"Without further ado, let''s start the first match. It will be me vs a lucky spectator."


    Max announced and stood in the middle of the arena. Above his head, a number 1 and an HP bar were disyed, showing that he was the first yer.


    A hero''s selection appeared before him. There were a total of 20, with 10 unique sets of skills. He wasn''t in a hurry to choose. Instead, he opened a randomized name, which had the data of all yers here and pressed randomly.


    Four-way screens appeared in the air for everyone to see. On it, a name was rolling pretty fast for even people to see. After a while, it stopped and showed a person''s name.


    "2good4me. You''re up against me, buddy."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    "Alright!" Someone stood up on the spectator seat and shouted excitedly. His body was covered in a blue light and transported to the arena, a number 2 and a simr HP bar were floating above his head. "I will beat you, Breeze! For the sake of money!"


    "No, I won''t pay you or anything, you know? Only BloodSucker."


    "It doesn''t matter! I can only win and drag BloodSucker here! Woohoo, free $50!" 2good4me raised his arms above his head and screamed.


    Max looked at him. His lips twitched.


    ''What the heck is this guy''s logic? The participant is randomized, although I give them all a 2% chance while BloodSucker 10% chance to appear. Still, is he really confident to beat me? Even if I don''t know the Heroes before, I can still read their skills.''


    Composing himself, Max said, "Alright, let''s choose the heroes. The match is 3 minutes long, best of one only."


    "Stop yapping like Jamal ande at me, Breeze!" 2good4me taunted him by waving his fingers.


    A vein popped on Max''s temple. ''Alright, that''s it.''


    This guy was a different kind of annoying personpared to Jamal and the other NPC. He was just too cocky.


    Max chose a certain hero with a simr body build as his. This hero wore long dark blue pants and a white shirt underneath a jacket.


    Based on the description, this hero''s name was ''Speedy''. His ability was to move faster, and he had some skills to use. A few icons that showed the skills appeared on his edge of vision, and he could see its description and how to activate it just by thinking about it.


    ''A kick, a powered kick, a super-powered kick… Alright, just as I researched before.'' Max nodded, satisfied with the very simple skills.


    Meanwhile, his enemy chose anky guy wearing green pants. He was shirtless, showing off his muscles and long arms. This man was a viin called ''Sneaky Snake'' whose ability was his long arms.


    Just as its appearance suggested, its main powery on these hands that moved like a whip.


    A timer appeared, counting down from 5. Max lowered his stance and was prepared to use his ability to get close to his enemy in one go. This would be hard to adjust, but he believed the game''s mechanic would help him with that.


    "Hyahaa! I will whip you so you know your ce!"


    2good4me, however, taunted him and moved his hands strangely. It was disgusting and Max wanted to jump out of this arena after looking at it.


    "Eww…"


    — His hands move like someone who is in that kind of industry. Yikes


    — No way a human is doing something like this, right?


    — Breeze, kick him in the face… Or the crotch!


    "That''s what I n on doing."


    3… 2… 1.


    [Go!]


    The game announcer eximed.


    The match started and Max immediately lunged forward. His speed was way faster than he had expected, and his vision turned blurry. However, he stopped at the ce where he wanted to be and sent an upward kick.


    "Kick!" He activated the skill, making his kick faster.


    A blue blur went toward 2good4me''s head, catching him by surprise. It connected and sent him flying upward. His opponent''s HP bar decreased.


    Using this chance, Max pivoted using his hand and sent a roundhouse kick.


    "Powered Kick!"


    The skill Speedy used was abo one. Everything was connected. His leg hit 2good4me''s ribs and changed his flying direction toward the wall. When he was flying, Max used his ability again to catch him up. Right now, 2good4me''s HP bar was less than half. He couldn''t even do anything yet.


    "Aaah, curse you!"


    His running speed was faster than 2good4me''s flying speed. He reached the wall first before his opponent crashed, creating a crack in the wall. Raising his right leg, he activated hisst skill.


    "Super Powered Kick."


    Max''s leg glowed brightly. A blue me went aze as he drove his leg toward 2good4me''s head from the back. It pushed the head into the wall through the crack. The HP bar disyed above his head was fully depleted, and the game''s announcer ended the match.


    [PERFECT!]


    [Winner, SPEEDY!]


    — Good stuff!


    — So this guy is as weak as I thought. Tsk, talk big no skill


    — Showing off! Breeze is a humble streamer. You should humble yourself more to be as strong as him!


    — No one likes a disgusting boy. Too bad


    2good4me''s body disappeared into motes of light. The damage done to the arena was fixed as if time rewound.


    Standing alone in the arena. Max raised his arms and waved at his audience. His body returned to normal.


    He grinned and looked around.


    "Alright, who''s the next unlucky one?!"


    "Me me!


    "Tsk, why did that trash get picked up? He can only talk and not fight!"


    "Dude, Breeze is faster than he expected in Speedy''s form. I had never seen Speedy that fast before. It must be because of his high SR. 2good4me must be overwhelmed by that. The skill also stunned him for a second, so he could do nothing at all!"


    "Excuses! Let me show you how to counter Speedy. Pick me!"


    Everyone wanted to be picked.


    "Calm down. It will be randomized." Max said, dismissing the crowd''s excitement. "Well then, let''s start the second randomization!"


    The randomization on the screen turned once again. Many names passed through. At one point it became slower, showing a clear name, only for it to spin faster than before. After 3 seconds, it showed a fairly familiar name.


    "BloodSucker."


    As that name appeared, the crowd cheered loudly.


    "SUCKER! SUCKER! SUCKER!"


    "Wohoo! THE LEGEND HAS BEEN CHOSEN!"


    "Go Sucker go! Go Sucker go!"


    — Whoa, Sucker got chosen?


    — This battle will be legendary!


    — Try tost for a minute, Sucker!


    BloodSucker appeared in the arena, right across from Max, with a wide grin on his face.


    "Huahaha! This time hase. Now, I will take that $100 from you, Breeze!"


    "Hoho! Try it, Sucker!


    Both of them transformed into their chosen characters and faced each other.


    5… 4… 3… 2… 1…


    [Go!]


    And thus, the legendary battle had begun.


    No one moved yet. BloodSucker deliberately stood still to wait for Max to make his first movement.


    With a little observation, Max recognized the character used by BloodSucker was a Hero called d III. He had long white hair and red eyes. His body was covered in what looked like old noble clothes and a ck coat draped over his shoulders.


    His hands werenky, holding a luxurious cane. A true Vampire through and through, fitting BloodSucker''s image. And this character was troublesome.