Zero walked towards the gymnasium with both hands in his pockets, followed by his entire group right behind him.
As soon as they entered the gymnasium, Zero's eyes immediately spotted the third-year students lined up on the left side, clearly waiting for their arrival.
Zero's eyes locked onto Loki, sitting in the middle of his group, surrounded by his comrades.
The third-years noticed their arrival, turning their attention toward them.
“So you came, huh,” said Loki, staring at Zero while standing up with a smirk on his face. His group followed suit, as if they had anticipated their arrival.
Zero walked ahead of his group, who stood on the right side of the gym, and positioned himself in the middle.
He took out his hands and cracked his knuckles, followed by his neck. His group mimicked his actions, preparing themselves.
"Are you guys ready!!" Loki shouted to his group, who responded with a roar, echoing through the gymnasium.
"The winner takes all!!" Zero shouted back, sprinting toward Loki and his group, who did the same.
As Zero got closer, he sped up and leaped, aiming a left kick at one of Loki's men before the two groups collided.
Chaos erupted between the two groups, with the noise of students filling the gymnasium as the brawl began.
Amidst the fighting, Zero and Loki’s eyes met in the middle.
Zero walked toward him, and Loki did the same, ready to face off.
"Let’s end this, Loki," Zero said, throwing a punch from the left, but Loki blocked it with his left hand, surprising Zero.
"You can't beat me," Loki taunted, holding Zero’s fist with a smirk, showing no signs of pain.
Zero pulled his hand back and threw another punch from the left. Loki anticipated it, but it was a fake. Zero quickly spun to the right and kicked Loki in the neck, catching him off guard and knocking him down.
Seizing the opportunity, Zero rushed in, raising his left leg high to deliver another kick to Loki’s face, but Loki dodged it, rolled on the ground, and stood up.
Loki then charged, launching a right-to-left kick that struck Zero cleanly in the stomach, causing him to stagger back.
As Zero held his stomach, Loki ran toward him, grabbed his head with his palm, and slammed him onto the gymnasium floor with great force, making Zero groan in pain.
Zero couldn't recover quickly, and while lying on the floor, Loki mounted him, raining down punches relentlessly as Zero tried to block with his hands.
Zero thought of a way to escape his situation and noticed that Loki’s left punches were slow and weak. He remembered earlier that Loki had used his left hand to block Zero’s punch, which must have caused some injury. Zero decided to use this to his advantage.
He waited for Loki to punch again with his left. As Loki's punch came, Zero removed his hands from his face and dodged to the right, avoiding the hit.
Seeing an opening, Zero elbowed Loki’s jaw with all his strength using his right arm.
With the blow, Zero pushed Loki off and stood up. He saw Loki clutching his now-red cheek, spitting out blood.
“Disgusting,” Loki muttered, tasting the blood in his mouth as he wiped his lips.
Zero started walking toward Loki, but before he could reach him, a third-year approached, trying to land a right punch.
Zero dodged and countered with a quick gut punch, knocking the third-year down in front of him.
He turned back to face Loki, but to his surprise, Loki’s fist was already nearing his face. The punch hit him hard on the nose.
Zero grabbed his nose, stepping back several meters from Loki, blood dripping from his nostrils. He angrily wiped it with the back of his right hand.
Loki charged at him, and Zero did the same. They exchanged powerful blows, neither one backing down.
Zero threw a right punch that hit Loki on the jaw, and Loki responded with a left punch, striking Zero’s nose again.
Both of them stood in the gymnasium, bleeding profusely as they continued their intense exchange of punches.
Zero launched a left punch that hit Loki’s lip, causing him to wince in pain and take two steps back.
Loki’s lip split open, blood spilling out, but he forced his eyes open and glared at Zero, who stood in a serious fighting stance, his hands raised.
“Come on,” Zero taunted, signaling Loki to come at him.
Furious at Zero’s provocation, Loki rushed toward him. Zero stepped forward with his left foot and twisted his waist, throwing a powerful left punch.
The punch landed squarely on Loki’s nose, bending it out of shape.
Not wasting any time, Zero closed in and kicked Loki’s left knee with his right leg.
Loki dropped to one knee, and Zero grabbed his head, kneeing Loki’s face repeatedly with his left knee until blood covered it.
Loki weakly whispered, "S-Sto... Stop." Zero heard him and paused.
Loki lost consciousness, lying on the gymnasium floor, drenched in his own blood.
Zero snapped out of it when he noticed the gym had quieted down. He looked around.
He saw many of his comrades still standing, helping each other despite having bruises and broken bones.
Meanwhile, many third-years were sprawled out and unconscious across the gym floor.
Zero began feeling the aches in his body from the fight with Loki. He glanced at his knuckles, which were red from the punches, with some fingers broken, and his nose was swollen.
Zero turned his back on Loki, lying on the gymnasium floor, and walked over to his group...