Author's Note: Unedited Chapter ------------- Captain Strum was slower than Gustav but due to his six arms, he managed to keep up with Gustav's strike, dealing an almost equal amount of destructive force with each of his strikes as well. Bang! Boom! Boom! Boom! All the spectators could see were thousands of blurry fists all moving forward at the same time and causing the icicle rocks in the vicinity to quake intensely as some of them crumbled from the impact. "I have gone toe to toe with the strongest being here... you are nothing!" Gustav stated with a powerful tone as his fists suddenly began to increase in strength and speed while he pushed forward. 'What is this? Why is he getting stronger?' Captain Strum did his best to maintain a prideful expression but soon found himself getting pushed back. Sshhhsshhh~ His figure began sliding across the icy ground as Gustav moved pushed forward. At this moment, his encour appeared behind Gustav and conjured another massive blueish spear. Thrrroohhh! It stabbed the spear downwards with intensity at Gustav's tiny figure. Gustav's felt his body contract a little as his speed decreased with spear closing in on him. [Lightning Blitz Has Been Activated Thrraazzhhhh~ His figure turned into a streak of lightning that reappeared on the a massive two thousand feet icicle which was on the far right. Bang! The massive blueish glowing spear missed, stabbing into the ground before Captain Strum. A wide raduis of the ground turned into light particles and disintegrated upon contact. Captain Strum figured that Gustav's evasion would give him a bit of time to gather himself when a loud blast suddenly rang out. It had come from Gustav's direction. Screeeeevvv~ Gustav had leapt down the giant icicle and swung his claws towards its base. The two thousand feet large icicle was uprooted from its base and Gustav could be spotted holding it up. Before Captain Strum could understand what was going on, Gustav's figure spun across the air with immense speed while the massive icicle was in his grasp. "Don't be a bother," His voice rang out and in the next instant the massive icicle shot forward the moment he released it. Twwhoossshhhh! The speed at which this massive icicle traveled across the air left the spectators with shocked expressions especially due to its size. Captain Strum had his Encour conjure another spear in the last moment which it swung forward to parry the incoming icicle projectile. Boom! Upon collision the two thousand feet long icicle split into two halves and then crumbled into multiple large icy chunks that slowly began to disintegrate in mid air. However, some of the large ice chunks slammed into Captain Strum's encour before they vanished like stones that had been catapulted. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The massive encour staggered backwards as it took damage, meanwhile Gustav's figure had moved the moment he turned the two thousand feet icicle into a projectile. He arrived before Captain Strum once more while sending forth a flurry of attacks. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! They clashed repeatedly once more, stirring up destructive ripples that spread across the entire battle stage. Krryychhhh! Krrryychhh! Despite not making direct contact with the barriers covering the stage, cracks and fissures had already appeared all over them. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! "You have the power of time but guess what..." Gustav's cold voice penetrated the ears Captain Strum as he continously pushed him backwards with more powerful barrages. "Hnnghh!" Captain Strum's face scrunched up as he tried to keep up with his six arms. "I'm faster!" Gustav stated before taking up his speed by another notch. Captain Strum's eyes only noticed a bunch of blurs before a couple of Gustav's fist tore past his arms which were also swinging forward in defense. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! It was like four fists had hit Captain Strum at the same time as he suddenly felt heavy force slam into his face, neck, chest and abdominal region. "Clurrrkkk!" Captain Strum's entire body was sent flying across the air as he puked out blood while his back caved out. Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! He slammed through a plethora of giant icy rocks, breaking right through them as his body continously traveled further across the air from the attacks. "Also, I'm stronger in this state..." Gustav's voice rang out right beside his ears as one of his eyes suddenly spotted a figure above him. Bang! Another powerful fist slammed into Captain Strum's face before he could react, sending him tumbling downwards heavily. Booom! His body created a crater the moment it collided with the icy ground, causing cracks to spread across the entire vicinity. Fwwwwhiiii! Gustav didn't stop for a moment as his figure streaked downwards, leaving afterimages across the air. Booom! He landed on Captain Strum's figure, causing the Dracon to further burrow into the icy ground from collision. Gustav proceeded to grab his head immediately and spun around with intense speed before flinging him forward. At this point Captain Strum eyes were starting to turn blurry as his figire crashed into an icy palace hanging thousands of feet away from the ground. The spectators were in awe at how incredibly violent and intense Gustav was being. They compared this battle to the one with the Captain of the Klaxosapes and realised Gustav had taken things up a notch. It was almost like he was more powerful and more intentful with his attacks which were well calculated. All in all, it was different... Was Gustav just stronger when he was fueled by hatred? Or had learnt from his last intense battle and used that to improve himself? 'Ghhrrhh! This damned earthling! I can't keep letting him humiliate me like this,' Captain Strum thought as he reached out to grab Gustav's hands again to stop him from striking. Bam! Bam! Bam! He managed to catch one of Gustav's hands and tried to block a couple of blows from the other one but ended up missing one of them. Bang! Another fist to the face sent Captain Strum crashing towards the T shaped icy rock on the other end of the barrier. Fwwwhiii~ Gustav's figure ascended and streaked across the air once more while brandishing his claws. However, before he could arrived at Captain Strum's position, the Dracon made a hand gesture. Captain Strum's encour suddenly appeared behind him and scooped him up. Screeeeevvv~ The massive T shaped icy mountain lost its head as silvery energy from Gustav's claws tore across its entirety. Captain Strum who was above leapt to the head of his one hundred and twenty feet tall Encour. The shadowy encour's entire frame lit up at this moment. A thorny looking glowing halo could be spotted floating above its head and over twelve eyeballs arranged in a circular format appeared on the halo. It looked like the encour was clad in a robe like an it emitted a bright blue glow but its head lacked a face. A powerful pressure descended upon the environment as the encour stood before Gustav like a deity. -"Strum has activated the full power of his encour," -"Things are about to get even more intense," -"Let's hope the earthling survives," -"The earth Captain has proven to be tough but this is the end for him," In the Dracons spectators area, they had looks of relief as they stared at the battle with Captain Strum's encour emitting a blinding glow. They were initially worried seeing how the battle had been going with Gustav's speed being greater than anyone had expected but now, their confidence had returned. On the battle stage, Captain Steum raised one of his arms and an intensifying glow appeared around his palm. "I didn't get to show you my full strength the last time... feast your sight upon my powe..." Before Captain Strum could complete his sentence a silver streak cut across the air. "Shut up!" Gustav's palm crashed into Captain Strum's face in the next instant. Pah! The loud crispy slap reverberated across the entire arena causing the jaws of spectators to hang loosely as the prideful captain got catapulted off the head of his encour. Fwwhii! "This darned earthling! I will destroy you!" Captain Strum yelled as a great wave of humiliation washed over him. Gustav was about to charge at Captain Strum once more since he was starting to stabilise his body in mid air. However at this instant the eyes surrounding the massive glowing halo turned to stare at him. Thrrriihhhhh~ Gustav suddenly felt a strange sensation permeate his entire body as he froze for an instant. 'That's new...' He said internally with an expression of confoundment. ("Uh oh... this is not good,") The system suddenly voiced. 'What? What is not good?' At this same moment, the encour joined its habds together and a bright glow bursted forth from its being. It was like a harmless surge of energy that spread forth across the entire battle stage, covering Gustav and everything else within. "What the..." As Gustav raised his hand he noticed mirages forming due to his movement, making his arm look like it was more than ten in number. Fwwhiiihhh~ At this instant, Captain Strum suddenly charged at Gustav, his speed multiplying by ten times its original.