Chapter 58:
Saved By The Bell!
(As minutes pass, Gregory and the AOSE Cyborg were evenly matched in their mirror fight as Gregory was unfazed by any incoming attack as his boxing techniques were just as powerful. With the AOSE Cyborg continuing to collect data with his fight versus Gregory, Richard's battle with the three Gods were then more aggressive than before, leading him to flawlessly handle a three on one, even with Dryomov consuming a mutation drug.)
"Richard: Hm. Only threat would be Dryomov after he bit that pill. But the other two, probably no issue. As for Gregory... He seems to be handling things with that cyborg. And if I'm correct, all I need to do is hold them off for about another ten minutes."
(Richard would then clench his fists as he'd then clash once more with Dryomov countering every lethal attack and fires back his own attacks to damage the Mutated Dryomov.)
"Mutated Dryomov (Disoriented Voice): I'LL KILL YOU ACKERMANS!!"
"Richard: Buddy, it's called mouthwash. I didn't expect that pill to give you such horrid breath..!"
"Mutated Dryomov: GGRRRAAAHHHH!"
(With Dryomov delivering a double fist pound into the ground, the streets would once again crumble as Richard's anchored legs would keep him pressed down onto the ground, allowing him to showcase his durability as he was then kicked in the side of the face by Samai while being punched in the side by Mugane, tanking both attacks as Mugane was the first to be brought down to his knees as Richard delivers a jaw shaking backhand with the right of his fist and Samai attempts another kick before being shoulder blocked by Richard. With Dryomov then rushing in for a lethal kill with his sharp electric spikes as Richard hones in on only Dryomov and predicts his plan of attack.)
"Richard: Hm, slow yet dangerous. Alright then."
(With Richard focused entirely on Dryomov, he would then first avoid a close-up uppercut following by a right downward chop, a spinning side kick and a double axe handle pound into the ground. With Dryomov missing all these attacks, Richard would have grabbed the head of Dryomov and delivers a thunderous knee strike to the temple of his forehead, shutting down for a mere second the electricity on the spikes as Richard slashes off the right arm's spikes, severing them from his body as Dryomov was stunned and hurt.)
"Richard: Drugs don't make you any stronger, they only hurt you further."
"Samai: Tch! Like you're one to talk, I'm certain the entire Ackerman bloodline relies on nothing but steroid-like drinks and drugs themselves to gain such power!"
"Richard: ...My heritage comes from a time where even you Samai, would not be standing here if they were alive today."
"Mugane: JACKHAMMING STORM!"
(With a consecutive attack of recoiling punches to double damage to Richard's body, Richard was seen not caring about what he feels as if he was made entirely of steel.)
"Mugane (Thinking): What the hell..?! My attacks aren't hurting him?!"
"Richard: You must be desperate for a good solid hit on me, eh? This is how you throw a real consecutive punch attack."
"Mugane (Aloud): What are you-"
(With quick jab to Mugane's face, immediately shattering his nose, Richard would anchor his feet onto the ground, throwing five consecutive targeted punches directly onto Mugane's body, caving in his very flesh for each and every punch thrown as if multiple wrecking balls were slamming into Mugane simultaneously in sync. With Mugane's blood splattering all across the battlefield, the final punch would knock Mugane out cold on his feet before falling down onto his back, leaving Samai in shock.)
"Richard: A real man doesn't need a storm to knock down his enemy, the least it can take is five lucky blows. Or one that is... if you were anywhere closer to my level, boy."
"Samai: ...D-Damn it..! Mugane..! Dryomov!"
"Richard: All that's left is you, Samai."
(With Dryomov then seen screaming in agony while regrowing his electric spikes, Richard would then begin to be interested in the fight even more.)
"Richard: Regeneration? Seems like I'll have to start taking this serious from now on."
(With Richard removing his coat, the shoulders of his very coat would slam and sink into the asphalt, forcing Samai to take a quick step back as she's feared the monstrous strength of Richard now just from him removing the coat.)
"Samai (Thinking): No..! This is worst that I've feared... If Richard was this strong with the coat on, he'll kill us with the coat off..!"
(With Dryomov attempting to rush back into the fight and kill Richard, he was then met with powerful double stomp from the skies, crushing his entire skull onto the ground as the shockwave blasts Samai out of the fight and onto the cracked sidewalk.)
"???: I didn't expect you to take over my fight, old man."
"Richard: You were sleeping, boy. You know Ackermans sleep to regain energy during a fight."
(With the debris clearing up, it was revealed to be Michael Ackerman awakening from his nap and is at 100% once again, scaring Samai even further into believing they've lost.)
"Mike: So, what did I miss?"
(With the sound of metal being shattered, Mike and Richard looked on to see Gregory's strength surpassing the AOSE Cyborg, losing against Gregory in a clash of fists.)
"AOSE Cyborg: Danger! Danger! Damage Level 70% Activating Overclocking System!"
"Gregory: Come on! You're a good workout, you damn ROBO-REJECT!"
(With Gregory smiling through the fight, he'd slip through the Cyborg's focused combat style and lands a critical blow into it's side, Gregory's fist shattering it's metal organs, causing the Cyborg to fatally malfunction as Gregory then shifts his feet in sync with multiple targeted punches. The Cyborg would then lose it's left arm first from a quick punch to the socket, dismembering it due to sheer force, Gregory would then shift to the right and dismembers the right arm with a strong uppercut, forcing the Cyborg to collapse onto it's knees, nearing it's shut down while critcally malfunctioning as the fight was then concluded.)
"AOSE Cyborg: D-Damage l-leee-leevels.. 99%... U-Unabb-bb-ble t-to... begin r-rec-construction pro-pro-protocol..."
(With Gregory staring down the failing Cyborg, Mike would then walk up to Gregory as this was his first time seeing the AOSE Cyborg.)
"Mike: ..What is this thing?"
"Gregory: It's a Cyborg. And speaking of questions, I know you can hear me. So before you shut down, you will be answering me. First question, who created you?"
"AOSE Cyborg: ..A-Accesss d-den-den-denied, s-shutting down..."
(With the AOSE Cyborg then silent, it would immediately shut down as Gregory was pissed off.)
"Gregory: Tch, to think a damn electronic would shut itself off before it answered my question."
"Mike: Don't worry, I know a friend who'll fix him up."
"Gregory: How's those other three doing?"
"Mike: They're still unconscious, Karla's tending to their wounds at the moment."
"Gregory: Then it's a good thing we took care of this. Richard! Let's wrap up this fight and get to stepping, we'll let the Global Government handle this!"
(With Mike's left ear hearing something move a few feet away from them, Gregory would then notice an evil aura eroding into the battlefield as the roar of a Dragon was heard once more.)
"Gregory: ...You're kidding me."
"Mike: ...What the hell is this..?!"
"Gregory: From what Karla reported to me, he went through another awakening. I've just punched out his heart and lungs and the bastard is still living..!"
"Mike: ...I don't know what the hell you did to him, but nobody's killing Xin.. But me."
(Rising out of the crater was Xin himself with his destroyed organs reconstructing themselves as if it was something out of a horror movie. Shocking both Mike and Gregory as Xin's eyes rerolled themselves from the back of his head as his heart was heard pounding audibly.)
"Gregory: ..Its like he's a damn alien..!!"
"Mike: ..Richard! Can you hold them off?!"
(With Richard continuing combat with the more focused Samai, he'd notice Dryomov as stubborn as he now is returning to his feet.)
"Richard: They're stubborn to die that's for sure. I'll be fine either way."
"Mike: Good! Me and Gregory will take Xin."
(With Xin entering once again ANOTHER AWAKENING, he'd roar loudly while rushing to combat, ready to fight Mike and Gregory to the death. Suddenly, the chilling whistle of a cold tune was heard echoing through the area surrounded by smoke and destruction.)
"Gregory: Is something- whistling?"
"Xin: ..."
"Mike: ..Heh. Not something, its someone."
(With echoing footsteps and the whistling coming closer, Xin rushes directly to the shadows instead only to be met with a powerful right hook to the face, sending Xin multiple feet away from the shadowy figure as it was revealed to be an Awakened Renzo Akikatsu with his height growing to a whopping 6'10 feet tall.)
"Mike: I thought you were watching the group, Renzo!"
"Renzo: We fight together or not at all."
"Mike: Together?!"
(Xin would interrupt the conversation with an echoing roar, the signal needed to summon raging martial artists from all corners of Beijing as Clodoveo's security managed to protect Clodoveo from the destruction of their watch building with the same barrier technology as shown by Gregory's Marine Agents.)
"Security Guard #1: There's too much HEAT out there! Things are getting rather bad, sir.. We should return to Italy immediately!"
"Clodoveo: Hmph.. I suppose you're right, we did get our fill of such a fight. Is our ride unharmed by the destruction?"
"Security Guard #2: The barrier technology managed to help it remain unscratched."
"Clodoveo: Perfect. This was such a magnificent show, but the most interesting thing was that cyborg... When we get back, find out everything you can on the cyborg that was just put into battle."
(With Clodoveo and his security then escaping quietly back to Italy, Xin's backup consisted of multiple Martial Art clans, assisting Xin as Gregory, Richard, Renzo, Mike and even Karla were completely outmatched but it did not matter.)
"Karla: I'm counting about two thousand Martial Artists. At least a large number of them are black belts."
"Richard: Finally, I figured things were gonna get boring."
"Gregory: It appears Mugane and Dryomov still moving too."
"Renzo: Then there's only one thing to do."
"Mike: Before we do so, what about Daxton and the others?"
"Gregory: My men's barrier technology won't be destroyed so easily. We got all the time in the world."
"Mike: Then lets show these nobodies who we are."
(With Karla first to reactivate her Superhuman Transformation, she's release the roar of a lioness, Richard lights a cigar before placing both hands into his pockets, Gregory would loosen his fists from it's straps and throw his coat off his shoulder, another coat sinking into the ground, Renzo would then crack his knuckles and was prepared to slaughter and lastly, Mike would relax his muscles and positions himself in his custom martial arts.)
"Mike: As the authorized God of Combat and with the permission given by Tyr, I am issuing the activation of Code 0. Any and all traitors to the Global Government, along with their advocates and associates... MUST. BE. ELIMINATED!"
(With all five simultaneously moving at fast speeds, a roaring explosion occurs in the center of the battlefield, indicating the onslaught has begun. Meanwhile the Global Government were in a panic on the active threat that three Gods of Combat has betrayed the government as Kataude was still watching the fight in China as he hoped for one of the three to remain alive at the very least as a leader.)
"Kataude (Thinking): Please, one of you must have the intentions to regret your choice. If not, do understand that your actions today will be considered an act of terror.."
"Male Analysist #1: Sir, something's approaching the battle area at high speeds!"
"Kataude (Aloud): I'm aware. The Mythical Five's Wukong has arrived to battle."
(With rapid steps heard approaching the battlefield, a monkey-like shadow would fade into the ground only for an unlucky black belt to be knocked unconscious but Wukong's staff, obliterating the enemy's organs with one strike as Mike along with the others never expected the arrival of Wukong.)
"Mike: Wukong?!"
"Wukong: Apologies for being late, there were more enemy Martial Artists running around than realized."
"Mike: More Martial Artists?"
"Wukong: They've been disposed of. As for you Mike, I have something to give to you-"
(With Wukong's quick instincts, he'd dispose of another Martial Artist sneaking behind Mike and Mike doing the very same to one sneaking behind Wukong.)
"Mike: -What did you have to give me?"
"Xin: WUKONG!!!!"
"Mike: We'll have to save that for later, what's say to a little tag team?"
"Wukong: Against Xin? I'd thought you'd never ask, Ackerman."
(With Mike and Wukong walking down Xin together, Xin's fists would fiercely clench as he'd begin to rush with the intent to kill at the two. With Mike and Wukong surprisingly in sync together with their stances, Wukong and Mike would parry and both delivers a palm strike to Xin's chest, landing a stunning attack as Mike breaking the synchronization delivers a backhand strike to separate Xin from the two. Wukong would close in intentionally for hand to hand combat versus Xin as his aggressive martial arts style was no match for Wukong's mixture of both offensive and defensive arts.)
"Xin: I'll make sure you die today, Wukong! You and your damn family is next!"
"Wukong: This battle is between us, you monster! You will not lay a hand anywhere close to my family!"
(As Wukong separated intentionally, Mike from behind delivers a destructive jab to the liver, joining in is Wukong with throat strike with the back of his elbow, as Xin anticipated Mike's return, he'd counter Mike's incoming kick with a punch of his own, leading to Mike to evade and deliver a second destructive backfist, the collision creating a loud clap of thunder and knocks Xin off of his feet and onto his back, leading Xin to roll back onto his feet and spit out two molars from his teeth but felt unaffected.)
"Xin: ...Die."
(With Mike and Wukong ready for Xin's next attack, Mike was suddenly blindsided by an afterimage, punching him only a few feet back as Wukong's instinct speed was able to catch his afterimages.)
"Mike: The hell was that..?!"
"Wukong: He's using his speed to his advantage! You can't catch him at your normal speed, Ackerman!"
"Mike: We'll see about that!"
(With Mike pulling out the same metal pole he's used during his fight in Tokyo, Mike would squeeze the middle of the pole, firing out were the two chain connected pieces of metal, revealing Mike's set of nunchakus once again.)
"Mike: XIN, FIGHT ME ONE ON ONE YOU COWARD!"
(With Mike's fast movement with the nunchakus, he'd prove Wukong wrong on his speed as Mike to a normal eye would be seen parrying air... But he is really parrying and countering Xin's attacks with his afterimages, pissing off the actual Xin into swinging a destructive punch to cave Mike's head into the ground. With Mike blocking the attack with the steel handles, Mike would shape his left hand into a spear, connecting with Xin's chest and blasts him away momentarily. With Mike tightening the grip on his nunchuakus, his speed would showcase faster reactions, not allowing Xin to land one lucky blow onto Mike. With Xin's strength becoming increasingly stronger, Mike would land a lethal blow with the nunchakus, separating the two as Wukong tags himself in, rushing to the fight with his pole himself and propels himself at high speeds to hook his left leg around Xin's neck and to knock him down once more with a whip kick with his free right leg, connecting onto Xin's side of the face, flipping Xin into a spiral with Wukong firing a midair assault of punches and kicks as he then implants Xin into the ground with the Knife Hand Strike, connecting to the back of his head and placing Xin back onto the ground and Wukong once again separates from Xin.)
"Wukong: Hmph. You're still breathing, Xin. Cease your cowardice and get up on your feet."
(With Mike realizing the seriousness in Wukong, he was surprised but respecting Wukong's true nature. A loving martial artist for his family but is titled "The Strongest Human" for a reason.)
"Mike: Damn, Wukong's trying to one up me in kicking Xin's ass?"
"Wukong: ..."
(With Xin's hand then twitching, Wukong's eyes would widen immediately as he effectively counters a Hand Spear Strike, allowing Wukong to deliver a spinning back heel kick to the center of Xin's head but he remains standing... With Wukong attempting to back away, Xin would fire one destructive left hook to the face of Wukong, out of nowhere and the impact thus creates a typhoon of wind, carrying Wukong away at fast speeds as his entire face was caved in by the monstrous attack, leaving for Mike to catch Wukong in time.)
"Mike: Wukong! Are you alright?!"
"Wukong: ...I handed worst. But that punch just now..."
(Wukong would snort before spitting out a big chunk of blood and reveals his face now has pieces of incinerated skin and the left of his face, bruised and injured while his nose runs endlessly of his blood leaking drop by drop.)
"Wukong: ...He's retaliating with our own strength."
"Mike: ...?"
(With Xin's left knuckles revealed to be smoking and charred from the impact, Xin would slide his blood soaked hands through his bloody scalp and slides his hands through each thread of hair, revealing a medium sized puddle of blood on the ground as Xin's arms began to singe themselves with more tattoos, indicating he was getting stronger.)
"Xin: I want every human to know, no fighter is a match for me... No God is a match for me, no one is better than me! I'll prove to the world that power CAN BE CORRUPTED!"
(Revealing Xin's dragon-like right eye, he'd begin to undergo a never ending process of his undying strength becoming unsurpassable.)
"Xin: I'LL SHOW THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD HOW LIMITLESS MARTIAL ARTS IS!"
"Mike: ...You're drunk with power, you believe that you'll become the perfect Martial Artist? And here I am thinking I'd be the richest man from Texas."
"Wukong: ..."
"Mike: I'm afraid to tell you this, but the trauma you've cause for my entire family is why our bloodline will do absolutely nothing but dedicate our lives to continue to beating you down. If neither of us will kill you, then leave it to our future children to make sure you die and we'll kill you again in Hell."
(With Mike staring down Xin, he'd show no jokes in the words he says for his hatred for Xin is pure.)
"Mike: But even they won't get the chance to fight you, because I'll be the final Ackerman who kill you. Not with weapons, not with guns. I will kill you with. My. Bare. Hands."
"Xin: ...You think you'll kill me with how powerful I'll continue to become..?! You'll die before you even dare come close to killing me!"
"Mike: I don't think so. Wukong?"
(With Wukong handing Mike a certain wrapped item, Mike would rip the seal off, revealing in front of Xin's eyes one of The Five Scrolls of Asia, The Scroll of Agility.)
"Xin: ..THE SCROLL!"
"Mike: I'm not going to kill you now, but I am going to traumatize you, just like you've traumatized my family for generations."
"Xin: ...GRRRAAAAAHHHHH!!"
(With Xin blasting at full speed to Mike to grab the scroll, Wukong would counter Xin's attack and forced him back, allowing Mike to gently take his time with the scroll before Xin openly shouts a command.)
"Xin: KILL MICHAEL ACKERMAN BEFORE HE OPENS THE DAMN SCROLL!"
(With all Martial Artists immediately focused on Mike, the first to attack would be Dryomov despite not one of Xin's allies, he refuses to let Mike get stronger. Suddenly Xin's electric spikes on his arms would be slashed off before being launched back by a secondary sword attack. Arriving to the fight would be Zoro, surprising Mike and Renzo.)
"Mike: Zoro!"
"Zoro: Might wanna hurry up with that scroll, we'll hold them off!"
(With Zoro rushing to the fight, next to arrive to the fight would be Henry with his whip's strength creating a powerful shockwave to separate all attackers from Mike. Suddenly with a rampaging stampede of blood hungry fighters with steel chairs, metal pipes and multiple different weapons, leading the charge was Everett Hyun as Xin's forces were again close to being defeated once more. With Mike no longer being distracted, a masked hitman in the shadows would attempt to snipe Mike in the head. With the bullet then fired, Richard managed to take the shot, the bullet piercing through his left forearm as he ignored the pain.)
"Mike: Old Man?"
"Richard: The scroll, boy! THE SCROLL!"
"Mike: It's time to see what this power can really give to me!"
(With Mike at last opening the scroll and absorbing the power into the scroll, the bright light shining onto Ackerman would have confirmed that the Scroll of Agility has accepted Michael Ackerman as his new host and thus has granted Mike the unlimited use of unrestricted agility in any and all physical act.)
"Mike: ..."
"Wukong: Xin Sui. Prepare yourself, you're about to see Humanity's Strongest Slayer WITH NO AGILITY RESTRICTION!"
"Xin: I'LL SLAUGHTER YOU!!!"
(With Xin's speed fast enough to kill Wukong in one attack, Mike's eyes were closed as he honed in on nothing but his instincts and as if time as completely stopped, he'd fire a barrage of three hundred punches within a blink of an eye, rocketing Xin across the entire battlefield and back into the same lead wall he first crashed into when fighting Karla.)
"Wukong: How do you feel, Ackerman?"
"Mike: ...I feel, light. Very light. As if I'm currently in the presence of Father Time himself and learning his secrets..."
"Wukong: This is what many who has carried the Scroll of Agility has felt. You are now among one of the fastest humans on the planet, if not number one that is."
"Mike: Heheheh, very funny. We'll joke when this fight ends, now for the remaining attackers, they seem to be taken care of. So all that's left... Is to continue with the act of Code 0."
(With Mike choosing to walk down his enemies, Samai would begin to back on her two feet before falling over a corpse, scaring her as Mike intentionally placed a corpse behind Samai to give her a frightening scare.)
"Samai: AAAAAHHHHH!!"
"Mugane: YOUR SPEED DOESN'T SCARE ME, MICHAEL!"
(With Mugane's attacks being blocked and slapped away intentionally, Mike would flash step away from the Jackhammer Fist as Mugane stares at the ground, only to realize a few seconds later, his entire arm was ripped off of it's socket, frightening Mike as he was flipping the dismembered arm in the air as if it was a stick and catching it.)
"Mugane: ...G-..GAA-..."
"Mike: Hard to admit, no longer a memorable God, hm? Too bad you're already dead, Mugane. I enjoyed working alongside you as your friend."
"Mugane: Y-You..-"
(Mugane's body would then dismember piece by piece, revealing that Mike DICED Mugane into bite size pieces, reducing him to nothing but a fleshy mess of cubes after using one of Zoro's swords and placing it back before he'd notice. As Samai panicked in fear, she'd begin to run once more away from the fighting.)
"Mike: Oh, Samai's running again."
(Before Mike could then rush over to catch her, Dryomov rockets back into the war to fight Mike as he was able to manipulate his electricity into a controllable use of power by slamming his fist into the ground and shocking everything or everyone in the streets as those unaffected managed to get to high ground or avoided the streets. With Mike suddenly atop a building with his new uncatchable speed, Dryomov was then rocket kicked into multiple piles of cars, either the cars splitting in half or exploding on impact. As Mike then delivers his own clothesline onto Dryomov, STEALING his attack, the Mutated Dryomov was driven into the ground as Mike then stares down the defeated Dryomov and reverts his nunchakus back into a metal pole, twists the top of the handle, revealing a sharp blade and impales Dryomov's left arm with the blade.)
"Dryomov: AAAGGGGHHH!"
"Mike: You're a mutant, and a traitor. I suppose I'll have to keep your brain for the Global Government."
"Dryomov: I WISH DEATH.. UPON YOU ACKERMANSSS!!!"
"Mike: And I wish the same for your bloodline going forward, traitor."
(With Dryomov attempting one final kill with his electrified fist, Mike would punch his right fist into Dryomov's skull before hammering down Dryomov's indented body with a count of one thousand blows thanks to his limitless speed, creating a bloody rain as each single punch shoots blood into the air only to rain back down on the surrounding battlefield. With the final punch, Mike's punch created a powerful quake into the Earth, obliterating Dryomov's body into nothing but a smashed pulp and leaving only his dismembered mutated head, rolling in the crater. With Samai then running as far as she could, Xin would return from the same hole he's come out of, high on nothing but adrenaline that has kept him alive... or what those in battle wishes to believe... As Samai stares at Xin, Samai would attempt to run once again before Xin catches her by the collar.)
"Xin: HEAR ME MICHAEL, YOU WANT A WAR WITH POWER..?! I'LL GIVE YOU A WAR YOU'LL NEVER FORGET!"
"Mike: ..."
(As Mike then lets the two escape, Xin would kidnap Samai and has gotten away, placing an end to the Great Battle of Beijing as all who were alive, celebrated their victory. Joining Mike to talk to him were Wukong and Richard, as they all were exhausted.)
"Richard: You looked pretty certain on letting them go, son."
"Mike: We'll see them again. I wanted this to be a lesson to Samai, I'm not killing her yet. But the trauma of today will live as a reminder: "Your gravest choice, was allying with a terrorist."
"Wukong: Xin and Samai, even if those two somehow got more stronger, they won't be a match for you at this point, Ackerman."
"Mike: Wukong, call me Mike. And you're right."
(With the three then staring at the sky, and nearly the entire intercity of Beijing remains a destroyed battlefield, Kataude was distraught by the outcome and has believed he's failed as a leader to the Gods.)
"Kataude: ...Dryomov, Mugane... If there were disagreements you two wanted to bring forth, why didn't you tell me...? I could've fixed it..."
"Female Analysist #1: S-Sir..?"
"Kataude: ..Excuse me everyone, you all.. did wonderful jobs on the evacuations and everything. This is.. just quite difficult for me to handle at the moment. Call the Gods back to America in three weeks and add Samai to the most wanted list..."
(As the battle finally comes to a close, a tallied report has been made of those that has died, are missing or is injured. During the battle, there is a count of over 1,400,000 dead, over 400,000 injured and 120,000 are missing. This becoming one of the most brutal disasters in China history, resulting in over 2.1 million lives being put at risk, all because of Xin, Dryomov, Samai and Mugane as which this battle has placed Samai as a terrorist after being left alive.)
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