CHAPTER 3 – THE FOREST OF JANGIRA (PART 2)
Zam and Zoku walked through the forest for a whole day, fighting low-rank Dangerers.
Soon, it started to feel boring.
Suddenly, they heard screaming sounds coming from a flat open ground at the center of Jangira.
They ran toward the screams.
But they were shocked by what they saw.
A man lay on the ground, his body badly injured and covered in blood.
Zam immediately understood that he was a fighter by recognizing the FAG glasses on his eyes.
The fighter spoke painfully,
"Please… run, young boys. You are no match for him.
He is a Banger.
Don't sacrifice your lives… pleeeeee—"
The voice stopped.
Zam and Zoku were frozen in shock.
Zoku suddenly felt an intense aura rising from the ground.
At that moment, he knew the man was right.
But when Zam looked at the injured fighter, he remembered his mother's death.
He couldn't allow anyone else to die like that.
Zam said,
"Zoku… I think something bad is happening.
Let's check what's going on there."
Zam and Zoku reached the flattened ground at the center of Jangira.
They were stunned, unable to move, by the sight before them.
The ground looked like a sea of blood.
In the middle of it stood a Dangerer, laughing evilly, holding the head of a fighter in his hand.
Zam's FAG activated and displayed:
Banger 12 – BLEEDER
User of Blood Manipulation
You have no chance against him.
Please run away if you can!
Zoku was completely frozen by the overwhelming aura filling the area.
Bleeder noticed Zam and Zoku.
"Two little chickens came again, huh?
Guess I have to kill you too,"
Bleeder said with a grin.
Zam clenched his fists and shouted,
"Tch… who the hell are you?!"
Bleeder laughed.
"You little human, you don't even have aura.
How dare a weakling like you raise your voice against a Banger like me?"
"Zam, I will say—let's just flee from here," said Zoku.
"Zoku, how the heck can you say that? We are fighters. Even if he is a Banger or the King of Dangerers, we will fight him. We fighters exist to protect others' lives, even if we have to sacrifice our own," said Zam.
Zoku was afraid, but he had made a promise to his captain to never be afraid again, even if it meant dying. Zoku took his sword out.
"Captain, I'm ready. Let's fight him together!" said Zoku.
"I guess there is no use in words. Then I will take it with actions. I was already having enough fun killing all these fighters. I was not in the mood to kill you guys too. I gave you two a chance to flee… but I guess I will teach you a lesson," said Bleeder.
Bleeder used an ability—BLOOD SPEAR!
A spear made of blood formed and shot straight toward Zam and Zoku. Zam and Zoku dodged it perfectly.
"So, you are not weak like the others, huh?" said Bleeder.
Zam jumped toward Bleeder and tried to punch him, but Bleeder used BLOOD COVER!, forming a shield of blood to protect himself. Zam fell to the ground, covered in blood. Bleeder then used blood to trap Zam on the ground.
Zoku took his sword and said, "DRAGON MISOMA: DRAGON'S BREATH!"
A dragon-shaped fire slash formed from his sword, but it stopped right in front of the blood shield.
"You must be from the Rolio family. You have an overwhelming aura, but it's not only aura that matters—skill does," said Bleeder.
Bleeder used BLOOD SERPENT!
A serpent made of blood coiled itself around Zoku's body.
"What the heck is this?" asked Zoku, being suffocated.
"I gave you two a chance to flee. Now you understand what happens when you play around in front of a Banger. Mmm… Petik-sama would be pleased if he heard I killed a Rolio family member. Maybe he would even promote me to the 11th rank. That would be awesome!" said Bleeder.
Zam thought, "This is the power of a Banger? I can't even move in this blood trap. I'm no match for him."
Zam and Zoku struggled with all their strength, trying to escape Bleeder's grip, but they couldn't even budge.
"You puny weaklings," Bleeder laughed. "You can't even move inside my blood. In my presence… I am blood itself."
Suddenly, Bleeder sensed an aura approaching him.
It came closer.
And closer.
Bleeder's blood began to shake violently as the aura drew near.
Zoku whispered to Zam, "There's a strong aura coming… stronger than this Banger. What should we do, Zam?"
A man stepped out from the shadows. He had black hair, wore a suit, and held a pencil in his hand.
"Wait, Zoku… is that—" Zam said.
"You are…" Bleeder muttered, trembling.
< next chapter, next week. read about aura at the auxiliary chapter. this actually a half chapter for the next half, kindly wait for the next week>