Winner Takes All

The silence along the corridor was broken by the sudden footsteps and the corridor was immediately filled with death vibes. Both Jack and Mr. Ward looked in the direction of the stairs as someone started to push open the stairwell doors.

That person was slow, deliberate, and exuded extreme confidence. He was dressed as a ninja with a face mask revealing only his determined and focused eyes as he walked nonchalantly along the corridor. Then the ninja walked deliberately toward Jack and Mr. Ward as he raised his right fist to his heart and declared, "I'm Iga Ninja Lord Iga TobiKou. I'm here to end your life."

Although he walked slowly and spoke politely, his entire body exuded an undeniable ferocity and threat that made both Jack and Mr. Ward shudder.

Ace! Both Jack and Mr. Ward came to the same conclusion.

Jack smiled bitterly as Iga Tobikou walked towards him and said, "I'm curious. I have not done anything to offend the ninjas. Why are you all trying to kill me?" Jack had not figured out why this shadow organization wanted to kill him.

Jack could understand if the Kool family, who had been decimated, to have a blood feud with him or the Hughes family. But for the Bloody Angel and the now the Ninja Iga Shu, they had no obvious reasons for wanting to kill Jack. There were no prior dealings with these organizations.

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"No comments." Iga Tobikou simply said.

Jack shrugged, "It's easy to kill somebody but can't you let me know before you kill me?"

"The Iga clan wants you dead. So I'm here." Iga Tobikou said softly and was five meters from Jack and Mr. Ward when he spoke.

"What a waste of breath." Jack pursed his lips.

Whoosh! Before Jack finished saying, Iga Tobikou drew out a long katana and the atmosphere in the room immediately exploded. Mr. Ward's first reaction was to step forward but Jack grabbed him from behind and said, "Mr. Ward, return to the patient's room. Leave him to me." Jack spoke calmly.

Mr. Ward was shocked, looked at Jack, and remarked, "Master..."

"I'm fine, all I need is to delay him and soon Brent and the others would be here." Jack smiled confidently as Brent and Daisy were downstairs and would be up very soon. Even if he were to fight with Iga Tobikou, all he needed to do was to hold him off until Brent and Daisy came back.

"But..." Mr. Ward hesitated as he knew that as a servant, it was his duty to protect his master, especially in a life and death situation.

Jack replied confidently, "It's okay Mr. Ward, I'm stronger than before and don't need you to protect me anymore."

Mr. Ward came to his senses and realized what Jack meant. Suddenly, he was overwhelmed with emotions and said, "Yes, Master is no longer as we first met."

"Guard the door and ensure Amber and the other's safety," Jack ordered.

"Yes, Master!" Mr. Ward turned to enter the room and closed the door.

The conversation between Mr. Ward and Jack puzzled Iga Tobikou. Now his eyes narrowed and looked at Jack with bewilderment.

"Are you insulting me?" Iga Tobikou demanded.

"Where's the insult?" Jack replied with eyebrows raised.

Iga TobiKou's eyes immediately focused. He was sent to kill a disabled and he would execute as ordered. However, how could a disabled think that he could resist while sitting in a wheelchair? He was Iga Ninja Lord and felt insulted that a disabled thought that he could resist his attacks. Just as Iga Tobikou was simmering, Jack scoffed and said, "Or perhaps you think that I'm disrespecting you because I'm in a wheelchair, then I apologize..."

Jack smiled as he placed his hands on the armrests and then under the stunned eyes of Iga Tobikou, Jack slowly stood up. He stopped smiling as soon as he fully stood up. His expression turned frosty and ready for a fight.

"I'm sorry, this was not an insult to you," Jack said coldly.

"You, aren't you crippled?" Iga Tobikou was startled and then cussed, "Fuck."

"Zhuge Liang rode into a battlefield in a wheelchair but who regarded him as a crippled?" Jack rubbed his nose and laughed, "Do you even know who Zhuge Liang is?"

"Fuck you!" Iga Tobikou was furious and rushed towards Jack. He raised his katana and it glimmered brightly.

Iga TobiKou's rush forward pushed the air in the corridor towards Jack and Jack remarked, "Truly a Ninja Lord!" Jack remarked respectfully and readied himself for the fight. He had experienced the capabilities of a Ninja when he fought Kotaro. Iga TobiKou was most certainly more capable than Kotaro.

Jack took a step backward and his right hand grabbed the wheelchair. In a swift burst of energy, he flung the wheelchair towards Iga Tobikou.

"Split!" Iga Tobikou raised his katana and with a grunt and slash, split the wheelchair into two.

Crash! The wheelchair halves flew apart and tumbled to the ground. In the fraction of a second that the wheelchair was split, Jack had already rushed forward towards the wheelchair. He stared ferociously at Iga Tobikou whose pupils immediately constricted and remarked, "That's fast!"

"Thanks!" Jack coldly replied Iga TobiKou with an outburst of energy, he jabbed with his right hand towards Iga TobiKou's ribs. Just as Jack was about to strike Iga TobiKou's ribs, Iga Tobikou pushed the ground with his toes and sent him retreating backward. Instantly, his left hand grabbed a short knife and slashed towards Jack's attacking arm.

Slash!

Jack was startled as he quickly withdrew his arm but he soon felt the excruciating pain of the cold blade slicing into his flash.

In a flash, Iga Tobikou already retreated three meters backward while Jack remained in position and stopped his charge forward.

While glaring at Iga Tobikou, Jack declared respectfully, "I'd fought with a Ninja who was ranked 18th on the Azrael list, Kotaro. But your skills far exceed his."