SSS SKILL: DUPLICATE

The man with long hair reached the quarter first. Dan and Carter felt a huge calm aura approaching the quarter. Carter's face has sweat.

Flute, the man with a zither, appeared at the entrance of the hall and saw a knocked-out guard and a dead captain. Dan and Carter saw a compact-clad aura on Flute, who is standing at the entrance. Their faces change.

"3rd peak level! Run!" said Carter. Dan increased the aura on his right arm and punched the wooden wall.

Bang! The wooden wall crashed, and a big hole appeared on the wall. Dan and Carter immediately run away through the hole. The man saw that they are trying to escape, but his face still looks calm.

"Running away after making a commotion is not good," said Flute while calmly chasing after them as if they are just naughty children.

Meanwhile, the old man has a slight anger on his face, while the man beside him is just smiling. They are already near the sleeping quarters.

They are about to jump over a street, but two five-meter aura blades flew to them. The old man frowns, while the man has a wider smile on his face.

Bang! The old man crushed the aura blade with his punch.

Boom! The other one was cut into several sections and exploded. The man did not even move. 

"Come out, boy! I know you're there!" said the old man. They already felt the aura that is hiding in the house.

Edgar is smiling as he comes out of the shadow. He is wearing an armor with golden runes and his whole body is clad with a compact aura.

He observes the two 3rd peak-level aura masters in front of him. He already knows who they are. The white-haired man is Maneki. Maneki's face has a wider smile, and his eyes became smaller while staring at Edgar. The short, bald old man with white beard is Rayga. He is only two feet in size.

Rayga notices Edgar's look on him, and his face suddenly changes. He remembers those gazes, and it makes him feel disgusted.

"Y-you, how dare you look at me that way?! How dare you look at me that way?! How dare you look down at me?!! I am RAYGA!!!" the old man furiously said while pointing his finger at Edgar. He releases a big aura from his body. His release of aura generated a strong wind that blew away the soil and dust around him.

Edgar has an astonished look on his face. It was not included in the intelligence that the old man is crazy.

The aura released by the old man went inside his body. His body is suddenly getting bigger.

Riiip! The clothes of the old man are ripped apart, except his gray pants. His body became two and a half meters tall. It is so muscular, like the green monster in a movie on earth that gets bigger when he becomes angry. His body is still clad in aura. His muscles plus a compact aura—it's scary to imagine his defense. A magic circle appeared on both of his palms. Earth suddenly floated from the ground and started gathering on both of his big fists until they formed into gloves with sharp, pointed knuckles.

"Hahahaha, boy, what can you say now?" asked the giant old man.The old man has a proud look on his face.

"Y-you, why are your pants not ripped apart?" asked Edgar while pointing at the remaining pants that are not ripped apart from the knee.

There is silence for a while.

"BASTAAAARD!!! DIEEEEE!" the old man furiously shouted.

Bang! The ground where he was standing cracked. He instantly arrived in front of Edgar and threw a powerful punch to his face. He wants to crush Edgar's head.

Edgar quickly jumped to his back.

Boom! Edgar avoided the hit, but the ground didn't. Dust and soil flew into the air. There is a nearly seven-meter crater on the ground.

Wooden houses around the hole suffered from the shockwave and crash. Before the operation, agents and magicians work together to move innocent people away from the battlefield. They've already decided where will be the battleground.

Edgar is in a slashing stance as he stands in the middle of the street. Threads of fire are rotating on his sword. The big shadow of the giant old man moves within the thick dust.

Boom! The ground cracked as Edgar dashed.

The old man also dashed forward.

Edgar swings his flame sword, and Rayga strikes his right fist with earthen gloves.

Clang! The flame sword hit the earthen glove. The earthen gloves of Rayga are so tough. They are like metals.

Boom! Their clash created a shockwave, blowing dust away from them.

Rayga gathers more aura on his left fist, then strikes it at Edgar.

Boom! The left fist hit the ground and created a crater. Edgar jumped away and dispersed his flame sword.

Flop! Edgar landed on the ground and is standing in front of a wooden house. The surrounding area is full of dust. He spread his senses and looks for the old man. He noticed the movement within the dust. He applied more aura to his feet, and jumped high. The old man appeared and struck where Edgar was standing.

Bang! The wooden house and the rows of houses behind it exploded. The force from the old man's punch went forward up to fifteen meters. The ground is also destroyed from where the old man is standing until the last destroyed house. The old man really wants to punch Edgar into a pulp.

Edgar is in the air, quite a distance from the old man. He is falling near a roof.

Woosh! An almost invisible thread clad with aura suddenly tied his right foot.

Woom! Edgar is suddenly pulled.

Bang! Edgar is smashed into a wooden house. He is pulled into the air again.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Edgar is repeatedly pulled into the air and smashed into wooden houses.

Maneki came out from the shadows. He has a wide grin, and he has an expression of enjoyment at toying with his enemy.

Maneki stretches his right index finger, tied with a thread attached to Edgar's feet. A purple magic circle appeared on Maneki's index finger. Lightning is flashing on his index finger, and he lets it flow to the thread.

Zooom! The lightning runs on the thread like a snake toward Edgar, whose condition is unknown. Maneki's grinning face looks so hideous as he watches the lightning move toward his new toy.