39 Smug Luke

"Time Manipulation: Double Accel!"

At the moment, a punch that is aimed at his own face seems slowed down. The surrounding air became quiet. Luke could even faintly hear the heartbeat and breath of the man in front of him. His own body blood and heartbeat start thumping furiously like an engine of a car.

*Badump*

While inspecting his new ability, Luke also didn't forget about the incoming attack that slowly descends on him. Watching the incoming fist that coming in slow motion, Luke merely shifted his head sideways then lowered his body. With his body slightly lowering, he began raised his right knee and proceed bumped it against the man's stomach. After doing that movement, Luke muttered faintly, "Time moving normally once again."

The man who initially full of rejoicing for successfully launched a surprise attack suddenly felt an acute pain from his stomach. His fist paused at the air while his face began contracting from joy to pain.

Luke smiled coldly from the side, "Have you learned the lesson now?"

"W-What did you just do?" The man said dreadfully as he began clutching his aching stomach.

Slowly approaching the man, Luke shows pearly-white teeth smile, "It's a secret," then Luke acted by moving his right leg and stomped it hardly at the man face.

"Time Manipulation: Double Accel"

The man terrified face captured frame by frame by Luke's eyes as his leg finally reached the man face.

"Since your face is so thick by backstabbing me after abandoned me. This stomp of mine would probably be able to help lessen ur face."

Luke rammed the man head to the ground by using his leg.

*Puff*

Luckily the ground below was consist of sand. Thus, his backhead injury wasn't severely injured and only his front face got damaged because of Luke's strike.

"Time move normally again," Luke muttered as the man began coughing up blood and throw up a few broken teeth. Luke then proceeds kicked his chin and knocked unconscious the man.

Understanding the man already fainted, Luke suddenly moved his palm and covered his mouth.

*Cough*

Luke coughed a couple of times before release his palm and spotted blood were present there. He wiped the remaining blood on his lips by licking it and couldn't help but complain, "So salty." Luke then squatted and rubbed his stained palm over the sand, "It seems Time Manipulation is an ability that burdens its user body. It's no wonder since its godly ability that could control time. I even suspect my lifespans are reduced by a few seconds now."

Luke conclusion wasn't as unreasonable as it sounds. By speeding up your own time to create a sudden burst of strength, he must be ageing faster than a normal person does. Even so, Luke didn't get frightened so much about it since he'll get the ability to slow down and even stop the time itself. He predicted that he could somehow stagnate his own time and remain as young as now.

Ripping off the badge from the man's chest, Luke pressed the surrender button. Not long after that, a light coated the man body and vanished along with his body.

<You've defeated an enemy>

<You've rewarded by 300 EXP>

<You've received 30 AP>

Luke took a deep breath then spread his arm widely before collapsed on his back. Gazing at the scorching sun that lightens up the vast desert. Luke mumbled, "I wonder when the competition will be ended?"

While wondering, Luke checked his stat on the system.

<Level: 10>

<EXP: 700/1600>

<STR: 32-20%>

<DEX: 35-20%>

<INT: 28-20%>

<VIT: 33 -20%>

<HP: 75/135>

<Stamina: 50/140>

<FP: 33/115>

<Rank: E>

<AP: 100/400>

<AP: 0/600>

- Time Acceleration (Rank 9)

<AP: 0/1000>

"Even with my stats being reduced, I was still capable of tackling down one ranker B and one ranker D," Luke said proudly.

As Luke was busy studying his new ability. Many people covered in wounds and scar appeared along with the white light on the teleport area on the outside of the arena. Some of them were only suffered light injuries, but occasionally some people got themselves a serious injury.

"Why can't some students refrain themselves? Look at this guy, some of his teeth were broken and his face almost goes unrecognizable." A girl who responsible for treating the injured people couldn't help but berating.

"I'm not surprised if many students held grudges against each other. They are after all a young hot-blooded teen who was had a high pride. Then what happens if that pride crushed by a person stronger than them? They'd obviously train themselves harder and using this opportunity where the school couldn't intervene as the revenge occasion." A man explained while his finger continuously moving a needle because he was in the middle of stitching someone's wound. His jade-like finger movement was so beautiful as if playing a piano.

"Senior Zach, your sewing method is so beautiful ah. Even someone from a medical team like me couldn't even compare with you." The girl said enviously as her eyes kept followed Senior Zach finger motion.

"Not beautiful as you though," Senior Zach smirked and winked one of his eyes at the girl.

"You even had a mood to tease me at this time?" The girl blushes profusely while kept looking back and forth in fear someone might hear those mushy words.

"Haha," Senior Zach laughed while his gaze stopped at the stadium seat where a young man was seated. His eyes held no emotion and seemed on daydreaming. He didn't once take a look at the huge hologram vision showing different kinds of battles displayed in front of him.

Senior Zach eyes held a complicated gaze and his fist involuntarily clenched, "I'll defeat you in the next National Academy Competition."

"Pardon?" The girl asked.

"Nothing." Senior Zach shook his head.

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