Darcx stood holding a couple of talon daggers. This sort of weapon was used by people in secret divisions to conduct assassinations. The dagger was five inches long with a three-inch curve, painted with matte black color, it looked really deadly.
On the opposite side, an old general had taken off his coat and was stretching his body, and on his waist, two handguns were tied, they were both phasor guns. The lethality was too much. Shi Lang could have asked the general team to have hand-to-hand combat, but if they faced a real enemy, they will not have had a chance to do so, thus they decided to fight free.
The system announced, “Mock Battle, round two, Fleet General Rado Crull, versus, Captain Darcx. Battle Start.”
As soon as the last word, dropped, the old general took out his guns and began to shoot at Darcx, however, the boy was moving around, Darcx was already trained as an assassin in his own secret division, and his speed had increased a lot after the spirit baptism.
However, the real crux of his moves lay in the footwork he was using. The footwork was called cloud dance.
This set of steps allowed the person to move lightly and flexibly. So while General Crull was trying to turn the target into a sieve, the young man was messing with his brain. Darcx could sense the phaser beams getting closer to his actual position. To break apart from this, he decided to use his spirit energy.
The spiritual energy augmented his legs and the speed took off. Darcx was first leaving behind a shallow after image, but now, he was leaving behind five after images to confuse the general. The general had the ability called zero-shot.
It allowed him to shoot every target with great precision, however, he could not use it every time. Darcx moved so fast and so unpredictably, that the old man did not even get the chance to lock onto him.
Rado Crull suddenly felt danger approaching from behind him, but he just raised his handgun and shot at the void in front. The next second everyone saw, Darcx appeared in front of the old general, he let the phaser beam pass through his right shoulder and his left hand rested on the nape of the enemy.
While Darcx was critically injured, the old general could have died if the former had not controlled the blade. The system spoke up, “Battle ends, Winner, Captain Darcx.”
The old general sighed and retracted his weapon, he turned around and was about to walk away, when he noticed that Darcx did not move. He raised his hand and wanted to check on the guy when the system spoke up again, “Captain Darcx lost consciousness, he is unable to continue.”
The young man fainted from the sudden phaser vibration throughout his body. Soon medics rushed over and they took the unconscious guy back to the infirmary.
General Edward said, “We call for a strategic time out.”
Shi Lang replied, “We have no problem.”
The contenders also needed to take some time off, they were going to discuss about the enemy. The time-out was initiated with ten minutes countdown. Shi Lang looked at all his teammates, the four of them, he said, “Next up is Jenks, then Amy, and then Quinn. I will take on the rest of the people, just do not put yourself in harm’s way.”
The three people nodded and they all began to look at the general team, and Quinn said, “It is lively there.”
Jenkins said, “How will they feel if they found out that we can hear them clearly?”
The distance between the two sides was around twenty meters, yet they could hear what the general team was talking about. Commander Silence heard this statement and wanted to ask what did Jenkins mean, when Shi Lang said, “Boss if I told you that we are the strongest people here, would you believe it?”
The lady had her eyes wide open, she was shocked at this statement. Shi Lang cast a gaze at the timer and said, “We have nine people to face, while we are four. That means we have to deal with two people on an average.”
Jenkins said, “I can go last, you know? I do not mind taking on my father.”
Amelia asked, “Will you be able to win?”
The question was simple but the answer was not if he said yes, that will be shameless boasting, and if he said no, he will be grilled for posing. Jenkins decided to stay quiet. The timer stopped and the system voice sounded, “Time out over, please select your candidates.”
The first general said, “Fleet General Tywen Just.”
Shi Lang replied, “Captain Jenkins Edwards.”
Jenkins stood up and saluted Shi Lang before stepping up on the field. He has already taken off his uniform coat and was wearing a black t-shirt. The opposition was surprised but that was fine, after all, they were aware that they will have to fight sooner or later.
Tywen just stood facing Jenkins and the two people bowed slightly to each other when the system said, “Mock Battle, Round three, begin.”
The two people standing in the field vanished from their spots, and they appeared in front of the enemy in the center of the field and their fists collided. The impact shook the people, Jenkins countered the after impact with a soft retreat, and the general on the other side did the same. But the very next moment, the people began to exchange even ferocious blows.
If the first blow was to be looked at as a testing blow, then this was a full-on brawl, both the people did not hold back and were unleashing attacks insanely fast. Rosa said, “The opponent has the ability to move faster than sound, if Jenkins took a hit from an attack at that speed, he will be injured.”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “Jenkins is the perfect rival for me, the reason, his ability to isolate himself and his opponent. The more focused he is the better he can direct his energy. In my case, as I focus everything around me becomes more prominent. This was the reason I asked him to lead this round.”
Rosa nodded and said, “I did not expect this.”
Shi Lang was stumped and said, “Thank you, teacher, I will take this as a compliment.”
Rosa Blues rolled her eyes and on the field, the scene was changing. Jenkins was being overpowered by the enemy. However, Jenkins was an opportunist. He was waiting for the enemy to let down his guard and that moment came when Tyven tried to enclose the distance and break the defensive stance of the young man.
However, at this moment, Jenkins said, “Tiger Brawl.”
The next moment, his aura changed and so did his actions, every claw attack of his was pointed at a crucial vital point of the enemy. He was not only fighting back but also moving around. Shi Lang watched this and said, “He is using the footsteps I used against him. This fucker copied my moves.”
The people were shocked, they did not expect such a sudden change. They were even questioned through the telecast platforms if the generals took any bribes. These people were ruthless.
Jenkins did not care about anything and anyone at the moment, he attacked ferociously, and suddenly, one of his claw attacks rubbed past the chest of the enemy general. His shirt tore apart from the center and a puff of blood erupted from the wound.
The attacks were anything but nice or friendly. The whole thing has suddenly become a war, and this war will not end without seeing blood. If the generals were being supported by their families, then Shi Lang and the rest were being raised by the federation Youth.
Jenkins did not stop he kept on attacking, and after leaving shallow wounds on the body of the general, he retreated, as the enemy fell down in a puddle of blood leaking from his body. Jenkins did not say or make any move, let his father see what he was and what he was capable of.
The medical personnel rushed over and carried the injured general over. The system said, “The battle between Fleet General Tyven and Captain Edwards has ended, the winner is captain Edwards.”
Jenkins let out a breath and stood up with his back straight. His father on the other side stepped forward and said, “Fleet General, Cui Shino.”
Jenkins nodded and the anger in his heart surged, could this man not have smiled at him. Anyway, he had decided to break the jaws of every opponent in front of him. The enemy stepped up the field and she faced Jenkins, and the boy was thinking, why does she have a sword on his back. The opponent was a lady.
Suddenly, Jenkins recalled something and clicked his tongue, he said to Shi Lang, “Bro, I think I was adopted.”