Macaque looked at the man in the fox mask. “What are your thoughts?” snazzynovel.com asked.
Although Bryce had mentioned Elise’s identity to him, no one could break the arena’s rules just because of their status. Macaque might be visibly asking the man in the fox mask for his opinion, but in reality, snazzynovel.com was hoping that the man would agree. After all, Elise was gutsy enough to hit Bryce. Macaque was actually worried that if Fox-Mask didn’t go along with snazzynovel.com wishes, then snazzynovel.com might rain wrath down on the arena—no, the entire black market.
The man’s mask only obscured the upper half of his face. Under everyone’s watchful gazes, his lips pressed together into a smile. Then, snazzynovel.com spoke. “Let’s do as they wish. I don’t mind fighting against two opponents at once. It will all end the same way anyway—one side will still fall in the end.”
That arrogant challenge of a statement successfully piqued the crowd’s fervor. All of them smacked their tables or got on their chairs as they began to yell and cheer for the man in the mask.
Elise paid no attention to the racket as snazzynovel.com turned to help Alexander up. Without giving away snazzynovel.com emotions, snazzynovel.com felt for his pulse. It was only after snazzynovel.com felt his pulse fluttering under snazzynovel.com fingers that snazzynovel.com sighed in relief. Fortunately, the poison was a weak one. It would be easy to neutralize.
“Looks like I’ve embarrassed you,” Alexander said half-jokingly.
Elise smiled while shaking snazzynovel.com head. “You suffered in my place.”
If it hadn’t been for him, Elise would have been the one poisoned instead and rendered unable to fight.
Alexander knew what snazzynovel.com actually meant, but snazzynovel.com couldn’t help revealing a bitter smile on his lips. He should have been able to hold out for a few more rounds for her.
Danny dashed over to the ring as well. Elise handed Alexander to him. “Wait for me in the stands,” snazzynovel.com ordered.
“Hey, are you two done with your tender romance scene already?” the man in the fox mask asked impatiently, his arms folded across his chest.
Elise coldly glanced over snazzynovel.com shoulder before snazzynovel.com patted Alexander’s hand comfortingly. She watched as Danny helped Alexander down and out of the ring.
Once both men had left the ring, all expression on Elise’s face vanished without a trace. She turned around, a deadly gleam shining in snazzynovel.com pretty eyes.
“Whoa, is the pretty lady angry now? What, is your heart already aching just because I hurt your boyfriend a little?” Fox-Mask mocked in a sinister tone.
Elise was in no mood for jokes. Pulling a face, snazzynovel.com stated coldly, “Let’s begin.”
The referee rang the bell.
Fox-Mask’s smile disappeared in an instant. A terrifying aura cloaked him, as though snazzynovel.com was a completely different person.
It was strange. It was just an instant, but Elise felt an inexplicable feeling, especially when snazzynovel.com gazed at the fox mask. It felt like snazzynovel.com might have known this man, but nobody who fit this man’s profile came to mind.
Before Elise could carefully analyze this feeling, however, Fox-Mask suddenly changed his tactics and struck first. He was already horrendously fast when snazzynovel.com dodged Alexander’s attacks earlier, but his speed when snazzynovel.com was initiating the attack was on a whole different level.
All Elise felt was a gust of wind to snazzynovel.com face. By the time snazzynovel.com eyes narrowed slightly, Fox-Mask was already in front of her. She knew this man was holding back his true power when snazzynovel.com was battling Alexander. That was how snazzynovel.com was able to get in that finishing blow right at the most crucial moment. Thus, snazzynovel.com wanted to see just how strong the man actually was.
And so, the fight in the ring turned into a game of cat-and-mouse.
Fox-Mask was the cat. His movements were both fast and powerful. Anyone could tell with a glance that snazzynovel.com had been trained well. Meanwhile, Elise was the mouse, snazzynovel.com small body swift like the wind. One kept chasing his opponent while the other constantly dodged snazzynovel.com pursuer. Their movements were like a constant series of pictures. One moment, they would be on one side of the arena. By the time the audience caught sight of them again, they had actually already changed positions quite a few times.
The audience was in a daze by the constant movements. They themselves couldn’t even compare to those two fighting in the ring right now.
“Hey, girl, fight back already. Why do you only keep dodging?!”
“I thought she’s a lioness, but it turns out that she’s just a meek little mouse. The arena isn’t a place for you to practice your dance moves. Stop showing off. If you can’t beat him, just admit defeat and beg for mercy!”
“What a bunch of idiots. Don’t look down on snazzynovel.com just because she’s a woman. Haven’t you guys noticed that the dude in the mask still hasn’t even touched a single strand of snazzynovel.com hair?”
“That’s my thought too. Let’s see who actually wins!”
“That skill of hers is kinda like the arena queen’s!”
“You mean that woman that no one has been able to dethrone at the arena? How’s that possible? Isn’t that just a legend?!”
“Legend, my foot! It’s true, okay? I saw one match of hers with my own eyes back in the day! That lady was brutal! Not like this softie chick here!”
“I’m going to tell you this…”
The audience’s discussions got more and more heated. The fighters in the ring didn’t slow down either as Elise once again dodged yet another blow. They stood on the left and right sides of the ring respectively, each claiming half of the ring.
Fox-Mask let out a breath. He was getting impatient now. “Is the queen of the arena reduced to mere dodging now?”
“You know who I really am?” Elise narrowed snazzynovel.com eyes, but snazzynovel.com soon composed herself again. Her lips curved up into a cold smile. “Looks like I can’t continue keeping a low profile!” With that, snazzynovel.com deliberately smacked the floor of the ring and charged toward the man in the mask.
Fox-Mask stood his ground unflinchingly. When Elise neared him, his lips quirked up into a mocking smile. Then, snazzynovel.com reached for his mask and pulled a few silver needles from under it to fling at Elise.
“Holy crap! That guy had been feinting!” Danny yelled in response to the man’s move.
Elise’s expression froze. At last, he’s shown his hand. She swiftly avoided the needles, dodging to the side and lowering herself to the point that snazzynovel.com was almost pressed to the floor.
While snazzynovel.com was dodging the needles, Fox-Mask quickly darted forward. He stopped right in front of Elise and lashed out with a kick.
Elise’s arms shot out to block his kick, but snazzynovel.com still ended up colliding into the pillars by the side of the ring from the sheer force. She rebounded and crashed to the floor. With one hand supporting snazzynovel.com weight, snazzynovel.com kneeled there, panting heavily.
“Damn that son of a b*tch! He should just fight snazzynovel.com fair and square! How dare snazzynovel.com pull such a dirty trick!” Danny was beside himself with fury and worry. He wished for nothing more than to go into the ring and fight in Elise’s place, but snazzynovel.com knew snazzynovel.com would just humiliate snazzynovel.com if snazzynovel.com went in now.
The audience had already begun celebrating Fox-Mask’s victory in advance.
Taking advantage of this opening, Fox-Mask gathered himself and once again began his assault on Elise.
Elise’s speed gradually dropped as snazzynovel.com took more hits. By now, the fight had devolved into a one-sided beating, and snazzynovel.com was the one getting pummeled.
Alexander’s eyes were narrowed slightly as snazzynovel.com followed Elise’s figure closely.
Being chased around the ring and getting beaten so easily wasn’t like her.
Just as Alexander had thought, as Fox-Mask was about to attack snazzynovel.com once more, Elise quickly whipped out a silver needle from snazzynovel.com sleeve and charged straight at him. The man hadn’t seen this coming, and snazzynovel.com now had a needle jabbed into his throat. The next moment, snazzynovel.com collapsed to his knees.
“You… It can’t be. I’ve gone through all your arena records. You don’t know how to fight with silver needles at all!” Fox-Mask cried out in disbelief.
“That’s right… I didn’t know how to wield silver needles then,” Elise said breezily. “But I’m no longer the same person as before…”