Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

Steve was dumbfounded. He had merely mentioned this casually and had not expected that Howard was really fond of Lucy! Generally, Howard was quite popular with the ladies.

After all, he was handsome, strong, and chivalrous. This made him very charming and attractive to many female recruits.

Although Steve was better looking than him, Blue Star valued strength more. Howard was especially handsome and strong. So, in the hearts of many women, he was their Prince Charming.

However, he only had eyes for Lucy. He looked so shy, when he gazed at her, as if this was his first love.

Steve sighed in his heart. He had not imagined that a foodie like Lucy could have such a charming effect on so many men! Even Howard was fascinated by her! Steve wondered how Howard would react, if he knew that Lucy almost lost her virginity to him!

"I will not give Lucy up. I am the one she likes. You might as well give up," Steve said strongly.

"She is so pure and ignorant, and you have evil thoughts about her. I will never forgive you!" Howard was furious.

At this moment, the crowd, who were there originally to watch the fun, had not expected such drama to unfold! After all, it was supposed to be a normal competition, but now looked like it was going to turn into a duel between two rivals in love!

"Ha ha ha, interesting! The two are fighting for Lucy! Let's see who will win."

"I support Howard, as Steve is not worthy of Princess Lucy. Only a knight like Howard can protect Lucy and is worthy of her."

Howard had a cautious personality. If he had confessed his love to Lucy earlier, perhaps they would have already been together and Lucy would not have fallen into the evil clutches of Steve!

"Howard, we support you! Crush Steve!"

"Ha ha ha ha… The two are actually love rivals. Steve is going to die a miserable death!"

Initially, the atmosphere between the two rivals was already very tense. Howard became more aggressive after hearing the cheers from the crowd.

"Steve is not worthy of you, Lucy. If Howard and you were to be together, I wouldn't object," Sofia suddenly said to Lucy.

"You're wrong! Howard isn't half as good as Steve. You'll see." Lucy chuckled quietly.

Sofia's face became somber. "Howard is stronger and more chivalrous. Steve is just plain lucky."

"Sister, since you think that Howard is so nice, why don't you be with him?" Lucy said, winking and laughing as she looked at Sofia.

This made Sofia's face increasingly somberr. She wondered how her usually well-behaved sister could have turned out to be so fresh! Naturally, she blamed Steve for every wrong, so she felt that Steve must have led Lucy astray.

"And the battle begins!"

"You don't understand Lucy. Moreover, you don't deserve her. Maybe you think that I'm too weak to deserve her, but at least I'm not dirty." Steve sneered. "Howard, your hands are dirty, just like the devil's!"

Howard had a cold look in his eyes, as if Steve had discovered a secret of his.

"You shut up!" he barked.

Then, almost in a flash, Howard's thin sword suddenly sprang out, like a silver snake darting out of its hole, strong and unmatched, bizarre and varied. Steve's expression was solemn, as he realized that Howard was much stronger than Arnold. Hence, he had to be careful.

Swish!

Steve retreated quickly, ducking sideways several times to avoid the successive stabbing motions of Howard's sword. A few strands of his hair were even cut off. However, Howard did not slow down. He continued to fight Steve, forcing him into the corner.

"All you've done is talk! Is that all you got?" sneered Howard.

Steve did not pay attention to his opponent's provocations, but carefully avoided the attack of his opponent. He was looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

"Data being collected... database being set up... character model being created..."

The voice of the Heart of the Universe sounded in his mind. At this moment, Steve had already been cornered. Once again, he planned to turn around and retreat a few steps to avoid Howard's attack.

"Stone Snake Swordplay!"

Howard's swordplay suddenly changed, the thin sword suddenly snarling towards Steve's arm. The curved sword was constantly moving, making it difficult to capture anticipate its direction.

Steve's facial expression changed. He had not expected Howard to suddenly change his method of fighting. He immediately evaded to the other direction.

Pop!

However, the thin sword suddenly lashed out, landing on Steve's arm like a whip, leaving a trail of blood behind it. A strange force immediately broke out from the wound. Steve suddenly felt numbness in his body and his movements became slower.

"You smeared poison on the sword..." Steve said coldly.

"Ha ha… Just because you claim that there is poison doesn't mean that there really is poison! In their eyes, you are simply being paralyzed by my martial arts! No one can tell if you are poisoned or not!" Howard said in a low voice, while smirking.

Steve was furious. He had already known that Howard was not a good person. However, he had not expected him to be so evil, to the extent of applying a paralysis fluid to his sword!

"Get ready to die!" Howard shouted. Taking advantage of the situation of Steve being paralyzed in his motion, Howard went for the kill, attempting to stab Steve in the face.

With the crowd looking on, Steve suddenly stiffened and seemed to slow, then sway in order to dodge Howard's attack. The mood of the crowd suddenly soared upwards in increased anticipation.

"Good! Beat him, now!"

"Well done! Steve is close to losing!"

"Ha ha ha… I knew Steve couldn't win against Howard, but I didn't expect him to lose so soon!"

Many people had begun to shout already about Howard's assumed victory. In their view, that was the ending that they really wanted, after all.

"You can't defeat me with such a despicable move!" Steve suddenly screamed.

"Traveler's Boots!"

Steve's actions suddenly accelerated. He then turned around to dodge Howard's attack.

"How did you speed up like that?" Howard was shocked. Steve's speed was a lot faster than he had been. even before he was temporarily paralyzed!

"You're making me mad!" Steve said angrily. "Howard, you despicable villain! So many women in the camp have been fooled by you. Some have even committed suicide because of you. Don't think that we are unaware of it!"