Escape

But, after swiping the watch, so to look for his next opponent, his smile turned into a cold smirk as he realized that his opponent wasn't far at all.

This opponent had done the honors of being the one to approach him.

"Oh, are you two the ones who caused this devastation?"

Appearing on the rocky field, a boy with long brown hair and a pair of eyes that were hollowed, as if containing no life...

...

The boy, named Ash Sacred, cupped his hand and bowed his back while still keeping his eyes locked onto the eyes of Saber, as he then said.

"My name is Ash Sacred, and I'm here to challenge you two to a battle. Of course, if you want to fight together, or one at a time, it doesn't matter to me..."

His words entered Saber's ears.

The cold smirk on his face immediately disappeared, being replaced by an ugly and wrathful face.

Of course, on Saber's face, it didn't look one bit ugly.

Sigh!

A sigh escaped his lips, as he replied while also cupping his fist and slightly bowing his back.

"Well, firstly, I wouldn't have expected to face someone who was on the top 5 rankings soo soon into the competition.

Secondly, this little guy next to me wouldn't be joining the fight." As he said that, Leviathan's figure faded away from the real world and entered the mysterious black realm inside Saber, once more.

Saber continued, "Last, but definitely not the least important, I don't think you, who is ranked lower than me, would want to be soo arrogant in my presence.

To dare take on two people at the same time is confidence in one own's strength, but if one of the two you're taking on is Saber, then it is utterly foolish that you had the gall to even challenge!"

"Huh!" Ash confusedly uttered...

"Wait, you're Saber Blade?!" He questioned with shock on his face.

"The one and only." Saber replied, rather smugly though.

The confirmation of his identity made Ash's expression freeze.

He who had been racking his brain trying to find opponents so he could catch up to the number of points his brother had, was lucky enough to come into the path of a big fat pig who had 25 points.

The way this competition was, if Ash is to defeat Saber, all 25 of Saber's points would then add to Ash's 10 points which he already had.

Plus, if he is to kill Saber, he would gain an extra 5 points, which, after doing simple maths, Ash realized that he would equal the number of coins his brother had!

WAA!!

Without wasting any time, Ash instantly shot toward Saber, who was only a few tens of meters away from him.

It was such a close distance that, before even one millisecond, Ash's right fist was already inches from contacting Saber's face...!

BAM!

An extremely loud explosion took place. It was soo loud that those around the world were able to hear it.

It shouldn't be a surprise though, this world was after all rather small, comparable to the earth you readers live in.

A shockwave released from Saber's and Ash's location flattened any rocks that were present in the rocky terrain.

The rocky mountains were nowhere to be seen. It was now a flat land filled with many pebbles.

In Saber's location, Ash's outstretched fist could be seen, still inches away from touching Saber's face.

What had caused the loud explosion though, was Saber sending a light punch with his left hand that landed on Ash's chest, utterly obliterating it in the process.

"Hmm, I wonder, would this Sacred Liam want to fight me now that I just killed his brother?..."

THRUM!!

Without a shred of humanity, Saber mumbled in expectation at the thought of Liam fighting him while filled with anger.

The bloodthirsty aspect of Evolved Saber makes its appearance in this Saber, as Ash's body dropped to its knees, while Ash looked toward Saber's unfazed eyes, with his mouth in the shape of an O.

"Hehehe..."

Ash creepily laughed as the white ring on his hand flashed brightly. Thereafter, an object came out of it, that caused Saber utter confusion, since it was what he assessed to be a... piece of log?

Out of nowhere, a mysterious brown aura wrapped around the piece of wood as it completely devoured it...

'What, devour?' Saber uttered.

URGH!!

Ash groaned in pain as Saber observed in shock when the sight of the whole in Ash's chest completely heal in but a mere instant!

THRUM!!

"Leviathannnnn!!!"

Saber shouted in shock when seeing the inhuman regeneration displayed. It was something that would give even him, some trouble to match.

"Master, it seems like this Ash has unlocked a certain powerful ability that comes when comprehending the wood element...

This ability that I like to call Xylokinetic Regeneration would make him nigh-Immortal, once he absorbs wood."

The useful intelligence of Leviathan was once more displayed. Saber's expression underwent a myriad of changes, but it settled on the last one, which showcased certain greed for such an ability.

Immortality...

It would be a great asset for Saber...

It was something that he was continuously working for as it was the eventual goal when one embarks on cultivating the Undying Body Art.

He who was still following this technique, couldn't be considered Immortal, as he instead had extra lives.

So even he could die..!

But with this wood regeneration ability, would he truly have to die?

Would he now be set free from the fate of being Origin Saber's slave if he manages to devour Ash?!

Well, Saber wanted to find out at this moment, so with this intention, he didn't wait any longer as he dated his gaze toward the figure on the ground with the intention of devouring him with his flames...

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Silence...

There wasn't any sound when he escaped, but he did.

Without Saber knowing, the moment Saber and Leviathan were communicating with each other, Ash had already escaped into the forest thousands of kilometers away.

The only thing Saber was able to perceive, was the fading figure of Ash that was entering the forest.

Tsk!

"Dammit!!"

Saber shouted wrathfully as he immediately began chasing after him.

Well, it was what he would have done, but his body came to an instant halt when the sound of...

Beep Beep!!

The watch wrapped around his wrist beeped twice as a holographic screen appeared floating, showcasing all the locations of the competitors, the multiple red dots, black dots, a blue dot, and finally, a green dot.

But, what was different compared to the other time Saber saw this, was the fact that the green dot was almost transparent.

The dot that represented his allies was now near transparent, as immediately, Saber's expression froze.

It was now his turn to be left in a shock soo great, that he would be left in a stupor.

Why was he soo shocked?

To fully understand this, one must understand what it meant when the green dot is transparent.

It either means that this person is dead, or close to dying.

Now, one must understand that the only ally Saber had was Dawn, so if the dot was transparent or near transparent, it meant that Dawn's situation wasn't good!