CHAPTER 102: END OF RANKING WAR I

The other elites could not wait any longer.

After watching Arlo and Ric's short but brutal fight, they finally admitted against their pride, that individually, they were no match against Arlo.

Especially now that they could only use martial arts.

They didn't doubt for one second that it would be any different against Arianne so they finally acted.

The other two boys among the outstanding five, Sol and James attacked Arlo from opposite sides, Sol from the left and James from the right.

Arriving before Arlo, they prepared to launch their attacks when Arianne's kick suddenly landed on James who was on Arlo's right, and using him as a footing her body spun above Arlo several times before a left kick landed on Sol's face.

James's body was sent flying before Sol followed a breath later.

Arlo's eyes glistened.

Arianne's moves looked more graceful and eye-catching than his own fighting style.

The two boys landed on their feet after flying a short distance.

This time none of them moved as they stared seriously at these two seemingly impregnable walls.

Rosaline adjusted her golden specs and immediately after she sent a spiritual message to the others.

'I have a plan!'

Using her high analytical and fast mind, Rosaline communicated with the other elites in just a few breaths.

Arlo and Arianne sensed the spiritual fluctuations around them, and it didn't take them long to realize that they were plotting something, so they moved to quickly interrupt them but it was already too late.

Judi, Lysa, and Sol approached Arianne while Rosaline James and Bon approached Arlo, before breaking the fight into two.

This was per Rosaline's plan after considering Arlo and Arianne's previous flawless coordination.

Still annoyed by what happened previously Sol was the first to attack Arianne but before his attack could even land, he saw Arianne raise her right foot.

Then all he saw was a flash.

Realising Arianne's attack would land before his own, he forcefully redrew his thrown fist and raised his left arm to his face to block the attack, while his eyes subconsciously closed in preparation for the impact.

But Arianne's raised right foot which was about to slam into his raised arm suddenly halted before smashing at his rib instead.

The transition was smooth like flowing water and a second later her foot planted itself on Sol's left rib.

Sol's eyes snapped open from the unexpected assault and the resulting pain and his body was about to shift a few feet back from the force when Arianne's right foot landed on his now unprotected left face.

Due to the one-second interval between both attacks, what echoed out was a:

*Ba-bang!*

Ariane remained in the same posture, her foot still raised high in a kick.

Her technique was fast but smooth.

Judi narrowed her eyes at her before she shouted:

*Follow me! I am already familiar with her moves."

Lysa transformed her legs and heeded her words.

Two intense battles broke out.

The fight continued for three minutes, but even with this short period, it was clear who had the advantage.

Arlo moved around Bon, James, and Rosaline's attacks. And while Rosaline successfully predicted his moves numerous times, he was still fast enough to escape in time.

None of his opponents was faster than him, so he used this weakness to his advantage.

Not to mention that while Arlo did not have a high thinking speed like Rosaline, he was far smarter than her so, some of Rosaline's predictions backfired against her as Arlo knew she would be able to predict them.

The only person who could probably match him in speed was Lysa, but she was facing off against Arianne who was even faster than him.

Two minutes later, Arlo successfully knocked out Rosaline and James.

Only Bon remained before him.

Bon flashed before him and sent out a claw attack but Arlo merely shifted his head to the side and successfully evaded the punch.

He sent his right elbow upward and elbowed Bon in the jaw but what he didn't account for is that Bon had stealthily sent his other hand toward his stomach.

It was a two-way attack!

While he evaded the first, the second landed squarely as Bon's now-clawed fingers dug into Arlo's stomach.

But he was not safe either, as Arlo's elbow landed on his jaw with a bang before he was sent flying unconscious.

Arlo dropped to one knee as he grabbed his bleeding side.

Luckily, his body trained from the overbearing Ki didn't take long to do its Job and his regeneration which didn't fall too short of vampires his age showed its wonders.

His bleeding stomach healed at a visible pace.

*WHOOSH*

Arlo suddenly felt a chill crawl up his spine.

A massive shadow compared to his own loomed over him and before he could react, he was grabbed by the waist before he was lifted high into the air.

It did not take Arlo even a second to realise from this fighting style and the previous shadow that it was Ric.

So without hesitation, as his body was raised finally above Ric's head, he concentrated his Ki into his elbow and smashed down with all his strength.

*crack!* a bone-chilling crack rang out once again, this time more intense than the former as blood bloomed like a flower from Ric's head and splashed onto Arlo's face.

Ric's eyes lost focus as he staggered backward, and Arlo wanted to use this opportunity to escape from on top of Ric shoulders when Ric's eyes suddenly snapped wide open as he cried out, the muscles on his arms flexing to the limit.

At the same time Arlo screamed 'Oh, no!' in his mind, Ric gave his characteristic strange cry with his face covered in his blood completely:

"Ohhhhhh!"

*Boom*

Arlo's body smashed into the ground as Ric delivered a ba*ista bomb.

As his body bounced off from the ground, a mouthful of blood escaped from his mouth.

At the same time, Ric staggered backward as he was still disoriented from Arlo's previous attack.

He shook his head and wanted to take quick advantage of this opportunity to turn the fight around, but as his vision came to he noticed Arlo had already risen from the ground.

Ric gritted his teeth in annoyance and quickly approached Arlo.

Not having regained himself completely, Arlo clumsily threw a right punch but with masterful movement Ric grabbed his arm with his left hand.

Arlo responded by throwing a left punch but the same thing happened as Ric finally had the chance to use the grappling techniques Evangeline taught him.

"I caught you!" he grinned as he grabbed Arlo's arms in an x shape.

But before he could react, Arlo who just regained his bearing jumped slightly into the air, and without any hesitation, he smashed his forehead into Ric's nose.

*Crack!*

"Ah!"

Ric let go of Arlo's arms and stumbled backward as he released a painful cry.

Arlo didn't come out unscathed from the previous attack, as his forehead bled.

But using all his willpower, he gritted his teeth and stomped the ground will all his strength.

His body soared into the air and positioning himself well, he landed on Ric's shoulder in a sitting position.

Ric staggered backward from the sudden action, but his mind didn't even register what happened as he groaned from the pain he was feeling.

Arlo concentrated half his ki on both of his elbows before he smashed them down consecutively at his fastest speed.

Bang Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.

With three more bangs, Ric's body finally stiffened before he fell backward.

He had lost consciousness.

His head was covered in blood and it was a miracle his skull didn't split from Arlo's relentless attacks.

As Arlo gasped for breath, he heard light footsteps approaching him.

With weary and tired eyes, he raised his head to see Arianne stand before him.

She seemed to have finished on her side, and compared to him, she appeared unscathed.

In fact, if it wasn't for her disheveled hair, and her slightly raising and falling chest, no one would believe she just fought an intense battle.

With this Arlo concluded in his mind at the same Arianne's worried voice reached his ears:

"Are you okay?!"

'She is stronger than me!'

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