Joshua's speed at throwing his fists was over Mike's expectations.

But that alone did not allow him to get beaten. He tried to dodge while using his ability and also tried to scan the man helping Joshua.

But to scan two persons at the same time was not easy.

He got hit by Joshua while trying to evade him and the other man too.

The force of the fist was less than the previous ones, but it still made Mike lose his breath.

While the opponent's fist successfully connected to Mike's abdomen, they tried to take the chance.

But lucky or sadly for Mike, he was used to fighting under pain.

With his will alone, he threw himself to the side, evading the attacks of his two opponents.

He had no time to counterattack; even while fighting Joshua alone, it would probably make no difference.

While the powers of both users were shut down, in a fight between an invisible mind variant and a physical emission variant, the last one had the advantage.

Even taking in mind that Mike still conserved his scanning, he was still at a disadvantage.

Mike had no time to recover himself while Joshua was launching himself at him again, the other man following from behind.

He was about to get beaten again.

But how can he give up so easily?

*THUD*

Trying to protect himself, Mike blocked.

He could feel as if his arm was about to get broken.

But paying no attention to it, clenched his teeth suppressing the pain tried to counterattack.

He knew that while getting hit by Joshua, the pain would be greater than before, even if blocking.

So, if he wasn't sure about properly evading, then when would he attack?

Also, Joshua could not expect a sudden attack when he already had the upper hand.

Joshua barely evaded, but the hit still made some damage, or so everybody thought.

Joshua was perfectly fine.

No trace of pain, as expected from a physical kind of ability, even when shut down, those kind of ability users were resistant.

It could actually be said that Mike was the one who got his fist in pain.

Joshua got angry anyway, for getting hit by someone weaker than him, he wanted to recover some pride.

And the other man got close to Mike in the perfect time, getting behind Mike, he tried to hold him.

Mike noticed the man already, he was not as fast as Joshua, but his strength was still over Mike.

But between technique and strength, Mike's moves were more calculated.

He used a foot move and kicked the man getting behind him.

The wan was thrown away to the people surrounding them in a circle.

And just when getting his attention back to Joshua, he noticed the big man himself was already throwing another punch.

It was indeed hard to control the situation on two sides at the same time, he could not properly scan Joshua's movements.

And just like that, he got hit in the face.

The strength was so hard and got bleeding with just one hit, and there were more like those incoming.

He was at the border of the circle of people surrounding them, his ability detecting the surroundings.

Beyond the circle of people, there were some tables with people still eating or relaxing.

Looked like not all people were interested in the fight, and there was still no sight of the guards on the upper floor.

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Against Joshua, he had no chance without his weapon.

"What about the upper floor? Is not like is very high" Mike's mind was already executing every idea while getting hit a second time.

Then a third time, he was losing even balance, and the other man was already getting closer again.

Just before a third one, Mike used his forbidden technique.

Hitting Joshua with a kick between his legs.

Joshua was taken by surprise, and Mike used all of his remaining strength for him to do something.

He used his muscles with only his will and determination, went past Joshua,

And moved his body to not just evade the other man but also used him to pass over the people surrounding them.

Since there were not many people in the prison to start with, and some were still on their tables, he did need not much strength to pass the circle.

But the fight did not end like that, Mike rolled on the ground and kept running away when Joshua pushed through all the people surrounding him.

Some were unlucky and got thrown away by Joshua,

While some were lucky to get out of his way.

Mike was slower but got the distance advantage, so made sure not to annoy the ones on the table.

He scanned this route before, especially the people at the table, some had looks of being stronger, he knew of those people before, while talking to the others at his table. Some big fishes that usually had no eye for the problems in there, the big bosses.

While Joshua, went right directly to Mike, rushing without paying any attention to the ones he just passed by,

Mike was running towards a wall, there was no escape in that place, all doors were closed since they were not supposed to leave yet.

But Mike knew he had no escape; he kept running and got to touch the wall.

It was not just a wall; it had some pipes on there.

While Joshua got closer, he saw Mike facing the wall, he guessed Mike was desperate.

Mike was facing the wall, not Joshua, but he was using his ability to see behind him.

While Joshua tried to strike...

"NOW!" Mike moved to the side.

He had his hand holding the pipe on the wall and when Joshua hit the metal pipe, it broke.

With the punch of a strong savage on one end and Mike pulling the pipe from the other end,

The pipe was broken and in Mike's hands.

He got a weapon now, but Joshua was not a normal human.

Before Mike could celebrate, he kept throwing his fists.

He wanted to beat Mike.

But with the pipe in Mike's hand, even if he could not counterattack, he can still deflect Joshua's fists to a certain extent.

Mike's plan changed, he thought of resisting for a few minutes, but against Joshua, and since he was already depleted of energy, it was almost impossible.

In just almost a minute of combat, Mike was on the edge again.

So, he threw the broken pipe towards Joshua's face in the perfect moment, he made sure, that he would not grab the pipe.

In exchange for the calculations, he received a punch, but it was worth it for Mike.

Anyway, Joshua evaded the pipe, it was thrown in a perfect line and not to the center of his face,

So with just a little move, he could evade it.

*CLANK* the pipe hit something on the upper floor.

Everybody's attention turned towards the upper floor, even the attention of the big bosses in the tables turned up.

Joshua heard it and paid no attention, but before hitting Mike again, he felt something was wrong and turned back.

He saw where the pipe fell; it was in front of the door on the upper floor.

But what got his attention was that the sound before did not sound like the usual metal falling on the ground or hitting a wall, it was different.

The sound of metal hitting hard an armored or a heavy metal door.

There were cameras on the site, and the guards would tell from there, what happened.

But Mike, as well as everybody there, knew that was just a joke.

Cameras, "Working cameras in a prison in Aether? Now tell me something I can believe" That was the usual thought.

If prison guards were corrupt people, why would they need the cameras on? To expose their crimes?

Everybody rushed towards their tables, even sitting at a different table from before, getting in conflict with others.

But all evaded the bosses' tables, it was not hard since those tables were in a corner.

But Mike showed no sign of looking for a seat.

He was bleeding, the guard could easily tell who was one of the culprits.

Anyway, Joshua was stunned at what to do, he stood in place there, but as soon as he saw a guard looking through the armored window on the upper floor, directly to the center of the dining hall.

He rushed to a nearby table but before he could reach one, there were a few guards already entering the hall from the upper floors and the base floor too.

"Stay where you are!!" Screamed one of the masked guards from above.

The man held a black uniform that looked the same as the others.

But from Mike's perspective, he noticed easily the differences in military clothes, the man there held an upper rank.

"Guards on the base floor, identify all the people who are not at a table!" The man ordered and the prisoners that were already at tables sighed in relief.

Some looked in Mike's direction.

"Is not my fault but the world's, don't look at me like that"

But after a few seconds...

"Wait, no. Is not the world's fault, that gorilla is the one to blame"

How could he lose his bright side of thinking?