Jake braced himself for the hit, his eyes shutting instinctively. But then... nothing happened. That was when a voice rang out across the chaos, and the world seemed to freeze. "If he's out of your league, then you need to fight with someone in your league."
Jake was astounded that someone could hold onto Harry's fist so effortlessly as if he was holding onto a kid's fist. Jake couldn't see anything because the person was facing Harry with his back turned towards Jake, but Jake couldn't help but think that the voice and stance of the person looked familiar.
Then finally, the person turned to look at Jake with a smile plastered on his face. "I'm sorry I came late, friend."
Jake was so shocked because he truly knew the person in front of him. "Jack!!!"
Jack just smiled and turned back to focus on Harry while releasing a suffocating aura and pressure. "You!! How dare you try to hurt me friends?"
Harry was initially shocked by the fact that someone could hold onto his fists like that. For a second there, he thought that it was the number 1 of the second years that was here but it turns out it was just a first-year.
"Who are you? And how dare you hold onto my hand like that?" Harry asked with furry written on his face.
"You don't need to know who I am. All you just need to know is that I'm the one who is gonna kick your arse." Jack said quickly twisting Harry's hand and kicking him in the stomach so hard that it completely knocked out all the air from Harry's mouth.
Then Jack grabbed Harry's hair bringing his head towards him and then kneeing him in his face causing some of Harry's teeth to go flying. Then Jack kneed Harry again and again in his face then he punched Harry hard that he went flying back a few feet.
Meanwhile Jake was still on his knees watching Jack deal with Harry as if he was a first-year. Even the whole first-years and second-years stopped fighting and were now watching the fight between Harry and Jack. Snapping out of his daze, Jake remembered that it still remained one more task to be completed.
Forcing his legs to move, Jake finally got to where Peter was tied up and he started untying Peter from the board. After finishing untying him, he moved Peter and himself to the side so as not to be caught in the cross fire. Peter was so weak currently but thankfully he was conscious.
"Is it just me or is Jack really matching Harry strength for strength? Or am I just hallucinating things coz of the beating." Peter asked weakly trying to sit up in order to watch the fight properly.
"Well, unless we were both beaten up too badly to be hallucinating things then yes Jack is holding Harry up." Jake replied.
Meanwhile after being pushed back by Jack's punch, Harry managed to regain his footing and wiped off the blood from his face and looked at Jack with a murderous glare.
"Do you know who I am?" Harry asked.
"Do you think I care?" Jack asked. "No matter who you are, I don't care because you can't do anything to me."
"Then I just have to show you and your friends that you have messed with the wrong family." Harry declared.
Harry then charged right at Jack with full speed and his wooden sword in his hand. When he got to Jack's position, he slashed the sword towards Jack stomach but Jack used his bare hands to stop the hit. Then Jack broke the sword Into two with only a single hand, this Caused Harry to move back in astonishment.
"But how? How did you do that?" Harry asked.
To which Jack just laughed and quietly say. "Do you think you were the only one who knew how to use Qi?"
This revelation, shocked Harry to the core. "But how.. how do you know how to use Qi?"
"I don't need to explain things to you." Jack said rushing off towards Harry to finish things off.
Meanwhile Harry just stood there looking at Jack coming then he laughed out loud which caused Jack to stop running and observe whether there was something Harry wanted to do.
"Even if you know how to use Qi, it doesn't matter because it's only the first stage you know. You don't know the second stage but I do and that is what I will use to defeat you." Harry said and then immediately, he burst out into energy with a little glow shining in chest. And then finally, shards of yellow invisible energy were been formed out of thin air.
"Let me show you the difference between a first-year and a second- year" Harry said standing there with an amused smile. Feeling the shards been formed, it really worried Jack for he knew what they could do even if he couldn't see it, he could feel it. Then finally, Harry was ready and then when he was finally ready to unleash the shards, the door to the assembly hall swung open and a voice rang out.
"I command everyone to halt now!"
Harry was so consumed by the feeling of revenge that he didn't hear the voice that shouted out to him. But the remaining students in the hall heard the voice loud and clear and when they turned to see who entered, they were now feeling worried for Harry, well it was only the second-years that felt worried for him.
Not hearing the shout, Harry prepared to launch the shards. Immediately, he started firing the shards quickly but then he noticed that his shards were all stopped by something invisible. Looking up, he noticed that someone was standing beside Jack now.
"I know right." Jake said. "Let me see something."
Jake pulled up his status screen.
<Status>
<User: Jake Lucas>
<Level: 8>
<Combat level: Novice>
<Skill level: Untrained>
<XP level: 190/800>
<HP: 30/30>
<Strength: 30>
<Agility:26>
<Endurance: 33>
<Congratulations! User has level-up thrice>
"Now this is awesome." Jake couldn't help but say then he went to check for his new skill. "Please be attack based skill." Jake prayed as he opened up his skill tab.
Skill Tab>
<Melee combat: Level 1 (Deals 10 damage with basic weapons therefore removing 10% HP from enemy)
<Stealth: Level 1; Increases evasion chances by 10%>
<Inspect Skill: Level 1; Brings up information of an enemy>
<Frenzy Strike: a skill that deals rapid consecutive attacks for 2 seconds, with a cool down timer of 5 minutes.>
<Second wind (Lv1): Restores 5 points of user's HP. (Skill can only be used once a day)>
<Stun Strike; stuns the opponent, making them vulnerable to attacks for a second. (Lv1) cool down timer; 2 minutes>
"Now that's what I'm talking about. With that skill, I can quickly make a lot of damages especially if combined with 'Frenzy Strike' then that is extremely deadly." Jake almost laughed out loud pitying his future enemy.
With the system exploration done, Jake decided to get some rest as it was already late.
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