The climate was normal, like a usual day, even though the atmosphere around there looked tense.

  Ken shouted at them at 7:18 am.

  “Who are you? I have no time to waste with you,” one among them said.

  “I need to save him. If you are afraid to fight me, then leave him,” Ken replied.

  “One of you, finish him off quickly,” the man near the red-haired guy ordered.

  One of the twelve ran towards Ken, but Ken remained grounded; he didn’t take any position to attack, he just watched him come towards him.

  “Feel the air,” Ken recalled and did the same. Then he tries using his Ignis.

  Grgh!

  Spark!

  That guy uses all his power in his left hand as he swings his hand towards Ken.

  BLOCK!!

  “How did he block that easily?” Everyone was shocked.

  “Feel the ground,”

  Ignis Push!!!

  Ken used his powers and concentrated on his right hand, then extended his push to the face.

  Ken’s attack threw him apart as all finally realised that Ken is no longer just playing with them.

  Now, more of them ran towards Ken, thinking that he couldn’t defeat them when they were as a unit, but that was proven wrong.

  Pulse Wave Fist!!

  Ken used the first attack that he trained by himself on them. Even though the usage of power is high, it remains one of his devastating moves.

  Not only does he use his one fist, but he also uses both his fists to execute as they are swamped from both sides.

  “Why is he helping me? Why am I being weak?” the red-haired guy thought to himself.

  “Kryon, we are low in numbers; it seems like only you can stop him. I will inform the situation,” one of the remaining guys said.

  “Go ahead and finish him,” he shouted.

  Kryon was the one who chased the red-haired guy and attacked him. He was one of the trusted persons of Veris.

  His brute force is enough for anyone, but he also knows how to control his Ignis. That makes him one of the dangerous persons to face.

  “Only three left,” Ken muttered after clearing up the recent one.

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  Kryon walked towards him.

  “He seems like a strong guy, maybe he is the strongest one out there,” Ken thought.

  On the other hand,

  “What happened, Lucas?” Veris asked.

  “Our men are getting taken down by him. Kryon is now facing him; he might know about our plans,” Lucas told Veris.

  “Are you talking about Ken? How does he know that we are targeting Icaron?” Veris asked.

  “I don’t know, even the red-haired looked surprised when he entered. What should I do?” he asked.

  “Kryon can defeat him, red-haired might answer to our question, but if you feel the need, kill him,” Veris ordered.

  “I hope it won’t come to that,” Lucas said and hung up the call.

  Meanwhile,

  Ken is fighting with Kryon. It seems like an equal fight as Kryon’s strength is compromised by Ken’s precision.

  “Why am I feeling exhausted? I haven’t used a lot of power,” Ken wondered as all he could do was block and attack when he got a chance.

  “He is strong, stronger than I expected. This might be an interesting one,” Kryon thought.

  “Should I go join Kryon? He always wants a fair fight, and I might disturb him.” Lucas was confused about what to do.

  Block!

  Ignis Fist!!!

  Swayed away by shifting his weight.

  “How does he sway my attacks? I have never seen this,” Ken wondered.

  Iron Wrist!!

  Kryon unwrapped his powerful attack on Ken. His wrist is the area where he concentrates his core power, and he hits the opponent with his wrist.

  Ken received the hit directly on his left eye and was thrown to the ground.

  “You fought well, but that’s the end,” Kryon muttered.

  “He made Kryon use his powerful move; he must be that strong,” Lucas thought.

  “Stand up, Ken. Only you can save my village,” the Red-haired guy screamed.

  “You promised our villagers, right? I have faith in you, save me, please,” he screamed hard, hopefulness in his eyes.

  “He can save your village? What kind of nonsense is that? No one can save you or your village,” Kryon said.

  “That’s his end, now, come with us,” he added, turning towards Icaron.

  RING!

  “Whose phone is that?” Lucas asked.

  “Ahh! I can’t even move,” Ken muttered after the sound of his phone.

  “Let’s go, Lucas. We wasted a lot of time here,” Kryon told Lucas.

  Smile!

  “Why are you smiling? You ain’t going anywhere,” Kryon was confused.

  “Andrew, I am in the middle of a fight. I will call you later,” Ken stood up with almost no energy and attended the call.

  “Where are you? I have been searching for you for a long time,” Andrew asked.

  Ken told Andrew the location and hung up the call.

  “You got up, you have some grit,” Kryon was surprised.

  “You don’t even know why I didn’t get up,” Ken said.

  “What are you speaking? I can’t understand,” Lucas said.

  “You don’t need to understand,” he replied.

  “Kick on my left, block my attack—” Ken began saying something.

  He began walking towards Kryon.

  “This time, I will finish you,” Kryon marched forward.

  Kick!

  Block!!

  “How did he know that I was going to kick towards his left?” Kryon thought, shocked.

  Ignis Fist!!

  “He is going to block, but I have—” Ken, while attacking.

  Block!

  “Now, he is going to use that Iron Wrist.” Ken knows what he is doing, and his enemy is doing.

  Iron Wrist!!

  Swayed

  “How did he sway away like he anticipated that? How did he know what I was thinking?” Kryon was confused even more.

  “Now that he is confused, it’s my time to use my best move, which I practised,” Ken realised that it was the right time to attack.

  Meanwhile,

  Andrew is running towards the place that Ken mentioned.

  “I know something is odd about him today. What happened?” he thought while running.

  “Is he being targeted? Or he is helping another guy from Theron village?” Andrew was thinking a lot.

  “Why did he call me before and hang up before I even began to speak? What am I even doing now?” his confusion level increased.

  “Did he have trust in my powers? Am I strong?” he had a lot of doubts.

  He suddenly remembered the incident that had occurred in the forest where he slipped into a pit.

  “Why am I always remembering it when I am thinking about power?” he couldn’t figure out.

  “Andrew!” he heard someone’s voice. It seemed familiar to him.

  “See towards your left.”

  Andrew stopped and turned left, and saw Haili standing there.

  “Where are you running? You seem tense,” she said.

  “I am not tense, I am in a hurry, I will tell you about this in the evening,” he said and began running again.

  “Why is she standing there? Anyways, I must hurry,” he picked up his pace.

  Other side,

  “Feel the ground.”

  “Now is the time,” Ken is about to launch his attack.