BZZZZZZZZ


    BZZZZTTTTZZZZZZ


    shes of electricity proceeded from my spherical fortress and charges at the drowning target.


    KRRRIIIIKKAAAAKKKKK


    The result was a surge of power that erupted the water, as well as the screaming figure of my target.


    Richard bellowed out in pain, clearly feeling the overwhelming sting of currents invading his body. I could only imagine how much they tickled… no… my bad. How much they hurt!


    Of course, I didn’t go overboard, stopping at what would not kill him… bit still leave him with enough pain that he wished things ended very quickly.


    “Guarkkkkk!!!!!”


    Upon seeing his smoked body being assailed with so much voltage, I stopped… before actually going too far. This caused his jerking body to powerlessly copse in exhaustion and unspeakable agony.


    I was sure because this was proven fact.


    At this point, steam proceeded from the ground, forming some sort of mist around us. This would make visibility poor and impair the vision of the spectators. I couldn’t very well allow that to happen.


    WHOOOOOOOSSSSHHHH


    My wind sphere blew away all the white smoke, once again allowing the shattered stage to bepletely visible. With that, I was ready to proceed.


    Next were the rocks. My hardened,pressed rock particles that circled me like pebbles. Each one had been super condensed to be extremely strong and durable. Plus, they had been heightened with my Magic!


    “Go!”


    In an instant, I fired several, not all, bullets at the target on the ground, assailing with so many small hails of projectiles he could not avoid. Much to my chagrin, the weakened boy raised a defensive spell as ast resort since he was too hurt to evade them.


    ‘Guess he isn’t a Ranker for nothing. But…’


    KRIIIIKAAAHHKKK!!!


    The barrier shattered like ss and my rocks bit their target.


    BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!


    All at once, they bored holes into Richard Novo, shattering the ground even more.


    As I saw blood spurt of the agonizing boy and tears flow from his eyes, I noticed the tiny sounds of bones shattering from within him.


    Of course, I missed all vital spots so he couldn’t die by my rock bullets. But, still, having suffered such a barrage, it was impossible for him to move any longer. With all options of resistance gone, I decided it was time for the main course…


    … Me!


    VWOOOOSSSHHHH


    BOOOOOOOMMMM!!!


    Inded directly on Richard, pressing his battered body with my sphere causing him to yell and cry bitterly. He seemed to be apologizing and begging me to stop, but we had gone beyond that!


    His lips were also moving to say something like ‘I give up!’… but, of course, I wasn’t going to let him finish!


    Currently, I was bound by my sphere, so I couldn’t directly touch Richard. Seeing that is was in the way, Ipressed the elemental properties that surrounded me until they formedyers on my body and shrouded me instead.


    With this done, I was sitting atop Richard readying my hand to deal a strike at him.


    “I-I gwib u-”


    Before hepleted his distorted statement, my highly powered fist, which contained the might of five elements, descended with a heavy impact.


    BAM!


    I felt his flesh squish like soft butter. It wasn’t even my full power, yet I was met with no resistance.


    Still… hitting his soft face felt nice… more satisfying than just sending spells his way. It was so nice, in fact, that I decided to do it again.


    POW!


    And again…


    BOOM!


    Another round!


    KRAAKKK!


    One more time!


    SQUELCH!


    Blood and flesh now clung to my fist but I kept firing my fist at the target. As long as he still had breath… as long as he still clung to life like a cockroach, I would keep hitting and hitting and hitting him until he was on the verge of death.


    And then, maybe he would…


    “I SAID THAT’S ENOUGH, JARED!”


    At this point, I heard a sharp, authoritative cry and someone was already tightly gripping my hand. Feeling the warm touch of a person, firm than the bloodied body I was used to hitting, I felt like a jolt coursed through me and turned to see the identity of who interrupted me.


    It was us!


    His face depicted what could only be interpreted asplete shock… with a hint of deep fear. The lecturer stared at me with an aghast expression, looking at my bloodied hands and back at my face. I slowly grew irritated by his silence.


    “What is it?”


    My voice rang cold and dark, with my eyes narrowing in inquisition. I was in the middle of a match… why was I being interrupted?


    “I… I’m ending this match!” The lecturer seemed to be trying a firm stance, but his hesitation wasn’t so convincing.


    “I wasn’t supposed to be interrupted, right? What is the meaning of this?”


    My words seemed to hit the mark! He fidgeted uncontrobly. He knew I was right, so why did he-?


    “I… I shurend-”


    Hearing Richard give a weak sound in an attempt to escape his due punishment, I used my unupied hand to smash his head in, making another squelching sound. Due to my aggravated state, I may have gone a tad bit far since my blow rendered my opponent unconscious.


    “Tsk” My tongue clicked in dissatisfaction.


    This automatically meant he had lost.


    “Fine… it’s over anyway…” I turned to us who was still looking at me with disbelieving eyes.


    “I won… right?” My lips curled into smile and I wiped off a bit of sweat on my face, smearing quite a bit of blood on my already blood-stained face.


    My eyes went away from us and I wondered what he was doing away from Jerry, whom I had left in his care.


    His expression was lit with shock, and even though fear was hidden within his eyes, they contained mostly a feeling of triumph. Watching the person who tortured him now suffer such a fate must have appealed to his darker aspect.


    My eyes trailed to the audience, most of which seemed appalled by my actions. I couldn’t care less about those and faced my friends… and the few acquaintances I had made in the past few days.


    They were grinning widely, pleased by my actions, and the terrible state my opponent was. Despite the overwhelming silence that filled the area, I was certain of one thing… and that made me smile genuinely.


    “That’s one win for the Lower ss!”


    [A/N]


    ATTENTION TO ALL READERS!!!


    I have a new book called Rise Of Evil Santa.


    Please endeavor to check it out, read it, and add it to your library.


    I promise it’ll be worth your while.


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    Also… this beatdown feels very satisfying.