The Crisis World XX

Chap. 31: Herlin vs. Two Assassins

While at the battleground of Herlin and Ardenter, the two were still unwilling to budge and were still attacking each other. Ardenter attacks more than Herlin who mostly defends and dodges.

Braakkh...

This time Ardenter tried to target Herlin's stomach and tear him apart. But Herlin pulled his right foot back and twisted his body with his left heel as his pedestal so he could avoid it.

But Ardenter didn't stop there. He landed and then without a pause directly directed a series of attacks towards Herlin's face and body.

Sraakh...

Several of his attacks this time managed to give a small tear to Hoodie Herlin and the wind from his attack also opened the hood of Hoodie Herlin so that her long blonde hair was visible and fluttered.

But other than that, there were no serious injuries to his body and Herlin chose to jump far backwards. Seeing him walk away and dodge made Ardenter a little annoyed.

"Oi! Why don't you retaliate for my attack?!"

"... I want to ask you one thing."

"Well?!"

"Why are you after Iraya? Is he a talented kid or something?" ask Herlin.

"That has nothing to do with you. He has taken what belongs to Ayakashi Corp. and I only take what is ours."

"Company owned?"

Herlin was a little confused by Ardenter's words. He tried to assume that Ardenter was lying, but there was no point in lying at a time like this.

For Herlin, it was impossible for Iraya to know about the company. Even if he knew, taking something from the company was foolish.

An assortment of wild thoughts were occurring in Herlin's head at this moment. He tried to find the most reasonable reason and found it even though it was a bad thing.

Experiment.

It was the most reasonable answer that Herlin could think of right now.

"Is that boy one of the company's lab rats?" ask Herlin.

"It's none of your business!"

"Then what do you mean by 'Here is Subject C'? Did he become a container of a creature?"

"I told you it's none of your business!"

Ardenter turned out to be more stubborn than Herlin had expected. He could not extract information from her easily. So Herlin thought that he had to defeat Ardenter first in order for him to talk.

"All right then. I think I should force you a little."

Zying... Swuush...

Herlin would start attacking at this moment. He saw a large building debris and then lifted it with his Mind Power ability and threw it towards the Ardenter.

Braaakkh...

The huge debris shot out at high speed, but Ardenter did not dodge Herlin's attack but instead smashed it to pieces with one powerful fist.

When the debris was destroyed, Ardenter realized that Herlin was no longer in front of him. He tried to find his whereabouts by looking to the right and left, but he did not have time to resist the attack of Herlin who appeared from behind.

Bugh...

Herlin managed to land his kick to the right cheek of Ardenter which made Ardenter stagger a little but it did not last long.

His attack was not strong enough to take down Ardenter. While Ardenter immediately caught the ankle of Herlin who was still floating with his right hand and threw it towards the wall.

Zwuush...

In a thrown state, Herlin managed to improve his position and flew two pieces of debris that he used as a foothold in the air so that his body did not hit the wall hard.

Zying...

"??!!"

At the same time, from above Ardenter there was already a lot of debris floating and now darting towards him at high speed.

Braakkh... Braakh... Braakh...

Ardenter jumped backwards and made a salto when the debris did not stop raining down on him. And as he dodged, his position this time was also getting closer to Herlin and on the final throw of debris, Ardenter was able to dodge it and directly punch a punch into Herlin's face.

Buumm...

Herlin's hair fluttered fiercely due to the gusts of wind from Ardenter's punch. Although Herlin could still tilt his head slightly so that the Ardenter's punch did not hit his head directly.

But because the wind was sharp enough to make the earlobes and cheeks slashed blood.

"I must admit, your speed is good for a Mind Power. But unfortunately it can't match my speed" said Ardenter.

"Tch."

The two of them were currently in a locking position when Herlin's two hands were holding Ardenter's right hand which was trying to hit him earlier. Herlin had to expend a considerable amount of energy just to withstand the movements of the Ardenter alone.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to attack me with your punches? To be honest all your physical attacks were nothing to me, just like all other Mind Power-enabled people, their bodies are all weak!"

Herlin still continued to focus on the movements that Ardenter would make but did not care much about his chatter.

But Herlin's feelings have been bad since the beginning of his fight with Ardenter. He felt that their fight was being noticed by others.

"Are you alone here now? Looks like your men have gone scared, huh?" ask Herlin.

"Oh ... them? Rather than men, it is more suitable if they are referred to as bullies. I don't like receiving help from people weaker than me, let alone just fighting people like you."

"Looks like you're so confident, huh?"

"Yes. Because I'm never alone when I'm in trouble."

Ardenter showed a grin on his face as if he had already won which made Herlin's feelings even more uneasy.

Degh's...

And it's true. After Ardenter spoke like that, Herlin felt a chill down his back neck and reflexively looked back. In front of his eyes was already a blade of Katana that pointed directly at his neck.

Craash...

There was a trace of blood left on the blade of the Katana. But he was surprised that his target was not dead yet when he attacked him from the blind spot. While the Katana user was immediately standing near Ardenter.

"It turns out you're really around here, but I was just bullying her, Nimis."

"Be quiet and focus on the enemy in front of you" Nimis said.

"Damn it, I don't need your help!"

"Tch!"

Automatically when attacked earlier Herlin releases his lock on the arm of the Ardenter. While the traces of blood on Katana Nimis came from Herlin's palm.

The wound was quite large but he was lucky because his attack did not hit his neck. Fresh blood dripped bit by bit from the wound on his palm and made Herlin's fighting ability slightly decrease.

Things got worse than Herlin had expected, he did not expect that there were reinforcements helping him. Luckily he had already told Iraya to leave here, otherwise his affairs would be more troublesome.

"So ... Is he the controller of The Beast?" ask Nimis.

"Yes, no more wrong. Moreover, he is also an acquaintance of Host Subject C, so this is like a jackpot for us."

"So it is, then we should get rid of it quickly and bring that Subject C Host to the company."

"Well! I told you I don't need your help!"

The ardenter who had been rampaging had already begun to subside his anger and become calmer. The calmer the enemy, the more difficult it is for Herlin to win because the negligence of the enemy that Herlin can use will be reduced.

Moreover, the fight this time became a two-on-one fight. So Herlin thought of a way that could increase the winning percentage for him.

Using Banshee is one way. But he will use it when his position is very desperate, Herlin considers that he will not develop if he continues to rely on Banshee.

Nimis then changed his horses and prepared to attack. So is the Ardenter who is calmer now. While Herlin was also preparing to fight again.

"Prepare."

Zwuush... Zwuush...

Nimis and Ardenter quickly darted and narrowed the gap to Herlin. They attacked from the opposite direction, Nimis with his Katana and Ardenter with his sharp fingernails.

Braakkh... Duaarr...

Dust flew around the three of them after the three clashed with strength, this time Herlin did not avoid it as their speed became much faster.

Zii...

But Nimis and Ardenter realized something. The movements of the two of them stopped before they hit something and they were both in a floating state at this moment.

Herlin used her Mind Power ability on the two of them and tried to suppress the bodies of the two with her current strength. Nimis and Ardenter also felt the pressure exerted by Herlin but could still endure it.

"Heh ... Your strength is good, boy," said Nimis.

"People who are going to die don't have to talk to me."

"Your words are sharp too."

In a predicament that was difficult for the three of them, Nimis released an aura that surrounded his entire Katana blade. The aura then turned into heat and light.

"Can you hold this? Hinokami no Chikara: Bakuretsu!"

"??!!"

Shiii...

After chanting the word, Herlin felt danger if he still continued to be near the two of them. Without hesitation, Herlin instantly unleashed his abilities and jumped back away from the two of them.

Blaarr... Daarr... Daarr...

His decision to release the two of them was absolutely right because a second after, a considerable explosion occurred to Katana Nimis. Although he was able to avoid his explosion, the resulting light forced him to close his eyes.

And just as he wanted to look back at the position of the two of them, the dust and debris that had fallen back blocked his view and Herlin lost them both.

Herlin realized Nimis's existence quite late because when he looked back at Nimis' position, he had already chipped up another skill. The horses Nimis wore were also different and prepared to slash at Herlin from afar.

"Hinokami no Chikara: Hi no Zangeki!"

Zlaarr... Zlaarr... Zlaarr...

Nimis slashed the air diagonally several times constantly and created several fire slashes that shot straight towards Herlin. He jumped backwards and dodged several times before finally jumping far to the left.

"Don't forget me, goddamn it!"

"??!!"

Braakkh... Duagh...

Herlin completely forgot the existence and was off guard at Ardenter's attack so he wouldn't jump straight into Ardenter's proximity making it a soft treat for Ardenter.

His punch hit Herlin's left temple, which sent him bouncing away and stopping when he hit another part of the store's outlet wall. The wall of the outlet was collapsed and lucky Herlin was not hit by debris.

Herlin came out of the rubble by crawling with the remnants of his strength. Blood came out of his temple and dripped onto the floor.

Like other Mind Power users, if Herlin was hit by a crushing attack on his head then his ability would decrease drastically because the core of his strength was in his head.

While he was trying to stand up, there were two people approaching him and one of them pointed Katana at him.

"I didn't think there was a boy who could keep up with an Assassin like me. Are you a member of one of Kuni no Hashira's organizations?" ask Nimis.

"If I were from one of them, would you know me?"

"Yes of course, but I'm enjoying a short fight with you, boy."

Their fight lasted no more than five minutes and if added before the arrival of Nimis, then their fight lasted for fifteen minutes. Actually Herlin could have taken out the Banshee, but he didn't because he already knew the outcome of this fight.

"Then what if I told you that I was a member of that organization?"

"What?"

Herlin already knew the outcome. In the end, it was certain that he would win.

Taps... Taps... Taps...

Suddenly the sound of shoes approaching the three of them. Nimis and Ardenter who noticed the sound of the footsteps of the shoes immediately acted alert because they did not realize that someone was approaching them.

"Isn't that so ...."

Someone emerged from the rubble of the mall wall. The electricity from the Mall that had been extinguished made the face of people who approached them not visible clearly, but even so Herlin could see it clearly.

When the person's face was exposed to the dim light, Nimis and Ardenter were surprised that the person was the one they currently least wanted to fight.

"... Oita-san?"

That person—Oita-san smiled mysteriously when her name was called by Herlin and also saw the surprised expressions of Nimis and Ardenter.

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