In the forest, Arin, Leon, and Tessa were in their meeting spot.
"So we retreat if things end up not going so well, right?" Leon asked as he folded his arms.
"Yes," Arin replied, his voice muffled by his mask. "I'll give a sign."
Tessa squinted her eyes, wondering what sign he was talking about.
Arin continued. "If you notice that the Red Aura around my body is gathering around my legs, or in other words, I'm gathering a large amount of Blood Energy in my legs, that's the sign."
"I see....." Tessa muttered.
"Hmm, it would be quite obvious," Leon said. "That's good enough."
Arin nodded his head as he stared at Leon. "Make sure you do your part quickly."
As soon as Alex's clone was destroyed, Leon instantly looked at where Arin and Alex were fighting.
His eyes found Arin's legs, and he noticed that his legs were glowing a bright red..... brighter than the other parts that was shrouded with a red Aura.
And this meant one thing.....
"That's the sign....." Leon and Tessa muttered at the same time as they looked at each other.
Arin had also told Roxanne and Seraphine, so they weren't confused about what was currently going on.
Leon glanced at all of them and nodded his head. They nodded back as they watched him run off in the opposite direction.
With that, the three of them began dashing towards Alex, ready to attack.
Meanwhile, Arin's legs were glowing immensely as he grinned.
"One last attack... Just one more...."
His Overheat Skill would soon run out, and he would be weakened.
With his Aura Skill protecting him from the slashes being produced from the tornadoes, he instantly blasted forward, rushing towards Alex.
The ground beneath cracked from the mere force at which he dashed forward.
He moved like a blur, as if he became the wind itself.
This was a result of gathering Blood Energy in his legs. His speed had now even become more insane.
Meanwhile, Roxanne, Seraphine, and Tessa had arrived a few distances behind Alex, and they continued dashing towards him, brandishing their weapons.
They were now in the range of the tornadoes.
Instantly, Seraphine created a Blood Barrier, covering the three of them and blocking the slashes as they continued running towards Alex.
Alex had already sensed them, but he didn't bother to turn back.
"Chaos is the main threat for now....." He muttered. "I'll leave the slashes to deal with those three."
Alex instantly raised his staff, ready to activate an attack and defensive Spell that would stop Arin, but suddenly...
A red chain was suddenly wrapped around his staff, and before he could even do anything, the staff was yanked backward, and it instantly left his hand.
This was Roxanne's doing.
Alex had thought that the slashes would be enough to give them trouble, but he underestimated them.
Seraphine had formed an opening in the Blood Barrier, making it possible for Roxanne to wrap her chain around his staff.
Alex didn't even bother to turn back to look at them, because Arin was already in front of him. Turning back would be the biggest mistake he would make.
But suddenly, a smirk appeared on Alex's face.
"Taste the power of The Second Formation of the Elements...."
His eyes suddenly glowed a bright golden as he muttered, "Bleeding Heart."
A bright golden light was suddenly exuded from the hole in his chest area, close to his heart.
In that instant, multiple golden-colored fireballs rushed out from the hole, followed by spikes and other attacks of other Elements.
Water Spikes, Water Balls, Sound attacks, Lightning bolts.... Different attacks rushed out from the hole that was bleeding with a golden and dark liquid.
It was almost as if a box was opened, and everything stored inside the box was let out.
Arin, who was already very close to Alex, widened his eyes in shock as he stared at the attacks. Though, he didn't even leap back to evade.
This was his last chance to attack before the Overheat Skill would run out, and he wasn't going to let this chance slip by.
His shock instantly turned into seriousness as his eyes sharpened and glowed red.
He quickly poured every single bit of Blood Energy he had into his legs and his Dark sword.
The sword instantly glowed with a red light as dark Energy also shrouded it. It vibrated as if it was resonating with Arin.
Arin activated his Arcane Chaos Spell and the Death's Whisper Spell at the same time.
He also activated his new Chaos Element Spell.... Shroud.
A purple Energy instantly seeped out from his hand, adding a three percent additional defense and a three percent additional damage to his attack.
With that, he faced Alex's attack head-on.
The sky roared, and the ground seemed to tremble from the mere pressure radiating from their Auras.
The tornadoes howled, increasing in size and becoming darker.
The screams from the students could be heard as they watched the dark sky and tornadoes, fear gripping their hearts.
Alex and Arin both grinned as their eyes locked, and then.....
They both let out a bone-chilling scream as they attacked, but then, Alex suddenly found himself in that familiar dark space.
Just like before, he quickly resisted it, but it had already given Arin a slight advantage.
Some of the numerous attacks coming from the hole in Alex's chest instantly changed trajectory due to the Arcane Chaos Spell, but they were too much, so some of them were able to reach Arin.
Some of the attacks ended up hitting Arin, stabbing him in different locations as blood poured out.
But even with that, he ignored the immense pain, and in a swift motion...
He swung his sword with force towards Alex.
Because of the Death's Whisper Spell, Alex's movement was slightly hindered, and Arin used that chance.
Alex's eyes widened, but before he could completely move backward, the empowered Dark sword managed to reach him.
Alex's right hand was instantly cut off completely, but the sword continued moving, embedding itself into parts of his chest and going deep, even reaching his bones.
"AGHHHHHHHHH!" Alex let out a scream, even louder than Arin's scream, as a pained expression instantly appeared on his face.
Suddenly, three figures emerged from behind him, and then.....
Tessa swung her sword towards Alex's head, but his head seemed to have a sort of defensive barrier, making her sword bounce back.
Seeing this, Roxanne and Seraphine changed the direction of their attacks.
Alex's back was instantly pierced with Roxanne's spear and Seraphine's claws at the same time, earning another scream from him.
Suddenly, black smoke began oozing from his body, making their eyes widen, including Arin.
Arin's Overheat Skill had already deactivated, and he was now weakened.
"Shit....." He muttered.
Alex began standing up as blood poured out from his body from the wounds he had received. Arin was also bleeding profusely, but with the bit of Blood Energy he had remaining, his wounds were already healing, albeit slowly.
Alex's eyes suddenly darkened as the black smoke made Seraphine, Roxanne, and Tessa leap back.
"This is bad....." Tessa whispered.
But before Alex could make a move, a black portal suddenly appeared behind Arin. Three other ones also appeared behind the three girls each, and before Alex could process what was going on, they had all jumped into their different portals.
Alex's eyes widened. "Don't tell me..... No... No.... No..."
"He got away again.....?"
He fell on his knees as the tornadoes increased, and then.....