OLD-WORLD EXTRA

Chapter 81 Up and Down

Emir stood on a solitary square platform with no railings, just a simple square-shaped floor, surrounded by the depths.

He watched as the cyborg hunter began to take aim at him with his assault rifle.

'I need to close in on him quickly if I want any chance of winning this.' He thought as he eyed his surroundings.

But as he looked around, he saw that the only way to reach the cyborg was by jumping between the scattered platforms that appeared throughout the arena.

And each platform seemed to move in a different pattern, some rising and falling rapidly while others moved side to side.

'I have to time my jumps carefully to avoid falling to my potential death or worse, getting caught in the cyborg's crosshair, tough luck, eh?'

Emir took a deep breath and leaped onto the first platform, which immediately began moving upwards.

He waited until it reached its highest point before jumping onto the next one, which moved back and forth.

He had to constantly time his jumps just right to land on those platforms while hiding away from the cyborg's crosshair.

And as he moved closer to the cyborg, a barrage of bullets was fired in his direction.

Ratatatatat!

Emir moved with rapid agility, swiftly ducking and seeking cover behind a rising platform.

In an immediate motion, he leaped up and clung to its side, his body positioned parallel to the depths below.

He waited until it was at its highest point before jumping onto the next one, which was moving in a circular pattern.

With his heart pounding in his chest, he made another jump, leaving this platform to one that would send him higher, narrowly avoiding the cyborg's gunfire.

Whirr... Clank...

As the platform continued to ascend, Emir could hear the mechanical whirring of the cyborg's joints as it repositioned itself, taking aim once again.

Shots were fired at him, hitting the bottom of the platform.

And as he flew through the air, directly onto the platform, his opponent opened fire.

Emir's hands quickly covered his head, undaunted by the barrage of bullets raining down on him, thanks to the force shield provided by his augmented suit.

Finally landing on the platform, he crouched down and swiftly ducked below another volley of bullets and then rushed in, without showing any signs of hesitation, skillfully dodging any further incoming fire.

The cyborg tried to back away, but there was nowhere for it to go - the platform was small, and the edge was perilously close.

As Emir approached the hunter, he saw its fingers twitching on the trigger of its assault rifle.

But Emir was faster, and with a quick burst of speed, he leaped towards it, his fist an inch away from its face.

His fist landed with a satisfying thud on the cyborg's metal jaw, sending it stumbling backwards.

The hunter regained its balance quickly and swung its rifle at Emir like a club.

Emir ducked and dodged the following vertical swing as he moved in close and delivered a powerful punch to the hunter's neck.

The cyborg staggered back again, and Emir seized the opportunity to deliver a roundhouse kick to its head.

The hunter stumbled and fell to the ground, but it was quick to recover and brought its rifle up to aim at Emir once more.

Thinking fast, Emir grabbed the rifle, twisting it out of the cyborg's grasp and tossing it aside.

Emir then delivered a series of rapid punches to its midsection.

The cyborg's armor absorbed most of the blows, but Emir could tell that he was doing some damage.

However, the cyborg managed to strike back during one of Emir's attacks, landing a glancing blow on Emir's head.

The impact rattled Emir's skull causing him to stumble back, almost falling off the platform.

Taking advantage of Emir's momentary dizziness, the cyborg swiftly seized him by the neck as he attempted to close in, lifting him off the ground with a firm grip.

Emir kicked and thrashed, trying to break free, but the hunter's grip was too strong.

It slammed Emir down onto the platform and a sickening crunch was heard as his suit's force shield attempted to absorb most of the impact.