My Guardian System: The Trader

"The fuck! Isn't he a pugilist?!" The man with a massive sword exclaimed in bafflement. He initially thought Jem was a pugilist after seeing his arm transformed into a tough scaly that looked like a shield. But how come he could also manipulate an earth element?! Other than that, like him, the young man used the same ability as him!

'Ceh! This is unbelievable!'

"What is he saying?" Oldman Barn was surprised by the enemy's words.

"I think he means the kind of attribute the young man has," Abel replied. "The pugilist and manipulator are just some of the types of attributes an ex-human has," he added.

"In that case, Jem has two attributes?" Oldman Barn said in amazement.

"Sure. Uh-eh, I don't know… But it looks like that," Abel replied, obviously not sure what he was saying.

Jem has no idea what they are saying. Honestly, he would have liked to hide his prosthetic parts, but the situation demanded him to use them. He has to defend himself from the strong attack of the opponent. His intuition was telling him to not underestimate the enemy's power.

He realized that it was even more powerful than the Light Wave ability. Since he needed to protect himself, Jem wasted no time and immediately used the Tough Arm to block the flying debris of sharp concrete with random sizes.

Thanks to his Tough Arm, not even a scar could be seen on him. Moreover, he was able to replicate the opponent's attack.

Jem fired the debris of sharp concrete back to the enemies. One of the good results after Jem found himself in the labyrinth was the ability to mimic the ability of his opponent. But if his opponent is a monster or not a human, there are only a few percent chances that he can copy its ability no matter the level difference.

There is another way for Jem to imitate the monster's ability. It was through killing. If he was lucky, the monster's ability might appear in his Trading Shop that Jem can learn through Trade Points.

For a human opponent, there was a certain condition that must be met to copy their abilities. He needed to be the target of the opponent's ability who owns the ability he wants to copy. This meant that he could only copy skills that were fired at him. He developed this kind of ability because of the intensity of his desire to survive in the labyrinth. Other than that, there was another important condition to copy the person's ability. He could only imitate the ability of an opponent with a low level compared to him.

Although they were shocked to see the familiar skill, a big grin could still be seen on the faces of the two opponents.

Using their weapons, they defended themselves by hiding behind the flat surface of their weapons. It was their only choice because if they dodge the sharp debris, the debris might hit the people who were amplifying the runes. Since the area has limited space, there was a high possibility that they might hit those people.

The leader also noticed the rustling noise. He glanced. But soon his eyes grew wider when he saw that the young opponent was still alive. For a moment, they stopped what they were doing for fear that the flying splinters might hit them.

The leader reacted hastily. From his hand, the strange stone on its palm shone brightly. Moments later, a shield made of blue energy materialized around them in a dome-shaped. It repelled some of the debris that reached them.

"Tsk!" He snorted. "What are you waiting for?! Kill the brat!" He bellowed towards the people who were tasked to protect them. He could feel the numbness of his hand every time the splinters hit on his blue energy shield. The leader believed that if those two wanted it, they could easily kill the brat. But those two seemed to be wasting time in prolonging the fight.

The notorious brothers easily defended themselves from the flying sharp debris. Noises of collisions rang out one after another from the impact of debris on their weapons.

Clang! Clang! Clang! 

Jem's attack didn't last long. A few seconds later, the debris stopped coming.

"HAHA!" The man with the big sword laughed out loud. "I was almost scared of what you did brat!" He shouted as he stabbed the large sword into the ground. The grin on his mouth grew wider. "Boss! This one is a gem!" A big smirk could be seen in his mouth as he said it to his boss.

"What do you mean, Gart the notorious?" The leader asked while signaling to the other casters to continue what they are doing.

"I mean… I don't think this young man is ordinary!"

"Don't beat around the bush! Say what you want to say!" The leader barked. He had more important things he needed to do instead of wasting his time conversing with this idiot.

"Hehehe! That young man has dual attributes! We can use him in our next mission. If it's fine with you, can I take him with us?"

"What?!"

Not only the leader but also his brother had a surprised face upon hearing his revelation.

The leader's eyes widened at what he heard. His eyes narrowed and he watched the young man carefully. He saw its strange left hand.

'Is that really a strengthening ability of a pugilist?' The leader thought for a second before his face contorted into an ugly expression.

"Stupid! Don't be fooled! I think his hand is just custom-made. There's a lot of that in Sage Tower, idiot!" Saliva was splintering away as the leader barked.

Gart, the guy with a large sword, frowned when he heard their leader's words. Well, he really had no idea about those custom-made arms or whatever. But because it was their leader who said it, it seemed like it was the case.

"Damn! This brat made a fool out of me!?" A surge of magical energy burst out from his body, then ran through his sword with its tip still resting on the ground.

But, even before he could react, "Hehe. I will finish him!" His brother enthusiastically shouted as he pressed his palm to the ground. After he did so, the ground was seemingly crawling towards his hand then continued to his shoulder, covering it entirely. Moments later, a large arm made of earth element was visible to where his right arm should be.

It was big like a giant's hand. "Hahaha!" He laughed so loudly that it rang into the distance. Two large rings could also be seen surrounding that giant arm.

"Tsk!" Gart pressed his tongue between his teeth when he saw his brother rushed without hesitation. 

Jem tried to attack the approaching enemy using his Earth Manipulation. But the enemy was so quick. In an instant, it was already right in front of him. A massive punch came crashing on him. Jem resisted its blow using his Tough Arm.

At first, they tried to push each other, but it didn't take long before Jem crashed on the hard wall of the tunnel.

"HAHAHA!" The enemy laughed menacingly while looking down at the young man who seemed like a sculpture on the wall.

However, his laughter froze when he noticed the young man stood up once again while trying to get rid of the dust and dirt, sticking on his body.

"What the f*ck!" He was astonished by the fact that his attack didn't cause any wound or injury to the young man.