novelraw Chapter 125: Controversy
Chapter 125: Controversy
Spencer remained sprawled on the arena floor, staring at the victorious Fly. His heart was filled with absolute disbelief and incomprehension.
During the Freshman Invitational in Grand River City, he had been utterly invincible. Every single Beast Warrior he faced had been dealt with in a single punch.
His homeroom teacher and the head of his grade had both praised him as a rare Martial Studies genius, the kind seen only once in a decade.
If it weren't for Grand River City's lagging Martial Studies educational resources, he would have undoubtedly achieved even greater heights.
Even the girls back in Grand River City had fawned over him.
From childhood to adulthood, he had always been the 'genius' on everyone's lips.
But now, he had actually lost, and lost so miserably.
Lost to someone he had deemed as absolute trash!
This crushing blow was something Spencer simply refused to believe, let alone accept.
Fly retracted his Beast Totem, standing in the distance and looking down at him with cold detachment.
Suddenly, a bizarre sensation crept over Spencer—he couldn't feel his Beast Totem anymore!
Spencer: "???"
Spencer's eyes bulged wide open, his pupils trembling violently.
Wait.
Where the hell is my Beast Totem?
I didn't retract it.
He struggled desperately to turn his head, glancing wildly left and right, but he couldn't see the phantom silhouette of his Mammoth Ant Tyrant totem anywhere.
He tried to connect with the origin of his Beast Totem within his Sea of Consciousness, but received absolutely zero response.
"You... what did you do to my Beast Totem?!"
He scrambled to prop himself up, pointing a trembling finger at Fly, looking as if he wanted nothing more than to rush over and fight him to the death.
But the paralysis in his lower body instantly shattered that fantasy.
Over at the commentator's desk.
"It seems competitor Spencer Sinclair has lost control of his emotions," Vera said, her brows furrowing slightly.
It made sense. As the prodigy of Grand River High, Spencer had always been hailed as a genius. To lose so wretchedly now, even having his spine severed—it was completely normal to suffer an emotional breakdown under such a massive blow.
But, that was simply the harsh reality of the world: there is always a bigger fish.
Staying confined to your own little bubble meant you'd never see the gap between yourself and others. Continuing down that path, sooner or later, a harsh dose of reality would send you spiraling into deep self-doubt.
"It seems to be more than just losing a match," Winston Hayes noted, seemingly picking up on a clue.
Spencer appeared to be hysterically screaming at Fly, "Give me back my Mammoth Ant Tyrant!"
Could it be... Fly had actually destroyed his Mammoth Ant Tyrant Beast Totem?
Fly hadn't just defeated Spencer; he had completely obliterated his Beast Totem.
That wasn't just physical destruction; it was pure, unadulterated psychological annihilation!
"Destroyed?" Vera paused, slightly taken aback. "What do you mean by 'destroyed'?"
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Although she was a host for Sycamore City TV and a Beast Warrior herself...
...the concept of destroying someone else's Beast Totem, especially a low-level Beast Warrior directly obliterating an opponent's totem mid-battle, was completely beyond her comprehension.
"It appears competitor Fly used some sort of method earlier to bypass the physical body, directly attacking the origin of the Beast Totem within Spencer's Sea of Consciousness,"
Winston Hayes speculated.
"Look at Spencer's eyes."
"If I recall correctly, that white roach Fly released earlier seemed to bite right into Spencer's eye, didn't it? But right now, his eyes look completely unharmed. Furthermore, after that white roach made the biting motion, it simply vanished."
"My guess is that it invaded Spencer's Sea of Consciousness and launched a direct assault on the origin of his Beast Totem!"
"The origin of a Beast Totem is deeply bound to the Beast Warrior. Given that the Beast Warrior was already severely wounded, the state of the totem's origin wouldn't have been in good shape either."
"It's highly likely that Fly's white roach seized that exact window of vulnerability to obliterate Spencer's Beast Totem in one fell swoop."
Although The Jade State League was a high-tier state-level competition, an incident like this had never occurred in its entire history.
No...
A low-level Beast Warrior directly destroying an opponent's Beast Totem via psychic assault was simply unheard of.
How could the tournament committee of The Jade State League have possibly foreseen this?
Therefore, it was only natural that there were no specific rules in place regarding this kind of situation.
In fact, after Spencer hysterically outlined the situation, the referee grabbed his walkie-talkie and reported the matter to the relevant staff on the sidelines.
Soon after, several staff members in black suits stepped forward, asking Fly to step down from the arena, simultaneously carrying Spencer away on a stretcher, and officially suspended the match.
"The match is suspended?" Vera sounded somewhat surprised.
This was only the very first match, yet something of this magnitude had already happened.
"Directly destroying an opponent's Beast Totem is highly controversial." Winston Hayes's expression turned rather nuanced.
"If this were a novel, wouldn't that be a skill exclusively reserved for the villain?"
Winston Hayes quipped.
"Will competitor Fly's results be disqualified, then?" Vera couldn't help but feel a tinge of worry.
For one, Fly had a clean, handsome appearance and an elegant demeanor, which left her with a very favorable first impression.
Personally, she didn't want to see Fly's hard-earned victory nullified like this.
Secondly, The Jade State League's rulebook genuinely contained no clause strictly prohibiting the destruction of an opponent's Beast Totem.
Even if they wanted to address Fly's specific abilities, they should implement new rules moving forward.
Rather than retroactively disqualifying his past results.
After all, that simply wasn't proper protocol.
Vera voiced her thoughts clearly on air.
Although the match was suspended, the television and online live broadcasts remained unaffected.
The camera feed merely switched from the arena to the commentators' desk.
Vera's words effectively served as a public defense for Fly.
The live chat in the online broadcast immediately devolved into a fierce, high-intensity flame war.
[The competitor from Star City High is way too despicable! Actually destroying someone else's Beast Totem directly! A competitor like that should have their results instantly disqualified!]
[On what grounds?! The league rules never said destruction was prohibited. Plus, Fly took down Spencer fair and square. If this happened, Spencer only has his own lack of skill to blame. Fly's results shouldn't be canceled!]
[What's wrong with destroying it? Blows land where they may in the arena. Why is it okay to injure the Beast Warrior but not the Beast Totem? Spencer is still young anyway; he has plenty of time to pick another Beast Totem and start cultivating again.]
[Exactly! You moral crusaders need to take a breather. Arena duels are bound to have unexpected variables. If every match was exactly the same, it'd be boring as hell.]
[The guy above me is completely biased. Fly literally annihilated all of Spencer's hard work up to this point. How is that the same thing?]
[Stop arguing! I'm sure the tournament committee will give us a proper explanation!]
...
In an instant, the live chat was a boiling cauldron of chaos.
The spectators in the stands were also whispering and engaged in heated discussions.
The duel between Fly and Spencer had undeniably been spectacular.
Had it not been for this totem-destroying incident, they all would have gladly cheered for Fly.
But the act of obliteration indeed felt a bit too sinister, causing a sharp divide among the audience.
"Infiltrating someone else's Sea of Consciousness, and then obliterating the origin of their Beast Totem... this Fly character seems quite interesting, doesn't he," Fairy Beixuan said, her large, sparkling eyes blinking as she stroked the plush cat doll in her arms.
She didn't find anything wrong with it. After all, in clashes between Beast Warriors, absolutely anything could happen.
To be able to pull off something like this simply proved that Fly possessed extraordinary capabilities.
"Jade Flute, what do you think?" Fairy Beixuan turned to look at her companion.
"Should we buy one of those roach duplicates from Fly to study it?"
If they could decipher the mechanics behind that attack, it would be utterly fascinating.
However, Jade Flute Fairy merely gave a slight shake of her head. "No coercion or bribery."
"Relax," Fairy Beixuan nodded. "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse."
"At the end of the day, a 'country bumpkin' Beast Warrior like Fly has never seen any real money anyway."
Jade Flute Fairy didn't say another word, simply searing the name into her mind...
...Fly.