Jason activated his guillotine skill once more as he swung his daggers in an attempt to slice Owen's head off. However, before his daggers could make contact with Owen's neck, Alexander rushed in, punching him in the face.
"You both could have died easy deaths, but no, you decided to play hero. Let me tell you something—not all heroes have happy endings," Jason said as he ran towards Alexander, who immediately took a fighting stance.
Jason continued running forward, activating his stealth skill and completely disappearing.
"His stealth skill is on another level, plus he's fast too. I'll give him credit for that," Alexander thought. "However, he telegraphs his attacks, and his attack pattern is predictable. Even if I can't see him, I'm experienced enough to sense him."
Jason went in for a slash at Alexander's throat, which Alexander clumsily dodged.
"I was surprised when he dodged my attack, but seeing that he barely dodged it means it was a fluke."
"You're one lucky bastard, you know that?" Jason asked tauntingly as he undid his stealth. "But I wonder how long it'll take for your luck to run out."
He then activated the blink step skill, moving around Alexander, disappearing, and reappearing on all sides as he slashed Alexander continuously all over his body.
"You know, it's really annoying when inferior weaklings like you think they can stand up to people like me. Now look at you—huffing and panting, bleeding all over. Even if you manage to survive, after the blood loss, the poison will still kick in, and you'll die a slow and painful death. It's all just a matter of time."
"But I'm still standing, aren't I?" Alexander said with a smile. "You talk like you've won, but I'm still standing, and all you've done is run your mouth," he added defiantly.
"Now you're really starting to piss me off!" Jason said as he rushed forward, blinded by rage, attempting to stab Alexander.
However, Jason's face was met with Alexander's fist.
"Great, it worked! I had a feeling that he'd be the type to be blinded by rage. Taunting him was a great idea, and because of that, I've landed a critical hit with my dragon's fist skill," Alexander thought.
Jason was flung back by the sheer force of the punch. He scanned his face with his fingers, seemingly checking if it was alright. When his fingers felt something, he froze.
"Huh? What's this? Blood? My blood?" Jason screamed internally in disbelief. "There's no way a weakling like you could make me bleed!" he screamed as he stood up, but more blood gushed out from his nose.
"I promise you this—I'll kill you!" Jason said with conviction as he performed the blink step and punched Alexander right on the nose.
Alexander's body flew in the air for some time, and right before he landed, Jason dealt a devastating kick to his stomach, making him roll on the floor. Jason wasn't done yet, and the look in his eyes made that clear. He was like a crazed man set on killing.
Alexander was still struggling to stand when Jason kicked him in the face, pushing him back once more.
Jason continued to walk forward as he activated his Coup de Grâce skill and performed an X slash on Alexander. Blood came gushing out from the wound, and Alexander fell to the ground.
"You shouldn't have played hero," Jason said as he walked over to Layla, who was still battling Owen.
"Hey, Layla, finish up with that guy. Let's get this mission over with and find that Harden kid for the boss' experiment."
"You said the trigger word," Owen said with a smile.
"What nonsense are you talking ab—" Before she could finish her statement, Jason's body came crashing into hers.
"Don't touch my brother," Alexander said, his entire body shrouded in flames, healing every wound on his body. As his facial features returned, Jason's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Haw... Haw Hawkins?!" Jason blurted out.
"Congratulations. Your death has been secured. You've managed to enrage Hawkins the Phoenix," Owen said with a smile.