Sword Rankers
The Intelligence VS Instinct

"Berserker mode? What'sthat?" Ran asked Tim who was tired to talk.

"Hosh... Hoshs... Uhukkc... Mo.de the berserker... I don't know the details either, hahh... Huhh...

From what I've heard, it's a state of loss of consciousness, uhuk! At that mode, his consciousness would disappear and make him a beast, hoshh... But instead, all of his strength became multiplied." Clearly Tim with distress.

"What the fuck? I just heard it, but if it's true, it explains the unpleasant aura that William continues to emit."

"From what I've heard, Aldrich Austin first experienced this mode, he went berserk against a monster from the biggest gate, and eventually also lost his own life."

"What's!? Then how do we handle it?"

"Now, I don't know either."

"Dam!!! Don't joke, he's getting closer now." Ran frantically looked at the approaching William with a savage expression.

"Well, little shit, now you're whining for help? Don't be funny, I don't intend to die here anyway, I won't betray the trust given by my master. Take this, I'll finish him off and I'll take you to my master, hoshhh... Hosh..." Said Tim angrily.

Tim stood staggering, severely wounded by William's attack, and blood dripped from his stomach.

"Ohhh..... It sucks! I don't want to waste energy, but if it's like this, let it go. All I spend is all the energy I get from you." Tim said incomprehensible words while standing staggering.

William who felt threatened, immediately darted very quickly to attack the Team.

Bumm....

William attacked Tim with his sword, swiftly, Tim held onto Ran's sword with something, something so powerful that it was able to hold William in place.

A smokescreen is formed when William's attack is detained, covering objects worn by Tim.

Ran was thrown by the wave of William's attack, he could not see clearly what was used by Tim.

"It turns out to be strong, too..." Said the Team while holding off William's attack.

As the smoke began to dissipate, the objects used by Tim were seen, and they were...

His own wrist.

What the fuck? Though he had been bounced by William's attack, how could he now hold it like nothing?

Ran was very surprised at this sight, William's sword could not hurt Tim's hand at all, not even scratching it.

"Gerrrr...." William growled, annoyed that his attack was being held.

"It's too early to be surprised, I still have a lot of things to show." Team's words provoked

With that one arm, Tim pressed William's sword backwards.

"Khekhkk.... Grrr...."

"Mklfmpp..."

With a simple gesture, Tim pushed William very strongly.

Bhuakk... Krrkkk

William, who could not survive, was thrown far back, crashing into trees and rocks until it was destroyed.

Without giving a pause, Tim pushed forward to William's place. William, who felt danger, was about to stand up, but Tim stepped on William's body, preventing him from waking up.

"Wmmmpp.." Tim took a deep breath.

Uncompassionate, he punched William in a row.

Bak Buk Bak Buk Bak Buk Bak Buk Bak Buk Bak Bhak

Without being able to get up, William can only hang in place, while Tim hits him very brutally.

The land around William, destroyed to form a large puddle, but Tim did not stop.

Krrrttt

William clasped his sword tightly, his energy gathering on his sword, intending to attack Tim with a difficult position.

Zunggg...

Reddish black energy gathered on William's sword, but despite being aware of it, Tim did not stop his attack on William. It was as if he was not afraid of the attack at all.

Sreggs... Bmmmmm...

William swung his sword towards Tim, a reddish black glint appearing until it split the trees in front of him. However, Tim was completely unharmed, holding William's sword in one hand.

Ba-how can? He was completely unharmed after the brutal attack. Ran wondered in his heart.

Then Ran realized something, Tim's whole body, was covered by a clear-colored membrane. And even vaguely, Ran felt a familiar energy from the clear membrane.

Mu-impossible, b-how could it be? My strength, felt from that clear membrane.

"Kkkhhkkb... Ggggrrr..." William tries to get away from Tim. But free, precisely the team stepped on it harder.

"How boy? What it's like to be attacked and held in your own power. And I have to admit, your strength is extraordinary, it's not useless for me to absorb your power earlier."

Wh-what? Absorbing power he said? W-don't-don't, his strength is....

[Team specific capabilities: Stealing.

This ability belongs to this Team, can steal energy from someone and make it his own. But he couldn't steal someone else's special abilities, just his energy and stamina]

"You are wonderful William, but you are also sad, for here you will be destroyed by your own power." Tim said while focusing all his strength on his fists.

"Akhnah...." William rebelled, but Tim stomped his neck.

"Receive it!" Team's fist shot into William's face.

William rebelled with all his might to escape Tim.

Then later, in the final seconds, when William's face was almost exposed to the fist of Tim, William rebelled with all his might to unleash all his strength.

"Grahhhhhhhhhh!!!!" William roars like a beast.

ZNGGGGGGGS

A reddish black aura burst out from William, an extremely unpleasant aura, even just being nearby, was already making heat and pain.

"W-what?"

The team that was about to punch William instantly pulled back his fist and body backwards.

"Grrrr.r....." William rose up in more dire conditions than ever before.

"Whatis that? Cih, so you can still be even stronger huh? Coincidentally, the energy I gained during this exam was still not exhausted. Go ahead!" The team put up the base horses, left hand on the cheek, right hand in front forming the number 11. And both legs opened shoulder-width apart, Tim was ready to receive William's attack, he also focused the energy he could to coat his body more forcefully.

"Mrkk... Grrrr...." William growled on the spot, he looked dizzy and staggering.

On William's neck, something appeared.

Krrkkk Krrkk

Whatisit? The skin? Wasn't it! That's armor. Tim noticed something popping up around William's neck.

The iron armor appeared like a new skin on William's neck, rather than like a removable armor, it looked like a new skin appearing above the old skin as it seemed to fuse with the skin and blood flow.

"Ahhh~ I understand, it seems like you are still unable to control all your strength right? That explains why you never took out your entire armour. Worth it, just a madman who doesn't wear the armor he has we're facing a sniper, I guess it's because you're arrogant, but it turns out you still haven't been able to control all your strength. It seems I rated you too high when I heard that you defeated a Ranker Banker." Team up to heat up William.

"Graaaaa.....!!!" Whether because of understanding or just because of his beast instincts, William roared and lunged at Tim.

William darted like a comet while drawing out his sword like a spear.

A quick attack, but easy to guess.

The team only needed to shift its head to the side to avoid William's attack.

"I admit, you're very fast, but... Easily avoided."

Bhuakkites...

Team punched William in the stomach.

"Uphh.. Hoekkk.." William was in pain from Tim's fist, with his instincts, he retreated backwards.

"That's easy, I thought it would be difficult, it seems like the rumors about you are exaggerated well."

"Grpv... Graaaa...." Once again, William attacked Tim.

William swung his greatsword in all directions brutally. Every time William swung his sword, his black energy would be flung with the shape of a crescent moon in all directions.

But again Tim avoided it easily, for Tim, William's brutal attack was very easily avoided.

"About? Geez, when compared to a beast, you're just like his sister." Said the Team while dodging William's attack casually.

Tep Tep Bhuak

The team approached very quickly and punched William, and immediately retreated again.

William did not stop, while roaring, he continued to swing his sword, the trees around them constantly being torn apart.

Slasssh... Slass... Slassh

William's sword slashes cut through rocks, trees, grass and anything else around him, but none of them hit Tim.

With his rapid movement of steps, Tim performed a back and forth motion at a very fast speed, when advancing, he would punch William, and less than a second later, he would retreat again.

William is helpless against Tim's deadly technique. William only continued to attack because he could not feel pain, but in fact, William's face was further crushed by the attacks of his own strength used by Tim.

"Graaaa....!!!!!" William roars increasingly louder, angry as it continues to be attacked by Tim.

William raised his sword up, his black energy became more and more concentrated, William's sword wrapped in dark energy grew even more so towered, surpassing the large trees around him.

William also dropped his sword towards Tim, the giant sword wrapped in black energy felt very strong. The team knew he would not survive if he was hit by the attack.

Shueggg.....

The sword was swung down, the wind around blew fiercely due to a giant object falling to the ground, dust flying everywhere.

Bmmmmm.... Krekkkk...

The sword was swung to the ground, splitting whatever it hit. The dust flew, creating a smokescreen that covered the scene.

Meanwhile Ran.

"Hhhh.... Hhh... Hosh..." Ran gasped in fear, beside him, William's giant black sword split the stone behind Ran. The sword almost cut off Ran's ear, just one centimeter away.

Ba-how? Did William succeed? Ran wondered who was the winner of this fight. But his gaze was blocked by the smoke and dust flying.

There were only two silhouettes behind it, one person stood tall like a winner, and one person fell down like a loser.

The smokescreen began to thin, revealing who was the winner of this fight. And behold, Tim stood upright, and William fell down.

Wh-what? How could.

"This is the difference between a wild animal that relies on instinct and an intelligent fighter who uses reason."