No! I don't want to be a Super Necromancer!

But apparently, fate was smiling at him for at that very moment, the door of the net cafe opened and a trio of young men entered.

"Damien you fucking shit! Where the fucking hell have you been?" Harry Shadowfang shouted joyfully.

Like an angel of hope - albeit a very vulgar one, Harry Shadowfang appeared once more in Damien Bloodbane's moment of need.

"Harry?" Damien Bloodbane was pleasantly surprised.

This Harry was extremely dependable!

"You appeared just in time. All of my buddies were ambushed just now, and I need to replace them in today's tournament! I got two replacements already, and with you and your girlfriend, we are back in business! Haha!" Harry Shadowfang pumped his fist victoriously while his eyes glinted with the thought of revenge.

"Ambushed?" Damien Bloodbane raised his eyebrow slightly.

"Harry's team is in the final. I guess the opposing team is too scared to face them head on in the BGA." One of Harry's buddies said.

Damien Bloodbane raised an eyebrow, immediately sensing trouble. "You're saying the other team ambushed your guys—outside the game?"

Harry Shadowfang grinned, but there was a dangerous edge to it. "Exactly. Those cowards couldn't beat us in BGA, so they decided to play dirty."

The other two young men who had entered with him nodded grimly..

"They jumped Harry's teammates when they were on their way here," one of them said. "Nothing serious, but they roughed them up enough that they can't play today. With not enough players, we thought we would have to forfeit."

"Not anymore. Damien is my good bro, he is much stronger than me in combat. He will fucking crush those bastards! And this girl is…" Harry Shadowfang turned to look at Athena.

It was only then he noticed just how incredible she looked.

"Whoa Goddess! My name is Harry Shadowfang, I am Damien's sworn brother for life! Tell me, do you have a beautiful sister?"

As a good brother, Harry Shadowfang instantly knew that Athena was off limits. But she was so beautiful, surely her siblings would be beautiful as well, right?

Athena tilted her head sweetly, blinking her big, innocent eyes at Harry.

"A beautiful sister?" she repeated. "Nope! But I do have a really pretty cousin, but… She's kinda fierce!"

"Cousin? Haha! Perfect! Introduce me after I win the Store Championship today! I will bring her the District Trophy as my token of sincere love!" Harry Shadowfang was so smitten by Athena's beauty that he didn't even use a single curse word in the past few sentences.

It was probably the longest he went without cursing since Kindergarten.

"Focus, Harry. The game is starting soon." One of his buddies placed his hand on Harry's shoulder.

Harry Shadowfang clapped his hands together. "Right! Finals! Revenge! Winning money! All very important things." He turned to his teammates. "With Damien and Athena, we've got our full five."

One of the teammates raised an eyebrow. "I hope you're good, little girl."

Athena beamed, hugging Damien's arm. "Nope, I won't fight~ I'm just here to cheer my amazing big brother on!"

Damien Bloodbane exhaled slowly. "Athena. Personal space."

Athena pretended not to hear him, happily swinging his arm back and forth.

Harry Shadowfang smirked. "Man, it's hilarious seeing you get doted on."

Damien Bloodbane ignored him and stepped toward the simulation pods. "Let's just get this over with."

The net café was packed, filled with the electric energy of spectators eager for blood. A massive holographic screen above the stage flashed the final matchup.

Store Championship Final.

One on One Elimination Game.

Winner Stays On.

[Team Shadowfang] vs. [Team Aquafrost]

Damien Bloodbane's eyes darkened slightly. Aquafrost.

They were truly enemies with a huge amount of fate.

To think he would meet them again so quickly.

"No wonder Harry's team got ambushed. Those Aquafrost are truly scum." Damien Bloodbane muttered to himself.

He flexed his fingers lightly as his expression turned grim. "Guess I'll take out the garbage while I'm here."

The Battle Gods Arena flashed to life, loading the futuristic war-torn battlefield where the final match would take place.

Through his comms, a smug voice rang out.

"Well, well, well. Look who showed up."

Damien Bloodbane's screen flickered as a video feed appeared, revealing a grinning pilot from Team Aquafrost. He was lean, cocky, and looked way too pleased with himself.

"Shadowfang, I thought you guys would've called it quits after the little… accident your teammates had."

Harry Shadowfang leaned back in his cockpit, smirking. "Hehehe you fucking Aquafrost dick licker. You have no fucking idea what you just fucking let loose."

The Aquafrost leader, Zhang Lei chuckled. "Big talk from someone about to lose. Tell me, how's it feel to know your guys got wrecked before they even made it to the match?"

Harry Shadowfang's grin widened. "Oh, don't you fucking worry. You'll fucking find out exactly how that fucking feels soon."

At his words, everybody in the Aquafrost team burst out laughing.

"Let's see if your actions can match your big mouth. Li Feng! Kun Lun! Do it." Zhang Lei sneered viciously.

"Huh?" Bad premonition surged in Harry Shadowfang's heart when he heard Zhang Lei say his two replacements' names.

[Team Shadowfang: Li Feng has surrendered]

[Team Shadowfang: Kun Lun has surrendered]

"Hehehehe. Harry, didn't you say that your brother is strong enough to crush the whole Aquafrost team? Well, now is his chance to shine! Hahahaha!" Li Feng hooted with laughter and immediately went offline.

"Useless Shadowfang trash. Team Aquafrost will take the National Championship this year!" Kun Lun spat before going offline as well.

The net café erupted with cheers, gasps, and a mix of laughter and disbelief.

"Whoa! What a power move by Team Aquafrost! Team Shadowfang is screwed!"

"Damn it! Damn it all! I had my money on Team Shadowfang!"

"What a boring Final match. I'm out guys."

"Hey, isn't it against the rules to sabotage an enemy team? Somebody report Team Aquafrost!"

"Report Team Aquafrost? Why don't you do it yourself, you suicidal little punk?"

Harry Shadowfang stared at his screen, utterly stunned. "You have GOT to be fucking kidding me."

Athena pouted adorably, tapping at her controls as if she could somehow fix the situation. "Bro, why do your friends keep dying or leaving?"

"Fuck! Li Feng! Kun Lun! I'll fucking kill you!" Harry Shadowfang roared and went on to exit his Sim Pod to physically strangle them to death.

[Team Shadowfang: Harry has surrendered]

Damien Bloodbane was stunned speechless.

Damn it. Stop leaving already!

This Super Soldier has school fees to pay, you know!

"Bro, why don't you go 1 v 5 again and kill them all?" Athena suggested and smiled her angelic smile at Damien Bloodbane, as if murdering an entire enemy team single-handedly was the most natural thing in the world.

"Wipe them all out? Sure. But not here in the Battle Gods Arena. Athena, be a good girl and stay online, alright?" Damien Bloodbane said as he pressed the exit button.

It was okay if Harry didn't leave the match as well.

But now that Harry would be entering a fist fight, he would drop everything and support his god damn fucking shit friend who didn't know he, Super Soldier Damien Bloodbane, needed some god damn fucking shit money. Heh.

Athena tilted her head curiously. "Sure. But where are you going?"

A sharp beep echoed inside Damien Bloodbane's cockpit.

[Exit Request Sent]

[Logging Out of Battle Gods Arena…]

Damien Bloodbane pulled off his sim visor and stood up

"I've got some trash to take out."