Finishing blow

I positioned myself and did what all the boxers do when they are in the ring. The girl in front of me took a step on the left so I did the same. We kept rotating for a while until she threw the first punch. I ducked and punched her stomach. She threw a right hook but left her chin open so I threw a right upper cut. She's got blood in her mouth so she spitted it out. She attacked me and grabbed my hair to kick me in my stomach.

I lost my breath for a while but I endured the pain and grabbed her shoulders and head-butted her. She lost her balance and fell to the ground. I grabbed her hair that caused her to stand up unwillingly. On my peripheral vision, I saw a guy running towards us. I strengthened my hold on this girl's head and swing her head to attack the guy that's coming near me. They both fell to the ground and I saw blood coming out of their head.

It's either I attack or let myself get beaten here so I have no choice. If this happened in a different context, I might have said sorry but this isn't the right time to talk about that.

I looked around and there are only few participants left. Some of them was severely injured so it will be easy to take them out. I can no longer feel the pain in my stomach and face maybe because of the adrenaline. I didn't notice that I am almost at the edge of the ring so I rushed to the center when a hand grabbed my arm and pushed me. I almost fell off the ring but I managed to balance my body. I glared at him and kicked his left leg. He fell to the ground so I kicked him more and pushed him off the ring.

I rushed to the center and saw two guys fighting each other. They are the only opponents left. Who would have thought that I'll make it this far?

I stopped 2 meters away from the guy when he knocked his opponent out with one last blow. He looked at me and smirked. Why do they like to smirk a lot?

"So, it's just you and me left? I thought my last enemy would be a worthy opponent but I guess I don't always get what I deserve." You'll get it once I beat the hell out of you.

He positioned himself so I did the same. He gestured me to come attack him. I slowly and carefully walked towards him. He suddenly threw a surprise upper cut but I took a step back quickly and was able to dodge it.

"Hmm, not so bad" he said. I returned the smirk and threw a jab using my left hand as a decoy and threw a right upper cut. It hit his jaws causing him to take a few steps back. He spitted blood and glared at me.

"Sweet?" I teased him.

He ran towards me and threw a jab but he seemed out of shape that's why his punch did not reached me. His mind got clouded with his anger that caused him to throw punches that has no strength at all. I kept taking a step back and avoided his punches when he stopped and took a deep breath. I did the same thing because I'm starting to feel the pain in my body. I better end this fight quickly before I lose my strength.

Everyone went silent for a second. I am two meters away from my opponent now. If I throw my last punch right now with proper execution, I might be able to knock him out.

He started running towards me and his moves became quicker. I rushed to his direction, jumped as much as I could by pushing my weight up using my left foot. I feel like I am flying at this moment. I used my left hand to get a hold of his head and did a summersault. I landed on my feet and the moment he turned to face me… I threw a right hook with all the strength I got. He lost his consciousness and fell to the ground.

I looked around the colosseum and back to my last opponent. "You get what you deserve"

"And we have a winner for block 2!" everyone went wild and the colosseum was filled with noise coming from the audiences.

"That was one intense fight!" the announcer kept on saying things but I decided to go back to the room to heal these injuries.

Adam's P.O.V

I felt like I was watching a slow-motion scene the moment Freya performed a summersault. And when she knocked her opponent out, everyone in the colosseum cheered wildly. What kind of training did she have in such a short time? That's insane!

"She moves just like her mother but freely." I looked at John who is beside me.

"What did you do to her?" I asked him, still in shock.

"I only did what I had to do." What kind of hell did she endure during her training?

I looked at Freya who is marching her way out of the ring while removing the gauze on her hand. He looks so badass right now. It feels like when anyone tries to block her way right now, they'll get blown out of here.

Everyone can't still get over of the last fight. Combat training might be a big deal for everyone but not all of the participants are willing to risk their life to win. But now? All of them are like hyenas who are starving. This batch is incredible!

I saw Matthew giving John a bundle of money. Are they betting on Freya?

"I told you, my kid will win." John seemed proud of Freya. He looked like he didn't care about the money and all he wants is the result of his kid's training.

The battle of block 3 and 4 ended and Avah didn't make it to the second level. All she did was defend herself because she never got a chance to attack. She was pushed off the ring and got eliminated eventually. What do I expect from my little sister who is too lazy to attend trainings? All she did these past few months is stay at my office and act like she is the boss. She even boasted to Freya that she will give her all.

I went to their room and saw them chit-chatting. They already changed their training clothes since the last one got torn in the fight.

"Aren't you going to eat? I asked them both. They stood up and got their bags.

"I look cool earlier, right?" she proudly asked me. Their wounds and bruises are now healed thanks to our healers.

"You looked dumb." I replied. Avah just laughed while she got pissed and punched me on my stomach. That hurts! What kind of fist does she have?

We continued walking and went inside the colosseum. The ring at the center is now gone and was replaced by a pavilion made out of rocks. This is flawless! What do I expect from John and his people?

There are big tables at the center filled with foods and there are lots of chairs everywhere. I let them take a rest and brought them lots of food.

They are really like hyenas who are starving because of the way they eat now. I haven't even finished my first plate yet they already cleaned all the food I brought them multiple times.

"MORE!" they shouted and looked at me.

"If you have a lot of energy to waste, why don't you use that to help yourselves?" I said and continued eating.

They stood up and went to the buffet table and went back with two platters filled with lots of food each.

"Don't come crying to me when you get fat, you little pigs!" they just glared at me then continued eating.

I already finished eating so I decided to take their empty plates and give it to the one in charge of washing the dishes.

"Uhm, hi" I turned back and saw Maddy.

"Hi" I smiled at her and she smiled back and then she left. What's wrong with her?

I returned to our table and saw Freya and Avah having a chit-chat again. Don't they run out of stories to tell?

I told them to clean their mess and return the plates which they followed without saying anything to me.

"Okay everyone, let's go back to business!" Bob said while leading everyone back to the colosseum.

It's already one in the afternoon. The second level of the combat training will soon start.

I am nervous for Freya but I am also proud that she was able to reach this far. I never expected her to be as strong as her mother but maybe, it really runs on their blood.