Chapter 21: Chapter 20
It is impossible to make Allen's lackeys shut up. If I ever told them that, they might just gang up on me and beat the crap out of my ass. The noise around us has its pros and cons. While the noise can erase the sound Allen and I make, the two of us won't be able to hear our enemy's movements. Not unless Allen made his stupid lackeys shut their asses.
"Oi, are you guys counting in your head?"
The match commenced when the two of us vanished into the shadows and moved around the area.
'The two of us can't surrender or give up. The only way to win is to knock out your enemy.'
Surely Allen will not be satisfied with just a punch or two. That is why he set the only way to win is by knockout.
"Of course! It's already been twenty seconds, but none of them had thrown the punch yet! At this rate, I am gonna lose!"
Do these guys really have the time to worry about their bets when I am out here risking my life just so I could get back on Allen for what he did? I bet they think that there is no way Allen is gonna lose against a wimp like me. Just watch, you bastards. I will show you how I will trample on that smug look on Allen's face.
"The clock is ticking, guys. Aren't you gonna throw punches?"
It is not as easy as they think. The rules did not state that we can't use any weapons, which can be assumed as part of the fight. But I can't imagine Allen using a weapon in a fistfight. He is as prideful as the guys around him.
Using a weapon to win against a wimp like me is not something Allen could take. The types of him would rather lose than resort to such unmanly things.
Also, recklessly moving around just to land a punch on your enemy isn't a sane thing to do. We are in the dark where we can barely see through the
absence of light.
Clutter of dried leaves lay around the area wherein our movements were restricted because of the noise it emitted whenever it got stepped on. The lackey's noisy asses tend to shut up when they can not come up with anything to say anymore. And that is when the two of us will make our move.
Sneakily, like what I have always done when trying to escape my bullies, I crept around the area, leaving my shoes near a tree.
'The ground is cold!'
It definitely is cold, but I have to bear with it. Using my bare feet, I could feel if I am gonna step on the dried leaves with each step. By doing so, I will be able to avoid making noises as I carefully flank Allen.
From the start, I have been watching the place where Allen disappeared and is making predictions inside my head.
'He could not possibly move out of the shadow since both sides have light coming through the aperture in the leaves.'
The darkness is on my side, for every end of it was connected to a tree doing a roundabout crouch would not consume that much time to reach another dark spot.
'But what is this uneasy feeling again?'
[That is fear you are feeling, Esecleus! Not uneasiness! Your facade is falling apart in the face of an impregnable unyielding wall.]
Just when I thought he decided to shut up for good, the voice inside my head is once again annoying me.
[Hey, Esecleus. Do you wanna beat him? I know a way to beat him.]
'Shut up! You are just gonna suggest another stupid idea of yours. No need. I can think of a better idea than you.'
[Are you not gonna at least hear me out?]
"Oh, will you shut up after that?! I'm trying to focus here!'
[Keke, yes, yes, don't be too hotheaded, Esecleus. You will win against Allen if...]
His words trailed off, which just annoyed me more.
'Just tell me already!'
[Winning will be possible if you let me control your body! Keke, just sit back from where I am for a few minutes, and I will definitely mess the bastard so bad he might end up in a hospital!]
'No way in hell I'd let you take over my body! I've read and watched tons of things like this! Ain't no fucking way you're gonna use my body for several minutes!'
His blabbering was not stopping, so I had to shut him off my mind and continue crouching toward Allen.
But what comes after that? Why am I so sure of myself when I don't even know if Allen was still there? Or how am I gonna take him down? Did I just really think that my strength alone would be enough to knock him out barehanded?
Honestly, I have no idea now. My mind is hit by a block of a wall, and I can't think of anything possible to use against Allen's tough defense.
Let's say I managed to crawl all the way to his area and approached without him knowing. What should I do next? It's not like I can hit him anywhere where it could be fatal to him or use a blunt object to attack him.
And I know Allen is not so stupid to just fall for such petty tactics like that. He is up to something, an attack I would not expect to become.
"Ahh, a minute had passed, and they still haven't made a move yet!"
"Shh!"
The nursing student hushed them down lackeys, listening in on the blowing wind and the rustling of dried leaves. His focused, heightened senses keep track of our location, predicting where we might be at the moment after a minute had passed.
"The fight is about to begin," he mumbled, grinning in excitement.
'That nursing student is one sick bastard. I could see the nasty
expression on his face. Hopefully, he is not rooting for Allen since they tasted pain earlier from him. He must at least hold a grudge on him.'
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Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
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