“…….”

The stadium became silent after seeing the form Ace had taken. No matter how one looked at it, this was the appearance of a psychopath.

“So this is how he really is?”

Kaido mumbled. He didn’t know if he should be happy to see Ace showing a bit of his true self or if he should feel sympathetic towards his enemies.

“Hina, do you know about this character?”

“Yes. It’s one that was built for murder. A character who is stained in blood.”

“I see.”

(If she knows about it then this isn’t what sora was concerned about.)

Miko looked at Ace.

(Then does that mean he has something far more terrifying than this?)

“Was this what you wanted to see?”

Kimiko asked Tiana.

“No. What I wanted to see is far more intriguing. Even so, I must say that this is a pleasant surprise.”

“……”

Ace silently took a step toward his enemies, leaving a bloody footprint behind him. He continued to walk towards them while his blood dripped on the ground.

“He’s on the brink of death! Let’s finish him off!”

A group of students rushed towards Ace. He ignored them and continued walking. As they were about to touch him.

*Swoosh!*

Ace swung his sword upwards.

“Ahhh?!”

The students screamed out and kneeled on the ground. They screamed while looking at their arms. They were severed from their bodies and cut into pieces.

“Shut up.”

*Swoosh!*

Ace swung his sword to the side and the students’ mouths were slit open. Their jaws fell and their tongues became exposed. They made incomprehensible screams as blood drained from their mouths. Ace walked past them and cocked his head to the side as he looked at his enemies in front of him.

“Don’t think that any of you are leaving here in one piece.”

“Ahh!”

All the students rushed at him while roaring at the top of their lungs. Ace silently rushed towards them. He leaped over a punch from a Minotaur and twisted his body in the AIR while swinging his sword.

*Swoosh!*

Limbs started flying before his feet touch the ground. He then pounced at the nearest student and cut her across the face. He stabbed her in the chest and left his sword in her. He turned around and dodged a flame attack. He pounced at the attacker. He dug his fingers into his eye socket and crushed his eyes. He then used his body like a spring broad and leaped over a lightning attack. He grabbed his sword out of the student he lodged it into and then sliced off the leg of a student trying to kick him. Before the student could scream, he sliced off his pivot leg and made him fall on his back.

Ace stood in the center of screams and carnage looking like a demon that crawled out of hell. Everywhere he looked people would back off.

He took another step.

“Hm?”

*Bam!*

An explosive sound rang out. Ace stopped a fist with his hands.

“Quit punishing the weak.”

Zora said while glaring at Ace.

“I do whatever I want.”

Ace gripped his sword and slashed at Zora who leaped back to avoid it.

“Well, whatever. I was coming for your heads anyway.”

He spun around and swung down his sword. His sword cut through a water serpent that was rushing toward him.

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“Look what you’ve done to my classmates. I must punish you for this as your king.”

Klaus approached him as well.

“Everyone, let’s punish this bastard together.”

All the students who were trembling became happy after seeing Klaus and Zora were going to join the battle.

“Let’s pay him back!”

They all surrounded Ace with confident looks on their faces. Seeing this, Ace-

“Heh.”

A wild grin appeared on his face.

“I’m going to enjoy cutting each of you up!”

His rugged sword started glowing red.

“Special Move: Blade of Carnage!”

The sword started radiating a bloody light and gave off a dreadful howl.

“What color is your blood?!”

Ace rushed towards Klaus while laughing.

“Protect Klaus!”

The other students formed a defensive wall to block his paths.

“Move!”

*Bam!*

Ace clashed with the wall. Dozens of body parts started floating in the sky and blood splashed all over the field. Ace cut through the wall and pounced at Klaus.

“Asura!”

A six-handed warrior appeared behind Klaus and rushed towards Ace. He blocked its six swords and pushed it back.

“Hah!”

Klaus shot from behind the warrior. He kicked Ace in the chest and blew him back. Ace's body bounced off the ground. He bounced towards where a group of students was waiting to attack him.

“Not a chance!”

Ace stabbed his sword into the ground.

*Bam!*

“Ahhh?!”

All who were waiting for him were impaled by rusty swords that burst out of the ground.

“Hahahaha!”

Ace laughed and stabilized himself. Zora rushed at him with a flying kick. Ace evaded the kick.

*Bam!*

Zora’s kick created a crater in the ground. He quickly spun around.

*Klang!*

A metallic sound rang out as Ace cut his arm.

“Huh?”

Only Zora’s clothes were cut and there were black scales covering his body. Zora threw a punch at Ace’s head. He moved his head to side to avoid it. Zora followed up with a punch to the gut that connected.

“Ugh!”

Ace groaned and then slashed Zora with his sword.

*Klang!*

His sword once again hit his scales.

“It’s useless. You can’t cut through my scales.”

*Bam!*

A giant water serpent burst out of the ground and devoured Ace.

“And you can’t take us both on at the same time.”

Said Klaus.

“Although, you couldn’t beat one of us if it was a one on one either.”

*Bam!*

Klaus was hit with a blood-colored slash. Blood sprayed out of his shoulder.

“What?!”

He stepped back and saw his water serpent cut into pieces. Ace rushed out of it and slashed at Zora who leaped back to avoid it. A red light shot out of Ace’s sword and turned into a slash. The slash hit Zora and forced him back a couple dozen meters. Ace rushed at Klaus, who created a blade of water and met his charge.

*Bam!*

The two’s swords clashed. They leaped back and rushed at each other again. Ace fired a red slash. Klaus leaped over it and swung down his sword at Ace’s head. Ace lifted his sword overhead and blocked it. Klaus swung his foot up and kicked Ace under his chin. Ace was forced to take a couple steps back. Klaus then thrust his sword at his neck. Ace lifted his arm up and stopped the attack by letting it stab into his arm.

“Hahaha!”

He laughed and slashed Klaus across the chest.

*Clang!*

His sword hit scales but blood still leaked out of Klaus’s body through the cut.

“You!”

Klaus formed a water ball in his palm and slammed it into Ace’s chest.

*Bam!*

Ace was blown back with blood spraying from his mouth.

“Demolition Fist!”

*Bam!*

Ace was punched in the back and forced into the ground. Zora lifted off him the ground and then slammed him onto the floor again.

“Cough! Cough!...What are you pissed off about?”

Ace smirked at Zora.

“Could it be because of that huge scar on your chest?”

Zora had a foot long cut across his chest that was heavily bleeding.

“So much for your dragon scales.”

Ace laughed.

“You!”

Zora clenched his fist and threw a punch.

*Bam!*

His fist clashed against Ace’s sword. Suddenly, cuts appeared all over his arm.

“?!”

Ace sprung up and slashed him across the chest again, creating a X shaped cut. Zora roared and kicked him in the chest. Ace fell to his knees. Zora lifted his leg in the air and slammed his heel on Ace head.

*Bam!*

Ace body was forced into the ground.

“I’m going to kill him!”

“Not if I kill him first!”

Klaus walked up and said.

“Hahaha! None of you are gonna kill me!”

Ace sprung up and the two charge at him at the same time. He cut Zora on the shoulder and got slashed by Klaus’s sword. He spun around and stabbed Klaus in the stomach and got kicked by Zora. He kneed Zora and got punched by Klaus. He slapped Klaus to the ground with his blade and got slapped by Zora in returned.

“Woah….He’s taking on the two of them without any signs of backing down.”

“This is the first I’ve seen Klaus bleed this hard.”

“That guy…..He’s laughing even while getting wrecked. He’s insane.”

“He’s cutting up Zora and Klaus pretty well too.”

The audience were amazed by Ace’s battle against the Dragon Stars. Despite him receiving the most damage, he didn’t back down and only continued to slash his opponents. It was like he only cared about cutting them down and nothing else.

Blood and flesh stained the field as Ace continued his bloody battle against Zora and Klaus. Other students would occasionally try to help out the Dragon Stars but they would only be cut down by Ace and be added to those who have experienced Ace’s heartless blade. The brutal battle continued for almost another 15 minutes before the announcement was made that the battle should be stopped.

Neither Ace, Klaus, or Zora stopped and continued to fight as if they were in trance. It was Miko and Kaido who broke up the fight. Miko subdued Ace, while Kaido stopped Klaus and Zora.

“I’ll kill you! I’ll fucking kill all of you!”

Klaus roared while Kaido tried to hold him back.

“Bring it on you shitty lizard! I’ll make boots out of you and your entire family!”

Ace roared back. Zora was more calm and walked off the field on his own and then left the stadium.

It took a while to clean up the body parts scattered about and figured out which body part belonged to who, so the final block took some time to start. After such intense blocks, everyone thought that the final block would be a bit lackluster and go on with any surprises.

Oh, were they wrong.

An announcement came which caused more shock to everyone than any of the previous matches.

“I’ll like to make an announcement before the start of the 8th and final block.”

Curious, everyone listened to the announcement.

“Tang Xian has just handed in his request to drop out of the tournament and the academy by extension.”

“WHAT?!”

Everyone shouted at the same time. There wasn’t a single soul who wasn’t confused. This included Miko.

“What the hell is going on?”