After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret

There were three matches in the fighting competition that morning.

The least anticipated among them, and the one many believed would have the least suspense, was the third match.

After all, Dominic Sloan was incredibly strong, and he’d already killed several opponents.

”Last time, Dominic Sloan almost made it out, didn’t he?

It’s a shame he got beaten by that guy... Yan, or something.”

”I heard he was forced to expend a lot of his Superpower before the match, which is why he lost.”

”Right. It’s not that easy to get out of here. There are so many masters in this place...”

”...”

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Nina Jacobs walked onto the stage.

This time, she once again saw Ms. Carter from the registration office in the same spot as yesterday.

Nina Jacobs didn’t pay it any mind, assuming she was just there to watch the match.

Her opponent stood across from her, head bowed.

He didn’t speak, provoke, or even observe.

The moment the whistle blew, he launched a fierce attack!

Nina Jacobs saw the Metal Threads between his fingers.

SWOOSH.

The Metal Threads shot toward her in unison, their other ends tipped with fine metal needles.

The fighting ring’s railing was right behind Nina Jacobs; it seemed there was no escape.

A Stone Shield instantly materialized and blocked the attack in front of her.

The Metal Threads scraped against the Stone Shield, audaciously trying to slice through it.

”Don’t you guys forget, he shredded dozens of Stone Shields from the last Earth Element Superpower User.

This Stone Shield looks just as basic.”

Hearing the chatter, a young man next to Harlan laughed.

”What do you think? I think we should loan you our team’s Dominic Sloan.

His cutting speed is probably much faster than your scalpel, right?

Maybe he could even slice you up a plate of meat in an instant.”

The man had slightly long black hair and still-wet bloodstains on his face. He spoke to Harlan in a mocking tone.

”Let’s talk after he wins.”

Harlan had just arrived at the arena, and he looked to be in a very bad mood.

”Is there any suspense in this match? Your Team 1...”

The black-haired man’s words caught in his throat.

On the stage, Dominic Sloan was tugging desperately at his Metal Threads.

Across from him, Nina Jacobs’s Stone Shield had transformed into a shield of sand. The sand was fine, with a vortex at its center that was already ensnaring his Metal Threads. The suction force grew so strong he had no choice but to sever them.

With a series of slicing sounds, Nina Jacobs waved her hand, dismissing the shield of sand.

Severed segments of the threads fluttered down from mid-air to the ground.

Dominic Sloan stared at his ruined threads, his expression turning ugly.

But he still quickly materialized a long blade and swung it down at Nina Jacobs!

BANG!

Nina Jacobs noticed the long blade could change its length at will.

’This Dominic Sloan is a quick thinker. He knows I’m good at using sand, so he changed his attack strategy.’

’But...’

Just as the long blade was about to touch Nina Jacobs, a sand shield appeared before her.

The long blade chopped down on the sand shield, creating a grating sound.

Nina Jacobs narrowed her eyes. Every one of Dominic Sloan’s moves was a killing blow.

’I need to end this quickly.’

Nina Jacobs didn’t want to exchange any more blows, because she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to stop herself from killing him.

The sand shield in front of her suddenly reversed, transforming into hundreds of spinning Stone Spikes. The long blade was shredded once again, and Dominic Sloan found he had no time to retract it.

It was too fast.

The Stone Spikes were already upon him. He hastily materialized a Metal Shield.

But the moment it touched a single Stone Spike, he felt his Metal Shield start to dent.

”Surrender. I won’t kill you,” Nina Jacobs said.

But her opponent gritted his teeth and refused. ”I will do whatever it takes to kill you here, and then I will walk out of this place.”

This was his seventh match.

He had won all his previous matches. Three more wins, and he could get out of here.

Nina Jacobs fell silent for a moment.

She had to get out of here too.

And she certainly wasn’t going to accommodate anyone who had nothing to do with her.

BANG!

The Metal Shield was shattered into pieces by the Stone Spikes, and Dominic Sloan’s body was knocked out of the ring.

Seeing that he was about to fall out of bounds, Dominic Sloan gritted his teeth and materialized Metal Threads to grip the railing tightly.

Then he swiftly launched a counterattack against Nina Jacobs.

”Then kill me!”

As he finished speaking, threads of metal rapidly spread across the entire stage.

Tobin had already stood up nervously. From his vantage point, it looked like Nina Jacobs was completely trapped by the threads.

Yet she just stood there, unafraid, and said, ”This match is one I have to win, too.”

”Then try.”

Dominic Sloan’s expression was savage, but he soon realized something was wrong.

He could no longer control his Metal Threads!

’What’s going on?!’

The crowd stopped shouting, watching the scene in confusion.

After the sound of a single snap of the fingers, all the Metal Threads spread across the stage snapped!

Countless grains of sand had, at some point, attached themselves to the threads. At the critical moment, each grain transformed into a sharp blade, severing them!

Looking back at the woman on the stage, she hadn’t even moved!

”Is this her real strength?”

Zachary Sterling and the others were stunned.

Then a huge wave of delighted surprise washed over them.

Their Team 1...

...was actually going to win?!

”But it looks like she has no intention of killing him,”

the Space Superpower User next to them commented.

They could all tell that if Nina Jacobs had used lethal force, the match would have been over long ago.

”It’s fine, it’s fine! As long as she wins! Don’t forget we bet Crystal Cores on this!”

Zachary Sterling’s hands were trembling with excitement.

Very few people had bet on their Team 1, which meant if they won, the payout could be multiplied many times over!

His gaze, somewhat complex, drifted toward Harlan in the distance.

Harlan seemed to be in a much better mood now.

”Did you see that? The captain of Team 3’s face is totally twisted.”

A companion whispered from the side.

”After all, Dominic Sloan is one of their ace members.”

Zachary Sterling had calmed down by now.

”Ah.”

Theseus York, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke.

”What’s up, boss?”

Zachary Sterling asked.

”When she fought me yesterday, she wasn’t even trying.”

Theseus York said, a look of sudden realization on his face.

’So Nina Jacobs is this strong.’

When she fought them yesterday, looking back on it now, she hadn’t been ruthless at all.

”...Is that something to be happy about?”

Zachary Sterling said, a little speechless.

’Theseus York’s reaction time is really one of a kind.’

On the stage, Dominic Sloan was panting heavily.

He had already realized that she completely overpowered him.

But he couldn’t accept it.

”Kill me! I want you to kill me!”

”Yeah, kill him!”

”Kill him!”

”Kill him, you fucking bitch!”

”Kill!”

A thunderous roar of shouts erupted from around the arena.

Even the referee was shouting excitedly with wide eyes.

Nina Jacobs frowned, growing more and more irritated.

”Kill him! You hear me? Or we’ll get you when you come out!”

”Kill him!”

Her sharp gaze swept over the screaming people in the front row.

Immediately after, hundreds of Diamond Sand Spikes shot out from the stage.

”AH!”

The dozen or so people who had been shouting the loudest, eager to rush the stage themselves, were instantly hit.

They stared in disbelief at the sharp spikes piercing their bodies, until they felt the hot gush of blood...

The remaining hundred or so spikes hovered in mid-air, thrumming with enough power to seemingly skewer anyone at any moment.

The entire arena fell dead silent.

”Since this is my match, I’ll be the one to decide whether he dies or not,”

Nina Jacobs said coldly, standing in the middle of the stage.

”You... You’re breaking the rules!

That’s right, you’re breaking the rules!”

The referee pointed a panicked finger at Nina Jacobs.