Chapter 148: George Troubled


    As the VSW match started, Bill still had this strange feeling at the back of his mind. He knew Novis wouldn''t drop out for no reason. Something big had to have happened.


    "Hey Mum, do you still have that tracking app you put on our phone when we were younger?" Bill asked.


    "Um yes but I haven''t used it for years now, you too are big boys after all." She said nervously as if she had done something guilty.


    "It''s okay, you know I stay at home most of the time anyway," Bill replied. "Do you mind if I take a look?"


    While on his mother''s phone, Bill went to the locater app, as long as Novis was carrying his phone and had it turned on, using his GPS signal it would be able to give him an idea of where he was.


    "What, his close by, it looks like he''s in the building next to us."


    The countdown had already started and the yers had now selected their warriors, but Bill didn''t care. He was here to see one person fight and one person only.


    "Bill where are you going?" His mother asked.


    "I''m just going to find Novis, I''ll be back soon, if you''re worried just give me a call." He said as he shuffled through the crowds of people and exited the stands.


    "How am I meant to call you if you have my phone, silly boy."


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    It was a weekend which meant there was only a skeleton crew working at the construction site. They were ordered to do the bare minimum and would appear to be working just to not get told off by their superiors.


    The only thing that was stopping people from entering the building site where the orange traffic cones stuck outside, while the builders were busy chatting away and ying cards in their break room.


    It was the perfect ce to lead the people chasing after Novis and Hastam. While the two were running, Hastam noticed he was getting multiple call''s but right now there was nothing he could do.


    "What wrong?" Novis asked.


    "I think it Josh, it must mean the tournament''s started."


    Novis bit down on his bottom teeth as he thought about the others. He wasn''t upset about missing the chance to y in the semifinals but instead was upset at the thought that the others might think he had abandoned them.


    "Arthur switch with me."


    The two of them switched and at the same time so did Hastam. They then snuck into the car park unseen. While they continued to run, they sent text messages informing Josh and Novis informing his friends that he wouldn''t be able to make it.


    It was a hard thing for him to do as he wrote the message but Novis knew right now this was important.


    They had now reached the bottom floor of the car park. Parts of the area were still under construction but there were no workers around. Especially since the first floor had been mostlyplete. It was an empty wide area with a few pirs now and then set apart from each other.


    "This ce is perfect."


    Now Xin and Arthur were in control and they prepared their makeshift poles in their hand from mops.


    As the other five had arrived each of them carried something, they smiled and started tough as they saw Xin and Arthur with their mops.


    The female opened her gym back and pulled out a pair of Daggers. The old man pulled out a pair of nun chucks while the suited man took out a police baton.


    And thest female lifted her shirt, to reveal a whip underneath. Then finally Lucas who was stood in front of the four of them, unwrapped his cloth to reveal a long dark purple scythe.


    "What the hell!" Novis shouted, "They all got weapons, how are you going to beat them with that crap!?"


    "When you be a master Novis, anything can be a weapon."


    "Is that true?" Hastam whispered to Xin.


    "I''m afraid I think Novis spirit has gone crazy, these poles will be useless," Xin replied.


    Then an unexpected move had urred. Instead of the group of five attacking first, Arthur was the one who charged in. He gathered his energy into the metal pole and swung it sideways. Arge white horizontal line was sent out.


    Each one of them was surprised by this move and all they could do was defend. They lifted up their weapons and activated their sword aura together. As the energy hit, all five of them were pushed back.


    "This guy, who is he?" the old man said.


    "Novis I must thank you." Said Arthur, "It seems your body has improved allowing me to use even more sword energy, although it''s still nowhere near my former self it is a huge improvement.


    Seeing Arthur''s powerful strike, suddenly Xin felt inspired. "I feel like I am on the battlefield once more."


    He swung his staff around like a spear gathering the red aura "Let''s do this! I will take the old man and gym girl, you take care of the other three." He said charging forward.


    Arthur''s target was Mortem, it was clear that she was the strongest of the group, he aimed to get rid of her in one blow. She could see himing forward and swung out her de with her full strength. Then Arthur lifted his mop up, just at the right time knocking the scythe upward. The blow was powerful and had caused Mortem to slightly stumble.


    "Now I have to Dash in!" With his feet firmly nted on the ground, he pushed off swinging his de to the side.


    However, before Arthur''s de could reach, a thin ck object hade wrapping around his sword pulling it back.


    "Did you forget there''s more of us." The female said as she yanked on her whip, trying to pull the mop out of Arthur''s hand. Mortem had regained herposure and lifted her scythe preparing to kill him.


    As the scythe went down, Arthur spun his body avoiding the blow allowing it to hit the ground. Then with his other hand free, he gathered his sword energy and swung his hand down onto the whip cutting the tip-off.


    "But how, with his bare hands." The female said.


    Then just as Arthur was about to deal with the female, a baton came down hitting him across the face.


    Arthur flung his head back, trying to negate most of the damage, spinning his body once again before jumping back a few steps to create some distance.


    Arge cut had appeared on his face from the blow, blood had been drawn.


    "Novis, I''m sorry, your body."


    "Don''t worry about it right now, just concentrate on the fight!" Novis shouted.


    As Novis looked at Xin, it didn''t seem like he was faring any better. Although he was able to block the nun chucks and daggers with his pole, he was unable to attack and was always on the defensive. There was no chance they could win like this.


    "I underestimated their strength, there''s too many of them," Arthur said.


    George who was currently watching the whole thing with Novis was frustrated. He wanted to help out, they were outnumbered and there was nothing he could do.


    "If only I could help!"


    Just then though a familiar voice shouted out.


    "Novis, what''s going on, are you here?" Bill shouted.


    "Huh is that, how did he find me."


    Bill had followed the GPS location, sneaking into the construction site. He was surprised that Novis was so close but at the same time found it strange that he would be in a ce like this.


    "Just what is happening bro?"


    However, it seemed like Novis wasn''t the only one who had heard Bill shouting.


    "A witness!" The female with a whip said. "I will deal with him."


    The female then went storming forward after the young boy.


    "No, my brother, we have to help him!"


    But before Novis had even said those words, Arthur was already running after the female, but she was fast and light on her feet. At this rate, she would reach Bill before Arthur did.


    "No, why did you have toe, he''s only twelve, he''s just a kid leave him alone!" Novis screamed.


    While Xin was busy dealing with the others, Hastam was watching the scene and couldn''t believe it.


    "How could these heartless people, are they really going to kill a kid."


    Even Lucas who was floating above Mortem felt so guilty. "This is all my fault, I''m sorry Novis for dragging you into this mess, if only I was stronger."


    Bill had finally spotted the two people running after him, the one in front was female with a look of pleasure on her face. As Bill saw her all he wanted to do was turn away and then behind her was his brother.


    "She''s going to get to him first!" Novis shouted.


    "No, she won''t." Gorge then went flying past in front of them in his spirit form, a speed that was unbelievable and that Novis had never seen before.


    Arthur then grabbed the Mop in one hand, gathered his energy and chucked it out like a javelin flying through the air.


    The female swung out her whip at Bill, and felt her hair sway up in front of her face as a strong gust of wind went past.


    Bill lifted his hand grabbing the Mop pole.


    The whip then came out, Bill jumped back avoiding the strike by a few inches, before diving back in and whacking her on the head, knocking the female out in one blow.


    "George?"


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