Chapter 716 Aim For His Balls. The Battle Will Be Over By Then


    "rk, do you know why you''re here right now?" ude asked in a solemn tone.


    "I have an idea, Father," rk replied. "But it is best that I hear the reason directly from you."


    ude nodded. "How confident are you in beating Rnd?"


    The young man immediately frowned when he heard his father''s question. While he was confident in his strength, it wasn''t to the point that he could easily say that he would have an absolute victory over Rnd.


    "I can win against him," rk replied after giving it some thought. ude walked toward the window and sped his hands behind his back.


    "I''ve already sent you the videos of his previous battles and his recently recorded battles," ude stated. "Have you watched them?"


    "Yes, Father," rk replied. "I have already studied his fighting style."


    ude nodded without bothering to look at his son.


    "However, I received information that Rnd and his party have undergone intense training in the Rigel Continent," ude stated. "I asked our people stationed at the Rigel Continent to spy on his training, but the drones they used had been destroyed before they could even reach their destination. The Agents I asked to infiltrate their training area were also never heard from again.


    "Fortunately, we got the recording of their battles in Glory City, so I can say that what you received is thetest data about him."


    rk nodded. "Don''t worry, Father. I will do everything in my power to win."


    "Good. You may leave." ude replied.


    The young man gave his father''s back onest nce before leaving the office with a frown on his face.


    The moment his son left the room, ude asked a question to the air.


    "Where is Rnd?" ude asked.


    "Sir, he''s currently in the Main Headquarters of the Central Government," a man answered, materializing behind the Patriarch of the Ashford n.


    "Is there any way for our spies to make contact with him?" ude inquired.


    "He is currently in a restricted area that could only be essed by the Field and Grand Marshal," the Agent replied. "If we try to sneak in, our Agents will definitely be rooted out of the Central Government."


    A sigh escaped ude''s lips before nodding his head in understanding.


    "It seems that the Grand and Field Marshal knew that we might make an attempt to sabotage him," ude muttered. "Well, they wouldn''t have been a thorn in our side if they didn''t take precautions like this."


    A sigh escaped ude''s lips before nodding his head in understanding.


    "It seems that the Grand and Field Marshal knew that we might make an attempt to sabotage him," ude muttered. "Well, they wouldn''t have been a thorn in our side if they didn''t take precautions like this."


    After pondering a moment, the Patriarch of the Ashford n gave another batch of orders.


    "Tell our spies to keep an eye and ear to anything rted to Rnd," ude ordered. "Also, make them carry the special medicines at all times. If an opportunity arises, tell them to use it without fail."


    "Yes, Sir," the Agent replied before disappearing from the room to carry out his Master''s orders.


    A few minutester, a frown appeared on ude''s face.


    He still didn''t know if the matchup between his son and Rnd was a coincidence or if there was something else at y. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Tapping hismunicator, a projection appeared in front of him, revealing the copy of the matchups of the different Wanderers in their respective groups and brackets.


    "Something smells fishy," ude muttered. "Zion''s people are evenly spread in the four groups, with none of them fighting against each other in the first round."


    From the very start, there was a nagging feeling at the back of his head that the teenage boy might have tampered with the Ballot Box.


    However, since he decided to have a hands-off approach ever since his people had been eliminated from the tournament, ude really couldn''t me anyone but himself.


    ''If this is really a coincidence, then it''s fine,'' ude thought. ''But if it''s not, it seems that I need to reevaluate Zion once more.''


    The Patriarch of the Ashford n sank in his thoughts.


    Right now, they were in a very passive position. If only rk could secure a win against Rnd, then their n would once again regain some momentum in the tournament.


    ***


    "What is it?" Zion asked in a grumpy tone as he raised hismunicator near his lips.


    A momentter, Rnd''s voice spread inside the room.


    "Am I disturbing something important?" Rnd asked. "Did I call at the wrong time?"


    Thirteen blinked once then twice before ncing at Erica''s bosom, where his head was resting peacefully a few minutes ago.


    Sherry was hugging him from behind, and the three of them were sleeping together on the bed.


    Thinking that the call might be important, he subconsciously answered it, only to hear Rnd''s voice on the other side. "It''s almost midnight," Thirteen replied. "You tell me if you called at the wrong time or not?"


    An awkward chuckle responded on the other side of the line.


    Of course, Rnd knew that he called at the wrong time, but he was unable to sleep and was feeling restless.


    "I''m just wondering if you can give me some advice for my battle tomorrow?" Rnd inquired.


    "Don''t eat and drink stuff from strangers," Thirteen replied in a heartbeat. "Also, wear a Hazmat Suit so that you will be a hundred percent safe from airborne stuff that might make you weak during your battle."


    "… I can understand the part when I must not eat and drink stuff given to me by strangers," Rnd replied. "But must I really wear a Hazmat Suit? Isn''t that a bit overkill?"


    "You don''t have to if you don''t want to," Thirteen replied. "It''s your funeral anyway."


    "Killing is not allowed in the tournament," Rnd interjected.


    "Good job, Sherlock," Thirteenmented. "Now, go to sleep."


    "Wait! Can you tell me how to defeat rk?"


    "Kick and punch him hard. If you can, aim for his balls. The battle will be over by then."


    Rnd, who was on the other side of the line, didn''t know if Zion was joking with him or not. In the end, he decided to end the call because he could tell that the teenage boy was being grumpy.


    "I guess I''ll talk to Shana next," Rnd muttered.


    However, thinking that the youngdy, whom he had a crush on, must already be sleeping, he decided to not bother her, not wanting to interrupt her sleep.


    Sighing, Rndy on the bed and looked at the unfamiliar ceiling above his head.


    With a second sigh, he closed his eyes and used a special method to force himself to sleep.


    For some reason, he was suddenly anxious about his uing battle in the morning. He was not aware that while he was secured behind closed doors, Lawrence and Tristan were busy cleaning up the spies of the Ashford n, who were allpletely caught by surprise.