As Hendrickson blasted bolts of lightning at rapid fire, the forest and nearby mountains around them were torn apart, each strike creating massive explosions that shook the terrain. Kinto moved with incredible speed, dodging the relentless lightning attacks with precision. Red beams erupted from his palms as he fired back, countering the destructive power with ferocious force. As the fight went on like this, Kinto thought to himself "I've got to act fast or I'll get myself badly injured.". Kinto continued to run and dodge every blast of lightning shot at him with all the skill he had, he dodged, kicked and even punched through the lightning with raw and explosive power as the entire battle field around him was covered with an explosion of lightning.
Seizing an opening, Kinto blitzed forward, he muttered to himself with a deranged smirk "Finally, an opening!", grabbing Hendrickson by the face and dragging him across the forest floor, punching him through countless trees with insane levels of speed and power. Just as he prepared to deliver a finishing blow, Hendrickson charged a massive surge of lightning in his robotic arm, "GOTCHA!", he exclaimed before unleashing a colossal burst that not only struck Kinto but detonated in the sky above, sending shockwaves that further scorched the forest and layed waste to a few mountains. When the smoke cleared, the surrounding area was entirely burnt and decimated.
Hendrickson laughed, taunting, "Looks like all that talk was for show. I completely obliterated him. Though… I don't think I was supposed to kill him, though."
Kinto appeared behind him, eyes glowing red with his explosive mark gleaming red in colour, a terrifying aura emanating from him. "Did you think you'd actually kill me?" he said, as a red beam surged from his hand, striking Hendrickson's face with a massive explosion, far greater than any before.
Sent flying, Hendrickson tried to regain his balance, but Kinto charged at him at the terrifying speed of light and started raining down a relentless flurry of punches and kicks. He kicked Hendrickson into the air, leaping after him to deliver a crushing aerial blow that had incredible destructive force behind it. Hendrickson smirked "Thos kid....!", he muttered, he stretched his hand up and exclaimed "FALL!". In an instant, a torrent of lightning came flying down at the speed of light, sending Kinto flying into another destructive explosion in the air.
When the smoke cleared, Kinto rested against a tree, burns and bruises marring his body, yet a confident smile remained on his face "Damn it, that was fast, and dangerous too. If I were to give a calculation for the amount of power those lightning bolts carried, id say they were at least a couple billion volts.". Hendrickson walked up, with a smirk, fuming. "I told you, you couldn't win. A guy like you, relying on borrowed power, can't possibly defeat me. As we fought, i realised that you didn't have an ounce of energy in your body.".
Kinto smirked back, "You're underestimating me. I told you not to."
Hendrickson aimed his robotic arm at him, with a mocking smirk, but that smirk turned into a confused look. Smoke began rising from the arm before it exploded violently, leaving him in shock.
"What… what is happening?" Hendrickson muttered.
Kinto laughed as he layed his back on a tree "AHAHAHA!", his eyes gleaming red. "I told you, underestimating me was a mistake. Now… you're going to die."
Hendrickson attempted to fire lightning, only to realize his robotic arm was useless "Huh? What the hell?! My arm's not working.".
Kinto explained with a grin, "While we were fighting, I touched your arm—the one you use to shoot lightning. With the help of my explosive mark, I overheated it. It was only a matter of time before it failed. I was just stalling."
Hendrickson roared in frustration, attempting to strike "GOD DAMN YOU!", but shocks ran through his body, he instantly collapsed in pain. It was like his blood vessels were bursting. Hendrickson was in utter pain "What… what did you do to me?!"
"Nothing much," Kinto said, stepping closer. "I injected your body with micro-explosives that electrocute you whenever you move. It overheats your electrons until you couldn't move.".
Hendrickson's eyes widened with terror. "You… you're insane! You destroyed my only means of combat and immobilized me!"
Kinto's grin widened in a deranged manner. "That's nothing. There are over 1,200 explosives hidden in this landscape. Your sorry self is going to be blown into pieces. Doesn't that sound wonderful?!"
Terrified, Hendrickson stammered, "How… how did you manage that? What kind of monster are you?!"
Excitedly, Kinto explained in a psychotic tone, "I wasn't born with energy. My parents performed a ritual called the Heavenly Pact, summoning a shikigami with three horns. It gave me an ability suited to my personality. I was trained with weapons and explosives from the age of four, so the [Explosion Mark] was perfect for me!"
Hendrickson thought, "This guy is completely insane. Talking about explosives with excitement… he's nuts!".
Kinto continued, still smiling derangedly. "I learned to teleport and multiply explosives using my friend's help. That's how I can summon so many bombs. I teleport one and multiply it repeatedly."
Hendrickson laughed nervously, "You're such a fool. If you blow this place up, you'll kill yourself!"
"But that's where you're wrong," Kinto replied smugly, as his body started to fade "I'm just a clone. The real me disappeared the moment you attacked. Do your best to survive… if you can."
Terrified, Hendrickson tried to run, but the micro-explosives electrocuted him and caused his veins to errupt, this sent him crashing to the ground. Kinto's voice echoed, cheerful and mocking: "Bye-bye, human!".
The entire battlefield erupted into a colossal explosion, obliterating the forest, mountains, and everything in between. From a distant hill, Kinto watched the devastation, smiling. "I may not have powers like everyone else, but I have smarts. No one can compete with me in that aspect. At least not in this manga."
END OF CHAPTER.