Nothing beats experience.
Zeke Williams grabbed hold of Lacey Hinton and ran down the stairs.
“Go on ahead without me Lacey, and don’t look back,” Zeke said to her.
Lacey was not about to forsake Zeke. “No, I will not. We leave together,” she replied.
“Don’t worry, Lacey. Everything is under my control,” he reassured her.
“I positioned some snipers nearby, but they have no idea who you are and may mistake you as an enemy.”
“Now go!” he rushed her.
With that, he gave Lacey a push, urging her to go down the flight of stairs.
The moment Lacey was gone, Solis caught up with him.
He sneered and said to Zeke, “Zeke Williams, do you have any last words?”
“I would be delighted to relay the message to your family on your behalf.”
Zeke grinned and said, “Funny. That was supposed to be my line.”
“If you have any last wishes... Oh, my apologies. It would not have made any difference anyway since your family members Phoenix and Black Dragon are dead.”
Ba****d!
Solis fumed with rage. “Quit the tough act! I will wipe that grin off your face when I claim your pathetic life. I will take pleasure in annihilating you and your family, so you may feel the same pain I felt.”
Solis charged towards Zeke, but Zeke remained calm and unfazed. He showed no expression and stood his ground like a mountain.
It wasn’t until the very last moment when Solis was but a hairbreadth away from Zeke did he made his move.
He discharged a wave of warrior-like energy which acted as a formidable cocoon that shielded himself from harm.
Solis could not react in time and crashed into the energy shield. The hard cocoon of energy deflected him, knocking him back instantaneously.
He tumbled and rolled backward over a few good meters before he finally stopped.
Solis was stunned speechless.
What the hell just happened? Wasn’t he supposed to be crippled and useless? So how was he able to conjure up that level of King Class energy?!
Not only is he fighting fit, but he... he’s also operating on a totally different level. He has attained King Class!
Damn it, this is bad.
Solis’s first thought was to turn tail and run.
However, he quickly banished the thought of trying to escape.
Once a King Class warrior marked his target, is there really any hope of escaping?
Hah! Perhaps if the sun rises in the west!
Well, since escape is not an option, the only alternative left is to duke it out.
Fortunately, Master Pietro imparted to him the King’s Combat skill, ‘Seven Stars of the Tiger’ that could defeat Zeke. Though he had learned only the second stance of the Seven Stars of the Tiger, he was prepared to sacrifice his own life force in order to unleash its full power that was on par to a King Class warrior.
There might even be an opportunity to turn the situation around!
He gritted his teeth in anguish and said, “Zeke Williams, you cunning old dog. You certainly pulled one over the pugilistic world!”
“Did you think you are invincible just because you attained King Class?”
“Let me show you the true power of a true King Class!”
“It is time for you to meet your maker!”
“Let’s see what you got then!” Zeke responded in kind.
He was slightly excited.
Black Dragon of the Four Divinities mastered King’s Combat Skill. He could execute the first stance of Seven Stars of the Tiger, ‘Tiger Pounce’.
Does this mean Solis has mastered the second stance of Seven Stars of the Tiger or some other skills?
If he mastered all the stances of ‘Seven Stars of the Tiger’, there was no doubt he attained the Ultimate Class.
Zeke fixated his eyes on Solis and observed his every move and stance intently.
Solis sacrificed his life force without any hesitation and roared, “Seven Stars of the Tiger, second stance, Tiger Slash!”
An absolute wave of King Class energy swelled up around him.
With a committed intent and unwavering concentration, the energy took on the form of a ferocious tiger.
With his arms extended forward, he yelled, “Strike!”
The energy launched itself towards Zeke.
Its muscular front legs and razor-sharp claws manifested as it bolted towards Zeke like a blade of a sword and threatened to slice his head open.
Zeke instinctively sensed its wrath and power and understood that Tiger Slash would easily slice through a steel bar like a hot blade through butter, let alone human bones. Anyone caught in its path would not stand a chance as they would be mowed down in an instant.
The second stance of Seven Stars of the Tiger does indeed pack more punch than the first!
Zeke was thrilled.
In one mighty breath, he dispelled an aura of majestic energy through his body once again.
In an instant, Zeke suppressed and manipulated the King Class energy. The compressed energy started to take shape, and it took the familiar form of an imposing tiger. Like a raging storm, it too charged towards Solis!
Seven Stars of the Tiger, first stance, Tiger Pounce!
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