Chapter 42: Julian Vs Luya
But before they all dispersed, one of the thugs, holding a phone in his right hand, called out to Luya.
"Luya!" called one of the thugs.
When the thug was beside Luya, he said.
"Luya, how about we kidnap this blonde girl?" Luya asked, showing a photo of Anindya next to Julian.
"Hm? A blonde girl?" Julian thought to himself with a confused expression.
Julian stood up straight and listened to their conversation.
"Do you know where she is?" Luya asked.
"Of course, she goes to Mataram Vocational School!" the thug said happily.
Julian’s eyes widened, and his hands clenched into fists until his veins were visible.
"It’s not that far from here, and she’s so beu—" the thug hadn’t finished speaking.
"BAM!!!..." Julian’s right fist landed on the cheek of the thug who was talking to Luya.
Luya’s eyes widened, and his expression was dumbstruck.
"WHOOSSHH!..." The thug flew towards the thugs who were about to leave.
"CRASH!!!" Some of the thugs were hit by the flying thug’s body.
The atmosphere immediately fell silent. The blow made Luya look dumbstruck. The thugs, who had been about to leave, stopped walking and looked at their defeated friend
"HUH?!"
Then the thugs remained silent, staring at their friend, who had apparently fainted from the blow. Slowly, the thugs began to turn their heads and look at Julian.
Julian, still in his punching position, hadn’t raised his head, instead thinking to himself
"Ahh Shit!... my old habits are coming out..." Julian said to himself with a smile and an awkward tone.
The thugs saw Julian—one by one, their expressions slowly turned to one of rage. They immediately turned around and glared at Julian with furious expressions.
"Youuuuuu little bastard..." Luya muttered, his head down, his shoulders shaking violently. His fists were tightly clenched, the veins in his arms and hands clearly visible. His trembling wasn’t due to fear, but rather to uncontrollable rage.
Luya immediately raised his head and shouted.
"HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO OUR FRIENDDDD!!!!" Luya shouted furiously.
Julian, hearing this, began to straighten up, his gaze still lowered. Once he was upright, he raised his gaze and grinned, saying.
"HMPH!... THAT’S WHAT YOU DESERVE, LITTLE SHITS!!!" Julian said sarcastically and gave Luya his right middle finger.
Hearing this, Luya and the thugs’ anger began to boil over, and the thugs began hurling curses and shouting,
"THIS KID HAS GONE CRAZY!"
"JUST KILL HIM!!!"
"DON’T LET HIM LEAVE ALIVE!!!"
Amidst the cheers, Julian put his hands on his hips and smiled arrogantly. In fact, while he appeared cold and defiant on the outside, inside—his heart pounding and his entire body trembling—Julian was trying to hide it.
"W-what should I do... my body moved on its own, b-because I thought they were after Anindya... but what if they weren’t?... because in the school, Anindya isn’t the only blonde... For example, Cindy from the SW class and Fanya from the DA class" Julian said anxiously to himself as he glared at the thugs with an arrogant smile.
But soon, Julian began to catch his breath and glanced at Luya. He clenched his fists tightly, then stared intently at Luya and said
"No!... I’m sure it must be Anindya. Because the most striking and popular blonde girl in school is Anindya, and she’s also a assassin who always gets involved with dangerous people" Julian thought to himself with a serious expression.
As Julian finished his sentence, Luya looked at his friends and shouted.
"ALL OF YOU—ATTACK HIM NOW!!!" Luya shouted.
"Eh?" Julian said in surprise, not expecting Luya to give such an order.
All the thugs immediately screamed with raising their blunt weapons, then running towards Julian. Julian quickly looked back at the running thugs and immediately shouted.
"WAIT A MINUTEEEEEEE!!!!" Julian shouted loudly.
All the thugs immediately stopped, only about 12 meters away from Julian.
"HUH?! WHY DID YOU STOP, YOU IDIOT?!" Luya shouted at the thugs.
"B-but he told us to stop" replied one of the thugs holding a baseball bat.
"IDIOT! WHY—" Luya didn’t finish his shout.
"YOU COWARD!..." Julian interrupted sarcastically.
The atmosphere immediately fell silent, and the shocked thugs turned to Julian. Then, not long after, Luya slowly turned to Julian and angrily said
"HUH?!... WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Luya asked, his voice deep, a vein on his forehead showing.
"I SAID... YOU’RE A COWARD, YOU.... FUCKING SHRIMP-BRAIN!!!" Julian replied with a smirk and a sarcastic tone with raising his right middle finger.
Hearing that, the veins on Luya’s temples tensed, and his eyes turned red.
"YOU REALLY WANT TO BE KILLED, HUUUUUUHHHH!!?" Luya shouted with a grin, filled with anger.
"Got you!" Julian thought to himself, smiling.
"Hahaha, then let’s prove it with a duel" Julian said confidently.
"Alright!, come on, who’s afraid!" Luya said confidently.
The thugs who had been ready to advance now took a few steps back to make room for the two of them.
"Are you ready?" Luya asked arrogantly.
Julian took a deep breath, then took off his bag, stepped his right foot slightly back and his left foot forward. His body was now upright, leaning half-sideways, and his knees began to bend slightly for balance. Meanwhile, he opened his left hand and raised it parallel to his nose, while his right hand was clasped and pulled back—level with his waist.
Julian exhaled, then replied
"Of course I’m ready!" Julian replied with a confident smile and a serious look at Luya.
Julian was already in his fighting stance, while Luya simply stood upright with a cocky smile.
"Broni!" Luya called.
One of the thugs named Broni stepped forward. He then said:
"Present, boss!" Broni replied, standing upright.
"Be the referee" Luya said.
"Ready, boss!" Broni replied.
Broni jogged between them. Once he was in the middle, he asked Luya.
"Boss, are there any rules?" Broni asked.
"Since the opponents are just kid, the rules are simple: no weapons allowed" he replied with a faint smile.
"Okay!" Broni said.
Broni caught his breath, then said firmly.
"Alright!, Are you guys ready?" Broni asked.
"Sure!" Julian replied with a small smile.
"Ready!" Luya replied with a small smile.
Broni began to raise his left hand up, then counted slowly.
"1..."
The atmosphere grew tense, the thugs shouted enthusiastically in support of Luya.
"BEAT HIM UP, BRO LUYA!"
"TELL HIM THE POWER OF THE BULLDOG GANG!"
"MAKE HIM REGRET CHALLENGING THE BULLDOG GANG!"
"MAKE HIM REGRET BEING BORN INTO THE WORLD!"
"BREAK HIS BONES, BOSS!"
"2..." Broni’s voice grew louder.
The thugs’ cheers grew louder, creating a wild arena-like atmosphere. Meanwhile, the fighters stared at each other with arrogant smiles.
"3!" Broni shouted, quickly dropping his left hand.
"Hmph! I don’t—" Luya said, closing his eyes arrogantly.
Julian was suddenly in front of Luya with slightly hunched over, his head straight, his eyes glance upward. A small, arrogant smile played on his lips, and his pointed hand was visible beneath his chin, his right hand still in the same position, clenched and pulled back.
"Hora yo~, don’t let your guard down... uncle~" Julian said arrogantly.
Luya was startled. With quick reflexes, he clenched his fists and raised them high. With a ferocious shout, he swung them down like a sledgehammer. He intended to smash Julian’s head with his massive hands. Julian, watching, continued to smile arrogantly.
As Luya’s hands swung down like sledgehammers, the air around them vibrated. The thugs held their breath with gleeful expressions, certain that Julian’s head would be crushed in one blow.
However—
"WHAMMM!!!"
The impact stopped just centimeters above Julian’s head. Julian’s left palm firmly held both of Luya’s fists. The muscles in his arms and hands tensed, his veins bulging, but the smug smile on his face remained unfazed.
The atmosphere fell silent. Luya was dumbfouded that Julian had managed to hold him off, and the thugs watching changed their expressions to disbelief. Julian, meanwhile, closed his eyes and snorted.
"Hmph!" he snorted arrogantly.
"AHHHH!!! FUCK IT’S SO HEAVY!!!, IF I LET GO, MY HEAD WILL BE CRUSHED!!!" Julian screamed, thought to himself.
Luya began to strengthen his resolve, adding strength to his arms. Julian, sensing it, jumped back, and Luya’s hands slammed into the ground.
"BOOOM!!" the sound of Luya’s hands hitting the ground, producing smoke.
Julian immediately reassumed his fighting stance. The smoke hadn’t cleared yet, but Luya suddenly lunged out of it—with his right hand poised to punch Julian. Julian flinched slightly, immediately shifting into a defensive stance—crossing his arms over his face.
"BAMM!!!" The sound of Luya’s right hand striking Julian’s crossed arms.
"FWOOM!" A powerful blast of air erupted from Luya’s fists as they collided with Julian’s defense, and it was felt all the way to the four front rows of thugs watching the fight.
~To be continued~