Winner Takes All

If Mr. Ward or Brent was here...

As long as there was someone who knew Jack very well being here, they would prevent Jack from descending into a bewitched state at all costs. The root of evil lied at this descent into bewitchedness, and it was a Pandora's box which once opened, all devils would be unleashed!

With the price of one forsaking his rationality, that person gained immeasurable battle prowess and turned into a ruthless killing machine. This very state would aggravated his bewitched state, and every time one tried to remove himself from this state, it proved harder and harder to remain conscious. Everything turned dangerous with every transformation!

It was already a hard-pressed mission to suppress this bewitched state, but Jack still wanted to breakthrough his own threshold and entered this state willingly. The current Jack who had lost his memories had wandered to the territories of the Hun. Nobody here knew of his past, and for sure they wouldn't be able to comprehend his descent into a bewitched state.

Putting aside Jack, and considering Cynthia and the female guard's opinion, this bewitched state was a magical state that bestowed upon someone a huge boost of power.

As Jack closed his eyes, he felt everything around him descend into silence.

In his mind, fragmentary images slowly surfaced to the top of his consciousness. They were bloody, cruel and they depicted a picture of struggle for life and death.

One was a picture of him holding on to his sanity in a prison cell, and another was members of the slave entourage lashing out at little kids, and they were also images of... Amanda's brother dying a terrible death in a dark alley... Jack didn't know how he could enter that state once again.

He could recall with clarity that he was able to descend into that bewitched state because he had seen with his own eyes those people of the slave entourage bringing harm to little kids, which ignited his flaming rage. It enabled him to enter that maniacal state without him understanding the mechanism behind it. Therefore, all he could do now was to bring back memories of those tragic scenes hidden in his head.

It was just that... why didn't the same feeling visit him again now?

Why he couldn't enter that state?

Jack's heart was a complete mess.

As he was shrouded in confusion, he heard gush of wind tearing the air around him, which increased this unsettling feeling he was experiencing.

"Look out!" Somewhere very near to his ears, Cynthia's voice suddenly exploded. Jack's body jolted in surprise as he opened his eyes abruptly. Bang!

There was a terribly huge gale of wind come at him. When he squinted, he saw a shape resembling a fist that tore through the air like a python coming at his face. The burst of wind caused by that fist was like sharp blades that came at him. While the fist hadn't connected to his face, Jack still felt that the skin on his face was sliced repeatedly by those formless blades.

"Die!" Wolfgang's earth-shattering roar reverberated in the palace.

At that moment, Cynthia's face was as pale as a sheet of paper. Amanda had clasped her hands on her mouth, and her expression was one of shock. The female guard had a drastic change of expression as her pupils contracted rapidly.

At the same time, the king of the Hun who was seated on his throne let out a disdainful laugh, "This marks the end!"

However, just as Wolfgang's formless fist was about to crash into Jack's face, a sudden outburst of wind overwhelmed everything, creating a persisting buzzing sound. Under the scrutinizing gaze of everyone, Jack looked as if his legs had given out and his whole body lurched back in an incomprehensible angle. He was creating distance between himself and Wolfgang's attack. His terrifying battle instinct allowed him to act with the best counterattack in the face of Wolfgang's sweeping attack despite his memory loss.

What?

This sudden change of event shocked Wolfgang greatly. When Jack had his eyes shut a moment ago, Wolfgang was sure that this man could never avoid his attack anymore. However, he didn't expect to see him dodge his formless fist with such a ridiculous yet effective body movement.

"You can do that?" The female guard at the entrance of the palace was completely bewildered.

Cynthia was startled by this too.

The king of the Hun even straightened his spine while he let out a gasp.

"You're so great, Sir!" Amanda who was still reeling from the impact of what she had witnessed couldn't help but exclaim with energy.

In the split of a second, while Jack's body bent backwards, it was as if he had transformed into a wriggling worm what with the angle his waist was bent. His right hand conveniently reached out to grab Wolfgang's robe tie on his waist.

"Lie down!" A cold and ominous voice came out of Jack's mouth.

Bang!

As he exerted strength into his right hand, Wolfgang's two-meter frame suddenly turned rock solid while his legs spread in a stable stance. In an instant, his whole body exerted a tremendous force in the direction of gravity.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Jack used all of his explosive power to pull, but to his surprise Wolfgang didn't even budge an inch! In an instant, Jack's face distorted completely as his pupils contracted.

Bang! Wolfgang let out a burst of sound.

His fist connected to Jack's stomach in a flash.

Immediately, Jack flew off with a streak of red blood trailing his falling trajectory.

The difference in their physicality had plunged Jack into a disadvantageous position in the first place, and furthermore, he could only use one of his arms!

With a large grating sound, Jack tried to steady himself with the soles of his feet as he continued to slide for a few meters before coming to a stop.

"Sir!" Amanda was scrambling towards him with a horrified expression.

"Don't move" Jack barked as his sharp gaze intimidated Amanda to a stop.

"Hah, you are overestimating your own abilities!" On the throne, the king of the Hun laughed disdainfully, "Wolfgang is the number one soldier in the Hun, and you think you can toss him with just an arm! What delusion!"

His sarcastic comment was no bars hold, which caused Cynthia to get furious and indignant yet there was nothing that she could do.

At the entrance of the palace, the female guard's face darkened, "Finally, they just have too much of a difference in terms of physical build and their condition." She was looking forward to this man entering that solitary and all-encompassing state, because if he couldn't, then the outcome of the match was decided long ago!

That one scene from just now had diminished the female guard's expectation. Obviously, that bewitched state was not something Jack could enter... willingly!

"You are really weak. You are no different from a little wolf on the big white plains." Wolfgang didn't follow up with another attack patiently. Instead, he loomed over him as he commented sarcastically.

He wanted his full dominance on display as he trampled all over this "tiny ant" mercilessly in front of Cynthia so that she would know which man was more worthy of her!

However, just after he said that, Wolfgang's face turned as dark as a charcoal. His whole body was frozen.

In his line of sight, Jack... once again shut his eyes! Wolfgang was so angry that he felt like his chest was going to explode. He gritted his teeth vehemently and there was a violent glint in his eyes. This bastard... was he going to throw away his life while ignoring me?

"Greedy Wolf..." Cynthia was also caught off guard.

"Sir, faster open your eyes and fight back at him." Amanda was begging.

On the throne, the king of the Hun couldn't hold back his anger anymore. He could see at first glance that this man who had his eyes shut was practically humiliating Wolfgang. However, he succeeded in suppressing his anger as he laughed disdainfully at Cynthia, "Cynthia, I think he's just a reckless and arrogant bastard who can't value his own life. You really have some good eyes!"

Cynthia's face was extremely gloomy at the moment. Her father's words were like sharp needles poking at her heart but at the same time, she had no words to refute him. This was a world where the fittest survived, and one could express one's ability through his or her fist. Despite that, what disgusted her the most was that her father was taking advantage of Jack by ordering Wolfgang to attack!

At the same time, a cold snickering sound infused with boiling anger echoed in the palace.

Everyone was staring at Wolfgang in aghast.

At that moment, despite his laugh, Wolfgang's face was boiling with murderous intent. A huge gust of wind exploded from his feet and turned into an airy aura which armored him. As his maniacal laughter continued in the palace, the temperature seemed to drop a huge notch in the palace. It suddenly felt chilling to the bone.

"Damn it, really damn you... you're ignoring me? Who are you to ignore me?"

With some cranking sound, Wolfgang's body began to shiver, and on his naked upper body, his muscles came alive and writhed and wriggled. Veins were bulging on his muscles, and with this one transformation, Wolfgang's body had changed completely.

His formidable aura was like a huge wave sweeping across the battlefield.

The next second, Wolfgang shouted, "Black Dragon!", and following a loud bang, the white jade floor below his feet shattered into pieces, and a from the center of his feet came a whirling white storm as if a thunderstorm had surrounded his body. Wolfgang immediately rushed towards Jack. When he was four meters away from him, Wolfgang leaped into the air and drove his speed to the limits. With a huge outburst of wind, his movements trailed an airy passage as if a black dragon had appeared in mid-air as he crashed towards Jack.

With an earth-shattering shout, a huge Dragon Roar was reverberating in the palace.☐☐☐☐☐☐