All the soldiers present looked at each other in shock.
Meanwhile, Stryker was pissed. As they were both Kings of Warriors, what gave Nathan the right to assume that Colin could hurt him? Wasn't that too presumptuous of Nathan?
It is unforgivable!
Suppressing his anger, Stryker walked to the center of the ring with all preparedness to fight Colin.
Meanwhile, Lucas' interest was piqued given that Nathan agreed to Stryker's request even though he had seen through their agenda. It was obvious to him that the warriors of the North Army were also keen to show their strengths to the West Army.
Getting into his battle stance, Stryker squinted his eyes and called out, "Let's do this!"
Colin grunted, "Alright!
The moment he answered, Colin was already charging forward with his fist preparing to launch at Stryker.
Stryker too threw out his punch, as he wanted to test the power behind Colin's fist.
Bang!
Their fists clashed head-on!
Feeling the sting in his arm, Stryker was startled. There's a lot of explosive power in his punch!
After the first clash, Colin continued attacking relentlessly.
When real warriors fight, the battle would be decided in a blink of an eye instead of being drawn out.
Colin rained punches and kicks on his opponent in typical military battle style. Every move was deadly enough to kill.
Very quickly, his punches broke through Stryker's defense. Then, he followed up with a kick from mid-air that hit Stryker right in the chest.
As a result, Stryker was sent flying backwards by seven to eight meters. As he struggled to stand on his feet, he couldn't help but throw up a mouthful of blood.
After vomiting, he managed to clear out the blood in his airway that was choking him. Only then was he able to breathe smoothly again.
Although he remained defiant in spirit, his body was hurt to the extent he couldn't continue the fight. Reluctantly, he surrendered, "I yield!".
The tens of thousands of soldiers were in an uproar.
Their newly selected King of Warriors was easily defeated by Colin. They found it extremely humiliating.
Meanwhile, a man clad in a Major General's uniform stepped out with a solemn expression. He was one of the Five Tigers of the West, Leo Hunt. He declared,
"Colin, let me test my skills against you."
Just as he spoke, Heptakill walked out.
Also a Major General, Heptakill coldly said, "It's inappropriate for a soldier to face a general. Therefore, General Hunt, I will be your opponent."
When Leo saw that Stryker was defeated, he wanted to redeem the West Army's reputation.
Now that Heptakill volunteered to fight him, he sneered, "Very well. This way, I won't be accused of picking on the weak."
Heptakill countered, "I'm just worried that you will be embarrassed when you lose to a lower-ranked officer."
In the match between Colin and Stryker, they still managed to keep it civil.
However, with Leo and Heptakill, the gloves were off as they were dead serious in defeating their opponent.
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