-Vol 4: To The North Pole!-

-Fight of Powerhouses(2)-

For the old man, it was like a challenge to fight with such a strong opponent. He knew his power and limits, as such, he was sure that he alone might not enough to defeat this enemy they were facing. But he wanted to test his limits, back in his country nobody wanted to fight with him seriously in fear of hurting him. Due to this, he would rarely experience the thrill of real battle. Since he finally got a chance like this, how can he not use it?

“Hmhmhm! Old man, like I said, today you will die by my hands. You are the first one in a long time to force me to use this form. As a reward, I have decided to kill you as painlessly as possible.” The scarlet coloured humanoid creature said as he pointed his index finger towards the old man.

“Hmph! And like I said, that depends on whether you have the capability or not. Enough chit-chat. Let’s fight!” as he said so, the old man lunged towards the scarlet skinned creature with his fingers curled into fists.

“My thoughts exactly!” the scarlet man screamed too as he also curled his fingers into a fist and decided to meet the old man’s punch head on.

*Boom*

As their fists met head-on, a shockwave was generated accompanied by a loud noise, that wiped away all the snow in the area, creating a 2-meter diameter circle around them. Even the ground inside that ring had caved in.

Not minding about that, the old man, as well as the scarlet creature, followed up their attack with another punch with their other hands. With another booming sound, the ground caved in even more. Slowly, a large crack appeared on the surrounding before spreading at a very fast speed.

By this time this time, the old man’s, as well as the scarlet creature’s hands, had already become a blur as they exchanged many blows. The ground had already caved in more than two meters below. The middle-aged man, to protect himself, had already jumped into a distance and observed the fight, ready to support the old man at any moment.

Finally, after exchanging more than a thousand blows, they finally separated.

“you are a strong old man. Even in this form, you can still hold your own against me. But enough play, now kiddy gloves are out.” The scarlet man declared as his hands morphed into hideous looking claws. He then jumped at the old man while coating his claws in a purple mist.

In response, the old man also coated his hands in a golden light and met head-on with the scarlet man again.

Golden and purple sparks flew as their fists collided with each other again. The purple mist and the golden light started to fight with each other for the dominance, with each subduing other with all their force. In the end, they both didn’t succeed. The old man and the scarlet man had to separate for a chance to collide with each other again.

But both had a surprised look etched into their faces. Neither party had expected the other to be this strong. For the old man, although he somewhat expected this scarlet creature to be more powerful than his, he didn’t expect that gap to be that huge. As for the scarlet man, he also didn’t expect for this old man, whom he had considered as a weak human to be strong enough to fight equally against him. They both hesitated for a moment before lunging at each other again.

This time they had both increased the intensity of their attacks to gain a victory over their opponent. The mist in the scarlet man’s claws became more intense while the golden light on the old man’s hands shined brighter than before. As they both about to engage in another head-on collision, suddenly the old man moved to the side before thrusting his left hand, which was cracking with lightning to the scarlet man’s ribs.

“Shit! You dirty old man!!” screaming in anger, the scarlet man who didn’t expect this sudden movement from the old man had to use all the power in his body to sidestep to avoid the life-threatening attack coming his way. In the end, although he had succeeded in preventing any serious injuries, a wound was formed on his side, which was currently bleeding dark red colour. The scarlet man jumped back and glared at the old man angrily.

“What dirty? There was no such rule that prevented you from making sneak attacks in a battle. Why are you complaining?” the old man shamelessly stated as he looked disdainfully towards the scarlet man.

Listening to his words, even the middleaged man had to cover his face in embarrassment. This old man was indeed a shameless bastard. This old man was very famous among their circle for being a shameless individual who could fall to any low to do his job. Many stories were circulating about his shamelessness in society.

“Grr!! You damn old bastard!” the scarlet man shouted loudly in anger as the same purple mist that coated his claws, surrounded him entirely. The purple mist then coagulated around his body, as they rolled out in waves around him. Amidst the purple haze, the scarlet man’s eyes started to glow deep purple.

At the same time, a golden glow surrounded the old man. Then slowly the glow intensified so much that it began resembling a miniature sun, with the old man in the centre.

The suddenly both the old man and the scarlet man vanished from their spot and appeared several meters above the ground with their hands poised to punch the other party.

*Boom*

Both the scarlet man’s fist, as well as the old man’s punch, landed on the other’s cheeks, sending the other flying like a rocket. Doing a few backflips, they both stabilized themselves, before flying towards other again. As they met again in midair, an air dome formed around them from the impact of their punches and kicks. At the same time, the purple mist on the scarlet man’s body as well the golden light on the old man’s body began intertwining with each other as they fight for dominance again.

Their fight was so violent that, the mist that covered the sky began to rotate above them in a whirlpool pattern. A few weak lightning could be seen flashing in the sky. Their fight was slowly changing the climate in the sky. Such was the terror when two powerhouses fight.

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Standing a few hundred meters away from where the fight was taking place, above the cave from where the scarlet man just exited, a man dressed as a soldier from Russia was observing the battle like it was none of his business. His vizor was reflecting the purple and golden light from the fight happening a few hundred meters away from him. At intervals, his hands would tight itself to fist while other time it would relax.

This person was none other Kenshin, who was here to destroy the pentagram but couldn’t put his eyes away from the magnificent battle happening in front of him.