Chapter 336 Murder

The sudden outcome of the Official Beast Tournament match between Jana and Link shocked everyone, including most superheroes who were watching from the spectator's seats. They were extremely bewildered and disturbed upon witnessing the audacity of a certain participant. Despite the thousands upon thousands of people watching, he didn't hesitate to attempt murder in front of them.

As for the rest of the spectators, they weren't surprised at all. In fact, they were convinced that the management behind the Official Beast Tournament was carefully monitoring the fight. There was no way they'd allow a murder to happen right when there were kids in the audience.

Only one person didn't take his chances. He was the only one who managed to think properly when unexpected development occurred. The moment Link swooped in for the kill, he immediately appeared in front of him, rescuing Jana while simultaneously engaging Link in combat. He wanted to talk some sense into Link since he could tell that he didn't have control over himself. But then again, the rescue comes first, so he brought Ryu Ryoko, the Black Winged Dragon, along.

"Crimson Dagger, Stretch." Link called out, just before Satoshi could teleport.

When Satoshi came about, another gaping hole in his stomach could be seen, and he vomited blood.

However, his wounds immediately closed up, and he charged at Link without hesitation. This time, he didn't bother attacking Link with physical attacks. He summoned his reliable familiar, Nailgun, and shot at Link with everything he could.

Link wasn't about to go down so easily, though. He dodged and parried the nails without breaking a sweat. Using the Crimson Dagger's stretchiness and retraction to the best of his ability.

Satoshi flew just a couple of feet above the Grand Stage, mercilessly shooting down at Link as he swung his Crimson Dagger around. When he extended it, he let the momentum carry him before retracting it to its usual form. With this strategy, Link was able to smoothly transition from one movement to another without wasting any of his movements. He was like a well-oiled machine, functioning at exceeding capacities and keeping up with Satoshi's attacks.

'As expected of someone who's got a Representative on his side.' Satoshi thought to himself. He was amazed by how Link responded to his erratic attacks. Even though his movements didn't seem human, it was efficient, and not one nail hit its mark.

"What a monster," Satoshi commented.

Clearly, he has the advantage over Link since he can fly around and keep his distance. Whenever Link tries to attack, Satoshi would just teleports someplace else. Thanks to his portal creation ability, no matter how fast Link could get, he could never rival Ghast's instantaneous speeds. Still, Satoshi couldn't get close to Link either, thanks to his insane reaction time and speed.

Right now, the two of them reached an impasse. Not one of them could get the advance on the party since they were both busy keeping their guard up, attacking each other while solely focusing on the defensive.

"Aren't you getting tired?" Satoshi asked, wondering why LInk was still running around despite being exhausted.

"How about you? Aren't you exhausted? You should tap out now. It's never too late to back down." Link called out, taunting Satoshi even more. "You do know that you don't stand a chance against me, right?"

"Who said?" Satoshi smirked.

...

Meanwhile,

Every event organizer in a certain room in the American Dome was there, including White Mist, who made the Official Beast Tournament possible. They were well aware of the situation that unfolded in the Grand Stadium, hence the sudden meeting regarding the problem.

"So, what are we going to do? Are we going to let them fight as they please?"

"There are certain procedures when it comes to matches in the Official Beast Tournament. Picking a fight in the middle of the Grand Stadium shouldn't be allowed. We should pull out the two of them from the tournament."

"I disagree. While it is inexcusable for the son of the Midoriyama Duo to interfere, we are all aware that he did so because a participant's life is in danger. We shouldn't overlook that fact when it comes to finalizing our verdict."

"That's right. The reason why Satoshi interfered with that battle was clear. There shouldn't be a debate here. Let's stop the fight and then apologize to all the spectators before resuming the Official Beast Tournament. While I do agree that Satoshi's reason is valid, it is true that he interfered in the match. Breaking the rules... we should mete a proper punishment for him."

"I disagree."

Before a member of the event organizer continued speaking, White Mist stood up and showed the Official Beast Tournament live stream on his laptop. A smile of satisfaction was written on his face as he started explaining his opinion on the matter.

"As you can see... we are not inclined to give an apology to the audience. It's obvious that they're enjoying themselves. Also., we shouldn't think too hard about this." White Mist heaved a sigh as he sank back into his seat. "Think about it. We need an intermission right now, right? The first round is bound to finish soon. Let's leave the floor to Satoshi and Link. Once the intermission time limit is met, we can stop the fight."

A sinister smile then appeared on White Mist. "With this, we don't even have to explain Link's weird behavior. We can just write it off as mere acting for the intermission."

There were nods of approval from the event organizers, but what made White Mist sigh in relief was the appeased expression on the face of the main head himself. As it turned out, he was pleased with White Mist's suggestion. "That would work. Let's proceed with that. I guess let's just wait until Satoshi brings down Link, and then we can end the intermission, quote unquote."

"In any case, Link seemed pretty formidable for a beast tamer. How can you be so sure that the son of the Midoriyama Duo could take him down?" He asked.

"Ah, that? Easy. I believe Satoshi could easily handle such a powerhouse. He's my master, after all. As the beast master, I still have a lot to learn. To tell you the truth, it was Satoshi who taught me the ways to Dual Beast Integration."

"Oh really? Interesting. I look forward to fighting him." The head of the event organizer muttered to himself.

...

Satoshi leaned to the side as the Crimson Dagger stretched for the umpteenth time. He dodged it by a hair's breadth, but it still cut a portion of his cheeks, causing him to bleed out. Then again, he didn't have to worry about it since his wounds healed instantly, all thanks to Sera.

Gritting his teeth, Satoshi teleported right below Link without wasting another second, crouching as he prepared his fist. The moment he appeared in front of Link, he delivered a punch to his chest.

But Link was quick to respond. Before the punch could connect, he reverted the Crimson Dagger to its original form, blocked the attack, and then swung the Crimson Dagger while commanding it to stretch. Satoshi barely had enough time to bend backward just to avoid the swinging giant of a weapon.

After a somersault, Satoshi changed his trajectory, flinging himself toward Link while remaining as low as he could. Without thinking twice, he integrated with the Ice Empress, and his summoner familiar, Gabriel, in hopes that their additional strength would aid him in catching up to Link's insane reaction time.

A spear made of Ice appeared on Satoshi's hand. The dark orb that floated near Satoshi (it was Ghast's dark orb that could transform into any weapon) also changed into a spear. He then rushed towards Link, swinging the spears wildly as if to intimidate him.

Link didn't think twice about swinging the Crimson Dagger as he aimed for Satoshi's neck. However, Satoshi easily deflected it, and he continued rushing. For a brief moment, Link panicked, and he lost his footing. That moment made him lose his focus, which caused his Dual Beast Integration to deactivate.

Despite Grundauge taking over Link's mind, there was only so much it could do once Link ran out of energy. And to be fair, Link had been fighting for quite some time now. His energy was already severely depleted, and now he experienced the grave consequences of it.

Satoshi's momentum carried him all the way toward Link. Just like what Link did, he, too, aimed at his neck. He wasn't expecting Link's Dual Beast Integration to deactivate, though. That's why it was already too late for Satoshi when the spears touched Link's neck, and his integration was simultaneously deactivated.

Everything seemed to happen in slow motion as Link's face contorted due to the pain he felt. At the same time, Satoshi watched in utter horror as he decapitated Link.

And with his Dual Beast Integration deactivated, Satoshi knew all too well that Link wouldn't survive the beheading. In other words, Link was a hundredth of a second close to dying.