The cloaked man suddenly reappeared behind Black Star. Black Star appeared to realize something; he immediately turned to the cloaked man behind him, and he was surprised as he thought.

“Since when….”

The cloaked man concentrated.

“Skill activation, Wind Fist.”

A black panel with white writing appeared next to him:

[ [System Skill Activated]

[Skill Name: Wind Fist

Level: 2

Type: Active

Damage Type: Magical

Mana Usage: -50 (400/500 Remaining)

Duration: None

Cooldown: 20 seconds (00:00:19 remaining)

Effects: Deals 200 magical damage to all enemies within range. Wind element damage bonus of 20% for enemies weak to wind elements.

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

A grayish-white tornado swirled violently, covering the cloaked man’s right gauntlet. He punched Black Star’s body from behind. The tornado violently smashed into Black Star’s body, sending him dragging forward several meters on his feet while still standing and causing him to falter. Unfortunately, this attack did not cause Black Star the slightest damage. The cloaked man was shocked as he thought.

“Looks like wind element attacks also have no effect on him. His armor makes him invulnerable. I have to strengthen my attacks....”

Black Star turned toward the cloaked man.

"I admit your attacks are strong enough to push me away, but something makes me curious about you."

The cloaked man appeared astonished. From the vision behind his metal mask, Black Star analyzed the cloaked man and then displayed the following information:

"Status: Not registered in the database

Name: Unknown

Alias: Unknown

Occupation: Unknown

Power Type: Magic (Predicted)

Estimated threat level: A (Still counting)

Storing enemy data…."

Black Star appeared astonished as he thought.

"He wasn't registered in my database. Did he just show up recently?"

Black Star looked at the cloaked man astonishedly.

"Your information is not in my database; who exactly are you?"

The cloaked man didn't react much.

"I'm just someone looking for answers, something like that."

Black Star appeared astonished.

"Well, it's up to you."

Black Star stood with a ready-to-run stance and dashed toward the cloaked man with a hard starting stomp that shattered the concrete surface he was standing on.

The cloaked man didn't flinch; he pulled his cloak and positioned it forward to block. Once again, Black Star's fist hit this cloak with a powerful force that caused a shock wave and a wind blast that spread everywhere. Receiving such a powerful attack did not make the cloaked man flinch. Black Star was shocked as he thought.

"What the hell is going on here…."

At the same time that Black Star's fist hit the cloak, two black panels with white text appeared to the right and left of the cloaked man:

[ [Item Effect Activated]

[Item Name: The Cloak of Grim Reaper

Effect Name: Escape Death

Level: N/A

Effect Type: Passive

Damage Type: None

Mana Usage: None

Duration: None

Cooldown: None

Effects: Reduces damage points of any type from attacks or skills to zero and negates their effects (Warning: Only damage that hits the cloak is affected)

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

[ [Item Effect Activated]

[Item Name: The Cloak of Grim Reaper

Effect Name: Desperate Soul

Level: N/A

Effect Type: Passive

Damage Type: None

Mana Usage: None

Duration: None

Cooldown: None

Effects: Absorbs 50% of the damage from each attack or skill received by the Cloak of Grim Reaper and stores it. (Note: Could store damage of the last two attacks received by the cloak, and only damage that hits the cloak was absorbed)

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

Black Star almost couldn't believe what had happened; he punched with his left hand and kicked with his right and left leg; the cloaked man meticulously parried each of these attacks with his cloak. Each of Black Star's attacks collided violently with the cloak and caused a shock wave and a strong wind blast with every collision. The cloaked man moved backward while fending off every Black Star's attacks with his cloak. Black Star continued attacking with punches and kicks to create gaps in the cloaked man's defense. The cloaked man continued to block with his cloak as he thought.

"His immense power is very dangerous; even if just one strike hits me, it will be the end.…"

The cloaked man concentrated.

"Skill activation, Trickster"

Ding! A black panel with white text appeared to his right:

[ [System Skill Activated]

[Skill Name: Trickster

Level: N/A

Skill Type: Active

Damage Type: None

Mana Usage: -100 (300/500 Remaining)

Duration: 10 sec (00:00:09 Remaining)

Cooldown: 30 minutes (00:29:59 remaining)

Effects: Increases Evasion Rate to 100% for 10 seconds

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

The cloaked man no longer tried to block Black Star's attacks. Black Star punched the cloaked man, and something unexpected happened. When Black Star's fist hit the cloaked man's body, the cloaked man's entire body disintegrated into grains of light, causing Black Star's fist just hit empty air and making him falter. The cloaked man moved to Black Star's left side as his body returned to normal. The cloaked man punched Black Star firmly in the stomach, shocked him, and caused him to feel a slight pain in the stomach, but it did not injure him. Black Star appeared not to expect that as he thought.

"Urgh… what other tricks did he use…."

Black Star, who had quick movements, immediately punched the cloaked man, who didn't try to dodge; once again, the cloaked man's body disintegrated into grains of lights after Black Star's punch hit him. The cloaked man moved aside and punched Black Star in the face with his left gauntlet as his body returned to normal, causing Black Star to be furious.

Black Star countered with fists and kicks; all attacks hit the cloaked man, but at the same time, his body disintegrated into grains of lights every time he received Black Star's attacks. The cloaked man countered with punches from his right and left hands' covered gauntlets all over Black Star's body that he focusing on the head. Finally, the cloaked man's attacks that hit Black Star many times affected him, causing Black Star to stagger slightly. The cloaked man concentrated.

"Skill activation, Gods Push"

A black panel with white text appeared to the right of the cloaked man:

[ [System Skill Activated]

[Skill Name: Gods Push

Level: 3

Skill Type: Active

Damage Type: Physical

Mana Usage: None (300/500 Remaining)

Duration: None

Cooldown: 20 seconds (00:00:19 remaining)

Effect: Deals 150 physical damage and a push effect on the target

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

The cloaked man slammed his right palm against Black Star’s chest and sent him flying backward violently toward the garden in the center of the Pentagon building. Black Star was shocked as he thought.

“Something about his attack feels off….”

The cloaked man concentrated.

“Item effect activation, Blink.”

A black panel with white text appeared to his left:

[ [Item Effect Activated]

[Item Name: Blink Boots

Effect Name: Blink

Level: N/A

Effect Type: Active

Damage Type: None

Mana Usage: None (300/500 Remaining)

Duration: None

Cooldown: 20 Seconds (00:00:19 Remaining)

Effect: Blink to any area within the effect range

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

The cloaked man disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared above Black Star, who was still in a flung state. Black Star looked up and was surprised. The cloaked man concentrated.

“Skill activation, Phoenix’s Wrath.”

A black panel with white text appeared beside the cloaked man:

[ [System Skill Activated]

[Skill Name: Phoenix’s Wrath

Level: 1

Skill Type: Active

Damage Type: Magical

Mana Usage: -100 (200/500 Remaining)

Duration: None

Cooldown: 20 seconds (00:00:19 remaining)

Effects: Deals 400 magical damage to all enemies within range. Fire element damage bonus 20% on enemies weak to fire elements. Wind element damage bonus 20% on enemies weak to wind elements

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]

The yellowish-red gauntlet on the cloaked man’s left hand let out a huge blaze that shot up, while the whitish-blue gauntlet on his right hand let out a huge grayish-black tornado that shot up. The flame and wind on the two gauntlets reformed into another shape resembled phoenix wings; the cloaked man thrust both his hands at Black Star, the flame and wind elements in both gauntlets converging and reformed into a gigantic phoenix shape that smashed into Black Star and pushed him down, crashing and shattering the garden floor, followed by a gigantic flame explosion and grayish-black smoke. What just happened surprised the people who saw their fight from behind the rows of windows of the Pentagon building.

Black Star was lying on the almost completely destroyed garden floor; flames were burning around him in many parts of the garden. The cloaked man let his body fall toward Black Star; once he got close enough to the Black Star below him, he concentrated.

“Skill activation, Heracles Smash.”

A black panel with white text appeared next to him:

[ [System Skill Activated]

[Skill Name: Heracles Smash

Level: 1

Skill Type: Active

Damage Type: Physical

Mana Usage: None (200/500 remaining)

Duration: None

Cooldown: 20 seconds (00:00:19 remaining)

Effect: Deals 300 physical + critical damage to the target

Side Effects: None]

[Close (Closed automatically in 5…)] ]