Without further delay, Dylan charged forward to attack Charles, who also advanced simultaneously to strike. "Blam," Dylan's and Charles's fists met, creating an extremely powerful shockwave and intense wind, but neither of them backed down. Dylan immediately spun and delivered a side kick toward Charles's head, which Charles parried with his forearm, and then retaliated by driving his claws into Dylan's face.

Quickly, Dylan deflected Charles's claw with his hand, then immediately lunged forward again with his knee, which Charles blocked with his own knee. Both fighters rebounded backward after the clash to create space, but upon landing, they immediately charged forward again, attacking at high speed. Fists, claws, and kicks were thrown; they blocked and attacked each other equally.

"Boom," once again, a fist and a claw collided. Both were pushed back again from the impact, and this time, they didn't immediately attack. They watched each other, keeping their distance, measuring the opponent's ability.

"Swooosh," Dylan shot into the air, and Charles immediately followed him. Dylan kept shooting upward until he was above the clouds. Charles appeared in front of him after punching through the clouds. Both fighters prepared and got into their stances again.

"No one will interrupt us here," Dylan said.

"Makes no difference... die," Charles replied in his horrifying voice.

Both immediately shot forward like bullets, and "boom," they clashed—fists, kicks, and claws colliding in mid-air, creating a booming sound like thunder even though the weather was clear.

Meanwhile, inside the delivery room, Ellie was pushing hard, then managing her breathing again. She was accompanied by Clara, who continuously held her hand, substituting for Dylan, while Aaron looked stressed in front of the delivery room, pacing back and forth right in front of the door. Occasionally, he looked up, hearing the booming sounds above.

[Big Brother... you have to win,] Aaron thought to himself, his face anxious.

Suddenly, a nurse approached Aaron frantically and seemed to urge him to follow her. Then Aaron's face changed, and tears started streaming down his face. He immediately ran, following the nurse, with a smile on his face.

Meanwhile, in the new room, "Waaaaah... waaaah," Caleb and Tania started crying simultaneously. Lena and Amy immediately calmed them down, helped by Fiona and Iris, who spoke to them. Then Lena and Amy, holding Caleb and Tania, looked out the window with anxious faces. Megan, who had recovered, also kept looking out the window and up toward the sky.

Meanwhile, Paul and Roger, who had already destroyed two armored vehicles and their occupants, sat on top of one of the destroyed armored vehicles, looking up at the sky. "Boom... boom... bam," Dylan was still fighting Charles in the air, darting back and forth like a white and black comet that kept rolling and occasionally colliding, creating a deafening sound.

Dylan hammered Charles's face with his fist, and Charles retaliated by striking Dylan's face. They continued to hover above the clouds and fight to their heart's content, with smiles gracing both their faces even as blood ran from the corners of their mouths.

"Since when could you fight?" Dylan asked, continuing to punch.

"Since I merged with CROWS," Charles replied, blocking and returning the punch.

"Huh... no wonder your fighting style is like Mike's. Too bad his skill level is still below mine," Dylan replied, avoiding Charles's punch.

"Shut up and keep going," Charles said in his horrifying voice, continuously launching his attacks.

"Boom," Dylan immediately shot forward rapidly, and Charles followed closely behind, continuing to attack him. But suddenly, Dylan stopped, and when Charles lunged at him, he vanished using teleportation, then appeared above Charles and immediately kicked Charles downward with both feet. Dylan continued to shoot down like a meteor with Charles held between his feet.

Then, "Shooot," "Boom," they both landed on the street with Dylan stomping on Charles beneath him, making a deep hole in the asphalt road, causing passing cars to stop because they saw the hole suddenly appear without knowing the cause.

"Ahak," Charles immediately spat fresh blood from his mouth. Then he glared at Dylan and grabbed Dylan's foot, but suddenly Dylan vanished and appeared behind Charles's head with his leg raised. Dylan kicked Charles's head like kicking a soccer ball, sending Charles flying far, smashing through and penetrating tall buildings.

Dylan continued to chase him at high speed, occasionally using his teleportation skill. Dylan managed to overtake Charles's still-flying trajectory, then stood blocking the way, waiting for Charles to arrive. He raised both hands, and when Charles's head was in front of him, "Boom," he slammed both fists downward, hitting Charles's face, making Charles shoot down onto the street, and "Boom," he hit the asphalt hard, making another deep hole.

Dylan landed next to Charles and immediately pulled Charles's hair to make him stand up. Then he immediately punched Charles's stomach until Charles's eyes bulged, followed by a knee strike to the exact same spot on the abdomen.

All the pedestrians, drivers, and everyone around them could hear the extremely loud and booming impact sounds, but not a single person could see them, except for the street that suddenly formed a depression with cracks spreading out like a spider web.

Connor and Sharon, who happened to be around that street, suddenly froze, and both seemed to hug each other while turning to check the source of the sound around them.

"W-what happened?" Sharon asked.

"D-don't know... where did that booming sound come from?" Connor asked.

"F-from underground... is the world ending?" Sharon asked.

"Don't say crazy things," Connor replied, continuing to look around.

"Boom... boom," Dylan retracted his fist from Charles's face, who looked slightly weaker. "Wuk," Charles punched Dylan, but Dylan easily avoided it, and his hand, which was still gripping Charles's clothing, lifted Charles then slammed Charles's body backward, creating a loud noise and forming a new crater.

After that, Dylan, panting slightly and satisfied with having beaten Charles to his heart's content, released Charles, who was panting and lying supine in the middle of the depression. Dylan looked down at Charles, wiping the sweat from his face with his forearm, still staring at Charles.

Suddenly, "Waaah... waaaah," the sound of a baby reached Dylan's head. He immediately tensed and turned to look toward the hospital, which was now very far from his location.

"Big Brother Dylan, Big Sister Ellie gave birth! Baby Steven is born safe and sound!" Clara yelled, crying in Dylan's head.

"What about Ellie?" Dylan asked anxiously.

"Big Sister Ellie is fine, mother and baby are healthy... thank goodness, Big Brother... thank goodness," Clara said, sounding joyful and happy.

Hearing that, Dylan immediately smiled. His clenched fists instantly opened.

[Look out, sir!]

"Huh?" "Craaaack," Dylan looked down, his eyes widening to see Charles's hand emerging from his gut, having stabbed through him. "Ahak," Dylan immediately spat fresh blood. Slowly, he looked back and saw Charles driving his hand through him, grinning. "Sraaack," Charles pulled his hand back, making Dylan fall to his knees on the street, holding his punctured abdomen.

"Hahahaha... you're dead, Dylan. Don't worry, I'll take care of your family after this," Charles said proudly.

"Dwaack," Charles immediately kicked Dylan, sending him sliding across the asphalt road, which cracked as he was dragged. Charles immediately jumped to catch up with Dylan, and "boom," he landed right on Dylan's body with both feet, creating a huge crater in the road. "Ahak," Dylan spat fresh blood again.

Then, "boom... boom... boom," this time Charles continuously hammered Dylan's defenseless face. Dylan clenched his fist and tried to punch back but was immediately deflected by Charles, who kicked and punched him again with a sneering smile on his face, as if he desperately wanted to destroy Dylan.

"Ah... I... let my guard down... damn you," Dylan said.

Dylan raised his hand and covered himself with a holographic shield, but "Prang," the shield immediately shattered, and Charles's fist landed on his face again.

"You think a shield like that can beat me?" Charles asked cockily.

Dylan used his teleportation to move away, but he couldn't stand up, and Charles was already back in front of him, kicking his face and sending him tumbling along the street again.

"You can't run anymore... I'll finish you and take over everything... your family will be my slaves, hahahaha," Charles yelled, continuing to chase Dylan and punching him. Dylan, floating through the air with a battered, bloody face, looked toward the sky. His consciousness was nearly gone from losing too much blood, and he could no longer control his entire body.

He saw his grandfather in the sky, and he slowly raised his hand, but "Buk," Charles's fist suddenly landed on his chest, making him fall helplessly to the ground. Seeing Dylan defenseless, Charles smiled, then burst into loud, booming laughter, feeling victorious as he stood over him.

Meanwhile, in the operating room, "Waaah... waaah," the surgery performed on Maya ended.

"Big Brother... congratulations, Big Sister Maya has given birth, baby Abigail is born, and there are no complications in Big Sister Maya's body. Even though she's not conscious yet, she's safe, Big Brother... Big Brother... hey... Big Brother... what happened, Big Brother... Big Brother," Aaron screamed in Dylan's head.

"Th-thank goodness, Maya... is okay... I'm... I'm sorry," Dylan said, closing his eyes.

"Hey... Big Brother... this isn't funny, Big Brother... answer me, Big Brother," Aaron yelled, panicking.

Dylan passed out and lost consciousness with Charles still laughing hysterically, feeling like he had won, standing over him.

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KATS' secret quest :

- Family of thirteen (13 / 13) completed.

- Ghost servant (5 / 5) completed.

- Red Blood's pieces (5 / 5) completed.

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[Upgrade KATS ver 3.0 C-KATSS (Conqueror King and Tycoon Shark System)]

[Commencing.]

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