4.6

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[Alexander's POV]

[Score +1. Your current Score is 1. You have eliminated a member of an enemy Team, +2000 Points.]

The speedster's head flew high as his body crashed past me. I had chosen him because while he could escape in any direction with his super speed, Hughie could only teleport to places he could see, and since he was facing me, he would be teleporting behind me. Moreover, he had a cooldown of sorts between teleportations.

And sure enough, right as the speedster died, Hughie, whose attack missed as he punched past my head because of a dodge, looked at me with wide eyes, struck with fear, and teleported away.

Turning around just as fast, I saw him about a dozen meters behind me, leaning against a tree. Shooting out my hand, I sent him flying as far as I could, making him crash through trees.

I could not give him any more of my attention however as the rest of his team was on me.

Dropping my sword, I held out my other hand, and used Energy Absorption to shield myself against the incoming laser beams.

As the attack connected with me, I grunted at the impact as I was forced to take a step back, but I managed to stop the impact as I felt the energy of the laser beam course through my body.

Meanwhile, Soldier Boy was jumping at me, brandishing his shield which must have been several hundreds of kilograms heavy, intent on bashing my head to mush.

But while he was in the air, I used the energy from Butcher's laser to fire Force Lightning at Soldier Boy.

Although the technique was mostly known as a Sith Technique, the Jedi were also capable of using it. But instead of using their lifeforce, they would use another energy source.

The lightning traveled from my fingertips to Soldier Boy in an instant, taking him completely off guard as his body started shaking.

Not only was Soldier Boy electrocuted, but I also sent him flying right back.

By the time I had pushed Soldier Boy back, Butcher was upon me however. Stopping his laser eyes, he moved faster than I expected as he punched me in the chest.

Knowing I wasn't dodging this one, I activated Force Valor, and added a second layer of reinforcement to my chest, yet even then it was barely enough to stop Butcher's fist from going through me as I was sent flying back instead, my internal organs left in a mess.

This would certainly have spelled my death were I the me from before my time in Naruto, but I managed to keep myself stable as Force Valor allowed me to ignore my injuries and keep me at full fighting force.

At the same time, my powerful Cell Vitality was already starting to heal me, rearranging my organs and closing the internal wounds from the punch.

Butcher was already upon me, swinging down a second punch as I was on the ground, but this time I was prepared for his speed. Using my hands as support, I swung past his fist, kicking him in the head.

Despite whipping out my kick with as much power as I could however, it barely made him flinch. Licking the slightly busted lip, Butcher made a bloody smile.

I ignored his confident smirk however as I flicked my finger, attracting Shiroishi to me. Butcher, completely unaware of the approaching blade, had his eyes turn orange as he prepared his laser beams.

Although I had mostly stopped the ones before, some of the burning power remained, and had charred my hands black. And Butcher had seen that it seemed.

But my sword would reach him first.

However, I suddenly felt a wave of weakness hit me, and the member of Team Northern Africa with the dangerous dagger appeared behind me, swinging his dagger at me. Soldier Boy had also recovered from the earlier attack, and had learned his lesson as he kept his feet on the ground this time.

Groaning in annoyance, I stopped focusing on my sword, and rolled backwards, right onto the assassin of the enemy team. I could feel he had opened the First Genetic Constraint though, and thus stepped back, not letting him grapple him.

I opened my First Genetic Constraint myself, and felt my instincts slightly sharpen as I led Butcher into my trap.

Diffusing the power of his first punch by deviating the blow, I also opened my defense, something Butcher saw immediately as he took a step forward, planning on crushing me in between his arms.

"Butcher! Watch out!"

One of the members of Team Northern Africa yelled a warning to Butcher, but even as he realized he had fallen into my trap, it was too late to dodge as Shiroishi pierced right through his back.

But that is when something unexpected happened. I actually did not intend on killing either Butcher or Soldier Boy, as I not only needed them to fight against Homelander, but I also didn't want Team Northern Africa to find out my real strength and get The Boys to ally with The Seven.

That's why I had aimed my sword to pierce through a relatively harmless area of Butcher's back, where I would only incapacitate him for a time.

But because of the warning, Butcher had slightly shifted his body, probably expecting me to be aiming for his heart, but by doing so, Shiroishi pierced through Butcher's left lung.

Butcher stopped dead in his tracks, before looking down at the sword piercing through his chest. He looked back up, and coughing out a mouthful of blood, he cursed, "You cunt."

I couldn't care less about what he was saying however as Soldier Boy was already upon me, completely disregarding Butcher's injury.

He swung his shield upward, which I dodged, and I kicked him in the shin in return. That barely did anything, other than allowing him to kick me back, right in my leg. The blow as strong enough to make me feel like my leg was about to be torn off.

Taking several steps back, I tried to make distance, but Soldier Boy was keeping close, so I extended my arm, making a clear grabbing motion.

Soldier Boy, who was about to smash my outstretched arm with his shield, seemed to remember what had happened to Butcher earlier as he jumped out of the way, right on time to dodge Shiroishi, which was coming for his back.

As I grabbed my sword, I felt a little better as I did not move, simply watching Soldier Boy while recuperating from my injuries.

Soldier Boy did not jump right back in as he said, "Are cheap tricks all you can rely on?"

I normally wouldn't care enough to answer him, but since every second that passed allowed me to recuperate a little, I replied, "That's rich, coming from you, considering you have someone cursing me right now."

Soldier Boy only looked confused, but I saw one of the members of Team Northern Africa flinch a little at that. Having found my target, I was about to attack, when I suddenly saw Butcher move.

He was in a bad shape, as he not only had a sword go through his chest, but when I pulled the sword back it did even more damage, probably ruining one of his lungs.

But he was still awake, and while I wasn't paying attention, he fired a beam at me.

It seemed his injuries were affecting a little too much though as he missed me by several-

[Score -2. You current Score is -1.]

I froze as I heard God's voice. Without even looking back, I felt two of the people behind me had died. John and Hector, two of the newbies. I felt some relief when I realized neither Claire nor Jordan had died.

While it may have seemed a while had passed since the beginning of the fight, we were so fast that less than half a minute had passed.

Although it was only two newbies that had died, I still felt angry. My emotions feeding my Dark Side, I clenched my fist, and Hughie suddenly appeared next to Butcher, teleporting him away.

That did not matter, however, as Butcher was not my target.

[Score +1. Your current Score is 0. You have eliminated a member of an enemy Team, +2000 Points.]

The member of Team Northern Africa who had cursed me looked like he had been crushed by a giant invisible hand, his blood drenching everyone around him.