Thud!
Yukon fell to the ground in defeat.
Even in defeat, most Grade C Superhumans and beasts still held tight on to their pride, they would never surrender nor give up to the opponent, this was why an ancient ritual like the Vrka Yuddha was so important to the wolves.
Despite feeling pure regret and resentment at this moment, apart from those negative feelings, Yukon also felt respect and intimidated.
He looked up at the Wind Wolf with a heavy gaze.
Akela put one leg on his body before looking straight at his eye.
"Yield!" Akela's voice was calm but filled with power and authority.
Yukon's eyes twitched furiously but he could not refute.
"A Vrka Yuddha is a Vrka Yuddha". Yukon said his last words as his own Lord, perhaps as a resignation to his reality or perhaps as a consolation to himself.
The next moment, he lowered his head. "I yield".
Legolas' virtual interface lit up at almost the same time.
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[A Grade C Thunder Wolf has been added to Akela's Wolf Kingdom!]
[A Grade C Sound Wolf has been added to Akela's Wolf Kingdom!]
…
[Akela's Wolf Kingdom!]
[Kingdom Wolves: 46,761]
[Alpha Wolf: Emperor Wolf- Akela]
[Alpha Female: Nymeria]
[Beta Wolf: Ice Direwolf- Rogue 1]
[Army Commander: Warg]
[No. of Grade C Wolves: 3]
[No. of Grade D Wolves: 4,221]
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Legolas ticked his tongue. "The gamble paid".
Looking at the army of wolves that now bowed and paid their respects to their new Emperor, Akela, Legolas felt a proud feeling well up in his heart.
'Akela's growth is meteoric man, Predator already paved the way'.
'By the way, is Predator not back yet?'
Legolas soon put this thought at the back of his mind though as Lucky turned to look at him with a satisfied smile on her face. "And that is everything that happened during my adventures outside this backwater planet".
"Wow…, interesting!" Legolas clapped.
Lucky narrowed her eyes. "You didn't listen to the last parts?"
"What? Who said that? Of course, I listened!"
"You liar! And you seemed so interested earlier!"
"Humph!" Lucky pouted and turned away.
While Legolas was in the process of placating his pet, Redmane walked towards the battlefield where the Vrka Yuddha already ended.
After exchanging initial greetings with the Thunder Wolf and the Sound Wolf, he turned to look at Akela. "Does your ambition end here?"
"Definitely not!"
Akela's eyes gleamed. "This is not enough!"
Redmane grinned. "I guessed so, Shen, the Golden-Feathered Eagle is the next priority target to explosively increase your territory and army".
Redmane turned to look at Yukon. "You've been rivals for decades even before you took over the Narrow Hills, can you tell us anything about her?"
"Yes, I can tell you a lot about Shen, that harlot Wolf!"
"…"
…
The days rolled over so fast that it seemed like it was being fast-forwarded, and as it rolled, the excitement of the Cup Tournament increased even more.
The more famous and exciting victories emerged, the more the appeal of the first National Dominator Cup Tournament increased as more and more players were attracted into watching the tournament battles.
Today, a controversial player was about to enter the battle arena again.
"Manchester f*cking united!"
"Yayy!!!"
"Horny!" "Horny!" "Horny!"
The loyal fans of Horny the lethal Assassin were energetic once again as they cheered on their hero, Horny Assassin confidently basked on all the attention that he attracted as with his twin sabers, he walked into the battle arena.
Unlike other players and most especially his opponent, to this guy, it didn't seem like he was going to fight a battle that could potentially dictate his future progression in Dominator and if he could become a pro player.
It rather seemed like he came out just to perform for the audience.
He raised his twin sabers and roared. "Manchester f*cking united!"
"Horny!" "Horny!" "Horny!"
His avid fans hailed him on.
In the player stands, Blue River palmed his face. "This guy…, won't he ever change?" He could already feel a headache coming.
Against all expectations after the tournament just started, Horny Assassin was not eliminated immediately on his first battle.
Instead, he went on to achieve a dominating and famous victory.
Due to his incredible performance and his iconic chant when he was excited, he was able to attract a lot of fans, most especially those who were also interested in football. That was how Horny Assassin became a fan favorite.
Now, he was about to fight his 3rd battle.
As soon as the bell for the battle to start was rang, Horny Assassin no longer paid attention to his fans. He unsheathed both of his sabers even as he honed his concentration to a level where every single sound faded out of his ears.
Horny Assassin was eccentric, he was playful and stubborn but when it really mattered, he was able to become concentrated fairly easily.
This was an asset of his that Blue River already discovered long ago.
Instantly after the battle started, his spear-wielding opponent abruptly charged towards him. Since Horny Assassin was so focused on his fans just a moment ago, this player hoped to catch him off-guard and deal damage to him.
He hoped to get a critical hit but…, as soon as he started charging forward, he noticed an instant change in the demeanor of his opponent.
"Huh?"
Before this player could react, he already closed the distance to him.
With determination, he plunged his spear tip at his opponent's head to deal head damage but before he could understand what happened, his opponent was gone. What he saw instead was a red liquid flying from both his sides.
Whoosh!
In a state of total concentration, Horny Assassin was able to dodge in the nick of time. By bending his body to such an unnatural angle where his opponent's spear went right above him, his opponent's neck became exposed to him.
He was ruthless as he slashed upwards with both sabers.
This was what caused the flying blood as he drew first blood.
"Horny!" "Horny!" "Horny!"
His avid fans were going crazy as they cheered him on.
His opponent frowned. 'This guy…'
Despite receiving damage first, he was not disheartened completely, he decided to retreat and rethink his strategy but before he could, he suddenly froze.
Squash!
[CRITICAL HIT!]
[BALLS DAMAGE!]
[You have triggered effect: Leg to Balls!]
[+150% Damage!]
In that moment after slashing at his opponent's neck, while his opponent thought of retreating, Horny Assassin took the most practical route.
In their current posture, his opponent's balls were crazily exposed.
And since this was a VR game, attack to the balls could affect the player's own condition. Also, this attack was only viable in Dominator since it was the only VR game to do justice to the need to fully mirror realism.
Horny Assassin did not hesitate, he ruthlessly kicked.
Squash!
This player felt like his balls just shattered!
He lost all feelings in his legs, his hands became weak, his hands shook like he was a dementia patient, he dropped his weapon.
"Ouuuhhh…!" He could only groan in pain.
Instantly, this player became almost decapitated from just one move.
"Horny!" "Horny!" "Horny!"
His fans shouted at the top of their voices at the spectacle.
"Smash his twinkle dingle!"
"Show him who's boss!"
"Grind his anaconda!" They yelled with crazy enthusiasm.
After that decapitating move, everything became easier, his opponent stood no chance, Horny Assassin comboed him to death.
Horny Assassin won his 3rd straight individual battle.
As soon as his opponent turned into white lights, this was when the sounds and explosive cheers of his fans finally reached his ears.
He grinned. "Manchester f*cking united!"