Chapter 335: Arthur Vs Xavier Jr
While falling, little Xavier felt as if he could see the world in slow motion, but that was only due to his concentration spiking so rapidly.
During that slow moment, he saw his Professor snicker, his shades reflecting light at him due to the shiny pawns on each side.
'I'll show him!'
The boy was embarrassed as he was called out in the club banquet some days back, and today, he wanted to prove his professor wrong. Show that even with his minimal strength, mercy was possible.
And so...
He was not about to fall so stupidly!
Using the kite shield in his left arm, he stabilized himself, stabbing it into the ground and pushing himself up.
Then, with his right arm, he raised his sword high and screamed:
"HONORABLE DUEL!"
This ability was felt at once.
".....!"
Arthur flinched and stepped back, still inscribing runes for increased Power on his assault rifle. He instinctively knew that any damage they could do to each other increased by a hefty percent.
Xavier successfully pulled off his act, making the fall seem on purpose, and the crowd grew wild!
"Wo000000000000h!"
"Wo0000000000000oh!"
As the students screamed their lungs out, the Elite, Elijah and Aria talked among themselves.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Shit man, I gotta admit, that was cool."
"Yeah, I thought that he was falling."
"He's just showing off, stop hyping him up."
"Glazing, you mean?"
"Stop with the slang, there's new words every day, I can't keep up."
'Unlucky or not, they're too slow.'
Emir wasn't impressed however, he silently watched from the side, eyeing the clumsy Arthur finally finish inscribing his weapon.
Unfortunately for the kid, he wasn't allowed to do it before the duel, as everything had to be done during the fight, keeping things fair and all that.
Anyhow, he didn't have time to inscribe some defensive runes on his augmented suit, since Xavier ended his fancy performance and rushed forward, his shield covering his entire body from the top of his head to the tips of his feet.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets began to fly, hitting Xavier's shield, pushing him back, but he kept marching forward, as if walking against a strong current.
A few bullets deflected off, almost hitting those watching outside their little square, but it was guaranteed not to happen.
Emir was there to block them all with his Aether Constructs if they came close.
Meanwhile, Xavier's shield was taking a beating, but it wasn't enough, if Arthur didn't change his strategy, he wouldn't be able to shoot through it in time, and Xavier would reach him, cut him down.
Whoosh!
Arthur jumped up high, using his augmented suit's strength to its fullest, and kept his finger on the trigger, raining down bullets.
Luckily for him, the mag size was large, enough to house hundreds of bullets, so he went ham, not caring for when he would need to reload since if it came to that, he would have long since lost.
Xavier simply kicked his solar plexuses using his dead leg, copying his professor, and
snatched the gun away from him.
"I said surrender!"
"....You bastard!"
Arthur's eyes narrowed on Xavier, and with clenched teeth, he punched out, aiming for his
private parts, more specifically, his balls.
The hit landed cleanly.
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No damage was done. The power behind his fist was too weak to even cause a minuscule ripple
on the force shield.
Xavier blankly stared down at Arthur, then used his shield to stab his hand into the ground,
making him scream in pain.
"АННННН!"
Chuckling, Emir stepped in, lifted the shield off Arthur's hand, and said:
"Please students, this isn't a bar fight. Have some class."
"But it wasn't me!"
At Xavier's rebuttal, Emir laughed even louder, almost drowning out Arthur's scream with the
sheer depth of his voice.
"I know, I know, just joking. Good job, Xavier, you'd make your father proud."
Hearing such unexpected praise stunned Xavier into silence, even making Arthur shut his
trap.
"T-Thank you Sir..."
Stuttering words that didn't match his physique echoed in the quiet arena.
'That's right...'
The kid's 'blank' visage began to fill in as Emir placed Xavier into the 'human being' category
within his mind's subconscious ranking, deeming him someone worth seeing.
A young boy with a strong build, only slightly weaker-looking than Max. He had brown,
almost orange hair that reached his ears and similarly colored eyes.
'Hm.'
Emir blinked his eyes a few times, then gestured for Xavier to speak, seeing that he had
something to say or ask.
"Sir-Professor Emir! Do... do you know my father?"