Chapter 6
{Ding!}
{Skill: Magical energy activated. Host has received a twenty percent boost in strength and speed while increasing his attacks and increasing speed in combat.}
'Good, let's dance.'
The man with the stick didn't hesitate one bit as he bolted straight at Max who calmly stood with his hands tucked in his pockets.
The man swung his stick from above towards Max who simply sidestepped avoiding the hit causing the man to crash into the ground but he quickly stood up and spun around while swinging the stick towards Max again.
Max quickly leapt back to avoid the attack by the skin of his teeth as it almost grazed him but he was lucky to avoid it.
"What are you doing?" Scorpio asked the man with the stick in anger. "Finish him quickly because I'm losing my erection already."
'I need to escape from here while they are distracted.' the female thought as she scanned the alleyway and was about taking a step forward when Scorpio quickly turned around and glared at her.
"You dare take one step forward, I will make you regret it." Scorpio barked in anger as he glared at the girl making her take a step back in fright.
Bam!
Thud!
The sound of something smashing into the ground and then a sickening thud drew the attention of Scorpio causing him to turn around and see the stickman fall to the ground unconsciously while Max huffed and puffed proudly.
'Damn! That was harder than I thought. I have no real combat experience and was just using the heightened speed and strength boost to avoid and finally attack.
But now, my MP is eating away rapidly.' Max thought as he turned towards his system screen.
{MP: 30/100}
"How did he lose?! All of you, attack that wannabe hero for me!" Scorpio barked at the remaining two men standing beside him and in an instant, they stirred forward to execute the order.
'Shit! I already had it tough against one of them, now two of them are heading my way?' Max thought with a gulp as in unison, the two bulky men lunged at Max.
"I think I should take this as a test." Max mumbled beneath his breath as one of the men dashed forward and swung his fist towards Max's face but due to his speed boost, he managed to leap back by the skin of his teeth.
Before he could reposition his footing, the second man bolted from the side and slammed his fist into Max's face sending him tumbling forward in pain.
'Ow! That freaking hurt!' he roared in his mind as he managed to regain his footing when the first man dashed forward while holding the stick the first man of earlier held and he swung it forward.
"Shit!" Max muttered as he raised his hand in front of him like a guard of some kind as the stick struck his arm and instantly, the stick snapped in two and the splinters grazed Max's arm drawing trickles of blood.
"What the hell?!" The man holding the stick muttered in utter shock as he stared at the split wood in his hand.
Making use of the momentary stun from the man, Max quickly dashed forward and instantly swung his fist forward.
Boom!
His fist smashed into the man's face hurling him a metre away in pain and unconscious while Max stood in the same spot staring at his hands in surprise.
'I did that?! I mean I did it the first time against that man but now against this one, it's clear it's no fluke. It's clear that I'm a little bit stronger and faster than the average human.
This system thingy is so cool!'
"Focus on the damned fight you fool!" Pix shouted straight into Max's mind pulling him straight back into the fight just in time as a fist smashed straight into his face causing him to stumble back with a nosebleed.
"It's clear you haven't been in a real fight before. You focus on the fight and not let your mind wander around." The man that hit Max said as he dashed forward with Max taking a weak, shaky stance in determination.
'I only have 20 MP left. And I hope it will be enough. I really don't want to find out what would happen if it hits 0.' Max thought as he readied himself, his gaze firm as the man swung his fist as fast as possible towards Max who saw the fist moving at a slow pace towards him and he quickly ducked in time avoiding the fist.
"Have your own medicine!" Max roared as he slammed his fist as hard and fast as possible into the man's gut causing his eyes to roll back, mouth agape as spit shot out of his mouth and his body fell down with a thud and a plop.
"Why you!" Scorpio cried out in anger as he reached for his pockets and he pulled out a dagger in anger and then darted straight for Max.
"Shit! Yo let's talk about this like real men, no need to use real weapons." Max said as he waved his hands in front of him but Scorpio wasn't hearing any of it as he was now beside Max and he didn't waste anytime in swinging the dagger forward.
"Leap back!" Pix quickly shouted down Max's mind and without any complaints, he did just that causing the dagger to slice through the air and then with a quick burst of speed, Max attempted to dash forward.
But Scorpio was a tad faster as he snapped his dagger back and then sent a solid kick flying forward which smashed into Max's leg causing him to stumble onto the ground in pain.
{HP: 80/100}
'Shit!' Max thought as he saw Scorpio's foot coming towards him from down below.
Just before he could do anything, the foot smashed straight into his chin sending his body hurling with blood spraying from his mouth.
{HP: 70/100}
"Kuk!" Max coughed out specks of blood as he tried to lift himself up.
{Ding!}
{MP: 10/100}
"Argh!" Max groaned as his hair was lifted and grabbed roughly by Scorpio who glared at Max right in the eye in anger.
"Because of you, I lost my mood and you also injured my men. You will suffer badly for this!" Scorpio roared as he lifted his dagger up while staring at Max with a twisted grin on his face.
'Damn it! I can't let anything happen to the person that is trying to save me. If something bad happens to my savior, how can I forgive myself?' The female thought as she scanned the alleyway looking for anything that might be of help when she spotted another thick stick and she bolted for it.
In a flash, she grabbed it and lunged towards Scorpio who raised his dagger and was sending it towards Max's neck when the woman quickly smashed the stick on Scorpio's head with all the strength she could muster.
Smash!
Crack!
The stick landed on Scorpio's head and instantly shattered in two. But it didn't matter as it finally did what she wanted as Scorpio mistakenly let Max's hair and then spun around to glare at the woman.
"I wanted to have my way with you peacefully and then go my own way. I wanted to suck you and make you feel good but you decided to make things hard for yourself instead. So you can die for all I care!" Scorpio roared as he swung his hand that held the dagger towards the woman who quickly shut her eyes in fear.
"You can as well suck on this!" Max's voice rang out as he smashed his hand straight into Scorpio's mouth pulling out two of his teeth before the second hand slammed straight into his gut with all the strength he could pull and muster while hoping it worked.
"I…I…I will kill you." Scorpio groaned out as his eyes flickered in and out and then his body slid down with a loud thud.
While Max had his back arched, hands on his knees as he drew in hoarse breath and panted heavily with his face drenched in sweat, his arms bleeding and so was his nose.
"Di… did I win?" He asked himself when the system responded for him.
{Ding!}
{First Quest Completed}
{Rewards will now be distributed…}