Playing for Keeps[Kingx#1] [COMPLETED]

Chapter62

The viper seems confident as he walked around the octagon, shouting things back at his fans.

Archer simply watched him, he seems impatient.

The referee called Viper and said things to them. Both of them nods, and the fight begins.

Both of them back away from each other and the crowd watched them intently.

"It's time" the guy beside her said and grabbed her up by the arm, forcing her to stand just as the crowd settled down and the stadium was at a moment of silence.

"Yo, beast. Look what I got. Ellie!" he shouts, Ellie glared at him.

The crowd doesn't really seem to care but some sent them an annoyed look. But, Ellie didn't have time to study the crowd's reaction.

At the mentionof her name, Archer's head snapped at their side, his eyes widen for a minute as his eyes fixed on her, making her swallowed and nervous somehow. Then, his gaze shifted on the guy next to her before they harden up as if he doesn't know them.

Somehow, her heart didn't seem to like that.

The moment Archer was unguarded; Viper hit him hard on the jaws, making her hold her breath.

Archer stumbled a bit; he growled angrily andhit him back hard before Viper could defend himself.

Archer concentrated on the fight alone again.

"Sh*t" the guy beside her curse.

They both knew that Archer wasn't affected by her presence.

Why would he be affected, he doesn't care for me anymore.

She laughed humorlessly. She was of no use after all. So stupid to think that their bond was strong.

Archer was going to win for sure soit's time for her very own Plan B. To figure out Isaac's friends Plan B is.

Now that she think about it. Something doesn't make sense. He says that even if Archer win the first two fight and he lose the last fight, he'd make it to the next round. But, if he loses one fight on the next round, he'll be eliminated.

So, if Archer wins all three fights, he's still going to the next round. And, one lose means elimination. The result will be the same so why were they so desperate to let him lose the third fight? The fight with Viper.

Ellie frowned as she thought hard.

Then, different reasons came to her mind.

They were trying to harm Archer either way.

Or, that's it! They were trying to deceive her! Not him. They were using her this time. She's the target.

She was there in case they need protection from him! It make sense, the 'affect him' plan was too silly.

Her body heated up with anger. Did they take her for a fool? How dare they think that they'll deceive her because she the 'naïve' Ellie.

It's too bad because they didn't know that her brain was always good at solving things out, finding out solutions for problems etc. She just was never good at solving life's problem.

But, now, she wasn't the same Ellie. She understands the way of life. Life is just like one big puzzle. The solutions around her, she just need to see them and use them wisely.

If a piece is missing, she just has to think out of the box and search for it somewhere else.

That's exactly how she unconsciously unveiled their bad intentions.

But for now, she had to sit here and act calm. They're not going to act in front of an audience. So, it's not time yet.

When the crowd stands, it won't be too difficult for her to slip between the crowds.

She heard the guy next to him muttered Bran.That caught her attention. From her peripheral view, she saw another guy.

She assumed the guy who bends his head was Bran, the guy they assign to shoot Archer. Now she knows who to keep her eye on for sure.

"......as soon as he disappear from the crowd, it's your time" he mummers to Bran.

Ellie clench her fist as she saw Bran nods like an obedient dog. She was right! They're going to do it no matter what the fight outcomes.

She closed her eyes and took deep breaths, be(act) calm, she reminded herself.

She watched the fight again as Viper shouts in agony, Archer held him in a submission hold.

The referee was shouting something beside them, probably telling Viper to tap out before Archer broke his arm.

And Viper did. He tapped on the floor and Archer lets him go.

Again, the crowd cheers for Archer's win.

The ringmaster started announcing the winner, "That was awesome! This time, Archer wins by Submission! Alright, p*****s, welcome your winner once moreee!"

The crowd give him another roar. Ellie's heart pound. For a different reason. She stood up too.

It's time.

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An: So, this is the other half I promised! Hope you like it^^

I'll update the next chapter this week. Need to work harder on it as the chapter is quite important. When I was young, I was obsessed with action movies, comics etc so I wrote and imagined only action books. As I get older, I move to romances, so I now write romance bookS. What I'm trying to say was I hope the action part was at least 'Ok' as my mind can't come up with actions easily like I used to^^ lol