The moment Alex took on the Manastorm form, his body lit up in a colourless blaze and his aura skyrocketed till the limits of a mid-tier Class E awakened.

Mason and Zol narrowed their eyes as they studied his body using their divine senses.

They ''saw'' how Alex had directed a thin film of his void energy that came out of nowhere and washed over his body, triggering the mana within into an excited frenzy.

''There it is.''

Mason thought, paying close attention to Alex''s aura. His aura alone gave a glimpse of where his strength lay, but Mason believed he was much stronger than meets the eye.

''The simulation only made a guess of how strong he was based on the energy readings Alex gave off. But I bet he is far stronger than that.

''Not to mention the Voidflare form.''

Alex remained standing in place feeling the surge of strength in his body, but his expression remained calm and waited for the hunters to comment.

"How do you feel?"

Lord Zol asked after a couple of seconds.

"Like I can do anything? But I''m not sure how long this state will last." He explained while observing his body.

"Any guess on your side?"

Mason chipped in.

"Hmm... Probably like half an hour or close to that time?" He wasn''t sure, but he could feel the mana within his body flowing like a storm and was draining faster too.

"Isn''t that a lot of time?" Ross asked, turning to Lord Mason and back to Alex. But that was only if the fight was short.

If he was required to fight for long hours, taking on the Manastorm form would drain him too fast, unless, of course, he wished to end the fight as soon as possible.

"That''s more than enough time. And I think it has to do with the amount of mana in his cells. If he had more, it would be longer."@@@@

"Just watch."

Ross and Julia looked back at the two fighters. They were in for a real show as they had no idea just how strong a Class E hunter was.

The VR simulations nerfed a lot of things, so they couldn''t accurately measure just how strong a Class E was compared to a Class F hunter.

''Let''s see just how strong I really am in this state.'' Alex revealed an excited smile that Mason didn''t miss.

"Don''t hold back like you do with your friends, boy. Go all out." He replied mirroring the grin on Alex''s face.

Standing against each other at a distance of roughly 20 meters, the light breeze from the open canyon blew past them as Alex took a deep breath and clenched his fists.

The two appeared to be almost similar in height with Mason being a little over 2 meters and Alex at 1.8 meters. He looked more like an adult than a teenager who was not even 18 years old yet.

Abruptly, Alex opened his eyes as his form flickered and he disappeared from his spot with a whoosh.

"!"

Julia and Ross widened their eyes in surprise when they failed to see Alex move! One moment he was there, then the next, he was gone.

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It was almost instantaneous.

The two were infinitely close to the next level, yet they failed to see him move and the realization ignited a fire in them.

There was no way they were going to be left behind.

Mason watched with an amused expression when Alex arrived right before him with a right fist going straight for his chest. He had no armour on and made no attempt to dodge either.

In his view, Alex was as slow as a snail but he was not here to beat him up. And the fighting intent burning in Alex''s eyes made him look more fun to play with.

With a perfect form that applied everything he learnt about force application, taking advantage of his footing and the right angles, Alex let out everything he had in a pure physical burst.

*BOOOM!*