The Zetta Sonic
Green Beam

The robot is indeed different from the killer robots that Alex has met. The biggest equation is the oblong head like that egg. The top of the robot's head has a kind of small circle that reminds Alex of a grill. The back part is somewhat protruding, hiding a single rocket booster there. The robot has a field chest and is large. The size looks much different with slender hands and feet. Each hand has five fingers like a human. ICPA is making changes to their robots.

“Dare to bet you don't pay royalties to the original creator,” chirps Alex while moving slowly.

The robot's head rotates in Alex's direction. His pair of oval eyes sometimes glittered green as if learning the opponent's movements. There's nothing on that face but eyes with advanced sensors. Plain but hiding things Alex doesn't want to reveal.

Tiger chuckling. “Hahaha.. Nobody knows the original creator, boy. The researchers created parts per part. ICPA combines them into one. Just think of it that way. We always get the best.”

Alex understands very well that Tiger is very satisfied with the ICPA robot. Tiger rarely spoke. But, once he found a topic he was good at and something he wanted to be proud of, Tiger would say a lot.

“You bet?” ask Alex. “If I can beat him, buy me a chocolate waffle. I didn't have time to buy it before I came here.”

Tiger turned, walking towards the door. Before the door closed, Tiger waved. “You better prepare coffee too because you won't win against him, boy.”

Alex smiled knot. He likes a challenge. He would rather prove something to people and leave them speechless. While walking slowly around the room, Alex had got the part he was about to attack. Without saying much, Alex ran to his opponent.

The robot is shaking. When Alex raises a fist, the robot catches it easily long before the attack reaches the head. Alex has read the defensive moves. Precisely when his hand was caught, Alex used it as a counterweight. He turned his body. His knee kicked the thigh of the robot. Struck by a blow, the robot releases Alex's hand and staggers backwards.

[Don't spoil a new toy, boy.] Tiger's voice resounded within the room.

“You have a lot, ‘kan?” Alex chuckles. No response from Tiger. But that proves his thinking is right. ICPA has not created just one robot. It is not surprising that they will make it in bulk.

There was a slow sound coming from the robot. The robot's eyes were green and now glowed red. Red does not usually mean good. It seems like that happens here too. The robot is running. The sound of his feet stomping to the ground sounded faint. From his voice, Alex suspects that the robot is lighter than made by Nikola. Even so, that does not mean the material is not more sturdy.

The robot started to attack and attack. Alex was forced to withdraw. The boy could not believe that the robot in front of him could perform martial movements as quickly as a professional fighter. Tiger couldn't even attack that fast. Coupled with an iron body and a computer, the robot was extremely dangerous.

When a fist floated to his head, Alex dodged to the left. From the end of his eyes, he found the robot's legs moving. The robot is doing the same movement as it. As his fist failed, a kick came in. Reflexes, Alex's hand protects his chest. However, compared to the power of a robot, its defense was meaningless. The loud kick dropped him to the floor.

Alex screaming, protesting. He was dropped for real at full force. His back was painful and cold. His head hit. I don't know which part hurts more. Not yet able to move, the robot was already standing next to him. The robot extended its hand to Alex. There is a green circle in the middle of the palm. Slowly, the circle shimmered brighter.

Emil's answer was heard. [Yup.]

“Please tell me that this is just a threat,” Alex added.

[should have.]

Alex doesn't like Emil's answer. ICPA training shouldn't kill him. Even the weapons planted on the walls of the training room only aimed as training. They have the best security protocols. So far, he's only come out of the room battered instead of hollowed out.

Unfortunately, Emil can not give certainty about their latest training tool. Emil did not guarantee whether the weapon in front of him was genuine or not. The robot does not have a face that can be read. Those eyes were still gleaming red as the circle of the palm let out an unusually hot air.

It's too real to be a threat.

Alex catches a high grunt and shouts Tiger to run. He could also see the light spewing from the hole. Alex reacted late but his body kept moving. That's when Alex came to his full consciousness. Something inside of him has taken over. Not reflexes. He knew her by the name of Dragon Blood.

His body rolled just as the laser beam was hurtling. The floor he was striking was charred instantly. Alex doesn't believe he can get away in time. If not for the power within him, it would have been him who was scorched right now.

The robot realized that its target had disappeared. His head turned, finding Alex still quite close to him. He also turned around. The hand was directed again at the target. Even so, he needed a little extra time to be able to fire the laser just like before. Instead, Alex had prepared to attack.

Alex's eyes glinted green. In Alex's own view, everything seemed to be illuminated by a fluorescent green light. Usually the scene was not this close, this time it was different. His mind was working normally but his body was moving much faster. Both are uncoordinated. When his mind told him to run, his body shook. Alex feels himself behind the scenes of the main character of a movie.

He's just a spectator.

Alex's hand was stretched forward. There was smoke swirling from each of his pores. An unnatural thing. However, with Dragon Blood in him, things made more sense. The green smoke fused together, emitting heat, solidifying, darting away unstoppably.

Alex closed his eyes. He doesn't want to see how it goes. He didn't want to see how his power destroyed the ICPA's latest robot. He didn't want to see his power become a destructive weapon. More than that, he did not want to hear the frantic cries of Tiger and Emil.

A few seconds later, everything was suddenly quiet. Alex opened his eyes only to realize darkness was coming around him.