Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

Wham bam wham bam...

Charles' fists pounded Andrew like a rainstorm, while he mocked, "Won't you give up yet?"

Andrew's body was crumbling, but emboldened by his strong will, he did not fall. However, he suffered more and more injuries all over his body as the battle went on. His face was swollen, and blood was dripping from the side of his mouth.

However, he refused to concede defeat. Instead, he focused all of his attention on protecting his vital parts while being attacked. Even the recruits could not bear to witness such a violent scene, so they began to shout...

"Andrew, give up!"

"Losing one round wouldn't mean the end of the world!"

...

Andrew's injuries were so serious, if someone else had been in his place, they would have long fallen motionless on the ground long ago. However, Andrew was reluctant to concede defeat.

"Steve, as our representative, you should quickly surrender on behalf of Andrew," one of the recruits said, while everyone looked at Steve.

"Let's surrender, just for this round!" Even Lucy could not bear to see Andrew suffer any longer.

"No! This is Andrew's battle. No one can surrender on his behalf, "Steve said in a calm tone. In everyone's opinion, Steve was being cold-hearted. As such, they raised their complaints at once..

"Are you crazy? If this continues, Andrew will be killed!"

"You are our elected representative, so you can also represent Andrew. This is not Andrew's personal battle, but all of ours!" Aaron gritted his teeth, then said, "Steve, you need to tell him to surrender!"

The crowd could not bear to see Andrew's current miserable state. Both of his hands were broken, almost all of his teeth had been cracked or knocked out, and both his eyes were so swollen that he could not see out of either of them! Yet, he still refused to throw in the towel!

"Inside the ring, we are warriors! If you face your enemies on the battlefield, will they accept your surrender? Will those cannons let you off just because you are seriously injured?" Steve's eyes and words were filled with anger. He then said, "Andrew is now a warrior, and his current choice to fight is what a true warrior will always choose! As such, all of you should respect the warrior's choice!"

After hearing Steve's words, everyone was silent. They knew that he was right. Steve's words were also heard by the veterans. At that moment, Connell looked over, suddenly showing interest in Steve.

The military officers, who had been observing the battle from the monitoring room, could not help but be amazed by the scene. As such, they commented on it among themselves...

"There are quite a few outstanding characters in this batch of new recruits."

"A warrior's choice! Not bad!"

"The real battlefield is much more cruel than this. If one can't even withstand this setback, how could he or she think that they could possibly go to the real battlefield to face the enemy, which is far more brutal?"

"Andrew has the potential to be a good soldier. As for Steve, it is still uncertain, as we have not yet seen him fight. If he only has the gift of gab, he will disappoint everyone."

After all, the welcome party was not just a contest between veterans and recruits, but a testing ground for the observation of future talents. If noticed and valued, one would naturally be nurtured. Of course, none of the recruits knew about all this factor.

The battle continued. It seemed like Charles was beating up Andrew and abusing him as he wished.

"Why don't you give up?" Charles did not stop punching, while he asked.

Andrew grinned, showing the blood on his lips. He then said, "I see your intentions! You want to bring a severe blow to the recruits' courage. Then, once they lose their courage to fight with you, we will be completely defeated in the group battle, without even a chance to fight back."

He paused to wipe the blood off of his mouth, then added, "Now the situation is different. As long as I don't admit defeat, my counterparts will become angrier and more defiant! Then, during the group battle, that repressed anger will be vented on you! Even if we were to lose, you would pay a heavy price!"

After saying this, Andrew smiled. He had long seen through his opponent's evil plot and would rather sacrifice himself by getting beaten up than allow his counterparts' courage to be distinguished.

"Hahaha, is it worth it?" Charles laughed.

"It's worth it! After all, my counterparts will pay you back during the group battle. We stand to win big in this 'lucrative' deal, with only a small sacrifice being invested!" Andrew retorted.

His words caused an unexplainable sense of fear to wedge itself in Charles' heart. He was not afraid that Andrew was better than him, but was afraid that Andrew was stubborn and not afraid to die!

At the same time, Charles could feel that the recruits were looking at him angrily, with no one was asking for surrender after the chaos. But, the anger was directed at him only.

"Haha... Are you scared?" Andrew laughed and said, "I'm sure you'll be more miserable than me in the next battle!"

As if to support his very words, the recruits were eyeing Charles and suppressing their anger. When the group battle started, there would be a lot of people targeting Charles in order to avenge Andrew!

Even though Charles was powerful, he could only handle a maximum of ten opponents. Hence, if dozens of people surrounded him, Charles's fate would be worse than Andrew's current one!

"You crazy man!" Charles said angrily. "If you want to die, don't pull me down with you!"

"Heh heh... I have an idea. You admit defeat, and I assure you that they won't do anything to you," said Andrew, still laughing as he spoke.

"Impossible! I have already won!" Charles said angrily. He then grew silent, even slowing down his attack a little.

He knew that Andrew was right. However, in the end, he also truly believe that the veterans would surely defeat all of the recruits.

With this in mind, Charles said, "Okay, I agree. However, you will have to put up an act with me…"

"Deal!" Andrew replied.

At that moment, Charles punched Andrew, as if he was ready to knock Andrew down completely with just one blow. But, when Charles threw his punches, he left vulnerable a fatal flaw, his chin.

Andrew revealed an angry look. Then, taking this opportunity, he suddenly punched Charles on the chin!

Bam!

Suddenly, Charles reeled backward and spat out a mouthful of blood. When the crowd saw this, they were shocked. No one had expected such a sudden reversal of events!

Charles was now lying motionless on the ground, as he had lost consciousness. The recruits were shocked, while the veterans were in complete disbelief.

After all, just a moment ago, Charles was about to win. No one could understand how had been KO'd all of a sudden!

"Charles lost consciousness! Andrew won!" Connell announced, then added, "According to the rules, the veteran team will now be reduced by one hundred people."