In another part of the battlefield, two of the strongest people here where face to face, ready to battle each other.

On one side stood Edwin “Wall of the North” Hamilton, he was 212 centimeters tall, had short brown hair, the same color were his eyes, he wore a simple silver armor.

Against the third captain none of the Shadow Gang members would dare face him, except for the battle maniacs, but they were all knock out by Vaskar, so, now, there was only one person strong enough to rival Edwin.

In front of him, measuring just 194 centimeters tall, was Erec “Shining Star” Summers, with short blond hair, and his eyes closed, he wore a black armor, made of a material that even Erec did not know, an armor that was a relic of his family.

“I do not wish to fight you.” – said Erec as he stops Edwin. – “Go back, let’s stop this battle, many have died already.”

“Dark Knight Gang.” – said Edwin, furious, noticing that it was really one of the six gangs of Sakura Island, who supported Shadow Gang in the attack on Ice Fairy Gang. – “I will destroy you!”

Erec looks sad, knowing that the fight was inevitable, so he decides to end the battle fast.

“Wall of the North, you are not my rival, leave now, with your men, and I will let you live, but if you wish to face me, you will only find death.” – said Erec, giving Edwin one last chance to retreat, as he unsheathed his great sword.

Edwin gripped his war club tightly.

“Ah!” – Edwin war cry resound around the battlefield, as he goes straight for Erec.

Many members of each side who were battling, stop, to see the battle between the two strong men, the strongest right now in each side.

The fight between the two began, Edwin was confident in his strength, and that he was only facing a high-ranking member of the Dark Knight Gang, yet he soon found that his attacks were blocked with ease.

Both wore armor, but Erec moved with great agility, also moving so fast, in which seemed like it was fake armor that he was wearing, and not a damn heavy armor.

“Damn it!” – bewildered by what was happening, Edwin became enraged.

“Edwin!” – as Edwin was debating if retreating was reasonable, he heard the voice of someone he did not expect to hear ever again.

Erec was ready to end the battle, and defeat Edwin soon, but then, he heard the voice of that man, and before continuing, Erec stopped, and then Edwin who then heard his footsteps, then turned to see him.

Vicenzo “The Great Artist”, the fourth captain who had disappeared.

“Vicenzo?” – seeing the leader of the branch of the gang in Dustrash City here, caused confusion in Edwin, not expecting to see him here.

Many in Ice Fairy Gang believe that he was killed.

“Edwin, I have finally been released, I have come to support you!” – Vicenzo approached Edwin.

“What happened?” – asks the tall man.

“That bastard, and the other members of the Dark Knight Gang attacked me by surprise and imprisoned me here. Some members of our gang have recently freed me, and I have come to help you defeat Erec.” – said Vicenzo.

Edwin nodded.

“Then we will have you give the full explanation later.” – said Edwin, expecting to hear what happened to Vicenzo.

“Of course, I’m so sorry for only appearing now to help, but now I am ready.” – said Vicenzo, who stood beside Edwin. – “Together we will defeat Shining Star, and…”

At that moment.

“I will kill all of you.”

Vicenzo had pierced one of the weak points of the armor, in the area of Edwin’s armpit, with a dagger, injuring the third captain of the Ice Fairy Gang.

Some members of the Ice Fairy Gang who were nearby could not believe what was happening.

“Vicenzo?” – especially Edwin, not expecting a member of Ice Fairy Gang, more so, a captain, to betray the gang, and attack him.

“Seriously, how stupid can you be, it has been more than a month since I was supposed to have disappeared, and you don’t see me, do I look like I have been locked up?” – said Vicenzo, while showing his luxurious clothes without a hint of dirt.

“Why?” – asked Edwin.

“Well, to not let you feel so bad, I have always been a traitor, a spy, who has been giving information to my true boss, someone who has never felt a little bit of camaraderie to you.” – said Vicenzo. – “And now, my time to be free from you, has arrive.”

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Despite his injury, Edwin continued to demonstrate his physical power.

Quickly he appears besides Vicenzo, trying to punch him, but Erec intervenes, and stops the attack.

“Ugh, please, don’t ruin my clothes, do you have any idea how much this designer suit costs?!” – Vicenzo laughs.

“You didn’t have to intervene.” – said Erec, somewhat annoyed by the injury that Vicenzo caused Edwin.

“Oh, come on, I already knew you were very honorable and all that nonsense, but now we are at war, and we must not show mercy to our enemies.” – said Vicenzo, who taste Edwin’s blood. – “Urgh, disgusting.”

Erec sighed.

“I know.” – and with that he approached Edwin, whose eyes were full of fury.

“I will not die!” – exclaimed Edwin who suddenly appear once again next of Vicenzo.

“Goodbye, Wall of the North.” – and with an accurate attack, Erec ended Edwin’s life.

Still, Edwin could hit Vicenzo in his last moment; by letting himself being attack by Erec, he took the chance to break Vicenzo’s left arm.

“Fuck!” – scream Vicenzo.

“Captain!” – the death of Edwin makes the moral of the members to fall to the ground.

“Retreat!” – many members of the Ice Fairy Gang fled.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Eileen ran quickly, trying to help her captain, while Vicenzo and Erec headed to the escape zone.

“Shouldn’t we kill them?” – asked a furious Vicenzo.

“It’s not necessary, we should focus on the plan.” – answered Erec. – “Also, you are in not conditions to keep on fighting.”

“Hm, well, whatever you say.” – said an angry Vicenzo who look with disgust at the members of Ice Fairy Gang. – “Fuck! I need a motherfucker healer!”

<<<>>>

Elsewhere, Kristin almost died just like Edwin.

She faced Yolanda, and the Dark Knight Gang member proved to be on another level.

Although at the starts it appear that Kristin has a chance of winning, soon, Yolanda shows her that she was only playing, and she starts getting serious, leaving Kristin with many grave wounds around her body.

“I hope your leader is not as weak as you.” – and when Yolanda was preparing to end the life of the second captain, the white-hooded man appeared.

“If I were you, I would stop.”

“You?!”

Yolanda quickly went on alert, sensing the large amount of mana that the individual in front of her possessed.

‘Should I…? No, it's not the time.'

Yolanda understood that she was no match for the individual in front of her, and his stupidly large amount of mana that he possessed. And although she still possesses something that would bring her to get even stronger, she didn’t have permission to do it now.

“I didn't expect to meet a member of the Light Knight Gang.” – she answered, while backing away slowly.

“And I can’t believe that you have been so foolish to break the long peace that we have maintained, the Old Order Gang will be not happy for this.”

“Ha, those stupid people, their rules are not for people like us, criminals.”

“Criminals also have rules, without order, we all be death by now.”

“So be it!” – exclaimed Yolanda. – “Let the strongest survive!”

But, although she said those words, she finally escapes.

The hooded man sighed.

“Ah… it's a pity that I was only allowed to give support, and not to fight directly.”

He took Kristin, who was barely breathing, into his arms.

“May the wounds of my allies be healed with the light of my heart.” – he healed Kristin, still, not completely, she would need to rest.

Although he uses a healing magic, it was not enough, because her wounds were so deep, that the level of healing he possessed was not powerful enough to heal her completely.

“Edwin…” – he saw Edwin, feeling sad to see a good man death.

He went to where Eileen “Silent Sister” was, who was crying, holding her captain, Edwin's corpse.

“Damn, how many Dark Knight Gang members are here?” – the hooded man asked, and no one gave him an answer to that question.

The hooded man pushed Kristin aside.

Eileen became even more hysterical, thinking the worst, but seeing Kristin breathe, she calmed down a bit, and she calmed down even more when she heard the hooded man's words.

“She will live, even so, the wounds she has are very serious, I couldn't heal them completely.”

Eileen nodded.

Soon, around them, the wounded and the dead were brought here, and a security perimeter was made around them, not letting any member of the enemy side get close.

Triple B, and Vaskar arrived, Triple B fell to his knees, incredulous to see his captain and boss dead.

“No!” – he screams with pain in his voice.

While Vaskar couldn't help but cry a little, at the loss of a man he respected, he approached Eileen, and she sent a message to Vaskar.

{Vicenzo has betrayed us, he helped Erec "Shining Star" kill...}

"Vicenzo." – Vaskar was surprised to hear that name. – “He… betray us?”

“Fucking what?!” - Hearing Vaskar’s words, and with a tone full of fury, Triple B bloodthirsty aura start emanating from him without rest, making some of the weaker members to feel weak, fear, and sick. – "That bastard was responsible for boss’s death?"

Vaskar nodded.

"He has betrayed us." – said Vaskar. – “It seems he help Erec to kill the captain.”

"I'm going for that bastard."

"I don't think so." - the hooded man stopped Triple B.

"Why? Who are you to tell me what to do?!"

“I am someone who is here to help you, and a bridge for a future alliance; and look at your body, you’re covered in wounds, you’re in no condition to go after the traitor, also, didn’t you hear that he is together with Erec?”

"And?!"

“And? You are no match for him, not even if you and your friend were at 100%, uninjured and untired, and fought together, you would both still lose to him; Erec is stronger than you.”

“You?” – Triple B didn’t want to accept those words.

Meanwhile, Vaskar nods.

“I know you, Brent O’Connor, and Juan Valenzuela, I know who you are, I know your legends in the criminal world, and I have even seen you fight.” – said the hooded man. – “And I have also faced Erec once, I won, clearly, but, thanks to that fight, I know that neither you, nor your friend, are rivals for Shining Star.”

“You lie, you lie!”

“Triple B.” – Vaskar tries to calm his friend.

“Vaskar? Why do you accept his fucking words!”

“He is right, you know about Erec, his fame is even greater than us… a man who has even killed in the past the Commander of the Magical Warriors division.”

“Shit!”

Vaskar put his hand on his friend’s shoulder.

“Our boss… Edwin… is dead.”

All the members under Edwin’s command respected him.

Many members under the third captain’s command were former criminals, bastards, street fighters, people who lost their jobs and homes, and people who lost hope.

Edwin recruited them, taught them order, respect, to value life, and to move forward.

Triple B hit the ground, bruising his fist.

“Damn!”

Like him, other members mourned the loss.

Edwin “Wall of the North” Hamilton has died.