“What about that pose?”
“It’s Beastface’s posture.”
“Surely last time it was Splendid, but this time it’s Beastface?”
Even from the VIP seats, looking down, association officials and the audience began to hear murmurings here and there.
“Hero Number One, following the Splendid appearance seen in the marathon, this time he begins to imitate the Beastface’s appearance before his eyes!”
Cha Se-ri's surprise is conveyed through her voice and relayed through the broadcast, and at the same time, she kicks the floor with her feet and runs into a field of vision that is much lower than usual.
Propulsion with bent knees and raised heels.
A wide orbital transformation using the palm of the hand, which has a much larger surface area than the forelimbs of an instantaneous beast.
The sight of Beast Face being cornered and quickly running around in a circle, pushing him forward, would instantly remind the audience of the situation I was in earlier.
“... It’s quite something.”
Beastface's eyes, which were gazing at me intently, were filled with speculation.
"but-"
At the same time, he also deceived himself and took the same wolf form as before and quickly jumped into my circle where I was wandering around.
'He's the same wolf brother. Even if he can't win, he can at least draw.'
Two beasts running in circles in different directions.
The shadows that had been keeping each other in check without colliding rushed toward each other.
“-!”
This is…
Kang-! Kang-!
As the shadows of two beasts dashed swiftly across the training ground, sparks flew and the sound of steel clashing rang out.
After several rounds of jumping back and forth, the two beasts soon bounced left and right with a final collision, one of them rolling on the ground.
"ha…"
Me, breathing heavily on the floor, and Beastface, on the other side, loosening his posture and slowly standing up.
Wow-
The shouts that finally erupt when the breathless chase stops.
Beastface slowly walked towards me, catching his breath.
"You idiot. You can't beat the original just by seeing it and copying it for a second."
“...For something like that, it feels different when you hit it in the middle.”
I slowly staggered to my feet and rubbed my left shoulder.
A tingling feeling.
I still remembered the sensation of the few times we collided. So I prepared myself to block the devastating attack that was about to strike him as he lunged at me.
However, what actually struck me was not the sharp claws swinging towards me, but a heavy impact.
A huge impact and a hard outer shell that blows away the entire body.
“At least it wasn’t the wolf I was seeing before.”
At Number One's words, Beastface calmly turned his shoulders and bent his arms.
At the same time, the skin on his arms, especially the outer ones, began to change.
On soft human skin, it slowly began to harden and turn black.
Along with it, his bent arms had transformed into the shape of a black, slightly inwardly curled mountain goat horn.
"I told you. The wolf form is just one of the many animal forms I can take. Every time I clashed with you, I transformed my arms into the goat form and clashed with you. I switched from the speed of a wolf to the charging power of a goat."
“...I wish I could have seen it sooner.”
'Even if you say that, I'll follow it, it's not a matter of what.'
It's impossible for a healthy person to change their skin into a peel.
“Surely there are still other forms that haven’t been shown yet?”
"Well, I may have already shown you all. There may be ten more, or a hundred more left."
Beastface jokingly spoke to me, and I also gave a low laugh and looked at the gauntlet on my right hand.
'I guess I have no choice but to use this.'
**
The wolf form shown by Vigilante
Everyone was shocked and bewildered by the sight, but the most shocked was Beastface himself, who was seeing the same scene right in front of his eyes.
'Stupid.'
Of course, for the person using the ability, there were clearly some awkward parts here and there that were clearly visible.
However, it is just that it was not implemented 100%.
I honestly couldn't help but admire his ability to mimic the basic movements of his 'wolf brother' to the best of his ability in that short moment.
And, it was amazing that he was able to recreate the movements he had made to disrupt the action so quickly, just like he had done before.
'The wolf's form itself was excellent. However, this one doesn't have a single form.'
A smile appeared on Beastface's lips.
It was the first time in a long time that he felt the exhilarating feeling of fighting. It was a sensation rarely experienced in the forested areas where he operated.
His work in the forest area is mostly mundane, such as rescuing people injured by slips and falls, preventing illegal hunting of wild animals, and promoting eco-friendly companies.
In the case of illegal hunters, since there was no one who would directly challenge them as a capable person, things would always end in a trivial manner without any major incidents.
But, seeing an opponent who was fighting on equal footing and at the same time mimicking his abilities made me feel like my fighting spirit was burning for the first time in a long time.
Then, something came into his sight.
The manager looks anxiously at me from the players' entrance passage.
'Damn, I forgot.'
Yeah, this was a thing.
It's not a competition where skills are purely measured against each other, but rather a request from someone to destroy someone.
Even if I didn't show my face, they would have taken care of it. Realizing the harsh reality, a frown crept onto his face, and at the same time, anger overshadowed speculation.
'I'm sorry, Number One.'
It's time to get down to some serious work.
*
Beastface, who had a smile on his face but then frowned at something, soon looked this way and opened his mouth.
“If imitating is your specialty, why don’t you try imitating everything?”
I took a deep breath and spread my arms.
"The shape of a bear
Ppoduk-
In an instant, his palms and arm muscles bulged, and at the same time, Beastface rushed in.
"What is that-!"
The moment he let out a loud voice in surprise, a right hand that had grown large enough to lightly grab his head came down and struck him hard.
Kagagak-
It slid across the floor, and the black bone hit the concrete floor, scratching and leaving marks.
Damn, the mood suddenly changed
As soon as I carefully adjusted my posture and raised my head, Beastface quickly closed the distance in front of me on all fours.
"The shape of a wolf."
A swift, slash that passes through the waist.
The suit opened, and a small stream of red blood oozed out from his waist.
"Ugh...!"
A hot sensation that runs sharply up my spine.
Have you ever seen on TV that when you get stabbed or cut, you feel something hot rather than pain or anything like that?
I grit my teeth and try to turn my body away from the pain that makes me feel dizzy at any moment.
but,
My body stumbled as my ankles twitched.
'No way, it's a reaction-'
The wolf's brother followed suit, suddenly and without any preparation. He felt the power and the repercussions that came with it.
"Shape of a Mountain Goat"
And then, at the worst possible timing, a voice is heard from behind.
Damn it, if I don't stop it-!
The moment I quickly raised my left arm and turned my body,
Kwaang-!
A strong shock that hits.
Just a body slam, pushing in with a hardened right arm and shoulder.
My body fell to the ground with an impact as if I had been hit by a truck.
I rolled around on the floor two or three times and fell to the ground like a log, exhaling my breath from under my mask.
*
A quick, instantaneous attack.
Number One's movements were slightly slower than before.
Just like yesterday's Splendid, the ability to imitate seemed to be putting a great strain on his body.
'Is this enough?'
I look up and see the manager at the entrance/exit, checking for the okay sign.
The manager, seemingly on the phone with someone, turned his gaze towards me, and our eyes met. He quickly shut his mouth, squeezed his eyes shut, and shook his head.
The answer is No.
The client who had turned this stadium into a gladiator's colosseum seemed to want to make sure it was finished.
'I can't drag this out for too long anyway.'
This side also started screaming all over their body due to the sudden change in their brother.
Excessive muscle strain for the bear's form, and strain on the wrists and ankles for the wolf's quadrupedal walking.
And the skin, which had been forcibly hardened by the shape of a mountain goat, repeatedly hardened and loosened, leaving small military scars.
Still, the fight is over.
Now all we have to do is pretend to knock him out, rendering him incapacitated.
I looked down at his figure, trudging along the path, and caught my breath.
Ankle or arm. Even if just one of these two was broken, it was clear that activities would be difficult for a while.
Slowly, his right arm transformed into a thick bear shape once again, and a huge hand was raised.
"Beastface, it looks like you're about to deliver the final blow to Number One! The referee has no repercussions!"
Cha Se-ri's commentary seemed to be heard from afar.
There's no way the referee can stop it. They're the ones who are orchestrating this.
Number One, still frozen without moving.
It's just a shame. He, too, ultimately fights against society, just like I did, but ends up being crushed by it.
"I'm sorry, Vigilante. This is reality."
At the same time, his huge hand flew towards his arm, aiming for a blade.
At that moment,
Kwaang-!
His body bounced up, and the downward strike missed the target and hit the poor concrete floor.
You're still moving this much?
Beastface's movements as he tries to run towards him as he kicks off the floor.
You can't let them run away and create distance.
However, instead of avoiding him, Number One dug into him.
And then he noticed that his gauntleted right hand had touched his abdomen.
Clank-
"Pain Impact. 50%."
His shining gauntlets with a quiet word.
With those words and flashes of light as the last
A powerful blow struck him in the stomach. His body was thrown across the training ground and slammed into the wall beneath the stadium's bleachers, losing consciousness at the same time.