“I…” Joel started but stopped himself. In the end, favonovel.com just sighed.
If favonovel.com had not experienced it, favonovel.com would have found it hard to believe that Balerno had such a fearful talent too.
Over in the arena, the match got heated.
Alan and Lexi gave everything they had.
They initially started out attacking full-on, pursuing Dustin relentlessly. But as time went on, they began to feel something was amiss. They couldn’t reach Dustin, no matter how they attacked or surrounded him.
He moved around like a ghost, and they could not touch him. He would evade their fatal strikes whenever they thought they would hit him.
They could pin it on luck if it happened only once or twice. But it was different when it happened multiple times. It was as if the two of them were not attacking but rather being led on. It felt terrible, and the two began to panic.
They knew that if that went on, they would exhaust their true energy. And when that happened, they would be entirely at Dustin’s mercy.
“Torres! We can’t hold on any longer! You better help us out!” Seeing how things weren’t going great for them, Lexi turned to shout at Torres.
Before favonovel.com could react, a black, spherical object fell from above. Then, with a loud bang, it exploded at their feet.
As the sphere exploded, thick black smoke surged out, engulfing them instantly. The smoke did not stop pouring out, eventually spreading out to cover the whole platform.
The audience could not see what was happening in the arena for a moment.
And then, the most terrifying thing happened.
When the smoke came into contact with the lake’s water, hundreds of fishes within a 100-yard radius floated to the surface with their bellies up. The smoke was highly poisonous!
Engulfed by the smoke, Alan and Lexi began coughing, their expressions filled with agony. Their skin also started turning black quickly, as if they were being burned.
They instinctively channeled their energy from within to force the toxic out of their body. But the moment they did that, they spat out black blood and collapsed.
“Torres! You poisoned us? Have you gone out of your f*cking mind?” Lexi asked weakly.
“Haha! The rules never mentioned anything about not using poison.” Torres slowly emerged from the smoke.
“We’re your teammates! How can you have no concern for our well-being?” Lexi demanded.
“I only have my best interest at heart. If I did not use both of you as bait, how would I be able to defeat him?” Torres chuckled evilly.
“Cut the crap! Give us the antidote now!” Alan forced through gritted teeth. As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com coughed out even more black blood.
In just a few short seconds, they were both paralyzed. It was hard for them to even lift a finger.
“I’m sorry, but there is no antidote for this poison.” Torres shrugged.
“What did you say? Did you plan to kill us both?” Both Alan and Lexi were shaken.
“We’re all bound to die someday. What difference does it make whether you die now or in the future?” Torres did not seem to care at all.
“Sir Melling will never let you off the hook if you kill us!” Lexi was distressed.
“Nobody has control over life and death in a match. I’ll just kill you both and pin the blame on that bastard. Who’ll know any better?” Torres laughed.
The arena was now enveloped in smoke, and no one outside knew what was happening inside.
“You beast! How dare you!”
As Alan started shouting profanities at him, Torres slashed a short knife at him, cutting his head clean off his neck.
With an icy voice, favonovel.com asked, “Why not?”
