Chapter 46: The First One To Lose
Ramon's score was 18.
Hannibal's score was 5.
Donald's score was 8.
Adam's score was 19.
All the eyes landed on Adam. This was an important decision.
However, it looked like he had already decided on who to choose.
"I'll attack Donald." Adam said casually.
"Argh..." Donald grimaced. 'I shouldn't have attacked Adam. That was a mistake on my part!'
They both picked up their marbles and prepared themselves for the next round.
Hannibal and Ramon picked up their marbles so they wouldn't be in the way.
As the fire crackled and the logs burned at the nearby fireplace, Donald and Adam counted from three and then rolled them across the table. They clashed at the center.
Donald's score was 11.
Adam's score was 12.
'No!' Donald called out inside his mind.
Crack-Donald's marble cracked, and it was now on the breaking point. It looked as broken as Hannibal's marble.
Smack!
A resounding slap landed on Donald's cheek, leaving a bright red mark that stung with pain. He was stunned for a moment, but it wasn't as strong as the previous slap.
Ramon picked up the two marbles from the center of the table and handed them over to Donald and Adam. It looked like he was too impatient and wanted to start the next round already.
"Let's roll!" He said excitedly, and after counting from three, they all rolled their marbles to the center of the table.
Cling, clang!
The numbers appeared inside the marbles, made of thick mist that slowly dissipated.
Ramon's score was 10.
Hannibal's score was 15.
Donald's score was 2.
Adam's score was 2.
A silence fell over the table as this was a shocking outcome.
Hannibal's smile froze as he began mulling over things.Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com
'This is very interesting.' Adam thought to himself. 'As an attacker, Hannibal can't use his skip. If he loses, his marble will be destroyed...
'Will the so-called Undefeated Champion of the Killer Marbles be the first one to lose?'
After a short time, Hannibal smiled and said, "I'll attack Donald."
Ramon's and Adam's heads turned towards Donald.
Donald's face paled.
'I knew this would happen!' He clenched his hand into a fist. 'He wants me to use a skip so his attack turn will be skipped! A smart move-really fucking smart!
"I'll attack Adam as well!" Ramon said with a loud laugh.
'They're ganging up on him!' Donald shouted inside his mind. 'If Adam loses both rounds, he
is out of the game!'
"Who is going first?" Adam asked with a calm look.
"I'll do it." Ramon said with a laugh. "You ready?"
"Yeah," Adam said shortly.
Ramon quickly counted from the three, and then they both rolled their marbles.
As soon as the marbles stopped, numbers appeared on them.
Ramon's score was 9.
Adam's score was 15.
It was Ramon's victory.
Crack-as soon as Adam's marble cracked, a slap landed on his cheek.
"Ah..." Adam touched his stinging cheek and then turned to his cracked marble. It looked like
it was barely being held together by glue.
'He lost!' Donald thought. 'One more loss, and he is out!'
"Ready?" Hannibal said with a grin.
Adam picked up his marble with a cold look and nodded sternly.
'Whoever loses this round will be out of the game!' Donald was in shock. 'Will it be Adam or
Hannibal? Who will lose?!'
Ramon watched with keen interest, a smile playing on his lips.
At that moment, without counting down, they both rolled their marbles to the center of the
table.
They clashed with a gentle echo and came to a stop. Again, numbers appeared inside the
cracked marbles.
The surrounding players, the ones watching from the control room, and the four contestants
leaned closer to get a better look at the numbers inside.
As soon as the numbers appeared, there were shocked gasps from the crowd.
Hannibal's score was 10.
Adam's score was 10.
It was Hannibal's victory!
Crack-Adam's marble cracked one last time and then shattered into very tiny pieces.
Those pieces glowed for a moment, but then they turned into water and got sucked inside the
table, disappearing completely.
"H-he lost..." Donald looked at Adam in shock. "A-Adam lost..."