54. First Task

Leo was slightly shocked. Sam seemed satisfied with his reaction and said, "Didn't expect that, did you?"

Leo shook his head, "No. I definitely didn't."

Sam laughed, "Haha, I had to show my sincerity in selecting a partner for you considering your ability."

Leo curled his lips, "And what do you know about my ability?"

Sam shrugged, "More than enough."

As they were speaking a man quickly rushed in and said, "Report, a class C rogue extraordinary spotted near West bridge."

Sam got up and wore his jacket before leaving the building, Leo and Dalia followed him. It didn't take them much time to reach their goal. As soon as they reached their location sounds of battle passed through their ear.

Leo quickened his pace, he saw several men fighting against a man with red skin. Dalia kept up with his pace and also saw the man, she yelled, "Everyone retreat!"

The men heaved a sigh and retreated orderly. Seeing reinforcements arrive the man with red skin wanted to escape. Leo understood what the he wanted but he didn't hastily attack, he turned towards Dalia and said, "Since we are gonna be partners for some time I would like to see your skills."

Dalia looked at Leo and nodded. She wasn't the slightest bit angry at Leo for saying that, in a battle, cooperation between allies is a must. One mustn't be afraid of strong enemies but be wary of dumb allies.

Like a panther Dalia plunged towards the man with red skin, she drew out a black pistol and shot three times. The first shot was to the man's eyes, the second to his throat and the last to his heart.

The red skinned man let out a grunt and blocked the bullets. However as he successfully blocked the bullets he lost sight of Dalia for a second, just as he was wondering where she went several more shots rang out from above.

Dalia used a pole nearby and kicked herself into the air. The man was again forced to block the bullets. Though he blocked the bullets, the anaesthetic inside had already seeped into his body. It's only a matter of time before all of his abilities gets weakened.

Going for broke the man ran towards the edge of the bridge. He was going to jump into the river!

Dalia knew his plan and shot consecutively however the man ignored it and let it fall on him. Wounds piled up on his body and the rate of regeneration slowed down but that bit of time allowed him to reach the edge.

Damn!

Dalia cursed under her breath. She ran towards the demon, her gun spewed out fire as shots after shots were fired. However the man ignored the pain and rushed forward, in just few seconds he was already a step away from the edge.

Just as everyone thought the mission was going to fail a figure silently appeared infront of the red skinned man. Dalia's eyes went wide as saucers when she saw Leo suddenly appear out of nowhere.

The man was shocked when he saw Leo suddenly pop up infront of him without any sign. However he quickly recovered and smashed his fist towards Leo's head.

Dalia saw what was happening and yelled frantically, "Dodge!"

Leo had a faint look in his eyes as he watched the incoming fist and muttered under his breath

So slow.

After his advance this amount of speed didn't even pose any threat to him or more precisely it didn't garner any attention from him anymore. He watched the man's fist slowly inch towards him, it was like he was seeing everything in slow motion.

He casually walked towards him, the fist aimed for his head blew past his ear, he unsheathed his sword and slashed it once and placed it black in it's scabbard.

Everything may have been extremely slow for Leo but for others it all happened way too quickly. In their eyes Leo was about to receive the full brunt of the red skinned man's attack, however like flipping to a new page Leo suddenly blinked behind the man. They only saw a flash of red light.

Before they could register what was happening the man fell forward, his body crashed into the wooden rail. Blood seeped out of his chest as he lost strength and fell down.

An peculiar silence fell over the area, everyone was looking at Leo like they had just seen a ghost. Dalia had stars in her eyes when she saw how Leo just blinked behind the red skinned man.

Leo softly said, "Let's go."

His words woke up everyone. Sam who was watching from afar was smiling so widely that it almost looked like his mouth was cracked towards his ears. He quickly ordered his men to take care of the scene.

He walked upto Leo and patted his shoulder, "Good man."

Leo shrugged, "I just did my job, after all I am getting paid, right?"

Sam laughed out loud, "Haha, of course! A cass C extraordinary's reward will be put under your name."

Leo nodded and went back, Dalia ran upto him and looked at him with admiration, "How did you do that?"

Leo simply replied, "Martial Arts."

Dalia was stunned, she covered his mouth in astonishment and asked, "Martial Arts can do that? But I also train in martial arts."

Leo smiled, "Without proper form or breathing every martial arts fall short."

Dalia smiled cheekily, she hugged Leo's hand and asked in a soft voice, "Can you teach me?"

Leo felt something soft press against his arms, a wonderful fragrance assaulted his nose. If it was anyone else they would have definitely acted weird however Leo was different, he was someone who had lived two lives, counting years he would more forty years of age by now.

He pulled back his arm and said with a smile, "No, I can't. What I know can only be used by me."

Dalia pursed her lips and turned away, Smelly guy, if you don't want to then say you don't want to.

Leo knew what she was thinking and didn't bother. Soon they returned to the base and waited, another report came after three hours. This time Leo didn't need to step in, Dalia took care of it by herself and proudly raised her head infront of Leo.

"Great skills."

What else can he say? Shaking his head in his mind Leo looked towards the stars, I wonder how those idiots are doing?