"Alright, let's end this."
As soon as he muttered these words, he distanced himself from the void creature.
The creature instinctively also backed away; its breath was heavy as if it breathed air. All over its body were multiple lacerations and blows that had caved into its body.
Throughout the entire exchange, it could not hit Alex, not even once. Right now, its regeneration was at its weakest after taking a lot of pummeling.
Even though Alex chose to play with the void creature, he also made sure to channel mana through his blows and kicks, wearing it down until the creature was spent.
As if the creature could tell what Alex planned on doing, it released a growl and gathered its mana for a breath attack it hadn't used since its appearance.
"A last stance, huh?
"No one said anything about having to wait for you to complete your charge!"
Alex exclaimed and channelled mana into his hands, creating two energy blades before swiftly closing in again.
His right hand was the first to act as it plunged into the abdomen of the void creature, cutting through its tough hide with ease, his left hand followed suit as he swung it from bottom to top, carving a deep wound in the creature.
Its blood spilt out like a broken fountain as it splashed on Alex, soaking him from head to toe. Naturally, he didn't mind as his focus was on finishing this nightmare of a creature.
*GROWL*!!
Like a wounded beast, the void creature growled in what was assumed to be it feeling pain. The gathering energy quickly dissipated before it could even finish.
It couldn't focus enough when it received such heavy damage.
"It's not over yet!"
With agile movements, Alex manoeuvred around the creature and delivered several cuts and stabs before settling on its appendages.
*THUD*
Both appendages of the creature fell on the ground with a thud that echoed in the silent chamber as every student held their breaths and watched as Alex cut down the creature piece by piece.
Several students swallowed nervously just thinking about how they suffered at the hands of the creature. As they watched, they finally understood the wide gap that was between them and Alex.
Naturally, his friends were excluded from the mostly gloomy atmosphere. Ross watched quietly as he clenched his fists, his wish a simple one.
Julia was the only one with a wide and crazy smile on her face. To her, Alex appeared as a divine warrior who had descended to exact vengeance on the creature that dared to come for her life.
She would giggle from time to time observing Alex's moves prompting Ross to look over.
'I don't even want to know what's going on in that head of hers…'
A few seconds later, the void creature fell to its knees with a low growl. The last of its strength was stripped from him as the loss of blood and mana was too extensive.
The constant wounds and regeneration had rendered that ability useless. With nothing else to do, it could only wait for the end.
"Hm. I guess this is the end." Alex muttered and moved to face the void creature, his expression calm and composed.
He felt no threat whatsoever from the void creature. It was like playing with a child. The thought intrigued him and made him aware of the gap between the truly powerful and the rest.
'So this is the result of facing someone way out of your league. It's not a pretty sight,'
He had already learnt his lesson during the Battle Royal, which was never to look down on his opponents. But when the difference was that overwhelming, it wasn't easy to put into practice.
Still, he never let his guard down.
"He made this look so easy.
"Makes you wonder what makes him so different. And here I thought his mana was the lowest among all of us."
"Indeed. So does that mean all this time, he was conserving his energy?"
"Unlikely. Then again, his strength and mana pool makes no sense. The strength he just showed is way above what a peak tier Class F hunter should have."
As the chats continued, the silence gradually died down as the students began talking about what they noticed.
With the danger mostly taken care of, they had a bit of room to relax.
Alex ignored the rising commotion and focused on the kneeling void creature. He dispelled the energy blades and just channelled mana into his right hand.
It was time to put an end to the creature and leave this forsaken labyrinth.
Alex then took a stance with his right hand drawn back. However, before he could move on to finish the void creature off, he noticed someone move from the corner of his eye.
The person moved fast and true, already having its target in mind and appeared directly behind the void creature.
'Zen.'
He saw the person the moment he arrived and watched as Zen plunged his hand covered in a silvery grey metallic mana, his expression a combination of crazy and savage.
BOOOM!
Like an exploding watermelon, the void creature was turned into a bloody mess that splashed on Alex and Zen.
"What?"
"How dare you?!"
Julia exclaimed in outrage as she ran towards Alex, Ross right behind her. In an instant, they arrived by Alex's side.
Julia was of the mind to attack Zen when Alex held her back, his gaze not moving from Zen.
"Come on Alex, you can't just accept this!"
Julia tried to leave his grasp, but Alex just shook his head.
"Tch!" Julia snorted and backed down. But her expression promised payback one way or the other.
Everyone was surprised by Zen's unexpected actions. While not many knew him, those who did were not that surprised.
They could only shake their heads in resignation.
Zen Henjok had taken the last blow from Alex, claiming the points allocated to killing this void creature!
Alex stood there and just looked at him, his expression was as calm as ever. However, the aura around him flickered from time to time. It was clear his aura spoke volumes of how he felt.
Of course, Zen returned that look with a smug grin, and his eyes showed a challenging glint in them.
"No matter…"
Alex muttered and turned his gaze away.