novelraw Chapter 50: DUAL FACED
Chapter 50: DUAL FACED
A flashback of what had happened there replayed in his mind.
Max focused his gaze on Silas, who stood far across from Billie.
Billie rose from the floor, her body straightening.
Gone was the calm that had once settled on her face. Only madness radiated from her eyes at this moment.
This was one of the reasons Billie was a terrifyingly dangerous fighter.
There was the calm one, which she used against opponents of the same rank.
Then there was this. The crazier one.
Although she would lose herself to the battle, given enough time, she could fight across five major ranks.
Max nodded calmly. "And not to mention the fact that," he stopped mid sentence, captivated by the sight before him.
The earth beneath her exploded into a pile of rubble that shot into the air as shards of rock.
Silas was not to be outdone. He did not dodge, neither did he block.
The fists collided.
Everyone looked on with wide eyes. Then it happened.
The spectating area was about to be caught in it when Alfred raised a barrier to cover them.
But Max did not so much as look away from the fight.
They withdrew.
The attack connected, folding her body inward from the force.
Pouring all her aether into her grip, she lifted Silas by the leg.
As the slabs began to fall, she swung Silas into them, smashing through the slabs with his head.
Billie raised her hand as if to deliver the final strike.
Her instincts screamed danger but she was too slow to react.
He did not let her travel far. He burst forward, catching her by the leg.
Billie twisted in his grip, narrowly escaping.
It felt as though she enjoyed it more than the pain.
Billie lunged forward again. The air detonated from the force of her movement.
Billie did not flinch. Instead of dodging, she punched straight through the mote like a bulldozer.
Silas raised his elbow, blocking the attack calmly.
He was pushed back only a few meters, but it was proof enough of the truth.
There was no other way to explain why someone who had been matching him blow for blow earlier was now pushing him back with her punches alone.
Silas stepped back, giving just enough space to avoid the attack.
Billie sidestepped, answering with a chop toward Silas’s shoulder.
Billie did not wait. She kicked forward immediately, her body acting before her mind could catch up.
Billie, seizing the gap, pushed forward, her fist driving toward Silas’s head.
The air beside him exploded from the force behind it.
Billie blocked with her other hand and backflipped.
Billie’s body twisted mid air, landing steadily with her hand flaring with aether.
The wind groaned from their combined power.
Boom.
The floor shattered into massive chunks. The walls held, barely surviving the impact.
"Let us go for a round two," Silas said with a smirk.
Then they moved, like arrows let loose from their strings.