It seems that what Barette had just said was real.Barette glanced sideways at Nashville and replied, "I used to be the leader of the ninth district myself. Do you really think I would be the type to be spreading false rumors?"Austin frowned and lowered his head as he fell deep in thought. "This… might just be good news for me."He seemed relatively calm on the surface, but his heart was beating like a drum.Barette nodded and explained, "That's right! The first district's leader has defeated four leaders… And that means that you would have four less deathmatches to fight in. Your only fight will be against 'The Strongest' himself."Everyone within the cell quickly understood the implications of Barette's words.The terms for regaining one's freedom in The Grave Prison was ten consecutive wins in deathmatches.But it would be impossible for Austin to achieve such a feat given his current condition.Even if he were not to consider the fight with 'The Strongest', any of the four
The gray-haired gentleman dismissed everyone from his office.Veins could be seen popping from the back of his right hand as he sat quietly by himself.He was trying his best to suppress his anger.The gray-haired gentleman was Erwin Danvers, the chief warden of The Grave Prison, who was also the man with the highest authority within it.But there was nothing he could do against 'The Strongest' of The Grave Prison.Erwin knew better than anyone else that the first district's leader could walk out of the prison anytime he ever wanted to.More importantly, Erwin needed his presence within The Grave Prison to keep the rest of the prison in check and maintain balance.What the robed man had done had definitely broken the balance Erwin had tried to maintain.Erwin took a deep breath before pulling out his phone to make a call.As the call connected, he only uttered two words. "You dare?"He then immediately hung up the call as he fell deep into his own thoughts.News about 'The S
Barette was startled for a second, and then he politely replied, "Be careful, Austin.""Does he have any weaknesses?" asked Austin.Barette would always tell Austin about his opponent's weakness before every deathmatch.But this time, Barette had not said anything.He smiled as he shook his head. "He's been hailed as 'The Strongest' for 20 years now… Someone like him has no weaknesses."Austin laughed as he realized that this would truly be a fight to the death.He had already expected such an answer from Barette, as the first district's leader would never have held such overwhelming status and power within The Grave Prison if he had any weakness to begin with.While Austin felt helpless about it, he was also rather curious.He was curious about how Aldus managed to win his freedom back then if he had to face off against such a prominent opponent.Austin was well aware that Aldus was much more powerful than even Barette.But he did not believe that even Aldus could have domin
The entire surveillance room fell into an uproar.Everyone looked at the monitor in horror.They were in shock at the fact that Austin had made the first district's leader take off his robe.None of the officers would notice that Erwin and Brian's expression had become extremely complicated after the shock wore off.A similar uproar would happen in the other nine districts as well.Every inmate within the Grave Prison was tuning in to the fight, and they all knew what the robe itself symbolized.And yet, the first district was still eerily quiet.The only reaction from the inmates within the first district was that their faces became distorted with fear.Meanwhile, on the ring. Austin frowned as he looked at the face of his opponent.In front of him was a man who had a rather thin face with a determined look.Austin could tell that his opponent was a man of discipline from his face alone. And furthermore, the immense pressure emanating from his presence alone was enough to fr
Veins were visibly twitching at the corners of Austin's eyes on his pale face.He had just endured 23 knee strikes from Alexander.If he had not been strengthening his body under Aldus' devilish training regimen, a single knee strike could have been able to break his arms.Even so, his arms had lost all strength after enduring Alexander's barrage of attacks. His arms were in so much pain that he felt as if it was one more attack away from actually shattering.Austin's previous injuries also started to ache after defending blow after blow from Alexander.The painkiller's effect had practically worn off.The immense pain circulating throughout his body caused Austin to gasp for air.His eyes reflected nothing but fear as he stared at Alexander.Austin did not have any courage left to even face his opponent.It was the sort of fear akin to a prey's primal fear toward its natural predator.The entire first district was as silent as ever.All of the inmates were at the edge of th
The entirety of The Grave Prison was left dumbfounded.They could only wonder why 'The Strongest' was currently defending himself.It almost seemed like Alexander was joking around.On the ring, loud gusts of winds could be heard along the barrage of blows coming from Austin.He was launching attacks with both his fists like a crazed man.Even Austin himself did not expect that Alexander would choose to take on a defensive stance.Suddenly, Alexander laughed. "Is that the fastest you can go?"Austin's heart immediately skipped a beat. "Shit!"The next moment, he saw Alexander's right fist coming straight toward him.A loud thud could be heard as Austin was sent staggering backward. His left arm was shaking violently after the impact. It was as if it were about to break off from his body.Alexander shouted once more before Austin could even stabilize himself. "Here I come!"He appeared right in front of Austin in an instant and kicked him square in the chest.A mouthful of b
Alexander sneered at Austin as he threw a punch at him.The next moment, Austin's gaze suddenly focused on Alexander's movements.Alexander's disdainful attitude immediately disappeared as he realized that something wasn't right.Austin's body swayed to the side as he stretched both his hands to restrict Alexander's right arm.He then leaned forward to prepare for a shoulder strike on the disarmed target.A loud thud could be heard across the ring as Alexander was sent flying backward.Blood could be seen dripping from the corners of Alexander's mouth as he struggled to maintain his balance.The entirety of The Grave Prison fell into an uproar.All of the inmates were shocked as they realized that Austin had endured all the attacks up until this point in order to acquire such an opportunity for a counter-strike.And it had dealt enough damage for Alexander to bleed!Austin's smile turned devious as he stared at Alexander. "Aldus was right… I can only find my opponent's flaws
Austin's fist landed on Alexander's face.The force was so powerful that half of Alexander's face was deformed by the impact.And yet, there was no sign of pain on his face.He was smiling gently instead.Austin was left utterly confused. He stared at Alexander in disbelief as he no longer felt any murderous intent coming from his opponent.There was no longer even the slightest hint of opposition coming from Alexander. It was replaced with a gentle and approachable demeanor."Why… Why didn't you dodge that?" Austin's voice was trembling after using up all of his energy for his final punch.It was a punch that was thrown with extremely sloppy technique as a last resort. Alexander could have evaded such an attack very easily if he wanted to do so."Why would I?" Alexander smiled and replied, "Is your father doing alright?"Austin was extremely confused by the question as he stumbled backward. "He's… Doing fine."He wondered what were the implications of Alexander personally kn