The Mysterious Black Magician

When Kiko was thrown, all the noise suddenly disappeared as if the place was empty. Maybe if someone farted they would quickly find out who the culprit was because of the extremely deafening silence. All viewers have only one expression displayed. They were staring at the stage with dumbfounded faces.

Everyone thought it was the end of the fight, but it didn't seem to be.

Thump!

Their attention was distracted by the sound of feet touching over the stage. They saw participant Crimson calmly land. Everyone thought something seems to have changed in him. They wondered what it was because he still looked the same. His hands were still cut and he has a foot only. But everyone had a strong feeling that something had changed in him.

His aura seemed to say that he had just arrived. Right! That's how they feel about him. He was exuding that kind of demeanor.

Although his appearance did not change as much as what happened to Kiko, the expression on his face had a noticeable change.

He used to be like an expressionless robot. Now someone could see a smile on his lips. One side of his lips was raised. They wanted to shout, what is happening?! How did he survive WarGod's very fast attack?! What surprised them the most was when they saw that it was Kiko who was thrown to the rubbles.

First of all, they are not the only ones with questions. Even Yman was wondering about his condition. He was shocked to notice his situation. A large bead of sweat dripped down his cheek.

Guh! He groaned involuntarily. 'H-How does my body look like this?!' It seemed all the colors left his eyes. Only white remained. He didn't know whether to cry or laugh. There was also a white object that escaped his mouth and started to ascend to the sky where a beam of holy light descended from the sky. But of course, it was all his imagination only.

Nonetheless,

Why does he seem like a seahorse?!!

He would have liked to ask his dependable partner. But wait, on second thought, is she really a reliable partner? Well, since she was able to stay alive until he came back, maybe it was fine to say that his partner was reliable.

Just that, what happened to him was truly tragic.

Even if he wanted to ask Sistela about this matter, there was nothing he could do. Especially when he notices the collapse of large pieces of rubble where he thinks the opponent has flown.

Thump! Thud! 

The noise immediately grabbed all the attention around. The image of Kiko appeared from there. An angry expression could be seen on his face.

Yman was shocked at the opponent's appearance. But even though his appearance had changed a lot, he immediately recognized it was Kiko because of the degree of anger and killing intent he unleashed. And all of that was focused only on Yman. Only Kiko has that kind of anger towards him.

While watching what his opponent would do next, he suddenly heard Sistela's voice.

<Be careful, partner. His strength and speed raised so much.>

"Hm, okay."

After saying this, he heard the opponent's loud shout.

From the rubbles, Kiko shouted as he rushed as fast as lightning. "Basssstaaarrrd!" Gums showed out when his mouth opened largely. As he shouted, snake-like lightning crawled over his body.

Kiko was surprised that the bastard still had strength left. But for Kiko, that wasn't a wise choice for Yman. If only he allowed him to end his life, he would never experience pain again. Because of what Yman did, he made himself even more miserable. It seemed like he wanted to die slowly and suffer more pain than dying in an instant with only a brief pain.

Even if they didn't actually die and their body would just return to the original state after the resonance is deactivated, the pain they felt in the fight was no different from the real thing.

Due to the intensity of the force his legs have, in his jump, the rubbles he left behind were crushed even more. Its parts flew away due to tremors.

Kiko's supporters were encouraged to shout again when they saw his dash.

WarGod! WarGod!

None of them worried that the fight might take a big turn. Even though they can't explain what happened earlier, they still strongly believe that it was just One Last Attempt of Kiko's enemy. It was already impossible for the opponent to win at his condition. Maybe he was just lucky earlier because Kiko lowered his guard. However, it was obvious who was still winning in this battle.

They wanted to ask, "What can he do with just one foot?" Anyone who had commonsense could prolly guess what the outcome would be of this match.

Just like what Sistela said, Kiko's new speed was truly amazing. Yman had no idea how Kiko gained that boost. However, there seems to be something wrong. In Yman's face, there was no sign of worry.

In an instant, Kiko arrived next to him. That was how fast he became. Kiko immediately unleashed a blow.

Fwoosh!

Although Kiko didn't use all his strength in that blow, there was no doubt that his strength wasn't superficial. Any low-level person who gets hit by it would definitely faint on the spot.

However,

"Ha?!"

A question mark and exclamation point floated over Kiko's head. He didn't feel the impact?! His punch didn't hit his target?!

Kiko's mind was startled. It was a good thing he didn't use his full strength in that blow, otherwise, he would have fallen because of the momentum.

The reason for Kiko's shock was that Yman disappeared from his position again.

'This is impossible!' Kiko shouted in his mind.

He quickly glanced at his sides. When he could not find Yman on either side, he quickly turned around. But, before he could turn around, he felt a strong kick right in the middle of his legs.

Ugyok!

Kiko moaned from the familiar pain. And for a moment his body swayed like a flat tire. He felt severe pain accompanied by a cringe.

Kiko endured the pain and slapped one of his arms towards his back, where he believed the opponent was. And again, he didn't hit anyone.

Kiko frowned at what had happened. Out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed the shadow of the opponent. Even before he could turn in his direction, his hand reached out to grab him. However, the result was still the same. The opponent disappeared again and he could only touch the air.

Kiko was confused and surprised by the incident. For him it was impossible! Why can't he hit the bastard?!

He suddenly saw Yman a few meters away from his side.

How did he arrive there? Kiko wondered if he lost his mind. He seemed to be seeing impossible right now.

'C-Could it be an illusion again?' Kiko couldn't help but think it was the case.

"This sh*t!"

Kiko didn't hesitate and rushed towards Yman immediately. But same as before, he disappeared before he could hit him. He turned around and found him. But, to his surprise, he was in the position exactly where Kiko came from!

"Wha—!"

All the spectators could not believe what was happening.

"What happened? Why can't Kiko dude hit him?" Bruno asked as if he swallowed a bitter bug.

Why did Yman suddenly disappear and appear everywhere? Bruno and the rest were baffled by Yman's weird movements.

What made Kiko even angrier was the mocking smile that could be seen on Yman's lips that seemed to belittle him.

'Wow! The courage!' Kiko exclaimed in his mind.

"Bastard, you have a lot of courage to look at me that way." Kiko didn't know if he would laugh or cry at him. 'This bastard thinks he can win?'

'Did this idiot think he was better than me?!' Kiko asked in his mind. 'That's crazy!' He asked and answered his question.

Honestly, Kiko hasn't shown his full strength yet. But now he will use it all! He didn't have to prolong the fight. He's going to end this bastard because it's boring to look at his face!

"Heyaaahh!"

Kiko shouted. As he did so, intense electricity crept through his entire body.

He saw the opponent ahead, standing on one foot while looking at him as if he was still waiting. "Dammit!" Kiko can no longer handle Yman's contempt.

He was furious, but Kiko suddenly remembered, "Wait! I should not fall to his taunt." He was sure that Yman was just messing with his mind. "Tsk!" He almost fell into his trap.

Huff! Hah~

Kiko took a deep breath and let out the air in his mouth. He did this three times while not lowering his guard.

Looking at Kiko, Heh~ Yman smirked.

He was having fun watching his opponent in dilemma. 'Did he think I was trying to trap him?' Yman wanted to laugh but stopped because, in the blink of an eye, Kiko immediately disappeared from his position. He appeared right behind him. Yman immediately noticed that Kiko's movement was faster now and looked stronger as well.

However, a smirk was on Yman's face.

"Let's see who is the real monster in speed," he muttered.