Chapter 99: Karma! (1/2)

Jake was already seated in his seat when he heard the next announcement.

”The Final Round--” shouted the referee.

He was stopped by cheers from all over the stadium.

*Wooo!*

They couldn't help their loud voices as they expressed their feelings on the final round.

This round meant something, something very important.

In this round, the winners would finally be ranked.

Even before the final round, the ranks were already shaping themselves.

For instance, it was already known based on the points that Joshua Vargas would be the fifth.

Also, the first and the second would be between Cheyenne Aztec and Jake.

The third and fourth would be shared by Dean Forst or Jaya, in no particular order; it would all depend on their final round.

So far, Joshua Vargas was the only one that was already ascertained a rank.

After waiting for the noises to quell down, the referee repeated his words, ”The Final Round. The first match, Jaya vs. Dean Forst.”

He continued, ”Next, Cheyenne Aztec vs. Jake. Last, Joshua Vargas, freeroll.”

Jake cocked his head at the mention of his name.

Prior to the referee's announcement, he had already known his opponent for the final round.

It was easy to find out, as Cheyenne was the only one he had not fought with.

After knowing that his match was not first, Jake closed his eyes and waited for the first match to kick off.

His mind tried to exercise, simulating all sorts of scenarios the match would play out.

It was a match between Dean Forst and Jaya.

This could prove to be a very difficult one, as while Dean Forst was already fully healed up during his freeroll, he was not at his optimum form.

The same could be said for Jaya, who had received a rather jawbreaking injury and had no time to heal off. It was bound to distract her focus.

Jake, himself, knew of the pain of his heel trick. It was akin to an alarm that never shuts off.

”Match, start!”

....

Jaya cracked her head before the match started. She tried to silence the buzzing noise that wallowed in her head every second.

As she was not in the mood to converse, she focused on fully winning the match.

Her opponent was Dean Forst, a terrifying opponent, but due to the grievous injuries he had received from Jake, he had lost his efficiency.

This doomed him and now he was permanently blocked from the first and second position.

He was at one of the weakest points in his life. However, Jaya dared not underestimate him.

'When a lion is cornered, it goes rabid and destroys everything,' inwardly murmured Jaya.

This was the best way to describe Dean's position.

It was also why Dean was currently bulldozing his way towards her!

Instantly, he arrived next to her and swung his sword with his fast technique.

Jaya went into stance and blocked it with her left sword, which was mainly used for defensive purposes.

Trying to counter-attack, she deftly lifted Dean's sword with hers and used her leg to knee Dean in the same spot where he received his previous injury.

It was quite a cruel tactic, but Jaya needed everything she could use.

After stunning her opponent, it seemed she had already bagged a win.