Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

Ganges had personally witnessed the Shadow Earth Dragon summoned by Alphonse.

He had only thought Alphonse was a summoner with powerful summoned beasts, but he did not expect that Alphonse was also very strong in physical combat.

What he valued was the strength of Alphonse and Mia. Alphonse's summoned beast, along with Mia's master-level strength, might become his allies.

Therefore, it's only natural to want to sell well.

But I always felt that it was a bit off for Alphonse, a summoner, to be fighting hand-to-hand with a minotaur who only had muscles in his head. It would be better to avoid it to save him some trouble.

Takoz was already aware of Gangus's intentions in coming. Gangus wanted to win over the Minotaur clan to become a vassal force of the fox clan in order to prepare for the upcoming Nayar Conference. He brought a large amount of supplies as a condition for this.

Although the Nayar Tournament is an annual festival, this year's Nayar is completely different, as it is a competition to determine the Beast King.

The previous Beast King was old and about to abdicate. Takoz never expected that the fox clan would also want to ascend to the throne of the Beast King and take over Beast King City. Gangus' ambition was not small.

Normally, those who can participate in the battle for the Beast King are the exceptionally powerful Tiger Clan, Lion Clan, Elephant Clan, and Half-Dragon Clan. This time, the Fox Clan also wants a share of the spoils, which shows that this battle will be extremely chaotic.

Takoz, who was about to step down, did not immediately agree; the matter would have to be discussed between the new patriarch and Gangus.

Takoz, who no longer serves as the clan leader but has become an elder, will only offer advice.

However, Ganges brought far too many supplies!

The Minotaur race has long lived beneath the ruins of the labyrinth, where resources are extremely scarce. It is only because the Minotaur are typically lazy and easygoing that they can adapt to their circumstances.

With these supplies, the Minotaur tribe could grow even stronger and provide better living conditions for its people.

In particular, Ganges confidently asserted that he had secured the support of the elephant tribe.

Tarkots couldn't understand why the elephant race, who always fought to the very end in the Beastmaster competition, would suddenly give up the fight and support Ganges.

Success would be great! But if it fails, these supplies will fall into the hands of the Minotaur people!

At this point, Ganges's suggestion was one that Takoz could not ignore.

"Alright! Let's do as Chief Ganges says!"

Having said that, he stood up and shouted, "Next, Alphonse will face each challenger one by one. If Leo hasn't returned by the end of all the matches, she will be considered to have forfeited!"

Tarkots looked at Alphonse with exceptional kindness. Such a powerful minotaur would be an excellent match for his eldest daughter, Linna, if he joined the Minotaur clan.

He easily defeated Newmant, and no one else could be his match.

The hope is that her reckless, idiotic daughter won't come back and cause trouble. She's already caused enough problems. Last time, the dwarf she brought back suddenly turned evil and injured many of her people.

The clan chief has spoken, so how could the referee possibly disagree?

Alphonse also breathed a sigh of relief. Take it slow, they can easily buy a lot of time by fighting one by one.

With Mia accompanying Leo, Alphonse was confident that there wouldn't be any problems with Leo, and that she would eventually be able to return.

Unexpectedly, the referee read out several names, but the minotaurs called all shook their heads, indicating that they wanted to abstain.

Alphonse frowned as he listened. If none of them dared to go on stage, how could he possibly stall for time?

They also discovered that, apart from Leo, there wasn't a single female minotaur who signed up to participate in the tournament.

Raising his club, he roared, "I've heard that the Minotaur race are all brave warriors! But you've disappointed me! Don't you even have the courage to go into battle? Are all Minotaur cowards?"

This direct provocation finally drew a response.

"I'll go!" A burly, tall minotaur stepped forward from the crowd.

The male Minotaur all had bull heads, and Alphonse couldn't tell if he was handsome or not. Human aesthetics are not the same as those of the Minotaur. If you put yourself in their shoes, which human could say whether a bull's head is handsome or not?

Unlike female minotaurs, they resemble human women in appearance.

However, from the excited cheers of the mutine girls watching the battle, Alphonse could tell that this mutine was quite popular, and might even be the ideal type for many mutine girls. He was treated much better than that idiot Newmant.

As the minotaur strode into the arena, the referee immediately announced, "Alphonse versus Gunn, begin!"

"Come on!" Alphonse laughed and waved to Gunn.

He had already made up his mind that once the battle began, he would use his movement skills to engage in hit-and-run tactics, and stall for as long as possible.

Gunn, however, was firmly rooted to Alphonse, his hands gripping the metal rod tightly, his expression extremely solemn.

With a roar, his muscles bulged, veins stood out against his dark skin, and his body became much more muscular, but he did not immediately attack.

"After long training, I am confident that I have strength comparable to Newman's. However, you are stronger than him, and I have no confidence in defeating you. I have only one request: let me witness the unleashing of your power! At least let me understand the gap between us! Please show me your strongest form and make me admit defeat wholeheartedly!"

Show me my strongest form? Shall I summon the Shadow Earth Dragon and Kasobia to beat you up?

No need, really no need!

Alphonse was somewhat helpless. It seemed that this minotaur was more upright and had more martial ethics than that idiot Newmant.

A sudden inspiration struck him, and he came up with a solution.

"Alright, as you wish!"

He took a deep breath, and his body expanded rapidly as if inflated, releasing an astonishing aura of pressure.

The strong wind that rose up blew away the gravel and dust on the ground.

"If it were just about unleashing power like that, it would be easy to do, but that's not the right way. Overly expanded muscles will greatly increase strength, but they will also reduce the body's flexibility. Although the strength is enormous, if you can't hit your opponent, it's just a waste of effort and will consume too much energy. Do you think I don't have the power to unleash?"

Alphonse shook his head. "I've simply found a more balanced physique, one more suitable for all kinds of power bursts. This kind of muscle expansion purely for increasing strength is completely useless!"

Alphonse wasn't entirely exaggerating; an excessively large physique does indeed affect agility, a fact that has been proven.

Haven't you ever seen Cell teach a lesson to the big shots?

Gunn was stunned, staring blankly at Alphonse in a daze. (End of Chapter)