The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 176

"Listen, we don't want any trouble." One of the bodyguards eased his grip on his weapon, stepping away from the

"camage.

"We've got no loyalty to anyone but our paychecks.

"Our boss is dead; we're only here because we're paid to guard Miss Jasmine. If she keeps signing the checks, we'll stay out of this mess."

A handful of others nodded, clearly relieved at the easy out

Whether or not Gabriel had been selling himself or all of them out as Jericho's spy hardly mattered to them- money was money, and if there was a safer way to earn it, they wouldn't miss the chance.

Jasmine gave them a curt nod. "I'll keep you on the payroll, Just don't meddle in this fight."

"Works for us," one replied. The rest quickly agreed.

Jericho clearly saw that Gabriel's people had stopped fighting for Jasmine.

"That damn Gabriel," he muttered, his face twisting in anger. "I told him to pay his men, yet he used the money all for himself. That fucking greed of his... fits him right to die."

His eyes darkened with fury. Without another word, he made a subtle hand sign.

One of the big guys standing beside him saw the signal and immediately stepped forward, making his way toward

the arena.

Meanwhile, on the arena floor, Kelly stood alone, covered in bruises and half- healed wounds.

She glared at the towering brute lumbering toward her.

He cracked his neck, a smug grin twisting his lips.

"Didn't I beat you senseless and drag you off once before?" he jeered. "You must be a glutton for punishment, coming back for more."

Kelly spat blood, refusing to show any weakness. "Real tough guy, aren't you? Only took twenty men backing you up to take me down."

From the sidelines, the butler barked out, "Begin!"

The brute charged forward, fists raised.

Kelly braced herself, ready to fight-when suddenly, Alex stepped in, placing a firm hand on her shoulder.

"Surrender,” he said quietly. "Let me handle this."

to him,

match in her current state-even if this big

a breath,

she announced, taking

brute snarled, "Don't think you're walking away that easily! I'm not

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casual confidence.

roared, swinging a fist aimed rig at Alex's

the blink of

a marionette with its strings cut. Everyone

shook his head. "Thanks for

of the arena, Jericho's brow furrowed in

to Vetala, the strongest fighter in his stable Vetala

sword in hand, eyes darting to

Vetala drove the blade through

strangled cry tore through the air as the dying fighter's eyes flew

he sputtered,

voice was ice. "Be

off the fallen man's

temperature in the arena plummeted, sending an involuntary

eyes burned with renewed energy. "I am Vetala Kanchard.

venom dripping from every syllable. "Were you the one who killed

the point of insulting. "They died because they were idiots. You can blame

your soul to shreds! I'll make you beg for death

tone stayed maddeningly calm.

spat, dropping into

his leap-he was blindingly fast, a lethal blur streaking toward

roared, all of his power coiled into a

debris shot across the arena in a wide arc. People cringed, covering their faces, bracing for an

hand... rising in slow, almost

SMACK

cracked like a

into the wall with enough

of pulverized

rained down as Vetala hung half-buried,

of absolute silence

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