As the referee of the match, Logan Brooks also took a deep breath nervously, then suddenly swung his arm down and shouted, "Begin..."

Logan Brooks's words were still echoing in the room when the brute bull already felt his arm being pushed down onto the table by a tremendous force, without even the ability to resist during the process.

Bang!

Once again, the crisp sound of something hard hitting the table rang out, and Rudy Brooks's hand slammed into the tabletop for another intimate encounter. The powerful impact made all four legs of the table tremble, as if they wanted to leave the ground.

This time, except for Gavin Brooks and Logan Brooks, everyone else in the room once again fell into a state of stunned stillness, as if each of them had been petrified by a spell from a magic class, not moving a muscle.

He won! Gavin Brooks won again, and even more cleanly than last time. Even though Rudy Brooks was fully prepared and everyone was watching closely with wide eyes, he was still easily and instantly defeated by Gavin Brooks, who beat the third-ranked brute strength holder in the division, Rudy Brooks.

The dozens of square meters of the room once again fell into a silence so deep that you could hear a pin drop. This result was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

Strength competitions are different from combat matches; in combat, mistakes or extraordinary performances can happen, but in brute force arm wrestling, there are no tricks—it's a straightforward contest.

Brute bull Rudy Brooks was more shocked than anyone, his eyes wide as a bull's. He had taken the match very seriously, channeling all his strength into his arm. Normally, even if Gavin Brooks used both hands, he might not be able to win instantly.

"Am I dreaming?" Brute bull Rudy Brooks felt the pain from his hand slamming into the table and shook his head repeatedly, denying his own suspicion. You don't feel pain in a dream.

Rudy Brooks carefully sized up Gavin Brooks. Losing to an opponent in a real fight would be normal, but losing to him in arm wrestling—if even Teacher Rodney Brooks found out, he would probably be so shocked his jaw would drop.

"He won! Haha! Gavin Brooks really won!"

A few of the first-year Class 1 warrior trainees who lost money couldn't even care about their disappointment at losing their bets. They all jumped off their beds in unison, raising their hands and shouting excitedly.

Logan Brooks looked at his classmates' excited expressions and happily pocketed all the copper coins he had won. The joy of winning money was secondary; the real excitement was that Gavin Brooks could beat Rudy Brooks at arm wrestling. After all, Rudy Brooks had long held the third place in brute strength in their grade, and even the second- and third-year seniors had to acknowledge his strength.

"How could I lose?" Brute bull slammed his elbow onto the table again, making the four legs of the table jump off the ground: "No! One more time! Maybe I still wasn't ready just now."

"Again?" Gavin Brooks glanced at Logan Brooks's bulging money pouch at his waist, then at the others' not-so-full pouches, and shook his head: "Forget it, none of us are rich kids. Don't waste the money your family gave you."

"One more time, the last time."

Brute bull Rudy Brooks stared straight at Gavin Brooks, making it clear that if he didn't agree to another match, he wouldn't let him leave. His eyes shone with a warrior's determination.

"Last time?" Gavin Brooks asked tentatively.

Rudy Brooks nodded. "Last time."

"Alright... last time." Gavin Brooks braced his elbow on the table again. "Ready? Set... go..."

Bang!

Rudy Brooks felt a burning pain on the back of his hand, as if someone had just slammed it hard onto a tree stump.

A third instant victory... The warrior trainees in the room watched this scene unfold and suddenly felt numb. The previous shock had started to wear off after seeing the same outcome three times in a row.

Others were numb, but Rudy Brooks himself was not. This third defeat made his heart ache. Others might not know, but he was well aware that in order to beat Gavin Brooks, he had even used his fighting energy at the moment of arm wrestling. Yet, before he could fully unleash it, Gavin Brooks had already beaten him with brute force.

Fighting energy—a unique technique for warriors that can instantly boost one's strength and overall abilities! Rudy Brooks had planned to use it to defeat Gavin Brooks, even if others noticed, but he never expected that before he could fully unleash his fighting energy, Gavin Brooks would overpower him with sheer strength.

Chapter 10: Do You Want to Be Crippled?

"How is this possible?" Brute bull's eyes widened as he secretly wondered if Gavin Brooks had also secretly used fighting energy in the previous arm wrestling matches, but his control was so fast that no one could detect it?

Brute bull remembered that Teacher Rodney Brooks had once said that when one becomes truly adept at using fighting energy, it is indeed possible to release and retract it instantly, fooling the opponent. But could Gavin Brooks really be that skilled with fighting energy? Impossible, right? Teacher Rodney Brooks had said that unless you become a level ten warrior with level ten fighting energy, it's impossible to reach that level of mastery.