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“What a perfect training opportunity. Killing in the tournament's not allowed. So, let's practice that on them.” you say, grin widening. “If we can handle runts like this without accidentally killing them, it'll be good practice for the tournament.”
“Hmph. Alright, I'll try not to kill them.” your wife replies, to which the leader of these assassins laughs.
“Heeh heeh heeh heeeh. You really think you can beat us so easily?” the dog-like man shouts, thrusting his right hand forward. “Kill 'em, boys!”

“Haaaaa!”
“Kyaaaaa!”
“Hrrraaaa!”
“Hiiyaaaaah!”
“Shyaaaa!”
“Hyaaaaah!”

Several dozen beings shout, rushing towards you and your wife from all sides. You and your wife both move, simultaneously dashing in opposite directions. Closing in on the leader, you feint a left then deliver a right hook to the temple. But you're moving so fast he can't even react to either. Your punch sends him flying back, crashing through three of his masked assassins before they all slam into one of the large trees.

“Alright, bring it on!” you exclaim, aura blazing as you turn, firing a left roundhouse kick into another's jaw. As you attack, you hear Meloka from behind you going on the offensive as well. The two of you methodically break down the attackers, you breaking arms and ribs, but carefully avoiding lethal shots. Yet for every guy you knock down, two more take his place. For some reason they keep coming after you, trying to swing, but they're moving in slow motion compared to you in this form. Even without your ki sense, you could probably still dodge their attacks with your eyes closed. So why do they keep pressing forward?

“Y-You monster!” one shouts, flying in with a heavy right. Which you slip under, landing a devastating uppercut to his guts. Suppressing your power, as you could have easily ripped him clean in half with that strike. However, as you keep attacking these would-be assassins, suddenly your instincts flare. Blazing your aura, you use it to knock back more than a dozen of the pint-sized attackers, only to turn and see the dog man throwing energy at what was your back. Energy you recognize.


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