Chapter 48: Chapter 48

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__________Yuji Pov___________

Flashback.

The moment I woke up, I immediately missed Kou's presence, but I decided to leave it aside, after all, the little girl had not survived that long by luck. Getting up, I looked at my clothes, realizing that they were covered in blood, a look of disgust appearing on my face.

"I need to clean myself up." I spoke, the feeling of dried blood on my clothes putting me in a bad mood.

Not taking long to leave the pharmacy, I immediately found myself in the busy streets of the district again, the surrounding people turning their eyes to me, only to turn their attention away soon after noticing the blood on my clothes.

"Now, where can I find a place for a nice bath?" Looking around, seeing nothing that caught my eye, I started walking down the street, trying to find any place with water.

After several minutes of walking, ignoring the stares I received from the locals, I leaned out from under a tent to hide from the hot sun, a defeated sigh escaping my lips. Finding water in that hellhole proved to be harder work than I initially thought, especially when people quickly avoided me when I approached them to ask questions. After a few minutes of this, I just gave up and decided to rest, as the sun was already starting to get on my nerves.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and started to look around. My mouth was already getting dry, and my mood was beginning to plummet because of it.

'Damn! Why is it so hard to find water around here?! You're not going to tell me that these people survive by drinking their own piss?' That would certainly be a possibility, but I wasn't really in the patience to consider it. 'Fuck that! Surely there must be somewhere where the people with the most money live, I'll kill them all to take a bath if necessary.'

I frowned, and about to walk back down the street, I felt a strong murderous intent, my eyes squinting as I looked around for its origin. I was quite sensitive when it came to auras and intense intentions, which allowed me to locate their origin without too much difficulty if I had enough time. This was a nice thing to have, as I could easily tell when someone was lying or had bad intentions against me.

"Is it one of the elites that bartender mentioned?" I wondered, my eyes moving around, a few seconds later landing at the entrance to an alley a few feet from my location. "If that's the case, I could face him to compare my strength with those elites. If I have any trouble, I can use [Advance] and Koei style to escape."

Moving quickly, I disappeared from my former location, approaching the alley, which was at least 80 meters away from me.

Maybe it was dumb to go straight at an enemy in an environment I didn't know, especially when it could easily be a trap, considering the show I had put on the day before, but I doubted it. I didn't believe they would be smart enough to think of something like this on such short notice.

Someone strong appearing out of nowhere and putting fear into the residents of the district would surely get the attention of the leaders of the place. I could expect a target on my back, but I doubted they would send someone so quickly.

Reaching the entrance to the alley, I immediately heard voices, their words catching my attention, causing me to raise an eyebrow.

"You will lead us to where he is, and I won't have to pull your little fingers off until you break."

Looking into the alley, my eyes immediately landed on a small figure that had its body pressed against the wall by its neck.

'Kou?!'

I immediately realized who this was about, my vision switching to the man clutching the little girl's neck, my eyes injecting with blood as I felt the veins bulging in my forehead. My fury increased in moments, Kou's face struggling to breathe serving to awaken something in my mind that even I had trouble controlling.

'A body in pieces.' A smile full of teeth appeared on my face, my mind clouded by complete intent to kill. 'That man just became a body in pieces.'

The moment the second man on the scene seemed to sense my presence, I stepped forward, passing him without him even noticing, stopping behind the one holding Kou, my hand raised as I felt my heart racing with sheer fury.

"Jian, behind you!"

I launched my palm towards his rib, intending to send a shockwave through his entire torso that would destroy his internal organs, my attack being thwarted by his partner, who pulled him back at the last second. I enjoyed his cries of pain and agony for a few seconds, before turning to the little girl.

'Tsc.' With a click of my tongue, I grabbed Kou's little body before she fell to the ground, moving to the end of the alley as I set her down carefully.

Her neck had finger marks, but other than the lack of oxygen rendering her unconscious, she did not appear to be life-threatening.

"Sorry, little one. Let me deal with it, and I will make it up to you later." I whispered, not expecting an answer.

"So it looks like the outsider has come to us. That makes the job easier."

When I heard a voice speak full of malice, I didn't react, just standing up and letting out a sigh, turning to the man as I let my aura escape from my body, staring at him intensely.

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"I'm going to rip your heart out." I wasn't kidding when I spoke with confidence. I would do that, and I would send it to whoever was responsible for sending those two.

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__________Narration___________

Yuji took a step to the side seconds before a scythe struck him, the blade passing straight through him and giving him freedom to grab the chain, preventing Jian from pulling it back. The boy proved to be physically stronger, when using all his strength, Jian was unable to even move the boy's body.

'Shit! How can a child be so strong?!' The man wondered, veins bulging on his forehead as he struggled to pull his gun back.

"Don't forget about me, you brat!" Takaya, who took advantage that Yuji had his hands full, advanced toward him and grabbed his shoulder.

This forced the boy to let go of the chain, quickly hitting the brute with an elbow to the back of his head as he tried to pull him in for a takedown.

'Judo.' Yuji thought as he pushed him away with a kick to the abdomen, the man clutching the stricken spot in pain. 'He has a powerful grip, I must prevent him from grabbing-'

His thoughts were interrupted when a scythe advanced towards his face, him taking a step backwards as he threw his torso, barely dodging it when a cut appeared on his forehead, blood running down to his eyes. Takaya, who saw this as an opportunity, advanced towards the boy again, striking him with a punch to his face, Yuji blocking it with his forearms with some difficulty due to the force behind the blow.

'Shit.' He thought.

Not wanting to get defensive, he dodged another of the man's punches, and about to counterattack with his palm, he was forced to throw himself to the side as Jian's scythe flew toward his neck.

Rolling on the ground and getting up quickly, Yuji's eyes widened when he felt a hand on his head, the boy glancing over at Takaya, who had a mischievous smile on his lips.

"Gotcha." Takaya spoke dangerously.

Without giving him time to react, Takaya smashed Yuji's face into the wall, the blood staining the small hole that had formed in the concrete. About to repeat the attack, Takaya's eyes widened in pain when the boy stomped his foot hard enough to crush his fingers, causing him to loosen his grip.

Using this to escape the man's hands, Yuji turned and bent Takaya's finger, causing him to cry out in pain, his voice being silenced by a kick from the boy, who pushed him backwards.

Yuji's face was covered in blood, his hair messy as blood poured from his nose and forehead. His body swayed slightly, indicating a bruise, not unnoticed by Jian, who quickly threw his spear toward the boy's shoulder, intending to pierce it, taking advantage of his bewildered moment.

Watching the blade descend toward the boy's body with a maniacal grin, his expression was immediately taken over by dread when, seconds before the weapon hit him, Yuji raised his arm, catching it by the handle with ease, preventing it from reaching him.

'What? He was able to perceive the trajectory of my attack even after a blow to the head like that?!' Jian asked in awe.

"Jian, that boy is not normal." Takaya spoke with difficulty as he put the finger of his hand in place.

"I get it." Jian replied with irritation, his eyes watching Yuji, the boy staring at the ground while his face was covered in darkness. "We have to end this soon. He's too dangerous, and if I'm right, he's learning our rhythm at an absurd speed. He is not an opponent to fight in a prolonged manner."

With a nod of agreement, Takaya growled, his eyes staring intensely at the boy.

"I will move forward and attack him. That will force him to drop his scythe, and then you try to find any gap to cut him while keeping his palm away from my body."

Formulating a plan, the two prepare themselves, Takaya putting his body weight on his other leg while approaching Yuji cautiously.

The moment he got close enough, Yuji moved, his head lifting to face them, the two men trembling when they saw the boy's expression.

"Thank you, you have helped me reach another level."

With a grin from ear to ear and the apparent lack of pupils in his eyes, Yuji emanated a powerful pressure, causing the two of them to back off due to the new danger the boy posed.

'He's gotten more dangerous.' Jian thought, sweat collecting on his forehead.

"I will gift them in a balanced way."

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