Chapter 623: Historic Match

“…”

Kiernan sat cross-legged on the balcony of his room.

It was raining, and five-meter-tall waves were crashing against the shore of Black Rock Island.

His breathing was calm. The heartbeat of the ocean synchronized with his own. He was in perfect form.

After Helvetti’s victory yesterday, Kiernan immediately returned to his room and has stayed alone ever since.

No one had bothered him, and he didn’t even carry his phone with him.

He wanted to get in perfect form before his match against Beast Prince Arazimir.

He wasn’t aware of the things happening in the world. The name of Kiernan Hunter had entered the consciousness of every human on the planet.

It was a horrible place to be in currently, even though many young men and women dreamed of having his fame.

It was the last match, and if he lost, he would become a villain and the biggest loser in history.

However, if he won, he would be hailed as great history, and loved by the history books, but only if he won.

“Hmm.”

Kiernan looked at the falling rain.

He stood up, formed a fist with his right, and punched forward.

The punch destroyed a raindrop. The impact went through the air. It ended up destroying several hundred raindrops until the impact stopped around a meter away.

The perfect form achieved!

Knock! Knock!

In that moment, a hesitant knocking sounded at the door, and Kiernan put his black hoodie on while only wearing sandals and shorts that went down to his knees.

He went to the door and opened it.

“The match is starting…”

Antigone whispered, then she stayed silent and looked at Kiernan with round eyes. There was something strange about him.

She couldn’t tell what it was, but it was definitely something!

“Okay.”

Kiernan stepped out of the door, shaking his arms to loosen them up, and Antigone followed closely behind him.

While they were making their way down the hallway, the people in the hallways were staring at Kiernan intensely.

It was all up to this one young man. They couldn’t even imagine the amount of pressure he was currently feeling.

In that moment, they walked through the open doors, and arrived at the throne room with flashing of cameras assaulting Kiernan’s eyes.

Hundreds of cameras snapped pictures of him.

The human spectators looked at him nervously. They were also clutching their religious crosses and everything that gave them peace of mind.

They were feeling so nervous that their hearts felt like they were about to burst, and they weren’t even the ones fighting!

Kiernan drew a mark on the chest of his hoodie. It was a mark of Martial Order.

Antigone, Xerxus, and Imperius drew the same mark, and they wished Kiernan the best of luck inside their minds.

At the seats below the throne, Beast Prince Arazimir was sitting with straight posture. He had also changed into his fighting uniform.

He was wearing skintight black pants and a matching long-sleeved shirt that showed off his muscular physique.

“…”

On the throne, Beast King Vladimir was also sitting somewhat straight, with one knee up to his chest, and his arm casually resting on the armrest.

He wasn’t sitting as lazily as before.

While it was humiliating for Animal Kingdom to lose three matches, it still worked well in Beast Prince Arazimir’s favor.

He had the chance to bring the victory over to Animal Kingdom, and that would make him seem like a hero in the eyes of animalkin.

However, if he lost…

No, there was no way that he would lose, which was exactly what everyone was thinking, even some of the humans present in the throne room.

Martial King versus Martial Grandmaster—it should be obvious who was going to win.

“Good luck.”

Wilhelm said.

“Don’t lose now.”

Helvetti said while leaning against his arm with a smile on his face.

They had done their job what was asked of them, and it was to win. Now it was time for Kiernan to do his job.

“Yeah.”

Kiernan said.

The referee took the ring. Even he looked nervous. And he asked for the two fighters to come to the ring.

Beast Prince Arazimir and Kiernan entered the ring. They stared at each other. The cameras flashed around them.

Thousands of pictures were taken in this moment.

It was a historic picture that would be displayed in the history books for thousands of years to come.

“The match will start in a minute. You have that one minute to converse with each other, as requested by both governments.”

The referee put his hands behind his back and stayed silent.

“…Do not lose too soon. You will be remembered in the history books for thousands of years to come.”

Beast Prince Arazimir said.

It had a hidden meaning.

‘Do not lose too soon, or every child will know you as the person who failed humanity with your pathetic performance in the final.’

“…I won’t.”

Kiernan said, and then he let his body become light like a feather, and he slowly moved into the defensive stance of Iron Style.

This stance had no weaknesses. A perfect wall. A perfect fortress. Black fortress!

Beast Prince Arazimir reeled back his right fist. It was a punching stance. It was clear to everyone what he would attempt.

He was going to try to end this match in one punch.

‘…No matter what, Kiernan, just don’t lose in a single punch!’

The humans thought.

It would be far too humiliating.

The referee checked time. One minute was over. And he then took a deep breath.

“Good luck…”

“FIGHT!”

Beast Prince Arazimir’s fist came. It was like a moon was falling down from the sky. Oppressive and destructive.

The seas outside Black Rock Island were churning violently as if the water level were rising.

In that moment, a hand grabbed Beast Prince Arazimir’s fist. It was Kiernan’s hand. Everyone’s eyes bulged in shock.

“Try not to lose too soon, Arazimir.”

Kiernan said coldly.

He had dropped the honorific title Beast Prince. It was because Arazimir was no longer someone he had to look up to.

He was his equal.

“You…”

Arazimir’s eyes shook.

With a swing of his fist, Kiernan punched Arazimir in his left cheek and pushed his head down to the rock floor.

BOOM!

The entire castle shook.

In that moment, all of humanity stood up in a shock, and those present in the throne room noticed the change in Kiernan’s body.

The heavy doors inside his mind swung open.

‘Kiernan is Martial King!’