The More You Gain, The Less You Have {Ejen Ali Fanfic}

Chapter 3

Normal P.O.V.

"Remember, Stick by my side, and we wont have any problems." Alicia reminded as they marched inside the arena which was fairly large with many obstacles such as plaid walls around the area to hide on. Neon linings on the wall allows them to make view on the obstacles so when the lights are out, they can still avoid tripping or hitting obstacles in the way. The arena was almost as big as the arena back at the academy but more complicated due to various obstacles and random walls to go hide on. Alicia was used to these complex environment as she remembers her pasts missions in abandoned warehouses beating Komeng. She has no problem getting lost since the moment she stepped in the arena, her eyes scanned and analyzed every detail her eyes could lay on in the interiors. But her problem, was the tekno agent. Whom she suspects that he still had no idea on how to properly hold a rifle even, she doesn't like how inflexible he is which might be one of his weaknesses in the near future.

"Hold it like how a sharpshooter holds a sniper. Focus and aim, then shoot the target. Be mindful of your own environment, or you will be shot. Think of this as a practice to prevent yourself from being shot dead." The neuro female instructed and held her own rifle, demonstrating on how it's done. Then she aimed by a random wall which a small red dot appeared by the area she's targetting, kind of a shooting guide the equipment has. Then she shot, nothing really happened aside for the red dot blinked bright signifying the shot. Ali took the time to thinker with the rifle in his hands and tried to do the same, although he didn't hit the target 'exactly' as where Alicia aimed but it's not really a great matter.

"O...ok." He muttered before they finally stepped past the red line mark which indicates that they're in the real game. Jet and Roza already scouted inside, separately scouting the environment since they're both already skilled. But they wont promise that they'll go easy on the poor Tekno, his vulnerability only made him a 'perfect' target. Alicia was a tough case but her partner might drag her down.

The lights then dimmed as Alicia went over in a rush to the left side of the arena, elevated pieces created for the use of stairs allowed her to scout the upper area where floating platforms allowed her to view another set of floating obstacles where she can use as an advantage to attack them from above.

She quietly analyzed the area before hopping down and hiding behind a wall to behin concocting her strategy, She took note that the tekno agent followed and hid as well beside her. She could feel his nervousness radiating off because he's against two neuro agents for the matter, plus, he carries the pressure of dragging Alicia in his defeat, she can only count her defeat in the fingers of her hands!

Alicia took note of his behavior.

"Don't be nervous, if you're thinking that they might whoop your ass, then keep in mind that I'm stronger than them, yet you can defeat me years back. Your potential will continue to drift away if you keep thinking negatively." She encouraged as she took a slight peek, making sure that the other two still haven't caught sight of them. She then glanced over at the male whom simply controlled his breathing to calm himself down before glancing back on the female and nodding. Although Ali knew that he defeated Alicia before due to I.R.I.S. Override but then again, he remembers what his Mother told him. It is the weilder's potential which made them great, the gadget is just a bonus. Yeah, he has it in him, he just needs t focus..

Focus... something that he's been having trouble these days...

"Good to see you in your determined physique. Now, here's the plan." The female inched closer to the tekno agent's ear and whispered what she has thought about. A little plan after analyzing the area's perimeter and a little defence mechanism if ever they two sides did encounter. Knowing how Ali is probably a beginner in this, she became considerate in positioning him somewhere hidden and probably hard for Roza to target him in a blind spot.