Chapter 121 Second Round— Inter-High II

The Great White Shark Academy Candidates:

(Leader) Primal— Alexander Whitewing— Primal Instincts, he can exceed the physical limitations of a normal human and awaken his primal instincts. He can transform into a primal beast that has super strength, super speed, agility, and above-human reflexes. A literal beast on the face of the earth.

Cyborg— Hector Stone— Cyborg, he can do pretty much anything a cyborg can do, hack into mainframes, fly, limit break his machinery, and release beams, and he can release miniature drones into the air to monitor or reconnoiter an area.

Killjoy— Ricky Windham— Adapt, he can use any weapons, can come up with the most suitable strategy, and can use anything he lays his hands on. He's a master of disguises, illusion, and the mind of the team.

Dreamsnatcher— Sherley Sanders— Dreamsnatch, she can use her soothing voice to make anyone fall asleep and be trapped in the dream world if they were to respond to her. She doesn't just trap them in their sleep but in a somewhat deeper sleep, sort of like in the state of sleep paralysis.

Contrail— Janine Contraire— Clouds, she can spawn clouds anywhere and control their state. Given time, she can even produce a thunderstorm, a twister, a blizzard, pretty much anything that involves clouds and the weather. An upgraded version of Yukino Shiroi (Satoshi's childhood friend) who hasn't reached her full potential.

Snipes— Wesley Ironclad— 100% Accuracy, the hawkeye of the group, he never misses a shot.

Mound Pound— Russel Fairclough— Invi-Hammers, controls hundreds of invisible indestructible hammers that can be used for both offense and defense.

Viper— Kitagawa Haruna— Viper, born with the ability to shapeshift into a snake, her trauma awakened her ability to access the power of the mythical medusa. Aside from having the features of a snake as per transformation, she can turn anyone into a stone for a limited time if they were to gaze into her eyes.

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The stage this time didn't have any obstacles whatsoever compared to the first round wherein it was filled to the brim with trees. That's why Satoshi immediately caught sight of the Primals' group. Primal stuck out his tongue as if he was a rabid dog. Despite his handsome appearance, he was drooling, totally negating the refined looks of his. Without further ado, he charged at Satoshi relentlessly, At the same time, Snipes aimed a gun toward Shidou, and Cyborg and Viper started working their way towards both sides of Satoshi's group.

"What do we do now, it's your call, leader," Midori asked, extending his hands and clenching his fists. Since Primal hasn't reached his maximum velocity yet, Midori could still see him so he prepared himself to meet him halfway before he could even reach Satoshi and engage him in combat. He was confident that with his Berserk Skill and ultimate healing superpower, he'd be able to take on Primal. From what he could tell, Primal almost had the same superpower as him but he feared that he was more formidable than him when it comes to raw power. 'But with my regeneration and healing ability, I'd have more sustain than him. It's a matter of who gets exhausted first.' Midori told himself.

"Everyone, hold your ground." Satoshi finally spoke after a few seconds, making everyone stop short in their tracks. They were about to make a move on the enemy but Satoshi's sudden beckoning made them wholly listen to him. "I'll hold them off, and you go study what their superpowers are. Then once we have complete data on them, we can counterattack."

"Are you sure about this, Satoshi?" Hiroshi asked, his arms already buried superficially on the ground since he was prepared to summon lava from deep underground and splash it all over the other party.

"Yes, I've... you'll see soon enough," Satoshi said with a smile.

For once, everyone deeply felt how reliable Satoshi was. And based on his unbreakable confidence, they could tell that he's gotten even stronger compared to before. 'What actually happened last night?' They could only ask themselves in puzzlement.

? Either way, they listened to Satoshi and decided to hold off on their attacks while Satoshi take all of them on. They still had their doubts, of course, but they knew that Satoshi wouldn't say something and do the other. Whatever plan he has in his arsenal, it is more than capable enough to deal with each and every one of the Great White Shark Academy Candidates.

"Let's go!" Satoshi said, opening his Orb Oboros and summoning White Lion, Droplet, Windfan, Nailgun, and Lighter all at the same time. Or so, those were the only familiars that everyone recognized. In an instant, a normal person like Satoshi suddenly gained the power of lightning manipulation from the White Lion, water manipulation from the Droplet, wind manipulation from the Windfan, pseudo-metal manipulation with the Nailgun, and fire manipulation with the Lighter. Just from one glance alone, one could already tell that Satoshi is more than enough to deal with everyone in the Great White Shark group.

However, no matter how many options Satoshi has in his arsenal, if he wasn't fast enough in commanding all of them at once, then he'd just end up dead before he even realized what was going on. And that's exactly what happened.

As soon as Satoshi rode on his Nailgun (while Droplet, Lighter, and Windfan flew right beside him), Primal managed to catch up to him, finally reaching his top speed and extending his claws at the unsuspecting Satoshi. 'Even if you have that many familiars, you can't attack someone if you can't react to it in time.' Primal said to himself, satisfied that he can finally get rid of Satoshi. He knew that once Satoshi is out of commission, he can pick out everyone one by one since their morale was already low even before the second round even started.

But just before his claws grazed Satoshi's face, Satoshi muttered a few words. And as if by some sort of a miracle, the attack didn't connect.

Before Primal could even react, he found himself in the same spot where he was once before. "What just happened?" He asked himself, turning around. As usual, the others didn't have any idea what happened. They did notice a purple circle appear just when Primal was about to attack Satoshi but it was so fast that they wondered whether it was an illusion or not.

"Leave it to me," Snipes announced, aiming his gun at Satoshi. Meanwhile, Viper and Cyborg already reached their destination. While Viper tried to attack Hiroshi, Cyborg was trying to engage Midori in a fight.

"A snake girl huh, wait til I melt that skin of yours with my lava," Hiroshi said with a smirk, covering his vicinity with lava so Viper wouldn't get near him. Viper hissed and then reverted back to her human form. "That's not how you treat a lady!" She said, pouting.

"Listen here, girl, if you want fairness in a match then— " Before Hiroshi could continue what he was saying, his body became as rigid as a rock. He couldn't even move his tongue anymore and slowly, his whole body completely shut down. With his gaze still on Viper, he realized that it must've something to do with her superpower.

And he was right.

Right now, he got transformed into a stone after he responded to her. Satoshi and the others saw the entire thing so they knew that it must've activated because of a certain action. Now they've become weary of the snake girl so Cherry and Fuuka stepped in since Hiroshi was already out of commission.

"What just happened," Midori asked, completely blocking one of Cyborg's attacks. Clearly, he overestimated Cyborg since his attacks were weak, but who knows what kinds of tricks he has under his sleeves.

"Don't talk to her. She can freeze you if you respond to her talks." Satoshi warned. It's only been a minute since he summoned Ghast and commanded him to cover all of his blind spots. And now, as much as he hated to admit it, he had to summon Sera now so it could unfreeze Hiroshi.

"Wait, let's wait for a more moments before we summon her," Satoshi said to himself. "Shidou, can you do something about the snake girl?" Satoshi asked.

"On it," Shidou said without thinking twice about it.

"Midori, I'll go deal with that robot guy. You try to heal Hiroshi over there if you can." Siril suggested.

It didn't take long before everyone had their own little fights. It was a full-on brawl with neither side relenting. Primal got bigger as he went over his usual limit, fully challenging Satoshi in a one-on-one for the second time. "Whatever tricks you pulled a moment ago, it's probably just a fluke." He continued.

"Right then, try me," Satoshi said with a smile, extending his hands. 'I guess I'll have to put off summoning Sera for now. She's the trump card after all.' Satoshi told himself. 'But then again, Ghast and the others can defeat a majority of superheroes if they work together. They're more than enough for backup.'