Simon raised his guard against the young man after seeing him show casing his strength.
Although 1-Star and 2-Star Astral Lords are lower-level Astral lords but the difference between their combat power was like day and night.
2-Star Astral lord, Astral reserve was bigger than Star-1's, there control over their power was not something a 1-Star Astral Lord could compare with.
A single 2-Star Astral lord could defeat ten 1-Star Astral lords.
Difference was as akin as a special force soldier and common man; not on the same league.
"Done!"
Combining effort of everyone they killed the giant gorilla.
Young man, walked up to dead body of Dreadbeast with smile tugged on his face.
"Thank you, everyone for your help!"
"You're welcome but now its time for you to keep your end of the deal" said a middle-aged man as he approached him.
Deal was for all of them to receives one level-1 Dreadbeast heart for helping him, kill level-2 dreadbeast.
Slowly everyone began to gather around him.
"Indeed, I will indeed keep my end of the deal!"
His lips curled into an evil smile.
"But I've changed my mind.
Now instead of me giving each of you one heart, all of you will have to hand over all your dreadbeast hearts in your possession to walk out of here on two feet.
Otherwise, don't say that did not warn you!"
"You dare fool us!"
One shouted furiously, glaring at him.
"I already made you fools to work for me for free, now what difference will it make when I take advantage of you fools now"
The young man sneered, "majority of you, must have already exhausted your Astral reserve's?
Right!
But I still have more than half of mine left,"
The ground shake as stone spear formed from the ground and floated around him.
"Now, make your choice!"
"You scumbag!"
Ivan and others gritted their teeth, but the young man was a 2-Star Astral Lords. He was much more powerful than them above all they had all exhausted their Astral reserves fighting the giant gorilla and can no longer battle against him.
"So better make your decision fast, my patience is running thin!"
Young man said as the stone spear around him started to him at everyone present.
Feeling the danger of the stone spear, their face's collapsed.
"Otherwise, no one can even think of leaving!" young man said.
"Killing fellow Astral Lords is prohibited during the test.
Are you going to break the rules?" someone shouted as he glared at him.
"Yes, killing is prohibited, of course, but there is no rule stating that I can't cripple you forever!"
When he spoke the words, Earth Spears changed direction as it aimed directly at the legs, spine.
Anywhere, one need to strike make another cripple and bedridden for rest of his life.
Eerie threat of the earth spear was slowly washing over everyone.
"Now make your deci…!"
Before, the young man could finish his words a calm voice spoke.
"So, it means I can also do the same to you!"
Every head turned as young man walked beside Ivan.
Simon.
Looking at Simon beside him, Ivan was surprised and was speak but looking at Simon's calm eye, he stopped.
With a confident smile on his face, he walked forward.
Smile that made even the young man's smile pale in comparison.
"Who are you?" young man asked hesitatingly, as he watched Simon walked toward him, behind he was readying himself as his Earth spear.
But the moment Simon closed in the energy signature of 1-Star Astral that he confidently showcased.
When the young man felt the energy signature, his confidence returned as the smile bloomed back on his face.
Simon ignores the young man as he looked at Ivan.
"Ivan, today you will learn something new." Simon said as flaming arrow formed at his finger tip.
"What?" Ivan asked in confusion.
"Level doesn't always matter." Simon said as he turned back to young man, his face devoid of any other emotion expect for that dangerous smile.
Flaming arrow that he created started spinning in high speed in the air which made the temperature around him and Ivan raised abruptly.
Looking back at the young man, Simon said.
"How about you give me the dreadbeast hearts that you promised them and also your space belt!
That you can walk away in a single piece."
Young man felt his hair stand on his back, the massive energy he felt from the flaming arrow on Simon's figure.
"You! Who are you?" Young man asked his voice trembling, threat from the arrow was so great that he wished to avoid combat all together.
"Knowing my name doesn't change anything. So, make your choice!"
"Bitch, Die!"
Seeing that other party was not going leaving him off the hook.
Young man attacked first.
Dashing forward, the earth spear started to move together with him.
Slowly he started to circle around Simon.
Simon did not show any emotion on his face.
Which made the young man more agitated.
"Bitch!
Your attack may be strong! But if it cannot hit the target, it's useless."
Young man screamed confidently as earth spear surrounded Simon and Ivan.
But the confidence did not last long.
The temperature rose suddenly and dramatically.
Infrared Waves.
With Simon as the centre huge energy wave burst out causing the temperature increases abruptly.
What will happen when temperature increase abruptly?
Bodily function shuts down.
Young man was momentarily stun, leaving him vulnerable to attack and Simon only need a moment.
Snap!
Flaming Arrow ripped through the young man's leg, cutting it, clean off.
"AAAaaa"
Blood curdling scream rang out from the young man's mouth.
Shocking everyone present, as the young man fell on ground crying.
Simon showed no emotion on his face, deep inside it his mind only one sentence was going on.
If I did not, he will!
With a calm mind Simon walked up to him and picked up the young man space belt.
Young man watched with unwillingness in his eyes and pain of his severed leg broke all the hope in his heart.
Picking up space belt Simon transfer everything from the young man belt to his, and gave 5 hearts to Ivan before tossing back the belt to the young man.
Then without a second waiting he walked away, Seeing Simon walk stun Ivan came back to reality and followed behind him.
Leaving everyone else stun and young man crying.
…
Unbeknownst to these participants, the surveillance cameras on the building had captured everyone's actions.
The representatives from different company were watching the live footage and could not help but be amazed, at Simon's boldness to cripple the young man.
"That guy has some guts to cripple him, without even considering if someone was watching them"
"That's true, but if you carefully look at that boy on the floor you can see that there is no blood on the ground nor any blood from the severed leg"
Hearing this everyone focused on the young man who was crying on the floor. Confirming that what the other representative said was true.
They looked at the young man's leg, or where a leg should have been.
Charred by the flaming arrow, the bleeding was stopped altogether. Which left every one surprised at Simon's handywork.