Back to the present.....
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Free Points' victory was still like a dream to the audience. Moreover, Pablo didn't even believe he would achieve victory with such ease.
The audience sat in stunned silence as they witnessed the impossible. Free Points, the underdog mini robot, had just defeated the formidable Stone Fist in a stunning upset.
In addition, the crowd's eyes widened as they watched the small machine execute its last maneuver, which sent Stone Fist tumbling to the ground. A hush fell over the stadium as the announcer declared Free Points the victor.
The spectators sat in disbelief, unsure of what they had just witnessed.
Slowly, the shock turned to amazement, and then to thunderous applause as they rose to their feet to cheer on the unlikely winner.
The stunned expression on their faces spoke volumes, conveying both surprise and admiration for the plucky robot that had just emerged victorious.
"We won!!!" Fabian screamed with unconcealed excitement as he rushed toward Pablo and carried him like a kid. Tears of joy dripped from the corner of his eyes while Pablo was still in a daze.
'I won!' The words were still ringing in his heart.
This was the first sole victory that belonged to him and not under the influence of others since the disappearance of his father. His lifeless soul had a spark of fire and unknown to him, a bright smile crept on his face.
He blinked twice before recovering from his dazed expression and only to see he was being carried by his new teammates. After a couple of minutes, the victory of the Free Points underdog subsided and the tournament continued.
As for the Free Points teams, they were satisfied with their first victory ever and didn't have any hope of winning any matches again. The smile on their faces was more radiant than winning the Golem Pit champions. To them, they are the champions already.
"Next match…. Free Points vs Dead Crow" The referee announced.
"Can the Free Points perform another miracle during this fight and obtain their second victory?" A male commentator said with an anticipated smile on his face.
"Judge, I don't think so…. Stone Fist underestimated his opponent but Dead Crow won't make the same mistake. Besides, Dead Crow is more deadly than Stone Fist. The Clumsy Free Point will be put in its place. You just watch and see." A female commentator said seriously.
With their previous victory, a slight hint of hope arose in the heart of the Free Point team while Pablo gained a hint of self-confidence in himself.
His previous confidence that was lost in the city began to gradually bloom in his heart. But for it to fully mature, it still had a long way to go. He controlled Free Points with more ease into the ring and looked at the Dead Crow robot.
A 3-meter black robot with a drawing of crows on its body while its head looked like a crow. A middle-aged man stood confidently behind the Dead Crow and looked at Pablo and made a sign of slitting his throat.
Seeing this, Pablo swallowed the lumps in his throat and sucked in a cold breath. 'I've watched various battles…. This is nothing compared to it. I can do this….' "Just try your best… You have already done more than enough for us." Isadora shouted from the sideline.
Pablo nodded without looking at her as the fight had already begun.
"Approach" He muttered as he controlled Free Points to move forward.
As Dead Crow arrives in front of Free Points, it sends a powerful Jab without wasting time. Seeing this, Pablo controlled Free Points to raise it two hands to defend against the attack.
Bang!
The heavy punch sends Free Points to take a couple of steps back as a deep dent appears on its hands. As Pablo saw this, he sucked in a cold breath and quickly controlled Free Points to avoid the next punch.
'The materials used in creating this robot are just too weak to withstand heavy punches.' He cried in his heart.
Whoosh!
Free Points leaned back to dodge another punch when a second punch came crashing from the left side.
Bang!
A loud sound of metal crashing against each other resounded inside the stadium as everyone stared intently at the fight without blinking an eye. Pablo looked at Free Points and could see some smoke coming from the engines and knew it was only a matter of time before it had system failure under Dead Crow's heavy punches.
"Uppercut-Elbow strike" Pablo muttered.
Without dilly-dallying, Free Point executes the instruction and sends a powerful uppercut-elbow strike.
Bang!
Dead Crow stopped its attack and took a step back when a powerful punch rammed into its head. It shook its head for a moment before trying to attack again. However, how could Pablo let go of his chance?
"Get into it" He muttered excitedly.
Free Points close the distance with a large stride and get into close proximity to Dead Crow which makes it difficult for Dead Crow to attack.
"Left Punch" Pablo commanded.
"Right Punch"
"2 by 2"
"Left Drilling Punch!"
"Right Drilling Punch!"
With the continuous barricades of punches, Dead Crow had lost all its luster while the middle-aged man controlling it from the back of the rings had a lot of sweat on his forehead. He was busy trying to take control of his robot but Pablo didn't give him a chance.
"Finish him!" Isadora cried from the back with tears of joy.
As if Pablo heard her scream, he clicked on an attack and said confidently.
"Right Uppercut."
Bang!
When Free Points' powerful uppercut hit the Dead Crow; Immediately, it had a system failure and fell like a log of wood. Seeing this, a loud hysterical scream filled the stadium as everyone was just too shocked to believe what they were seeing.
"He's down!" Judge shouted from the commentator seat. While his colleague had her jaw dropped to the ground.
'Unbelievable' she thought.
At once, the referee rushed to the ring and began the counting. Subsequently, a wild joy appeared on the faces of the Free Points team as they nervously wait for the counting to finish while praying in their heart for Dead Crow to stay down
"10!" The referee shouted and looked at Free Points with a light smile on his face.
"Free Points win." He declared.
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