Chapter 302: Forbearance (1/2)

Chapter 302: Forbearance

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

While everyone was going to celebrate for Karl, he himself had disappeared. His friends found it strange that he would pass up such an opportunity to bask in others’ admiration.

”Granny, I have got into the final eight. Have you seen me on TV?”

”Yes! Granny knew that you would be successful one day! You have to give face to your deceased parents.”

”Thank you, granny. I will become even stronger.”

No one knew that the seemingly lighthearted boy was raised by his grandmother, because his parents both died right after he was born. Without the welfare money, Karl might not have been able to even attend the academy. Although Karl was never confident in his own ability, his granny was always very supportive of him. She was convinced that Karl would be successful, since he was talented like his father. In order to please his grandmother, Karl always carried out the study with his unique methods, despite being laughed at for being foolishly stubborn.

Today, he had finally proven himself and entered the final eight.

In a grocery store of a ghetto district, the old women's eyes glued to the TV as she mumbled, ”This is my grandson, Karl!”

She had always been proud of Karl, although he had been simply a mediocre student from an average school. However, Karl had right then turned into the top fleet commander of the confederation, and he was the first one from Earth to enter the final eight.

This was the best record that the Earth Confederation had ever achieved thus far.

”Karl, the real genius!”

On the Tv screen, the two hosts gave Karl two thumbs ups, and inside the convenience store in the ghetto, people boiled over as they cheered loudly for him.

Right after a brief celebration for Karl, the second match started, which was between Bisu and KKK. Bisu had encountered the greatest threat in this tournament. In a blink of an eye, he had lost two rounds in a row to the Ivantian.

”Hehe, is this what represents the best of the Earth players? Stupid and naive, are you hoping that I would go easy on you?” KKK said with a high pitched voice.

”Player KKK, please refrain from making any personal attacks.” The judge warned him.

”Sir, am I wrong about what I have just said? You can ask him yourself.” KKK retorted.

Bisu's face turned black. He swallowed down his pride and tried his best to hold back his urge to punch the Ivantian in the face.

Flash's heart sank as he saw the expression on Bisu's face. He registered that Bisu was about to fall into KKK's trap.

KKK aggravated Bisu at the beginning of the match by insulting him for his slip-ups in earlier matches. Angered by KKK's words, Bisu attacked his opponent with abandon from the beginning of the game. However, KKK was well prepared as he had lined his base up with cheap defense tactics and had easily defeated Bisu. The same pattern repeated in the second round. It was clear then that KKK had not only a sharp mouth, but also a sharp mind.

Unlike METAL combat where anger sometimes could translate to power, getting overly emotional would only lead to irrational decisions and slip-ups during fleet combat.

Although Bisu was very clear regarding what his opponent was after, anger had prevented him from taking the appropriate measures in the third round. After his defeat, he punched the dashboard in an uncontrollable fit of rage.

KKK swept back his long and carefully coiffured hair, ”Is this the best micro-control of the Earthlings? How disappointing! I hope you are better than this, Flash.”

If Flash were the best fleet commander the earth had seen, then his Ivantian counterpart would be KKK. Their battle styles were very similar as well, as they both possessed well-rounded skills, as well as ability to unleash unscrupulous moves whenever they were called for.