Tap—
Jin stepped out into the arena.
Fwish—
He held a machete in each hand, the sunlight glinting off their edges.
And as soon as he stood there, calm and composed, with a confident look on his face—
"WHOOOOOOAAAAHHH!!!"
"YEEEEAAAHHH!!!"
"GIVE US ANOTHER BRUTAL MATCH!!!"
The crowd immediately erupted, wild with excitement.
Though, by now... This was normal.
The audience just wouldn't shut up.
"..."
So Kaiser simply watched from the waiting room, arms resting on his knees, and expression blank. He wasn't thinking much about it.
"I'm curious how he fights."
He mumbled to himself, looking at Jin.
Then, after that—
"NOW, FOR HIS OPPONENT, A MAN IN THE SILVER RANK...!"
The announcer's voice echoed again, hyping up the second fighter.
"...?"
Raye's brow raised when he heard that the second fighter was silver rank. But before he could even raise a question about it—
"HAAAANS!!!"
The announcer called out for Jin's opponent.
"HANS! HANS! HANS!"
"I PUT MY MONEY ON YOU, WIN THIS FIGHT!!!"
"CLEAVE HIM IN HALF LIKE YOUR PREVIOUS OPPONENT!!!"
And the audience exclaimed energetically.
Then, from the opposite side of the arena—
T A P!
A man stepped out with loud, heavy footsteps.
"Heh... It's finally starting."
He whispered under his breath.
His body was packed with bulging muscles, veins showing through his skin and he's about 2 meters tall.
And in his hands...
WHOOSH—
Was a massive greatsword, nearly as tall as Kaiser!
"OOOOHHHHH!!!"
"THAT'S A BIG GUY!!!"
"LET US SEE WHAT THAT IRON CAN DO!!!"
The crowd's anticipation climbed even higher after seeing his weapon.
FWISH—
"Kehehe..."
Hans raised his sword effortlessly and rested it on his shoulder. His eyes were fixed on Jin.
"..."
Jin didn't react. He just stood still, relaxed—his blades hanging loosely in his grip.
And then, as they stood only tens of meters away from each other—
"FIGHTERS...!!!"
The announcer's voice rang out one more time.
The crowd hushed slightly, leaning in.
"READY YOURSELVES—!!!"
Jin lowered his stance when he heard that. Hans gripped his greatsword with both hands.
And without more further ado—
"...BEGIN!!!"
The announcer started their match!
BAM!
And Jin kicked off the ground as soon as the fight started, dashing toward Hans!
FWISH—!
He moved fast, a blur compared to Hans' movements!
And Hans...
"HAAAAH!!!"
FWOOSH—!
He swung his massive great sword horizontally to intercept Jin!
Though...
Fwip—
Jin just ducked under it easily, slipping past Hans' attack like a flowing water!
But following that—
'YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!!!'
WHOOSH—!
Hans immediately spun around and swung his weapon again!
"...?!"
Jin frowned as the massive hunk of iron came hurtling toward his face.
And to respond to that—
"Ugh..."
BAM!
Swish—!
He leapt back with a nimble step, barely dodging the blade by a hair's breadth!
"DIEEEEE-!"
SWOOSH—!
Hans swung his weapon with monstrous strength once more!
WHISH—!
SLASH—
He did it again and again without stopping!
Each slash of his great sword was creating gusts of wind!
But Jin—
Fwip—
FWISH—!
He just weaved through the attacks effortlessly, making Hans look slow and clumsy!
'FUCK IT...! HE'S TOO FAST AND SLIPPERY!!!'
Hans exclaimed internally, frustration getting in his head.
And with that...
TAP—
He heavily stomped his right foot forward!
BAM!
Then he suddenly kicked forward with a burst of speed!
And as he got in front of Jin—
"BASTARD—!!!"
WHOOSH!
He brought down his great sword in a heavy vertical slash!
"?!!"
Jin was slightly caught off guard this time!
He didn't expect Hans to move so fast!
But instead of panicking...
FWIP—
Jin crossed his machetes above his head!
CLANG!!
And he blocked the descending great sword!
TING—!!!
Sparks flew from the impact.
"Urgh...?!"
Jin's arms trembled under the weight of the attack.
'I'll lose if I keep locking strength with him...'
He immediately concluded in his head. Their strength was way levels apart!
So after realizing that—
Fwish—
Jin twisted his body sharply to the side!
And by doing so...
BOOM!!
Hans' sword smashed into the ground, missing him completely!
"Huh?!"
Hans was surprised by this.
And at that moment... While Jin was still in midair, twisting from the momentum—
'Caught you.'
S L A S H—!
He whipped the machete in his left hand across Hans' chest!
"GAHHH—!!"
Blood sprayed out as a deep wound opened, cutting across Hans' muscles!
And the crowd—
"WHOOOOAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
They exploded into even louder cheers, the energy in the arena reaching a fever pitch!
Tap—
"Fuuuu..."
Jin landed smoothly a few steps away, his expression still calm as ever.
And Hans—
"Ghh...!"
Hans staggered, blood dripping down his chest, rage and pain flashing in his eyes.
And seeing him like that—
"It didn't go deep, huh."
Fwish~
Jin just lowered his stance again, ready to continue!
*****
"..."
Hans glared at Jin, who was a few steps away from him.
'Ugh... He's annoyingly good at getting away.'
He thought, a deep frown settling on his face.
Hans clutched at his chest with his left hand, trying to stop the bleeding.
"Ghh..."
But it wasn't doing much—blood still seeped between his fingers.
And looking at him...
"Having a hard time?"
Jin casually asked that, his tone light, almost mocking, as he looked at Hans.
"..."
Hans didn't answer. He just stared at Jin with murderous intent burning in his eyes.
And seeing that he didn't plan on responding, Jin smirked—
"Don't worry, I'm about to end this all for you."
Then he declared that with a sharp glint in his eyes!
And at his words—
"Ghhg...!"
A vein popped on Hans' forehead. His anger only grew.
So opening his mouth—
"Try it then."
He grumbled with a forced, hostile smile.
"Sure."
Jin replied, his own smile turning mischievous.
And in the next moment—
S W O O O S H~
The air around him grew heavier, the atmosphere thick with tension.
"...?!"
Hans instinctively felt a chill run down his spine. A frown appeared on his face.
Something was coming.
And before he even knew it—
BAM!
Jin kicked off the ground and rushed at him again, moving like a bullet!
FWOOSH—
Jin closed the distance in an instant.
"GRAAAA—!!"
WHOOSH—
Hans grunted and swung his greatsword in a wide arc, aiming to cut Jin in half!
But—
Fwip—
Jin ducked low and dodged!
Tap— tap—
He moved with light steps, circling to Hans' side.
"GHH!"
SWOOSH—
Hans growled and turned, swinging again to follow Jin!
CLANG—!
This time, Jin blocked the attack with his right machete, sparks flying from the impact!
And before Hans could press the advantage with his strength—
SLASH!
Jin retaliated with a quick slash from his left machete, cutting across Hans' forearm!
"KEUK—!"
Hans stumbled back, pain flashing across his face.
'THIS FUCKER!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!'
He declared in his head.
But Jin didn't give him any time to recover.
Fwish—
He darted forward again, slashing and weaving around Hans' desperate counterattacks!
CLANG—! CLANG—! SLASH—!
Their weapons clashed a few more times, but Jin's movements stayed calm, fluid—while Hans' were getting slower, sloppier.
"Tch...!"
Fwip-
Hans clicked his tongue in frustration, his grip tightening on the hilt of his sword.
And with a roar—
"HRRAAAAHH—!!"
He raised his greatsword high above his head...
SWOOOOOSH—
And swung it down with all his strength in frustration!
But Jin—
"..."
He didn't even flinch at the sight of it.
And casually—
"You're just a brute, huh."
CLANG—!
He parried the heavy strike using his left machete, skillfully diverting the force to the side!
"?!!"
Hans eyes widened in shocked at that.
Then Jin, with his right hand—
"..."
Slash—
He launched a clean, merciless arc.
And the machete in his right hand swiftly sliced through Hans' neck.
"...?!"
For a moment, Hans' body froze, he was in disbelief.
Then, in the next second—
THUD!
His head dropped onto the bloodstained ground.
And a heartbeat later—
THUD!
His body collapsed right after it.
And Jin...
"..."
He just stood there silently, looking down at his fallen opponent with a calm, almost bored expression.
Fwish—
He flicked the blood off his blades.
And without a word...
Tap- tap- tap—
He turned around and started walking back toward the waiting room!
Everyone watching were stunned for a second, the match ended suddenly, no one expected it... But later on—
"YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!"
"JIN!!! JIN!!! JIN!!!"
"THAT WAS FUCKING GOOD!!"
They all erupted into wild cheers!
Though, Jin—
"..."
He didn't even glance at them once.
'Hmm... Another boring match...'
He thought internally as he walked toward where Kaiser was.