Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
First Layer of the Supernatural Realm
"What?"
After the reminder from his teammate, Filip Walker turned his head and looked at the arena.
Then, he looked shocked and stood there in a daze.
On the ring, the fat man Peter was covering his bloody right hand and howling in pain.
As for Matthew Atkinson, whom everyone had initially looked down upon, he stood aside with a calm expression.
'What's going on? That loser won?'
…
"Damn it!! Why is this happening?"
"It is unbelievable. That Big Peter actually lost."
"I suspect they are cheating. Pay me back for my silver coins!"
"That's right, how could Peter lose to such a weakling? It must be a rigged match."
"It shouldn't be fake. That blow just now was not light. Peter's right hand is already broken. Perhaps Peter was careless and was surprised by that despicable guy."
"There's another possibility. Peter just fought eight battles in a row and might have been exhausted. That kid took advantage of him."
The audience around, after being surprised, started talking about it.
Many gamblers questioned whether the game was rigged and clamored for their bets to be refunded.
Most residents believed that it was Fat Peter who had fought eight battles in a row and consumed too much energy, allowing the new guy to get a significant advantage.
The organizers of the competition didn't care about these things.
The host immediately jumped out to announce that this year's "Strongman" competition had officially concluded, and the champion, Hercules, was Matthew!
Why was the host in such a hurry to make the announcement?
Because there were too many gamblers betting on Fat Peter, and once Peter won the competition, the organizer of the competition would have to pay a large amount of silver coins!
Now, Matthew had unexpectedly defeated Peter, which was equivalent to helping the event organizers save a lot of money.
To be honest, at this moment, the event organizer wanted to pick up Matthew and give him a few big kisses.
In addition, there was another reason for them to be anxious: it was getting dark.
…
Next, it was award ceremony time!
The host ignored the protesting residents around him and awarded the prize to Matthew.
A bag of silver coins!
And a gold wristband!
There were 100 silver coins in the bag, enough for Matthew to book a tavern and have a crazy time for three days and three nights.
However, what Matthew valued most was the golden wristband.
"This is your golden wristband. It symbolizes the Glory of Hercules. Please keep it well."
The host said this solemnly and then handed the gold wristband to Matthew.
When Matthew got the gold wristband.
A prompt message popped up in Matthew's left eye:
[Supernatural Item: Glory of Hercules]
[Category: Temporary item. Cannot be taken out of the supernatural realm.]
[Effect: After wearing, strength increases by 50%!]
[How to obtain: This is the glory of a strongman! Participate in an arm-wrestling competition and win the championship to obtain it.]
Upon seeing the prompt content, Matthew was stunned immediately.
Although he had long known that there would be some supernatural items in the supernatural realm, he did not expect to encounter them so soon.
A 50% increase in strength! This thing was pretty good!
Unfortunately, it was a temporary supernatural item and couldn't be taken out of the supernatural realm.
It was said that permanent supernatural items were scarce and difficult to obtain.
…
When Matthew returned to Natalie, the girl's classmates all looked at him strangely.
Including Natalie, everyone looked at him with a bit of surprise and suspicion.
"What's wrong?" Matthew asked innocently. "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Denis Read was the first to lose his patience and asked, "Mr. Atkinson, excuse me, but what is your strength attribute?"
Before Matthew could speak, Natalie immediately said, "Matthew, there's no time left. Let's go!"
Matthew looked at the girl in surprise, then smiled.
He initially thought that Natalie would definitely ask about the source of his power, but he didn't expect the girl's protective behavior. This made him very satisfied.
"Okay, let's go!"
The two of them left together.
Filip Walker and others were left behind and stayed where they were.
"Filip, what should we do now?" a young man asked.
Filip Walker didn't answer.
He looked at the backs of Matthew and Natalie with a gritted-teeth expression.
"Denis, what happened to you before?" Filip Walker suddenly asked, "How did you lose to that fat guy?"
Denis Read was already in a bad mood after losing the competition, and he became even more upset when he heard the questioning tone.
"What's going on? He was stronger than me, isn't it normal to lose to him?"
"Stronger than you?" Filip Walker was speechless. "He couldn't even beat that loser Matthew, how can he be stronger than you?"
"What do you mean by that? Do you think I let him win on purpose?"
Seeing that the two were getting angrier and about to quarrel, the other two teammates hurried forward to smooth things over.
"Filip, a lot of people have been saying that the fat guy was exhausted after eight consecutive fights. I think that makes sense. It's very likely that Matthew saw this and dared to go on stage, then took advantage of it."
"Yeah! Maybe it was Denis who consumed the last bit of that fat guy's strength."
"It's getting late. Look, these residents are all rushing home. It must be getting dark."
"Filip, Denis, let's quickly find a place, shall we?"
Under the persuasion of the two.
Filip Walker and Denis Read then realized that they didn't have much time left.
"Let's go to the Earl's Mansion!" Filip Walker said, gritting his teeth.
Now they had no money, and their only option was the Earl's Mansion.
Unless they were not afraid of conflicts with residents and seizing their homes.
It was very dangerous to act like this before everything became clear.
They definitely wouldn't do that unless it were absolutely necessary.
On the way to the Earl's Mansion, Filip Walker suddenly took the initiative to apologize. "Denis, I'm sorry, my tone was not very good just now. Please don't take it to heart."
Although Filip has a bad temper, he was also flexible.
Perhaps he knew that in a dangerous environment like the Supernatural Realm, close cooperation among the four was far better than being at odds with each other.
Seeing Filip apologize, Denis certainly wouldn't hold a grudge. He immediately said, "Filip, I didn't take it to heart. This was my fault. I didn't expect that fat guy to be so strong."
After these words were spoken, the two shook hands and made peace.
Seeing this, the other two teammates were pleased.
One of them couldn't help but ask, "Denis, if we analyze based on the panel data, what do you think the fat man's strength attribute is?"
Denis Read thought about the power that the other party had finally unleashed and estimated, "About fifty or sixty points."
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.
"Then how did that Matthew guy win? He has clearly a useless ability."
"Don't be fooled by his appearance. That Matthew is no ordinary guy!"
Denis Read's face was solemn as he said, "I've observed carefully. Matthew waited for the fat guy to exert force first before he did so. In an instant, he defeated the fat guy and even broke his bones. This shows that the guy's strength is far superior to the fat guy's!"
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