Under the Veil of Night

Black Street

Kanae panted as she finished another one of Master Rudy's training sets. Since she finished work earlier, she chose to come here and train under this man. However, it seemed that he was adamant on making her life hell in this place.

"Your sense is still too poor," the young man shook his head. "If this keeps on, you won't be able to contend against the people from the deepest part of Black Street."

"I'm still learning," Kanae complained. She sat down on the floor and took a deep breath. Aside from the tortuous physical training, she had to train her senses too. So far, she hasn't managed to sense Master Rudy's presence perfectly whenever the old master gets serious.

The young man shook his head. In truth, Kanae was already far better than him in training. However, he would never admit it. His own skill was not on par with Kanae's, so he couldn't help much on her training either aside from 'moral support,' which meant to keep teasing the girl.

"There's a guest," Kanae opened her eyes suddenly.

The young man narrowed his eyes as he focused his attention to his ears. In the next second, he faintly heard the sound of a car coming. "Someone is looking for his grave again."

"Don't you think that person can win?"

"Who knows? Wait here, I'll go greet him," as he said that, the young man strode forward elegantly. His swift movement seemed to exude charm as he walked towards the front courtyard.

Kanae rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. That young man only knew how to show off. Those complicated footsteps were going to drain his energy, yet he did it as if it was a natural thing. What an annoying man.

The car stopped and three people got out. Seeing them, the young man frowned. "What are you doing here, Clan Head Kevin Kalin? Don't you know that in this territory, you're not allowed to walk around freely?"

Hearing the sharp and unfriendly tone, Kanae was stunned. This was supposedly the Ryukalin Clan's territory, so why would they treat the clan head with so much animosity? Granted, she truly didn't know much about the matters within the clan, so she shouldn't expect to understand what was happening here.

Neo smiled wryly. "We don't have many options left. Is Master Rudy here?"

"I'm over here."

They turned around at the sound of Master Rudy's voice. He was just behind them, yet not a single one of them noticed his presence. This caused indescribable fear to rise within their hearts. Just how strong was this man?

Kevin looked towards Master Rudy calmly. "I want to challenge you again."

"Oh? Are you sure about that, little young master?" Master Rudy arched his eyebrows. "How much should I limit myself this time?"

"None."

"I like your guts. Come over here, but don't blame me if that means you're heading to your grave," Master Rudy grinned.

"I won't make such a mistake," Kevin answered calmly. In the next second, he appeared beside Master Rudy with an unsheathed long sword. The tip of the sword was pointed at Master Rudy's side, yet before it could reach him, the old master already sidestepped and avoided the attack.

In the next moment, the old man swung his big sword towards Kevin, which the latter barely blocked with the sword in his hand.

"You're truly worthy of the title as one of the strongest people in this city," Kevin commented. His hand felt slightly numb from the clash, yet his face showed nothing but an indifferent expression.

"You have grown quite a lot," Master Rudy nodded his head in acknowledgment. He had not seen this boy for quite some time. It seemed this boy was also one of the rarest talents. His speed of improvement even surpassed Kanae's.

In the back, Kanae was watching the fight seriously. This was the first time she saw Kevin in a prolonged fight. The previous time, he only shot a bullet at her. To be honest, she was completely entranced. It was simply too beautiful. The two of them moved so efficiently and gracefully that no one would imagine that this was actually a deadly battle.

'Master Rudy must have held back when facing me back then.'

This fight caused her to understand her position on the ladder very well. Her strength was still far from sufficient. Even though she was hailed as one of the strongest fighters in the outer part of Black Street, she was nothing before the two of them.

How vexing. She had devoted years of her life to learn martial arts, yet she was still very lacking. She had to train even harder. There was no way she would let them leave her far behind.

If her teammates knew her thoughts, they might think of her to be crazy. After all, none of them could catch up to her. However, in the face of top experts, Kanae still needed a lot of improvement before she could match them.

The fight continued and the sound of metal clashing reverberated through the space. The spectators could barely see the afterimages of the two people in the center, yet the intense sounds told them that neither side has backed down.

CLANG! CLANG! BANG! CLANG!

In terms of pure strength, Kevin was still slightly below Master Rudy. This caused him to fall back bit by bit as he had to bear with Master Rudy's heavy blows.

Kevin twisted his body to the side and thrust his sword from below. Master Rudy evaded it and launched an attack at Kevin's neck. Kevin quickly turned his sword and held the tip with his other hand to block the incoming attack.

The sword grazed his neck a bit, leaving a trail of flesh blood pouring out. It was a light wound, yet its location was quite dangerous.

CLANG!

Kevin pushed Master Rudy's sword back and lunged forward. He stomped hard on the ground to the point of making an indent as he charged towards Master Rudy. His sword kept on attacking relentlessly from all sides.

"You've become better, young man!"

Master Rudy took out a small knife covertly and attacked using his free hand. His sudden movement caused Kevin to be late in responding. The knife made a ghastly wound above his knee, hindering his movement.

His face didn't change in the slightest as he twisted his sword and attacked Master Rudy's hand. Master Rudy raised his knife to block, but the attack contained so much power that it pushed the knife that he held in a reverse grip to cut into his wrist.

Bending his body, Kevin sidestepped and slashed his sword towards Master Rudy's stomach.

CLANG!

As their swords clashed with each other, the two of them stayed still. After two seconds, they leaped back while keeping their guards up.

"I guess, this shall be the end of our fight. You'll lose too much blood if you don't treat your wound," Master Rudy smoothly sheathed his sword.

Kevin frowned. Still, he knew that his neck and thigh wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

"I think so too. Thank you for fighting with me."

"Now, let's get down to business. You didn't come here just to fight with me, right?"