Chapter 201: Last Bout of the 2nd Segment.

The Audience nor the spectating teams in the seating area around the Stage expected Pompa's gamble would work and stand a chance to win against the Earth team.

Although the 1st Bout was one hell of an intense one, Pompa was able to turn the tables at the end and emerge as the victor.

The Audience considered it the second most intense Match, only next to the one between Akor and Rex.

All Pompa needed was to pick the weakest members from the Earth team for the next two Bouts and defeat the Team that monopolised the top rank since the beginning of the Tournament.

When Pompa picked Jay as his next opponent, almost everyone believed it would be a matter of time before he could win the 2nd Bout and move on to clear the last one as well.

No one suspected the Tier-2 combatant that stood across Pompa would bring any surprise in the course of the Match.

After all, not everyone at Tier-2 could pull off something like Dante, who was undoubtedly one of the dark horses in the Tournament.

Only the keen bunch in the participant seating area noticed the odd reactions of the Earth Team members, which didn't align with the situation.

When they looked at the combatant from the Earth Team, they neither found fear nor any confidence on his face.

The only thing they could notice was an unfettered nonchalance, almost as if the face-off against Pompa was no big deal.

If Olivia were to fight Pompa and if she had such expression, that wouldn't be odd, but seeing a Tier-2 member, who could probably be the weakest member among the Earth team, showcase such expression made them assume if he was about to throw in the towel before the Bout could even begin.

Meanwhile, Jay was aware of all those speculations and just ignored them. After all, the power he was going to display would soon shut them all.

Jay never had any intention of laying low. It just so happened that his standing in the Earth team wasn't disclosed in the first two rounds.

With their addition, the Innate Talents available in Jay's arsenal would grow even more diverse.

Among those six, Seath's Time Innate Talent, Vral's Stamina-based Innate Talent and Pompa's Strength and Vitality-based Innate Talents were the ones Jay wished to procure the most as they would significantly improve his combat prowess.

Soon, Felarial commenced the 2nd Bout, and Pompa began walking towards Jay while bumping his fists into one another with each step he took.

Pompa cleared his head from the odd response Felarial gave a while ago. He didn't believe his decision-making was poor.

After all, he was close to defeating the Earth team, which scored even higher than the rest of the teams combined in the Top-100.

Pompa's inner thoughts were as such, 'Hmph, let's see if they could think the same once I win. Wait, what's with this guy? Why is he looking at me like I am a delicacy? Is he into cannibalism or what?'

Hearing those thoughts, Jay's lips couldn't help but twitch. He just wanted to recruit Pompa and get a hold over his Innate Talent, <VIGOUR> but was treated like a cannibal.

As Jay sighed with his eyes closed and shook his head, Pompa already started dashing towards Jay to end the 2nd Bout.

However, just as his fist was about to land, Jay sidestepped with his eyes still closed and successfully evaded it.

It wasn't just Pompa; even the onlookers were taken aback by that. They didn't expect a Tier-2 individual to be able to dodge Pompa's attacks.

Before the spectators could amount that to luck, Jay went ahead to dodge several other advances of Pompa with relative ease.

The odd thing was that Jay's movement speed didn't exceed that of a Tier-3 Low-Phase lifeform whilst facing Pompa's explosive pounces.

It was as if he knew where his opponent's moves would land.