest of the 2 guests Bubba, would handle Aks 3 easily. That explains why he is being cautious.]
'Oh really, that explains a lot to me. Please do stop interrupting my thoughts' Tim instructed in his mind.
"That asset that you speak of, has now become my property, besides you care less for the life of your supposed property. If you truly cared for your property, you would have prevented the beast from almost killing your beloved asset twice! "Xavier said plainly.
"Hahahaha, why should I interfere, he was on a mission, we are training him to be at his best. If he dies during the mission that we gave to him, then it is his fault for dying, but you prevented him from having a sweet death. I should kill you for what you did, but I will let it go this time. Now backoff from the kid" Aks 3 demanded.
Bubba interrupted the stare down between Xavier and Aks 3. He faced Tim and asked him" so boy, which of us do you want to follow? Do you still want to become a disposable asset to your organization or you want to be an indispensable asset to Earth 19."
All Tim wanted was freedom. Yes, he wanted to leave the Black Sparrows organization, but he did not want to leave and immediately join another organization. This was the type of oppression that he hated the most, the type where he would have to bend to the wishes of the other party due to weakness.
"I actually want freedom. I don't want to leave an organization to join another organization. I deserve to have my life or at the very least make my own choices. All you are trying to do is to take away my decision in this matter. I choose neither of the option" he answered honestly for the first time in a long while.
Bubba was shocked by his response. He wondered how oppressed the kid must have been in his previous organization to crave freedom.
"Boy, accept your fate. You are weak and you will come with me, as you owe me for saving your life twice." Xavier revealed to Tim.
While all the discussion was going on, Aks 3 was busy accessing in his mind his chances of success f they battled.
In all honesty he did not know the power levels of this guest, but he figured that if they came from the Higher region of Earth 19 they must be decently powerful.
The guy with the white hair frightened him the most. He gave off an aura that his master Reagu often gave. Which meant that the white haired guest had a similar power level to his master.
With that conclusion, he wrote off any intention of battle against them. Maybe if he called for reinforcement from the Aks council, he might be able to put up a fight, but presently he was out numbered and possibly the weakest of the 3 of them.
'Maybe I should just grab that kid and use the teleport scroll, to take us directly to the council hall' he thought.
"So, you were the one that saved me against the San Master, and recently you saved me against the beast. I hate to say this but I am truly indebted to you." Tim spoke in a serious tone.
They were all shocked, they thought he was going to be stubborn about his freedom and all, but hearing him speak for himself that he was truly indebted made them relieved in a way.
Aks 3 was livid with what Tim said, what Tim said now was enough reason for him to execute Tim now, he changed his mind from trying to escape with Tim to trying to kill Tim.
If he did not have Tim then nobody would. As he was about to make preparations to finish off Tim, Tim spoke again.
"For me to follow you willingly to your organization or higher region. You have to do me one more favor. You have to save me from the Black Sparrows organization. For starters get rid of him" Tim said, as he pointed at Aks 3.
The duo were shocked about the sudden bold request from the teen, It seemed has if the teen was not just all brawl and no brains.
Aks 3 hearing the sudden request became extremely furious and on the spot decided that it was the best time to kill Tim. "Shunpo!" he said in anger, as he immediately disappeared from the corner of the cave he was in and appeared at the back of Tim with momentum.
His blade suddenly appeared in his hand and with that driving momentum, he swung his blade towards the neck of the unsuspecting Tim.
CLANGG! BOOM!!
Aks 3's blade faced opposition when it was 5 inches away from Tim's neck. The shockwave of the swing destroyed the area by the side of Tim. Aks 3's blade was blocked by a leaf. Poof Poof
The leaf disappeared and reappeared multiplying to 10 leaves. This time they were bigger in size compared to the leaves used against the Saber Liger.
"This skill when did he plant the leaf on Tim's body" He had seen Bubba use that skill previously and what he knew about that skill was that the longer the skill lasted, the stronger the skill will become.
Tim now fully aware of the assault was scared to his bones. His horned instinct did not even sense the attack. He heard Aks 3 calling out the skill and the next thing was a collision. Now he was truly indebted to the duo.
Aks 3 suddenly weaved a hand technique and called out "Shunpo Shadow Rain". He flickered again and appeared in front of Tim aiming to pierce Tim, but the leaves suddenly relocated to the front of Tim blocking the path towards a stab.
Aks 3 was 3 inches from making contact with the leaf when 5 shadows copy of him ejected from his body and attacked Tim from all directions.
CLANG(X5)
All the shadow clones assaulted were stopped. In that brief moment that the leaves disappeared, as if Aks 3 had a second wind, all the lost momentum and force from the before impact immediately restored in that brief microsecond.
SWOOSH!
Aks 3 and his shadow clones accelerated to stab Tim with a speed that Tim could not follow even at his utmost focus.
PUICHH!!
Blood was spilled, but it was not from Tim's body. The blades all passed through Tim's body without impaling him, as if Tim was a hologram.
"Bubba, even the person you just met already knows the weakness of your skill. Don't you think, you need to improve your skill casting with training" Xavier mocked.
The clones that were pierced from the stab disappeared and Aks 3 retreated by 20 meters. The leaves had formed by now. The number of leaves had been multiplied to 100.
Aks 3 was certain that his skill will breakthrough Bubba's technique which it did, but he wondered how Tim escaped.
He looked at the probable reason why and saw Xavier with a smile on his face, his right eye was completely purple with 3 red comma like symbols rotating slowly.