"Dennis is pinned down!" Luca Pop shouted. "What will he do now?!"
The crowd cheered, but quite a few of Kara's fans felt extremely jealous at Dennis, wishing they could be in his position.
"Sea Steps!" Dennis tried to use Sea Steps to shake Kara off, but he couldn't really use his feet; thus, it was a worthless attempt.
"I'd like to show you something." Kara left the mounting position to the shock of many.
It was a good position to be in, as Dennis couldn't really do anything!
As Dennis quickly jumped back to his feet, Kara flipped over and started doing a handstand, but her legs suddenly moved, and she kicked Dennis almost in the face, but he barely managed to put an arm in the way.
"Oh?" Kara flipped herself over again and moved with her insane speed once again.
'She is about to kick again!' Dennis quickly used his Sea Steps and started to move his upper body randomly.
At that moment, Kara's whipping kick landed on Dennis' thigh, and he immediately collapsed down on his knees.
"Your Sea Steps is weak!" Kara grabbed him by the head and kneed him right on the face. "You forgot about protecting your legs!"
Dennis' nose broke and blood spewed out.
'Fuck!' Dennis gritted his teeth. 'I forgot my father's warning!'
At the deck of a ship that was sailing through tall and deadly waves.
"No, no, no!" Darmen shouted, then grabbed his stick and smacked Dennis in the leg. "Your legs are your weapons. Don't forget that!"
"Argh!" Dennis rubbed his thighs. "I am trying, but it is hard!"
The fishermen watched on the sidelines with amused smiles.
"Of course it is hard, but do better!" Darmen shouted. "If you get kicked on your legs, it will become harder and harder to use Sea Steps!"
"I understand…" Dennis looked at his own legs. "I will keep trying my best."
"I know you want to become Easton High's main fighter one day." Darmen said to his son.
"However, don't forget that you will become fishermen in the future. The World Sea is a dangerous place!
"It is infested with pirates, and if you want to make a living out here, you'll need to master Sea Steps. After all, you might encounter pirates, and they won't let you leave without a fight!"
"Isn't it the navy's job to get rid of those pirates?" Dennis asked. "What the hell are they doing?"
"Sigh…" Darmen grabbed his head. "They can't be everywhere. Pirates have killed a couple of my friends. To survive here, become strong!"
'I am failure!' Dennis thought as he barely evaded Kara's quick kicks. 'There was one warning I had to listen to, and that was to make sure that I wouldn't forget to protect my legs!'
He was sure that he was going to get an earful from his father.
At that moment, Kara's low kick came crashing down, but Dennis blocked it with his arms. He put all his focus on protecting his legs; thus, he forgot one important thing.
Kara's fist came flying and smashed into his face.
The blood spewed as Dennis staggered backward and then collapsed on the ground, but he was right by the edge of the ring and accidentally fell backwards off the ring.
He landed outside the ring.
"The winner is Kara Rousseau!" The referee shouted and again jumped to the ring.
"Argh…" Marc shook his head but still clapped his hands.
It wasn't as one-sided as the first match, but still, he doubted that they were able to see any of Kara's real strength.
"Yes!" Kara excitedly waved her hands towards the excited crowd.
Her very own fanclub was cheering loudly, holding up signs with her name on them.
"Your turn." Marc turned to Markus. "Show them what you got!"
"…" Markus stood up and walked up the stairs to the ring.
When he stood opposite Kara, he immediately moved to his fighting stance.
"Wait a moment." Kara raised her hand with a smile. "I'll surrender. It is time for the main character to make his entrance~"
With that, she hopped off the ring, and all the eyes at the stadium landed on Johan, who, to their excitement, stood up from his seat and walked towards the ring.
Everyone exploded in cheers. It was so loud that the ceiling almost shook from all the excitement.
"I can't believe it!" Chris Chang shouted. "Tiamut High again surrendered, and now their last fighter, Johan Yeager, is going to fight for the first time in these nationals!"
'They're really trying to destroy us, huh!' Marc thought with a frightened expression. 'Wait, maybe Markus can push Johan off the ring? We might be able to do the greatest upset in the nationals history!'
"The third and final match!" The referee shouted in excitement.
Even he could feel the excitement surging through the stadium. It was no wonder. They were about to see Johan finally fight!
"From Easton High, Markus Klein!"
"…" Markus punched the air.
"From Tiamut High, Johan Yeager!"
The crowd erupted into cheers.
"Are both fighters ready?!" The referee asked.
"Yes!" Markus shouted.
"FIGHT!" The referee swung his arm down.
"It is honor." Markus said. "I, Markus Klein, offer my challenge."
Without answering back, Johan turned his gaze down to the cement ground, and to everyone's surprise, he jabbed his fingers through the cement.
"?!" The referee's eyes bulged out. 'Wait, is he…'
The crowd went silent as they all remembered that one incident that didn't happen too long ago.
At the VIP Room, the chairman cried out and tugged his chair. "Don't do it. My ring!"
"Haha," Godfred shook his head. "Kids."
At the crowd, Jin's eyes widened in shock.
"…" Kiernan stayed silent, but he narrowed his eyes.
At the ring, Johan took a deep breath.
"Was this how you did it?"
The cement ring started cracking, and then, with his muscles bulging beneath his flesh, Johan let out a might scream and lifted the ring up, but it started cracking and crumbling into pieces.
"A-ahh!" Markus, who was standing on top of the ring, screamed in horror as it crumbled beneath him and he happened to fall outside the ring.
"It broke…" Johan looked at the destroyed pieces of the ring. "When he did it, it managed to stay intact. His control was better…"
The whole stadium went silent.