Rebirth: The Shadow Of Greed

... Z instinctively felt something amiss as he dropped the gazelle and dashed straight back to the cave.

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"You little shits, I finally found you! I have never had a mission whereby I had to walk around the jungle for months."

The masked man spoke coldly, the number 8 clearly visible on his mask.

Soli instantly launched an attack firing icicles towards 8, as Odrunn prepared for a frontal attack. 8 stopped the icicles in mid-air while using his psychic blast to knock Odrunn back towards the wall. Extending his hands he lifted the both of them up towards the wall and left them hanging there.

"Who sent you to kill me? Was it my stepmother? let him go, you can take my life but don't hurt him."

Soli said, once again trying to sacrifice her own life for the sake of rescuing the other.

The masked number 8 walked slowly towards Soli as he came face to face with her.

"What a sweet little girl willing to sacrifice yourself for the tall, dark and handsome man looks like you really flipped the script this time, unfortunately, I don't give a crap about you, my mission doesn't involve you. However, you can join him if you want. I'll send the both of you to hell together."

Odrunn was struggling with all his might, as he tried his best to break free of the bindings that held on to him. It was easy for him to break free of anything physical with his superior strength, but right no what had held on to him was the psychic prowess of 8.

"I won't give you any last words, so... I'm just going to kill you now, bye-bye."

Immediately after telling Odrunn, he immediately raised his hand wanting to crush Odrunn, when all of a sudden he turned around and stopped a dagger in mid-air.

"Well, well, we have one more rat! too bad for you the minute you entered my zone I've already detected the dagger coming at me."

"You're right, but you failed to take in the consideration that your manifest requires focus. You should look in front now."

Z said, as 8 turned around and was tackled by the large Odrunn who had broken free the minute 8 got distracted. That heavy blow made 8 flinch as he was sent flying into the wall behind him.

"Damn you kids! to think you would touch me!?"

Stone and debris started floating around 8 as it orbited him. He instantly turned to Odrunn and focused all the debris to hit Odrunn square in the c.h.e.s.t. Odrunn lifted his hands up to block, but the force was too strong and he was sent flying backwards.

Soli launched an icicle past 8's face, with a swift motion 8 dodged the icicle as he started to laugh.

"Fool, you need to work on your accuracy more. Such a simple move and you expected it to hit me?"

Z appeared behind 8 as he grabbed on to the icicle and turned it around attempting to stab the icicle through 8's body. In a state of panic, 8 grabbed on to Z's arms in an attempt to block the icicle completely. Using his psychic force he flung Z towards the wall as he continued to approach Odrunn, he needed to end the job quickly, otherwise, if he were to delay any longer, these kids would prove to be more of a problem than he had earlier assumed.

An ice-wall was erected instantly in front of Odrunn blocking him from 8 who was attempting to launch an attack with his psychic manifest.

"Tch!" He used a psychic blast to knock the ice-wall down, however, it was to no avail. Finally, after multiple hits, the wall finally collapsed but Odrunn was nowhere in sight. Soli had long grabbed hold of Odrunn and helped him move away while 8 was distracted by the ice wall.

Z appeared behind the stunned 8 and kicked him on his back hard. Although his strength was not as crazy as the monstrosity that was Odrunn, he had still trained his body to the peak of what he could achieve with the limitation of Odrunn's manifest. With that superhuman kick, Z launched 8 deeper into the cave.

"Get out with Odrunn and block the cave entrance! I'll keep him busy! Go out and hide, if the door opens, try to get out of the cavern!"

Z shouted at Soli, who nodded as she sealed the entrance of the cave.

8 stood up and dusted his clothes, his eyes were bloodshot as he was angry and upset that this little piece of shit had actually stood up to him and caused him a substantial amount of damage.

"You little piece of shit! If you had stayed together with your friends, maybe you'd have more chance at survival, but now, it's just me and you alone. How are you going to distract me now? I'll have you in the palm of my hands in seconds."

8 raised his hand as he lifted Z's body up and floated him directly in front of him.

"You see, I am benevolent and kind, I will grant you a quick death and bring your head with me to find your friends to make sure you see them die too. Make it easier for me, tell me where the fat kid is before you die!"

8 walked even closer towards Z as he enjoyed looking at someone in the eye as he kills them. He believes that by doing so, it trapped the soul of your enemies and it was just like him to want to have power over his enemies. Z was hanging in the air, his head looking down, was this the moment he was going to lose his life? To a member of the numbers that was a sadistic psychopath?

Z's friends hung in the balance if he didn't manage to stop him it was more than certain that his friends were going to suffer the consequences whether he liked it or not. His shoulders started to bob up and down as he started to tremble.