"The fat lamb was robbed by the Death Combat Unit. I should have challenged Steve instead!"

"Come on, Steve!"

"You can do it, Steve!"

The battle had not even started yet, but the scene was already filled with loud cheers and endless commentary.

"Counting down… One minute till the battle begins… Contestants, please proceed to the ring!" As an electronic voice echoed throughout the duel ring, Steve and Alex jumped in the ring at the same time.

"Alex, defeat him! Then, the team will give you another 10% reward!" Hayden shouted.

"Honey, if you win, you'll get the beauties home!" Lucy shouted. Next to her, Audrey and Jenna both blushed.

"Steve, you can do it!"

"You must win! Seek justice for us!"

The recruits were the most excited. After all, during this period, they had been bullied by the Death Combat Unit and were robbed of all of their contribution points, all while having to suppress their anger.

The layout of the ring was the same as that of the ring in the virtual cybers.p.a.ce. The only difference was that, in the real world, there were real casualties.

Alex looked at Steve and joked, "You're so generous to give me 20,000 contribution points in one go!"

"Oh, don't be happy too soon, as you might end up be the one crying in the end." Steve gave him a cold smile.

The countdown began...

"10!"

"9!"

"8!"

"7!"

"6!"

"5!"

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Start!"

In the huge ring, two compet.i.tors stood opposite each other. The rules of a human duel were the same as those of a virtual duel.

Alex, with a s.h.i.+eld and a long-barreled gun in his hand, was dressed in an armor that looked like one that the ancient roman soldiers wore. He looked at Steve confidently and said, "Steve, I will give you a chance to make your first move. Do it now! You only have one chance."

"No, you should make the first move. If I make the first move, you will be defeated by that one move." Steve held up a finger as he spoke.

Alex did not expect Steve to look down on him, so he sneered back. "Stupid fellow! You are courting death! Since you want to be defeated so soon, I will fulfill your wis.h.!.+"

Alex held a sharp spear and moved forward like a flash of lightning, piercing through the air and heading straight towards Steve. At the same time, Steve pulled out a big red knife and slashed forward. This knife was made from a mimetic weapon, and its power had reached that of second-cla.s.s weaponry!

Bang!

The head of Alex's spear was chopped off, and the spear swept across Steve's eyes and nose, then moved across his neck. Steve retreated under the powerful force, then summoned the Ice Wing Flying Knives to form a s.h.i.+eld to block the attack.

Steve was thrown five or six meters backwards! Suddenly, the spear turned into a U-shape, then attacked Steve behind his s.h.i.+eld. Steve quickly jumped up hundreds of meters high.

"Hahaha, you only have this much of strength and power?" As Alex laughed, the s.h.i.+eld in his hand flew out.

There were a hundred sharp blades at the edge of the s.h.i.+eld, and the s.h.i.+eld was rotating towards Steve in mid-air. Steve could not avoid it, and the Ice Wing s.h.i.+eld broke and became six Ice Wing Flying Knives, which collided immediately with the rotating s.h.i.+eld. At the same time, Steve made a somersault in mid-air to avoid the attack.

Clang…

The s.h.i.+eld struck the six Ice Wing Flying Knives and cut across Steve's arm. Blood immediately began to flow out of Steve's wound. Steve did not use his spiritual power to boost his power, as he wanted to see the gap between himself and Alex first.

The audience could not help but exclaim, as this intense battle was riveting! From the looks of the battle so far, Steve seemed to be destined to be defeated.