At the last moment, Matteo curved his running path and avoided pits where Bubbles fell. He pierced through The Evil Cyborgs.
Number 6 pursued him with intensity. She took quick glances around her.
Domes of water scattered across the battlefield, and Bubbles crashed near her.
Hit cyborgs writhed in pain, and quicksand buried them.
"They're setting up traps and trying to lead me into one of them. How futile," Number 6 assumed and steadily halted. She peered back at Hafen.
Hafen crouched in his thick dome of water and pressed his hands on the sand.
"Hey, cyborg, what's your name," Matteo halted and called out for her attention.
Number 6 turned back to him and scoffed with no answer. She chased after him and punched him.
Matteo rolled on the sand. He got up and walked back. "Where are your manners? I just asked for your name," he grumbled and rubbed his cheek. He readied his fighting stance.
"You're my enemy. I'm going to kill you," Number 6 reminded. She reached and flung her laser gun in front of her. She swiftly grasped it.
"Hey! What's that over there," Matteo alerted and pointed to the sky. A drop of sweat trickled down his face.
Number 6 frowned and claimed, "Those tricks won't work on me, brat." She fired.
Matteo dove to the side in a panic.
Number 6 fired again.
On his feet, Matteo jumped over it and grinned. His chest heaved.
Number 6 hurled her laser gun to the side in frustration.
Suddenly, a Hydro Beam collided with her back and exploded.
Frazzled, Number 6 stumbled forward. Her eyes were wide.
Hafen stood behind her.
Inside the thick dome of water, a humanoid figure made of wet sand was built.
"Now. Feel my flames," Matteo declared. He clenched his fist. A massive fire engulfed his hand and wrist. He punched Number 6 in the abdomen.
Number 6 wailed in agony, and blue blood spewed from her mouth. She clenched her teeth and grabbed Matteo's arm. She flung him over and threw him to the sand. She stomped on his head again and again.
Hafen rushed to her and threw a punch.
Number 6 dodged back and kicked him away. "Cyborgs, forget about shooting him! Go and beat him up," she ordered.
Hafen gritted his teeth and summoned walls of water around him.
Cyborgs flooded the walls of water and dove through. Many of them succumbed to the water and exploded. Others made it through.
Utilizing Telekinesis, Hafen launched Bubbles, from the air, towards the looming cyborgs.
A cyborg reached and tackled him to the ground. He got on top and battered him continuously with punches.
Hafen's head pushed against the sand. He materialized a ball of water around the cyborg's head.
The cyborg got off him and struggled. He collapsed and drowned.
Hafen sat up and sighed. Blood dripped from his nose.
Number 6 lifted him by his hair and grasped his neck. "You're very strong for humans. Still, we, cyborgs, will become the dominant species, and humankind will cease to exist. Your plan failed to defeat us," she declared and rose him off the sand. She punched his ribs, breaking a few of them.
Hafen yelled in agony. "I always have a backup," he stuttered as his face became purple.
All of a sudden, Matteo rushed and tackled Number 6.
Number 6 let go of Hafen and grimaced.
Hafen dropped to the sand and coughed harshly. "Go," he urged.
"I'm sorry, cyborg," Matteo murmured and scurried away with Number 6. His face slowly regenerated. He jumped high in the air and spun her around. Next, he threw her down to the thick dome of water.
An explosion occurred, and water splashed everywhere.
Matteo cautiously approached the area. His eyes opened with amazement. "Woah! What a weird dirt! Hafen was right to stay away from it.," he commented.
In a pool of quicksand, Number 6 submerged headfirst. She flipped her body around, and her head poked out. She spat out sand. "Some quicksand won't defeat me, brat," she asserted. She glanced down and became worried. She couldn't budge anymore.
Hafen beat down a couple of cyborgs and ran towards her. He clutched his ribs and focused his energy. With Telekinesis and his water manipulation, he held her down.
In the distance, Commander Number 3 frowned and ordered, "She seems to be in trouble. All my cyborgs, aid your elite cyborg, Number 6!"
Farther away, Number 5 dragged the remains of Aaron and Bridget towards Hopeshire Fort. He glanced back with concern.
Number 4 dragged Lucius and Number 8 behind him and inquired, "What's wrong?"
Other cyborgs dragged the other corpses of The New Heroes.
"I'm not sure, but I have a strange feeling," Number 5 muttered.
Number 4 softened his expression and assured, "Number 6 is strong. She will be fine."
Number 5 nodded and faced forward.
In the battlefield, thousands of cyborgs surrounded Hafen and Matteo.
"Both of you will suffer. Cyborgs, help me out of here," Number 6 demanded.
A couple of cyborgs warily stepped on the quicksand.
"We can't let her escape," Hafen implored.
Matteo listened and nodded. He turned around and threw Embers at the couple of cyborgs.
The cyborgs writhed in pain and sunk. They struggled.
"Don't struggle, fools," Number 6 urged.
Hafen lunged at a cyborg and hit him with a combination of kicks.
A cyborg bashed his back with both his hands.
Hafen gasped and fell to his hands and knees.
Another cyborg kicked him in the side.
Matteo rushed and punched the cyborgs away. "Are you alright," he asked worryingly and caught his breath.
"Yes," Hafen muttered and stood back up.
A crease formed between Matteo's brows, and he informed, "I'm running out of energy."
Loosening the hold, Number 6 swayed her shoulders and grinned.
Hafen focused again and growled.
Suddenly, a cyborg shot a laser.
The laser pierced Matteo's chest.
Matteo clutched it and screamed in excruciating pain. His muscles weakened, and his legs wobbled.
A cyborg tackled him to the ground.
Hafen pulled him off and punched him.
A different cyborg grabbed his military uniform and lifted him over his head. He swung him down and kneed his back.
Hafen's back bent and cracked. His eyes and mouth remained wide, and slobber fell.
The cyborg dropped him to the sand and stomped on him.
Another cyborg crushed Hafen's left elbow.
Matteo regenerated and summoned a ball of fire. He lunged it a group of cyborgs.
The cyborgs melted in flames.
A cyborg pounced at him and threw a flurry of punches.
Matteo dodged and kicked his shin.
The cyborg staggered back.
A laser flew and pierced him. It pierced Matteo's gut next.
The cyborg collapsed forward.
Flabbergasted, Matteo stumbled back and caught him. Blood poured out from both of them. "You shot your own," he pointed out.
A cyborg laughed maliciously and revealed, "Our bodies are expendable, now."
"What does that mean," Matteo inquired.
The cyborg chuckled with a sinister smile and lunged.
Hundreds more cyborgs followed suit. They beat Matteo to a pulp.
After a while, Matteo and Hafen laid in a puddle of their blood.
Cyborgs approached Number 6 to help her.
"Fools! That brat is still conscious! I can't move until you kill him," Number 6 pleaded, and her face darkened.
Hafen barely stood, and blood poured down his face. Many of his bones were broken. He raised his right arm and swung it down.
Bubbles rained down. They exploded onto the cyborgs.
Hafen gave Number 6 a serious and cold glare. His vision blurred, and his body weakened. He passed out and collapsed.
In the sky, the last Bubble, a giant one, fell towards the puddle of quicksand.
The Evil Cyborgs stared at it in horror. They panicked and ran away.
Number 6's eyes widened unbelievably as she realized her impending doom. "Help. Number 5," she desperately begged with a final cry.
The giant Bubble crashed and popped. An immense explosion of energy consumed Number 6. Its shockwave blew loads of sand away.
Afterwards, Number 6 laid in a crater, and her body was completely charred and wet. Sand reburied her.
The Evil Cyborgs gathered around Hafen and Matteo with hatred in their eyes.
Protecting them, Stark jumped and landed in front of Hafen and Matteo. He had a look of fierce determination.
Working together, Hafen and Matteo have eliminated their second elite cyborg, Number 6. However, they were taken down in the process. It's up to Stark to save humanity, now. Will he manage against the overwhelming forces? Just like his brothers, what sort of techniques has he mastered over the years in the military?