Older brother Klein hands Wooin over to his younger brother and says. "I'll take care of them, Duran."
Jisuk frowns as he stares at the Klein brothers, thinking. 'Shit, if they're as powerful as the rumors say, we'll be in trouble.'
"Listen I'll distract them and save Wooin, RUN!" Jisuk said with determination.
Jiwoo, worried, asked. "And you?"
"Don't worry, I'm strong. We'll split them up, save Wooin and you two will take care of one," Jisuk replied confidently.
Without waiting for Jiwoo's reply, Jisuk launched a powerful gust of wind, covering the two Klein brothers.
The older brother covered himself with a shield, while the younger brother dodged the attack with Wooin in his arms....
Before they could react, Jiwoo appeared in front of the younger brother and punched him in the face. The younger brother let go of Wooin and covered himself from the blow, but Jiwoo, with incredible speed, grabbed Wooin and disappeared from the scene, reappearing at a great distance.
'What speed,' he thought, as the fire in his hand went out. 'No point in attacking from far away, with his speed he'll easily dodge it.'
"Run!" shouted Jisuk angrily, as he kept attacking.
"But not that easy," Duran Klein said, running towards them. However, Jiwoo managed with his super speed to escape from the place, being chased by Duran.
Without paying attention, a hand appeared beside Jisuk with high temperature. Jisuk dodged it millimeter by millimeter, but his clothes were burned, leaving only scorched cement.
"Not bad," said big brother Klein with a smile.
....
Jiwoo runs at an impressive speed, unable to visualize Duran Klein.
Wooin, weak and wounded, tells him with difficulty. "the key to the lock is in his pocket".
Jiwoo lays him carefully on the ground and reaches into Wooin's pockets, pulling out the key and removing his handcuffs.
Wooin, with difficulty, tells him. "Run away, I'll stay here, with me you can't get that far."
"What are you talking about, I'll fight you," Jiwoo replies determined.
In an open space, a hooded figure appears and Jiwoo stands in front of him.
Wooin struggles to his feet and warns. "His awakened power is fire."
"Wooin," Jiwoo repeats as he sees Wooin get up.
"I can't move much, but it will help you from a distance, attack it with your speed," Wooin says with effort.
"You think to fight me? Some young weaklings," scorns Duran Klein.
With incredible speed, Jiwoo's figure disappears from Duran's sight and reappears at his side, hitting him with a powerful punch that takes him by surprise and knocks him back several steps.
Duran glares at Jiwoo and then raises his hand to wipe the blood from his mouth.
"How dare they hurt me? I'll be sure to torture them," he says in a maniacal voice, releasing a powerful aura.
Wooin looks at Jiwoo in amazement. 'What speed,' he thinks.
Meanwhile, Jiwoo, ready to fight, thinks. 'Kayden told me that mentality is very important. My opponent is a powerful and possibly very dangerous criminal, but I must not let my guard down and I must buy time.'
Jiwoo runs towards his enemy and throws several punches, but Duran dodges them. He moves all over the area, dodging and throwing attacks, but his hands begin to show clear signs of burns.
'He releases a lot of heat,' Jiwoo thinks.
Duran generates several fireballs and throws them towards Jiwoo, who dodges them easily. Wooin takes advantage of the distraction to launch a large attack that impacts Duran's body.
Duran looks at his slightly injured arms and gets angry, "How did I get to this point?" he wonders.
Then, Duran raises his arms and dozens of fireballs attack Jiwoo and Wooin at the same time, uncovering a large explosion that destroyed parts of the area.
....
Kayden frowns as he feels the explosion, his thoughts racing. 'Those two won't be able to hold out much, but he's better than I thought, and this kid...', watching Jisuk as he dodges attacks with difficulty. 'You won't hold out much longer...'
Jisuk launches a blast of moving wind, but it is neutralized by a blast of fire that counters its power.
Jisuk is pressed down, and suddenly, big brother Klein appears in front of him. Klein's hand grazes his shoulder, burning it and melting the cement of the street.
JJisuk looks at his wounded arm with shock and, without looking around, he looks up and sees another attack approaching fast. He tried to dodge it, but the attack touches his arm and burns it, making it bleed.
In fear, Jisuk looks at his unusable right arm.
Big brother Klein says, "I have no more time to waste on you, I wanted to sell you, but I just want to buy time."
His aura begins to rise, and Kayden, seeing Jisuk's dire situation, thinks, 'They're going to kill this jerk Jisuk at this rate. I didn't want to interrupt, but they're not here yet.'
Kayden moves at incredible speed and stands on Klein's shoulders, throwing an electric shock that knocks him unconscious
Kayden looks at Jisuk, who falls to the ground in shock.
He slowly approaches and Jisuk recoils with difficulty as he sees the cat approaching.
Kayden looks at him and says. "That weakling, I just knocked him unconscious. He'll wake up soon. Your sister is on her way."
Jisuk doesn't react, and Kayden slaps him with his little cat paws.
Then he grabs his shirt and says in an intimidating voice. "Look at me, don't tell anyone what you saw. If you do, you'll be dead." Kayden rushes off, not taking his eyes off Jisuk, defiantly.
Jisuk is stunned and doesn't know what happened. After a dazed moment, he sees big brother Klein react and get up with burns on his body.
"What just happened, did you do this?" big brother Klein said angrily.
Jisuk is still puzzled and gets up. "I don't know what happened either," he replies.
A moment later, a woman falls from the sky.
"Sister," Jisuk says cheerfully.
"You attacked me?" the older brother asks, his attack is stopped by a wind shield skillfully created by Jiyoung.
Without waiting any longer, Jiyoung skillfully creates a spatial isolation, leaving big brother Klein dumbfounded.
"Jiyoung Yoo, right? Shinhwa's leader," said big brother Klein with a serious expression as his aura rapidly increased.
Jiyoung, showing no interest, increased his own aura, far surpassing Klein's and making it ascend without limit. A powerful gust of wind was released in all directions, crushing Klein's attempts to counter it.
The older brother fell to the ground unconscious and severely injured, overcome by the overwhelming force of Jiyoung's wind.
....
Wooin lies on the ground, severely wounded, struggling to stand up due to the numerous wounds covering his body.
Jiwoo, for his part, has wounds all over his body, silently feeling the intense pain. Suddenly, a shadow materializes in front of Jiwoo, who barely has time to react before receiving a powerful punch to the face that sends him flying and crashing to the ground.
Wooin watches Jiwoo on the ground, badly hurt, helpless to help, burdening his conscience with guilt.
Jiwoo, gasping and his body aching, tries to get up quickly, but is hit with a kick to the head, leaving him lying on the ground, struggling to stay conscious.
Wooin tries to counterattack, but before he can do so, his power disappears into thin air.
Duran, laughing arrogantly, launches an attack that Wooin and Jiwoo are unable to defend, receiving the full impact.
Both fall to the ground, severely injured, unable to move and unconscious.
At that moment, Dura Klein approaches Jiwoo, but an arrogant and imposing voice interrupts the scene.
"How dare you leave my younger brother in that state?" the voice echoes, startling everyone present.
The startled voice causes Duran Klein to turn quickly in its direction, but before he can react, a powerful kick impacts his face, setting off an explosion of light that sends him flying through the air.
With difficulty, Duran rises from the ground and catches a glimpse of a mysterious figure wearing an impeccable suit and a cream-colored coat draped over his shoulders, his snow-white hair and crystalline green eyes giving him an intriguing and powerful appearance.
Duran Klein, angry and releasing great power, challenges the mysterious figure. "Who are you, you dare to interfere?"
Ares, in a contemptuous voice, replies. "Who am I?" and snaps his fingers, creating a spatial isolation that covers them both.
Duran looks around in amazement, realizing that he is confined in an isolation space next to the person in front of him.
''Special isolation?'' thought Duran as he pins his gaze on the man in front of him, full of surprise.
Ares snaps his fingers again, discovering a light enveloping Duran, who is startled before a huge explosion throws him to the ground, with severe burns on his body and losing consciousness.
The spatial isolation disappears and everything returns to normal, leaving no trace of the incident, except for Duran unconscious on the ground.
Ares turns his gaze to Kayden, who slowly approaches him from a corner.
"Hello, Master," Ares greets with a smile.
Kayden smiles in return and comments, "It's been a long time."
Ares nods and says, "You're just in time."
Kayden smiles and comments. "Looks like you had it under control, as usual."
Kayden looks in one direction and mutters. "They're coming."
Ares replies unhappily. "Yeah, they're so annoying. They always show up when we don't need them."
Kayden sighs and then notices Wooin and Jiwoo unconscious on the ground. "At least we're unnoticed," he comments.
Ares nods and says, "Heading home, to talk without interruption." Both figures disappear at incredible speed.
A few moments later, Jiyoung and Jisuk arrive on the scene and see Wooin and Jiwoo lying on the ground, and younger brother Klein badly injured.
"Guys!" shouts Jisuk running towards them.
Jiyoung examines the unconscious younger brother Klein and then Wooin, who has severe burns and cuts on his body, and already Jiwoo, with burns on his fists and severe wounds on his body.
Jiyoung thinks. 'What must have happened here?'
Jiyoung approaches Wooin and Jiwoo to take their pulse, then says. "They are unconscious and seriously injured, we must rush them to the hospital and you too," he adds, looking at Jisuk, whose right arm is unusable.
Jisuk nods in agreement, and together they leave the scene in search of medical help.
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