An Extra’s POV

"Keuk!"

Billy winced the moment he felt something land on his stomach.

The fist carried so much force that he could already feel a heavy wind pressure before it even touched him.

Fortunately, he had been fast enough to take a step backward, so that mitigated the blow by a considerable degree.

'A-ahh…!'

Billy did his best not to clutch his stomach despite the burning sensation that now swirled on it.

It stung him, to say the least, but he endured the pain.

He also tried to hide his downright shock, but Billy failed woefully at that.

His bloodshot eyes were glued to Rey, who had resumed his standby stance—almost as if prepared to deliver another volley.

'D-did Rey just land a hit… on me?'

Sure, Billy was already aware that he wasn't using any Skills, but his Stats were meant to be superior.

How was Rey able to do something like that?!

'Calm down, Billy. He just got lucky. Yes… I was distracted and he had a lucky score.'

After chalking it down to a fluke, Billy found himself regaining composure.

There was no way Rey could beat him in a thousand years.

'I'm a lot stronger now! I'm among the Top 5 in Alpha Class!'

"Let's try that once again. I wasn't paying enough attention." Billy quickly spoke.

He had been unable to show everyone watching the proper counter to give to the Martial Arts that Rey displayed.

He never thought he would make a blunder, but Billy quickly took it in stride.

'Next time… it won't happen again!'

"Begin!"

As soon as Billy said this, Rey used the same footworks as last time, but he drastically changed the rhythm.

As such, instead of arriving at Billy in six steps, he did so in eight.

'He's too… slow!'

he saw Rey approach him, already ensuring Rey wouldn't be too fast and catch him

by acting too early, Billy's counter failed

the moment

~WHOOOSSH!~

closed in with a

~CRUNCH!~

on Billy's

sound he heard was most likely the sound of his

'E-eh? Again? How…?'

How was this happening?!

teeth now, a heated glare traveling to Rey, who—for the purpose of the training—had gone back

absurd degree to

the bridge of his nose and readjusted the cartilage that had

smile, he was burning with rage

"Let's try this again."

care if he was going to badly damage Rey in

on him throughout the course of this training, but now… I've changed my

was better to break him as

I'll show you

was the very opposite of

to the target, Rey completed

to get near Billy faster, eliminating two of the tedious steps by improving his

at the sacrifice of some stamina, but the speed made the improvisation worth

can see what you're doing,

Rey was speeding towards him,

was going

push his

your speed!

grab Rey, who was now within distance, Rey made the final two steps

'E-eh…?!'

when Rey had moved to his right flank, completely evading the grapple that would

The result was inevitable.

~WHAM!~

the cheek, causing Billy to stumble and finally fall to the

came like a chorus, and

of them mouthed

"H-how?!"

"What the hell?!"

"Rey actually won?!"

amazing—no, downright inspiring—to see someone from the Beta Class defeat an Alpha

to think it was the most average of all of

DID YOU DO?!" The voice came from

rising from his feet,