567 One Versus One, Dividing the Enemies to Everyone (1/2)

Day 131 - 1:25 PM - Logan Square, Franklyntown, Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

With his rugged appearance, Mark stood between the Infected King and his vehicle. He could not help but tilt his head as he stared at the King's shock-filled face.

”What? Why are you so surprised?” Mark then looked at the hotel where he crashed. ”I guess... because it's the first time that someone survived, huh?”

It was not hard to realize that it was not the first time this Infected King kicked someone towards that building. In fact, aside from the hole that was created after Mark crashed unto the wall, there were other traces of blood splatters on the building's face and other places around Logan Square.

There were dried splattered blood on the walls of the hotel, in the middle of the road, and in other places, there were even remains of dried guts stuck with the dried blood.

Well, thinking about it, if a regular person was to receive that kick, the impact alone would already mangle their bodies. And when they struck the face of the hotel or any hard surface, they would instantly turn into meat paste.

On the other hand, Mark, who had a body that was far sturdier than a regular human, created a hole instead.

”You should check first whether I'm really dead before uttering such nonsense.”

Mark smiled as he used his left hand to put his right arm back into position.

Seeing Mark's arm broken like that, Roan and the others gulped. Just how painful was that? Even his bone protruded out of his skin and the skin around the injury was already swelling. Strangely though, there was no blood dripping from it.

Seeing him pull and twist the broken arm back into position, they could not help but wince. If it was them, there was no need to mention being able to hold it. They would wail in pain instead.

However, when Mark put his broken arm back into its right position, the swelling started to heal and the wound started to close.

It was as if they were watching an injury being rewind back to its initial state.

They could not believe it when Mark raised his arm like nothing and started moving his hand as if it was never broken.

”Look, your kick did nothing but destroy my clothes.”

Mark smiled while moving his arm and clenching his fist repeatedly. He was definitely provoking the Infected King even more.

And of course, this kind of provocation was very effective towards the Infected King.

Mark felt delighted as he watched that twisted face for some reason.

And there, the Infected King kicked the ground and vanished. Appearing above Mark, he unleashed a downward kick.

BOOM!

Mark jumped to the side, causing the kick to miss. That, however, made the attack hit the concrete road, bursting it into an explosion of debris and dust.

Finally, the Infected King began to become serious. He far underestimated Mark, thinking that he was like the other humans that he encountered before. It was because all of them already turned into corpses that decorated the current Logan Square.

Inside the Infected King's mind, he finally understood. Since the start, he already felt that Mark and several humans inside the vehicle were strange. It was as if there was a strange power within them. However, he neglected that fact since he saw them as nothing but ants that he could crush without any issue.

Still, despite being serious, the Infected King was surprised.

Mark was able to avoid his attack where he moved at his fastest speed.

Taking opportunity from the missed attack, Mark jumped towards the Infected King. With his left foot glowing red, Mark made a clockwise spin and unleashed his own kick towards the enemy.

Halfway through Mark's kick, the Infected King noticed the incoming attack.

Using his other foot, the Infected King ignored the flying dust and debris and kicked the ground. He jumped forward, towards the direction of the fountain. This way, Mark's attack would not reach him at all.

Or so he thought...

Landing forwards, the Infected King looked behind him to see how Mark missed his attack. Then, his eyes dilated as he saw Mark halfway his kick, behind him.

BAM!

Mark's kick connected with the Infected King's face, causing him to fly towards the blood-filled fountain.

Comparing the strength of their kicks, Mark's was clearly weaker. However, his attack was sharper and precise while the Infected King had more speed and strength.

”H-hey! What is that?”

Mariella could not help but voice her confused thoughts as she saw what happened. Not only her but Roan, Elise, and their parents were shocked at what they had seen.

Sure enough, the Infected King's attack was unbelievable on its own. However, what Mark did was unexpected for them.

Everyone saw that halfway through the movement of his kick, the Infected King already dodged. The kick should have missed there already. But then, Mark turned into a surge of black mist that followed behind the Infected King and appeared there in the same position. The moment that the enemy turned to look behind, Mark's kick was already on his face.

That surprising movement gave the Infected King no chance to dodge at all for the second time.

The Infected King crashed unto the fountain, breaking off a part of it. The muddy blood slowly spilled out as the Infected King stood up. He was all covered with that disgusting liquid, but his red eyes that were staring at Mark with absolute fury could not be hidden at all.

”ATTACK!!!”

The Infected King roared, finally commanding his generals to act.

At the same time, Mark gave the signal to Mei, telling the others inside the vehicle to go out for battle.

Without hesitation, every Mutator in the vehicle except Mei went out, showcasing their own abilities.

And the most anticipated of them all was Mariella and Roan.

Roan transformed. His forearms covered with black fur, a pair of black triangular ears appeared on his head, a long black tail appeared on his back, and he grew sharp claws and fangs. His eyes had a yellowish glow with that slit-like eyes of a cat's.

Like Felicia, Roan was also a feline Mutator. It was absolutely aligned to Mark's theory about Mutators sharing the same family. Their colors might be different, but their mutation had a similar appearance.

On the other hand, Mariella was even more unexpected. Her hair became colored like red maple during fall. And on her back, a pair of wings appeared with stunningly beautiful red and black feathers. Grabbing an assault rifle with both her hands, she immediately soared unto the air.

”Wow, that's surprising.”

Mark said, looking behind at that pair of beautiful wings, not minding the fur-covered general already attacking him.