“I will not say it one more time. Do not test my patience. Let him take a look.” Dyke said as he rolled his arms together but Jin replied by taking an even more concrete action as the clones which he had made for the ‘Synthesis’ dungeons started to emerge from the tall grasses with their preferred weapons.
He could have hid them and ambushed the group as he wanted but sometimes a show of strength was necessary in stubborn negotiations. When Kurt and Lark saw the encirclement, they quickly stood forth, in front of their lord. Despite not having their armour nor weapons, their objective had always been to risk their lives for the Archduke and this situation demanded it even more.
On the other hand, Raymond did not hesitate to walk towards Jin with the intention to beat him up. There was no need for Archduke Dyke to give the command since Jin’s show of power was already an indication that he was not willing to give in to anybody.
Seeing how confident Raymond was, Jin kept his calm as he always had and move a step back so that he could be in a fighting stance whenever needed. Archduke Dyke and the bodyguards knew how strong Raymond was considering he was not just Dyke’s personal attendant that could do everything but he was considered to be one of reputable stronger fighters.
This should buy some time for Archduke Dyke to move out of the dimensional instance, from the door that came. The only problem was that when Rocky tried to return to the police station, the door was not budging. In fact, the door was disappearing right in front of their eyes.
That was when the Archduke Dyke learnt that they were in a place where there was no turning back other than to kill Jin and Raymond was possibly the only one who could defeat him. This was because Raymond had been infused with Mechanoid metal to the point where he was somewhat bulletproof.
However, the concept was still ‘somewhat’. The bullets will no doubt kill Raymond eventually but that will take at least thousands of bullets to be rained onto him before such an effect could be achieved. He was the epiphany of a combat butler which every noble with the rank of duke and higher would have one as their last sword/shield.
This somewhat bulletproof feature had led Raymond to be one of the leading close combat killers and he was confident that despite what Jin had shown, there was no way that pathetic Grey Bear Commander could defeat him.
But instead of firing at Raymond or the Archduke, the clones merely stood guard as Jin welcomed Raymond’s challenge to kill him. The first punch went through and Jin already could avoid it without any trouble. How long has it been that he had been in an unarmed combat?
Even as Raymond was quick with his punches, Jin was equally fluid like the river streams flowing down the mountain. Each attack had either been dodged or redirected with a slight push of force. This irritates Raymond even further as he now constitutes his attacks using kicks.
“Here I thought that he might prove as a challenge but this is a waste of time.” Jin thought to himself as he sighed, thinking that customised Mechanoids could be stronger than a cultivator. But the problem was he did not realise that he was a veteran cultivator and if the Tactical System had used the very same data against ‘actual’ Grade 1 and Grade 2 cultivators, they would definitely be in a pinch.<.com>
None of his customers would have the Inverse Eyes and wealth of combat experience he had accumulated. It might seem short in a portfolio but the condensed hours that Jin put in fighting against enemies alone could be considered as decades of expertise despite being just a Grade 2 right now.
“I have enough.” Jin said as he now used his Lazy Panda Swipe and brushed away Raymond’s last punch and hit his stomach with it. Even Dyke and the bodyguards could see that Jin was merely entertaining one of the strongest close combat fighters they have in the Empire.
It was a type of raw talent which the Empire could make use of, but how is it that it had not been picked up until now? Dyke asked himself this question as it was pretty obvious that he wants Jin for himself. He did not care about the secrets of the unique module already, especially when he saw for himself what Jin was capable of.
Raymond dropped to the ground but got up immediately, unwilling to give up on the fight. “Do not waste my time. It is apparent enough that you are still testing me and stubborn to let go of the fact that I am stronger than you,” Jin sighed, thinking that this conversation was going nowhere.
“You are no doubt strong. With this Virtual- no sorry, Dimensional Instance, you can not only earn big bucks and also use it as a weapon against the enemies of the Empire.” Dyke said as he continued to speak behind his bodyguards, where he thought he was safe from any attack. It was a renegotiation of his part now that he saw Raymond had been dealt so easily by JIn. “They will be in a never ending loop of fights which can keep them occupied while we deal with them after they are exhausted.”
“Oh? You think that this is a concept similar to your virtual space?” Jin questioned and with a snap of a finger caused the clones which he had on standby to fire. Kurt and Lark fell to the ground with two bullets through their forehead and chest.
“I could also kill people anytime.” Jin exclaimed as he countered Raymond’s surprise ambush the moment he snapped his fingers. This time, he allowed the Archduke’s personal attendant to connect the punch right through his chest.
Raymond could hear the ribs cracking, thinking that he had given the decisive blow to this crazy commander. But when he stared back at Jin, he was giddy with a smile rather than wriggling in pain.
“Oh no…” Jin said as he grabbed Raymond by his head and shoved the revolver he still had into his mouth. “I honestly think your mouth needs some cleaning after all that bullshit you said.”
There was no need to explain what happened next other than Jin became the dentist of the day.
