hotmtlnovel Chapter 646 Bountiful Winnings
Chapter 646 Bountiful Winnings
"YOU DIRTY BASTARD! AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A HERO?!" Jeremiah shouted in fury, his anger sparked by the sight of Karsa kneeling in shock, her expression empty as she stared blankly at the ground.
After using three of her [Rare]-tier trump cards simultaneously, victory seemed almost certain.
In just a few more seconds or a minute at most, she would prevail, as the aura she radiated rivaled that of dragons.
Although her time was limited, it should've been more than enough to take out any human, as it would be impossible for their bodies to be as tough as those of monstrous creatures.
However, to her surprise, her most ferocious blow was absorbed by a black spherical aura that surrounded Shye.
No matter how hard she tried, the barrier just wouldn't shatter.
From that, all she could remember was that after hearing a mighty draconic roar, she was disoriented; and before she knew it the appearance of the youngster in front of her suddenly turned into that of a demon.
Her body shook and trembled in fear preventing her from doing things she needed to to defend herself.
Still, she was at least able to activate [Stoic Lv.5].
Unfortunately, despite her efforts, the world suddenly spun around her.
She found herself staring at her own body, twitching lifelessly before it dissolved into mana particles. Moments later, she was reanimated beside the dueling stage—alive but utterly devastated.
Karsa could at least tell what happened.
She was beheaded and lost the duel, in front of hundreds of thousands of eyes she was humiliated.
This setback was the first for her and it was so devastating that it felt surreal.
Jeremiah, the most staunch among his followers, was the one who couldn't accept the result the most.
He believed that his romantic interest could even fight toe-to-toe against those in the top five in the regional adventurer rankings.
As a result, his mind instinctively refused to accept that Shye had won fairly, instead attributing the victory to a talisman he secretly crushed to protect himself during the fight—an action that violated the rules they had agreed upon.
Even Karsa Bloodwinter, undefeated in duels and ranked tenth in the entire region, had met the same fate as the others—reduced to nothing more than a stepping stone for the rising young dragon, or rather, the now soaring draconic sovereign.
With his current skills, it would be unwise to call him a budding rookie, as he was already as strong if not stronger than those in the top ten of their region.
He was now a fully grown dragon—one that matured far earlier than others.
"DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME! I'M A VETERAN, THAT BARRIER YOU USED COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A WARRIOR SKILL!"
True, it wasn't a warrior skill, but there was no rule against using an item skill, as it technically fell under the category of personal abilities.
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"So? One thing is for sure, though, I didn't use defensive talismans." Shye retorted, the annoying grin on his face still present.
"LIAR! THEN WHAT WAS THAT TRANSLUCENT BLACK SPHERICAL BARRIER?!"
"An item skill, idiot. What, are you going to call that cheating? The rules are crystal clear: 'No defensive talismans.' Did I use a defensive talisman?"
Upon hearing Shye's explanation, the cat got Jeremiah's tongue. Indeed, there was no rule established against using item skills, and an item skill certainly isn't a defensive talisman.
Karsa lost fair and square.
However, for the sake of his devastated dearest, he found it difficult to back down.
Unfortunately, Shye wasn't going to give an ounce of respect to such a sore loser.
After sneering in disdain at Jeremiah, who was at a loss for words, he immediately approached the event moderator to claim his winnings: 140,000 gold coins, ten uncommon-tier skill books, three rare-tier skill books, and five hundred units each of three high-grade training tonics.
It was a huge win.
Shye then immediately turned around and headed towards his underlings, one of them talking crap at the top of her lungs.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! WHAT DID I TELL YOU LOSERS?! MY BOSS HAS NEVER LOST AND NEVER WILL!" Seira shouted with a hearty laugh, leaning right into Shye's recording crystal before continuing:
"TO ANYONE THINKING OF CHALLENGING MY BOSS, SHYE CROWLEY OF THE BLACK DAWN, YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO TRY. HOWEVER, YOU BETTER GET YOUR TREASURES READY—'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THEM! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"