At this moment, Steve looked at the veterans and asked, "Do you still feel that I am not qualified to pick three of you to fight me?"

The veterans went silent, none of them daring to volunteer. After all, Steve's strength could not be underestimated.

"Kid, you are too arrogant! Even if you were able to escape from Collic's pursuit, the main reason that you were able to do so is because you used other weapons." A woman from the veterans' side jumped into the ring and shouted at Steve.

She then clenched her fists and screamed, "Without the help of large-scale weaponry, you are still no match for us, even though you have just become an Original Being. I am Helena! Let me be your opponent!"

Helena had short, shoulder-length hair. She was a medium-sized beauty. Her eyes were sharp as knives, and she had no feminine tenderness.

She was wearing a green, tight-fitting sweats.h.i.+rt, her ample b.r.e.a.s.t.s almost spilling out of it. Her shorts revealed two strong beautiful legs, and there were two small knives attached to her belted waist. One of her pockets could have been used to store the compressed capsule, but it had since been removed.

The malt color on her healthy skin brought out the sense of strength in her whole body. She showed no feminine weakness.

On the contrary, her aura exuded a wild leopard-like and explosive force. She was holding a dagger in one of her hands, as she looked at Steve like he was easy prey.

"This crazy woman volunteered!"

"It's going to be bad for Steve to fight Helena."

"I heard that the last time a man laughed at Helena for being a tomboy, he was so badly beaten up, he had to be in the medical tent for ten days. Since then, his legs become wobbly whenever he sees her."

"I also heard that the men who have fought with her all had to be carried out of the ring."

"She is the nemesis of man!"

"Come on, Helena! Beat him to death!"

...

The male veterans looked fearful when they saw Helena, while the women were full of adoration. In the Blue Star Continent, Helena's way of dressing was not pleasing or popular.

In particular, the men preferred fair-skinned beauties. However, in Steve's eyes, Helena was a rare beauty.

Helena had malt-colored skin because she often worked outdoors and trained under the hot sun. As such, Steve saw this as a testament to her diligent efforts, which he saw as being worthy of praise.

Although she tried to bind her b.r.e.a.s.t.s with tight-fitting clothes, her b.r.e.a.s.t.s were still clearly size Ds! Her two legs were full of explosive force, like cheetahs getting ready to hunt down their prey.

She held the handle of a dagger, maneuvering it expertly. It was obvious from the way she handled the dagger that she had killed many people with it.

Initially, the veterans were full of reverence for Steve. As such, no one had dared to come out first and accept his challenge.

But, when they heard Helena's words, they suddenly felt that she had a point. If Steve had depended solely on his own strength, it would have been impossible for him to escape Collic's hands. Thus, it must be the treasure or weapons that were in Steve's possession that played a major role in the escape.

This new knowledge led them all to snicker about him and judge him...

"We've all neglected to consider that Steve's basic value of cells is much weaker than ours, and that he must have survived by using all kinds of weapons."

"I remember that the news reported that they had found the traces of many weapons at the scene. We were all intimidated by the fame of his escape from Collic because we did not think about this."

"Helena is still the calmest of the two. She will surely beat Steve badly."

This sudden change of mindset hade sobered everyone. Now they saw Steve's facing Helena as his being in an inferior situation, instead of a dominant one.