I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Isn’t This Just Bullying

The match began!

Instantly, all eyes focused on the arena, including the audiences from both nations watching on their televisions and computers.

The audience from the Dongli Kingdom couldn’t help but worry. Although they had just enjoyed watching Su Ze put Ye Muni in his place, they ultimately knew nothing about Su Ze’s actual strength, while Alvin, the ”Eighth Prince” of the Luofan Country, was famous.

The Luofan Country’s audience, meanwhile, was eagerly anticipating the sight of Alvin wiping the floor with Su Ze.

Although Alvin had an arrogant, holier-than-thou air about him, he didn’t let his guard down in a crucial match that concerned national interests. The moment the competition started, his figure vanished on the spot.

Su Ze scanned the area but found no trace of Alvin.

’An Invisibility Skill?’

Su Ze immediately dismissed the idea. As far as he knew, there were no Invisibility Skills that could be mastered at the Pupa Stage. It must be some other kind of Stealth Skill.

In the stands, however, the students of Luofan Academy erupted with excitement.

”Here it comes! Prince Alvin’s signature skill, ’Protective Coloration’!”

”Looks like Alvin plans to end this quickly and put Dongli in their place right from the start.”

”That skill is practically unbeatable against opponents of the same stage! This kid from the Dongli Kingdom is finished!”

Below the arena, Zhang Tai and the others also grew solemn, a hint of worry on their faces.

The Protective Coloration skill came from a Tier 2, S-rank mutated beast, the ”Transparent Chameleon.” It allowed the user to alter the light around their body, letting them blend completely into their surroundings and achieving an effect similar to invisibility.

The skill wasn’t very useful against enemies of a higher level, as they could detect it with their Spiritual Power. But against an opponent of the same stage, it was an absolutely god-tier skill for sneak attacks and assassinations.

Zhang Tai and the others trusted in Su Ze’s strength, but they were also afraid that a moment of carelessness could lead to a successful sneak attack from Alvin.

Su Ze wasn’t flustered in the slightest. After a quick scan failed to locate Alvin, he immediately stomped his foot heavily on the ground.

Furious Waves!

This was the first time Su Ze had used this skill against an opponent.

Furious Waves: Viciously strike the ground to unleash a violent air wave, attacking the surrounding area (on the ground, underground, and in the air within a certain range). Life forms hit by the Air Wave Attack will enter a brief state of Dizziness, and the user can sense the position of all life forms within the attack’s range.

It was a large-scale area-of-effect skill with an ”Anti-Invisibility” effect. Su Ze’s intention was to use it to pinpoint Alvin’s location.

As soon as he used the skill, Su Ze clearly felt a massive drain on both his evolutionary power and his stamina. It was a high-consumption skill.

A violent air wave erupted from Su Ze’s position, spreading out in all directions.

RUMBLE!

The arena shook violently, and a visible dent appeared in the metal floor beneath Su Ze’s feet.

This made the observing teachers and students of Luofan Academy twitch. They had built this arena themselves; to damage it required the strength of the Cocoon Stage, at the very least.

In other words, Su Ze’s attack had already reached the threshold of the Cocoon Stage.

Just a blink of an eye after the air wave erupted, a figure was exposed. Blasted away by the wave, he began to furiously cough up blood in mid-air. It was none other than the ”Eighth Prince,” Alvin.

With a dull THUD, Alvin crashed onto the edge of the arena. His clothes were blasted into tattered strips, and blood was still pouring from his mouth and nose. He was a miserable sight.

He struggled to get up, but like a fish flailing in its death throes, he flopped twice before collapsing powerlessly.

’That’s it?’

Even Su Ze was a little stunned. His original plan was just to use Furious Waves to locate Alvin, then rush over and hit him with a combo. He never expected Alvin wouldn’t even be able to withstand a single Furious Waves attack.

’Is this the level of a Luofan Country genius?’

’How is this any different from Zhang Kun!’

The venue fell into a deathly silence. The faces of the Luofan Country audience were filled with utter shock and disbelief.

Their ”Eighth Prince,” the top genius of the younger generation of Luofan Country, was defeated just like that? He couldn’t even withstand a single move?

Was that kid from the Dongli Kingdom really that strong?

It wasn’t just the people from Luofan Country; even Zhang Tai and the others, who had great confidence in Su Ze, were startled. They had never seen Su Ze use this move before.

’What kind of skill is that?’

’Isn’t this just bullying!’

In the ”VIP seating,” the expressions on the faces of the several Saint-level masters were varied.

Li Fayi laughed triumphantly and Zhou Wenshan smiled and nodded. In contrast, the several Saint-level overlords from the Luofan Country looked grim.

One of them whispered, ”That seems to be the signature skill of our Brahma River’s unique mutated beast, the Brahma River Crocodile—Thousandfold Fury.”

Budi nodded. ”But it’s stronger. It must be an evolved, higher-tier version of Thousandfold Fury.”

The expressions of the few of them were grave. They understood that with Su Ze participating in this battle of judgment, the Luofan Country’s chances of victory were slim.

The referee also seemed to snap back to his senses only then, hurriedly announcing, ”The winner of the first round is Su Ze of the Dongli Kingdom!”

The entire arena was silent. There were no cheers, no curses. It was as if the audience from the Luofan Country had collectively lost their voices.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t accept defeat, but they found it hard to accept such a one-sided loss.

The defeat was so absolute that they didn’t even have the face to curse Su Ze.

In the silent stands, the only person cheering for Su Ze was naturally very conspicuous.

Mr. Ya was seen waving his hands, cheering Su Ze on. ”Big Bro is mighty! Big Bro is invincible!”

Faced with the hostile gazes that felt like daggers, Mr. Ya remained completely unafraid. ’I’m about to go make a life for myself in Dongli with Big Bro anyway. I don’t give a damn about any of you!’

In contrast to the pin-drop silence at the venue, countless Dongli citizens in their homes, watching the live broadcast, were jumping with excitement, shouting, cheering, and raising their glasses in celebration.

Decades from now, they would still speak fondly of that afternoon when they sat before their screens, watching a young man fight for his country.

They had witnessed the beginning of a legend and were honored to have been a part of it.

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Alvin, who had already lost his ability to move, was quickly carried away.

The referee looked at Su Ze and asked, ”Do you need a moment to rest?”

”No need. Let’s continue with the next match,” Su Ze said.

’I only used one skill. What is there to rest from?’

The referee nodded and announced, ”For the second round, the contestant from the Luofan Country is Matuer!”

Su Ze’s spirits immediately lifted.

’It’s him, Ye Muni’s nephew!’

Ye Muni and Su Ze had no prior grievances, but because of Zhao Yuanyi, he had pursued Su Ze relentlessly. Because of this, Su Ze held a simmering hatred for him in his heart.

’I can’t beat Ye Muni right now, so taking my anger out on his nephew is the next best thing.’

Below, Matuer’s expression was grave. He knew he wasn’t much stronger than Alvin, so he had no confidence he could take that skill Su Ze had just used.

But there was nothing to be done. He could only bite the bullet and go up.

Watching Matuer ascend the arena, Su Ze gave him a friendly smile, which made Matuer shudder.

He could sense the deep malice hidden beneath Su Ze’s sunny smile, and it wasn’t hard to connect it to his uncle.

But he was from the military, after all. His mental fortitude was up to par, and he quickly adjusted his mindset and prepared for battle. His gaze toward Su Ze now carried a hint of killing intent!