The night faded into the day in silence.When the morning broke, Zayn woke up refreshed and filled with energy. By now, his power had risen to the peak third tier of the superior class, and all he needed was a breakthrough point. Getting to the Fourth Tier would put him in the position to duke it out with Diego. Depending on how adroitly he would wield his new power, Zayn could even put Diego under his thumb, no problem.Honestly, Zayn had a nagging feeling that as soon as he reached the Fourth Tier, not even Diego would be able to beat him. The problem was, he needed a breaking point, a kind of watershed moment that could give him the push. Otherwise, he would never be able to break into the ranks of Fourth Tier even after a decade.Ascending through the levels became more difficult once one joined the superior class, because even the road leading up to this point was hard enough. The only reason why Zayn managed to get the third tier in such a short amount of time was because he h
Without the help of master fighters, even an army would find themselves stumped in their mission to apprehend Zayn. Of course, not that Zayn would ever turn to the life of crime! That was a path down doom and death!“How powerful would it be when I’ve unlocked 50% of my brain capacity?” Zayn continued mumbling to himself, his eyes brightening in excitement. When that happens, I’m sure I could kill a random average guy on the street with just a look!”At that rosy thought, alacrity and excitement filled the man’s eyes.When he reached the park of Barrow Cove for his morning exercise, it was only six in the morning. There was nobody around other than a few early-rising senior citizens, who occupied pockets of the park as they went about their aerobics routine.Zayn had to commend them for clearly putting effort into their routine, but that was the best praise he had. The only use aerobics had was that it kept the body moving and fit; it was hardly helpful to any other more strenuou
Zayn froze, glanced around him, and realized he was the only one in the area. It prompted him to point at himself with the genuine question, “Er… Me?”“Yes! You!” the middle-aged man snapped impatiently, “Who else is there except you, genius? Get over here.”He did not sound cordial. In fact, he even sounded a tad bit arrogant, as though Zayn was just another common folk.Zayn thought for a second before crossing the field to where the man was—not out of intimidation, really, but because even he was curious why the man wanted him over there.“How can I help you?” Zayn asked, smiling. As his powers increased, he became more outwardly amiable and mild-mannered. He always gave others some form of positive vibe whenever they were around in his vicinity. Despite being a third-tier superior class master, his demeanor belied his true identity as a powerful nonpareil.On the other hand, this middle-aged instructor was only a garden-variety expert fighter who was about as strong as that Li
Zayn’s eyebrows furrowed even more. He, a third-tier superior class master, plagiarized the moves of some mediocre experienced fighter? God, it felt almost insulting!“What do you want?” Zayn said snippily, his tone turning a lot colder.The instructor mistook his change of attitude as a sign of being intimidated, which delighted him. His lips curled into a smile. “What do I want? Simple. Follow the Rheasiano code, newbie! You either accept me as your master, or you defeat me in a duel to show that I’m inferior to you. I’ll accept that outcome, however impossible it is, but know that from then on, you will be my fighting style’s arch nemesis!”Zayn gawked at him in disbelief. Never had he imagined that watching these people fooling around would have attracted such an annoyance—or more accurately, embarrassment. It was embarrassing to have something like this happen to a man of such eminent status and power like himself.He would have been slightly more interested in the duel if his
The battle was about to begin! And yet, Zayn’s prepared by remaining on his spot in the most unmotivated slouch. There was no stance, no pose. Just the unsettling implication that he was extremely scornful of the middle-aged instructor.Even after witnessing his chop-the-brick feat, Zayn had decided to duel it out with the instructor to the latter’s dark delight. An uncanny smirk shadowed the man’s lips as he regarded his opponent—how many defiant idiots like this one had he met throughout his ‘career’? These people always harbored an ungrounded conceit and thought they could win. In the end, they were always utterly and painfully humiliated. They would always end up calling him their master, and then they would hand over their hefty class fees. Oh, and perhaps shower him with fulsome flatteries while they were at it.“Good for you. You at least have the balls to rise up against a challenge… alone,” the instructor hissed, snickering as he rolled up his sleeves like a professional abo
The instructor was even more infuriated. “Miss me with that bullsh*t! I, Erik Tating, am the ninth-generation heir to the esteemed Guild of Atlasea! How could I possibly be no match for the likes of you? You plagiarize, yet you refuse to play by the code. Do you think you can escape reproach, hmm? Think again!”Erik the instructor pounced, closing the distance between himself and Zayn while letting out some battle grunts. For a moment there, he did seem to appear taller, as though he alone was shouldering the sky, which was actually impressive to a certain degree.A glint flitted through Zayn’s eyes, signaling a further dip in his patience. “Godd*mn it!” he cussed and began his attack, replacing defense with the offense. “Eat this, and this, and this, and this and that and this—”Zayn was faster than Erik by at least twofold. Every single one of his punches and kicks always landed on Erik without fail. The latter was fortunate, though, that Zayn did not mean to exert any actual stre
Erik was right. Zayn literally crossed the lake on his feet at the speed of a bullet as though he was just waltzing through a normal road.To Erik, however, it was mind-blowing. This was so completely out of his understanding that he wondered if he was seeing things. So, to wake himself up, he pinched his thigh as hard as he could.A sharp pain flared from the spot at the same time he heard his students crying out in surprise. It was not a trick of the eyes—Zayn was indeed walking on water!More accurately, Zayn was running across water. For one, he had not become so divine that he could just cross the lake by walking. The actual mechanical secret lay in his speed—he was speeding through the water and was fast enough to generate enough drag force that combined with the thrust Zayn’s feet made as he sprinted, he pretty much zipped over the surface of the lake.Honestly, Zayn would not want to show off his capabilities in front of the ignorant masses if he could help it, but this was
Her exclamation shocked all three of her friends, who blurted out, “That’s him?!”“Oh my God, it’s really him! I heard that his powers had grown so much. It’s impossible to even ascertain anymore… Like, not even the she-devil Mia could match him! He killed her on the spot!”“Sh*t! No wonder he’s Guineve’s premier fighter! I ain’t surprised!”They were unbelievably and absurdly shocked. They stared in the direction Zayn had vanished, their minds still ringing and flabbergasted. It was a large lake with its opposite bank lying about three hundred meters and more away, yet Zayn managed to speed through it like it was a road on land. It was a testament to the level of his power!Lindsay’s eyes burned brightly in determination. Clenching her fists, she promised herself in a determined, gushing breath, “I’ll see you again, my idol! And I’ll make sure I become your student!”Zayn had no idea that Lindsay had set her eyes on him. If he had known, he would have been pretty miffed about it.