System's POV
chapter-575-1

Siri found herself staring at the sky above her head.

For a brief moment, she was confused as to how she ended up in this position.

Half a minute ago, she had charged at Zion Leventis with her War Axe raised high to strike.

The next second, she was lying face-up with her War Axe embedded in the ground, several meters away from her.

Roland, Derek, Joshua, Mildred, and Shana looked at this scene in disbelief.

All of them had tried to stop Siri when she made her move to attack Zion, but before they could act, the battle was already over.

After realizing what just happened, Siri immediately propped herself from the ground and summoned a spear, not even caring about the War Axe she had dropped earlier.

Her gaze locked in on the teenage boy, who had already distanced himself from the other Wanderers.

"Who are you, and why are you attacking me?" Thirteen asked.

However, instead of answering, Siri charged once more and unleashed a flurry of spear thrusts with the intention to kill.

Thirteen, however, dodged and deflected her attacks with ease, making Siri feel irritated.

Perhaps out of anger, she threw her spear, which Thirteen once again dodged with ease.

A second later, Siri slashed down with a sword in hand, but Thirteen had already summoned his short sword and parried it.

Sparks flew as the two weapons clashed, making the Wanderers look in awe at the prowess of the teenage girl, who was trying to hack their Supreme Leader to death.

Roland, Derek, and Diana, who also wield the sword, watched this battle with great concentration.

They were studying Zion's movements as he systematically dodged and parried Siri's attacks, making them learn a lot from this exchange.

"You know, I'm a very busy person," Thirteen said as he used the pommel of his short sword to hit Siri's hand, making her drop the sword in her hand. "This is your last warning. If you attack me again, I will no longer hold back just because you're a girl."

"You're not a Rookie," Siri said as she summoned a pair of short swords in each hand. "No Rookie can possibly survive my attacks unscathed."

"You're right. I'm not a Rookie," Thirteen replied as he summoned another short sword. "I'm a Super Rookie."

"Siri," Siri stated. "Remember the name of the person who will defeat you."

The two teenagers stared at each other, both holding a short sword in each hand.

The Hero Party had seen the young man fight during their sparring matches and simulation battles in GANDAM.

But for some reason, Roland and the others believed that Thirteen was still not using the full extent of his abilities.

Shana, Roland, Derek, Joshua, and Mildred knew that Siri was strong. She had often sparred with Roland, and their battle always ended in a draw.

However, Zion had thwarted her twice, and he made it look so easy, which made Roland and Derek feel bitter in their hearts.

"This is your last warning," Thirteen said. "I don't take it lightly when people attack me with killing intent."

"Die!" Siri ignored Thirteen's warning and stomped her right foot forward, lunging at her opponent like an arrow in flight.

Thirteen narrowed his eyes, as he, too, charged forward, clashing with the blue-haired girl who seemed to be hell-bent on fighting him.

The Wanderers, who had followed Zion through their journey, were surprised because they hadn't seen Zion Leventis fight seriously.

Of course, those who were present during Thirteen's battle with the Majin King looked at Siri as if she was some kind of rabid puppy who had no idea whom she was trying to bite.

A minute later, a cry of pain reached their ears as Thirteen used an Elbow Strike to hit the side of Siri's face, targeting her jaw, making the teenage girl stagger.

But it didn't end there, Thirteen followed up with a punch, breaking Siri's nose.

Just as everyone thought that the battle had ended, Thirteen followed up with a backkick that sent the teenage girl flying.

The men couldn't help but look at Zion in horror, seeing how he didn't hold back even though he was fighting a girl.

What they didn't know was that Zion was a system, and he didn't care about the gender of those who were trying to kill him.

Several of his hosts had died because they were backstabbed by their lovers.

After witnessing such betrayal more than just once, twice, and thrice, Thirteen couldn't care less about the information of those whom he was fighting, including whether they were men or women.

If they want to kill him, they should be prepared to be killed by him as well.

But he didn't kill Siri.

He just made sure to teach her a lesson so that she wouldn't dare to face him again.

Thirteen glanced at the fallen girl on the ground before turning around to order his people to start dismantling the spiders to get their Cores and see if any of their body parts would be useful.

However, he only managed to walk a few steps before he felt some movement behind him.

Siri had already propped herself up from the ground and wiped the blood that was flowing down from her nose.

The injury she received was healing at a fast pace, making Thirteen frown.

"You still want to fight?" Thirteen asked as he cracked his knuckles, and walked towards Siri, who was glaring in his direction.

"Y-You! How can you hit a lady's face without holding back?" Siri asked in anger. "Are you out of your mind?! What if you disfigure me?"

"I see. So you choose death," Thirteen replied. "I can help with that."

Suddenly, Siri's body trembled as Thirteen released a killing intent that made her knees turn into jelly.

"W-What?!" Siri, who lost the strength of her legs, found herself sitting on the ground, her body trembling non-stop.

The killing intent that Zion had released was only directed at her, making her feel on an instinctual level that if she messed with the person in front of her, she was really going to die.