Did virtual-novel.net really think that virtual-novel.net was lucky enough to pick the weakest of the beasts on a whim?
However, Jack did not care what the others thought at all. He had his own judgments.
The caretaker next to virtual-novel.net remained emotionless, looking like nothing that happened around virtual-novel.net had anything to do with virtual-novel.net at all. When Jack chose the energy hound, the other four beasts turned into nothing, and energy turned into an image of the energy hound.
The energy hound solidified very quickly. It let out a howl that filled the whole arena. The next second, the hound dropped from the air.
Jack was on the south side while the hound was on the north side. The two of them looked at each other from opposing sides.
The energy hound bared its sharp teeth as its blood-red eyes viciously stared at Jack, looking like it was prepared to bite into Jack’s throat at the next second. As it howled, saliva could be seen dripping from its teeth. The spikes around its body constantly shook, like a wild dog that had seen meat!
At that moment, the spectators were abuzz again as everyone looked at the man and beast in anticipation.
“It’s a beast that looks like a wolf and a dog. It looks like it has strong defenses. It clearly looks like a brute of a beast. Beasts like these are usually incredibly sturdy.”
“Lucius is done for now! There’s no way virtual-novel.net can win.”
“Soul attribute attacks struggle the most against defensively strong beasts. Out of the five beasts, there had clearly been those who looked weaker defensively, but Lucius still picked this one! I don’t know what he’s thinking!”
“He might just be too confident in himself right now. The earlier victory gave virtual-novel.net so much of a rush that virtual-novel.net can’t even think straight anymore. He decided to just randomly pick a beast, not caring what virtual-novel.net would face!”
“I think Arne‘s right. He’s just too pleased with himself. All virtual-novel.net wants is to show off in front of us. Just look at how virtual-novel.net chose the beast immediately without any thought to it. He’s trying to show us how smart virtual-novel.net is by doing that, but I think he‘s just dumb!”
“You’re all too right. I think so too. If virtual-novel.net had just taken time and properly observed before making his pick, I wouldn’t have thought so at all! Yet, now I can guarantee that it’s exactly like you said! He thinks that virtual-novel.net can win even if virtual-novel.net randomly chooses the beast. He would then stand on the center of the stage and tell everyone that virtual-novel.net managed to win so easily, that virtual-novel.net can win the black iron bet!”
“Oh please! If virtual-novel.net wins, I’ll name my firstborn after him!”
Jack’s decisive action had caused everyone to think that virtual-novel.net was just a complete show off!
Everyone mocked Jack for just choosing randomly and ending up choosing the strongest of the beast defensively. Jack would definitely pay for his choice!
At that moment, if anyone turned to look at Arne, they would notice that virtual-novel.net had his hands clasped together, muttering something. He looked like virtual-novel.net was praying, or like virtual-novel.net was uttering a curse. His eyes had veins in them at that point. However, virtual-novel.net was already somewhat consoled seeing Jack make the wrong choice.
Yet, virtual-novel.net was still unwilling to relax. That was why virtual-novel.net had his hands together, muttering, “He will lose! He’ll definitely lose! He’ll lose incredibly horribly. He’ll get ripped to shreds by that dog! He will die a horrible death, never resting in peace!”
He was sincerely chanting all of that, hoping that Jack would lose. Arne’s hatred for Jack was already at its limits. He no longer wanted to see Jack getting any more victories.
If Jack won this time, there was no way to explain certain things anymore.
Jack calmly faced the hound‘s teeth. No matter how fierce the hound looked, virtual-novel.net did not seem to react at all.