The empty middle stretched twenty meters between him and the first tree on the other side. Not a large distance to run, but enough to launch a life-threatening attack.
Hex went over the options available. Without constraints or inhibitions, he could complete the task on his own and still have energy left for another round. Unfortunately, he couldn't go all out.
The large crowd around him stared at each movement they made. And that was troublesome. Mixed with the average people sat the old monsters and powerhouses around the world.
Hex believed he could overcome many obstacles. Trouble would chase him all the way till the end of his path if some of these onlookers sniffed out his secret. Even an inkling was enough to turn his life into a nightmare.
'Wait. Why am I hesitating?' The thought struck him as he heard 'Mike' being chanted. By a few. That was his name. A name reminding him about the character he was supposed to be playing at the moment.
