Four Against One

When the crowd heard Ludd finally accepting the bet they gasped while Terroriser smiled mysteriously.

Sophia's eyes narrowed before she smiled in turn, she had a feeling that these two men were going to rob Ludd and his men clean.

"Ludd, are you out of your mind?" Gargantua and the remaining two men looked at their leader with criticizing eyes when he accepted their opponent's proposition.

Ludd calmly explained himself, "You must prepare yourselves. We would make a fool of ourselves if we run now, we would become laughingstock from tomorrow on! Nobody is gonna respect us anymore, people will point their fingers at us saying that we are cowards. Something I will not allow. We only have to win. If we win, then those 10,000 credits and the Resurrection Item will be ours. Just think about it. Second of all, we have to face one guy."

Whether Ludd's words stimulated their greed, or maybe they understood that they couldn't retreat from the current situation, the three men stared daggers at Terroriser and Nogla.

Unbothered, Brian said "If you have decided then take out your entire fortune. Be quick, we don't have all day, me and Nogla got things to do after this, so better be quick.''

At Brian's words, the four men each took a bag of money from their chests and tossed it to where the Items Brian threw it.

Seeing that situation, Brian opened his mouth as a grin floated onto his face.

"Be aware that in the case you lose I'll be taking your weapons as well,'' Brian added.

Immediately another commotion started. Ludd's and his men's expressions turned ugly, glaring at Brian with murderous eyes Ludd says, "Mr. Terroriser, don't go too far. We are not easy to bully. Add our weapons you say, including mine which can turn a small country into ruins? Better kill us then, weapons are Adventurer's life. How could you say that, you devil's bitch."

"Whether I'm a devil's bitch or not, it's not up to you to decide. The things you four took out are no way near my items. Yet generous as am I, I said to add your weapons in the case you'll lose. Why are you afraid? You just need not lose or else hahaha! I'll be taking your money and your weapons. You accept or you get lost. Do not forget what I said previously. I said all your entire fortune, weapons can also count as your fortune, you're lucky that I'm extremely generous, so generous that I didn't ask you to add your clothes and armors. Hah! I'm indeed generous.'' Brian sighed while acting as though he had taken a serious decision not to ask them to add their clothes and armors.

The crowd brows twitched, they didn't know whether they should call Terroriser shameless or they should praise him for being ruthless, ruthless because if he were to win, the four will be done for literally. How could they accomplish quests without their weapons and with all their fortunes gone? They won't, maybe after losing they will stop being Adventurers because nobody was going to lend them some money considering their reputations. Hell, they may consider themselves lucky if the other Adventurers didn't mock them while still refusing to lend them some money.

The two men's moves can be considered ruthless if they were to win.

Ludd's and his men's complexions sank, blue veins could be seen popping out on their foreheads, they were glaring at Brian with eyes filled with an intention to murder.

Unfazed, Terroriser smiled and said, "What are you planning? Accept or get lost. Come on, we don't have all day you know?"

Hearing Terroriser's words Ludd gritted his teeth till it almost bleeds, calming down his raging emotions, Ludd closed his eyes before finally answering "We accept."

"Wow! Wise choice. Shall we start then?" Terroriser said while glancing at the Harpy receptionist..

Sighing, Sophia advanced and looked at the six before announcing, ''This is a friendly exchange, please do note that you can not kill your opponent. You must stop when your opponent surrenders. Lastly, the winner takes everything while the loser, well the losers will accept the outcome without raising a fuse or else I won't be nice. I hope I was clear enough. Do you still accept it?"

Naturally, the six accepted. Looking at them one more time Sophia announced, ''Then start!"

Following her signal nobody moved except Brian who stepped back, letting his friend Nogla in battle. As the battle starts, the five observe each other. Terroriser smiled when he saw how tense the four were looking at Nogla. 

Compared to them, Nogla was calm, so calm that it was disturbing. It was because of how calm Nogla was that Ludd didn't immediately attack, he decided to observe Nogla before making a move as he felt Nogla can't be underestimated even though he seems like an idiot who doesn't have common sense and doesn't know basic math.

Nogla seemed so calm even facing the Four was simply because he knew he got a secret weapon.

Previously when they came out, he secretly ate an enchanted golden apple and a few body enhancement potions and advancement potions, with this he became confident, hence he told Terroriser to propose four against one.

Ludd's was the strongest, at the middle stage Rank 3 (Lv.26) after him was a big oath name Gargantua, at the intermediate stage of Rank 3 (Lv.25), a pure Hammer user. The two assassin twins were also Rank 3 but slightly weaker than Gargantua (Lv.23-24).

Overall, Nogla's stats were above them as he is at near the peak stage of Rank 3 (Lv.29), he didn't fear them, he just saw it as very fun.

"Alright! I'm gonna Rango this bitch!" Nogla said as he pulled out a Diamond Shovel, the weapon he held baffled Ludd and his group, and everyone present.

*Music Play — Beach Boys- I get Around*

Recovering from the confusion, Ludd's group attacked, one of the twin assassins instantly moved in a blur, he started gathering magic to his dagger and threw it in Nogla's direction while the other assassin was ready to move.

Grinning, Nogla in return threw an object when the Assassin threw his magical knife at high speed when all of a sudden they multiplied, heading towards him.

The assassin's knives was about to hit Nogla in a couple of millimeters, but instantly his figure disappeared and reappeared in front of the startled assassin with the help of the Enderpearl, he tries to avoid Nogla but Nogla was too fast thanks to the level gaps and the Potion of Swiftness he drank not too long ago.

"Motherfu-!"

*Bonk!*

"Ugha!"

Before he could avoid it, Nogla uses the diamond shovel to wrack the assassin's head with a powerful force.

Groaning loudly as his eyes lost all focus, the magic assassin fell onto the ground unconscious, he was KOed with just one wrack. It was normal, Nogla struck with all he got. His strength is no joke after all. Even Gargantua who is by far the strongest among Ludd's group when it comes to strength.

"You bitch!" His twin brother, the second assassin, rushes towards Nogla and slash him multiple times, but Nogla blocks the attacks with his shovel.

"I don't think you can defeat me, brother." Nogla says smugly.

"...bitch."

Suddenly, hjs body turned into flames and exploded, leaving Nogla caught off guard.

*Boom!*

"Holy shit!"

Backing off with slight injuries around his body, Nogla brushes off the black dust from his clothes, but not before long when his shadow turns 3D and transforms into a humanoid figure, welding with dual blades.

"Never underestimate your opponents, bitch!"

Coming out from his shadow, the assassin slash his dagger towards Nogla's neck, ready to slash him down, but Nogla swiftly blocks it with his shovel.

*Clang!*

A metallic sound was produced when the three weapons clashed, sparks flew in the air.

Nogla followed by another attack, his early attack was a feint by the time the second assassin noticed that it was already too late. Nogla's kick connected to his left knee,

*Crack!*

''Aahhh!" The second assassin screamed, feeling his knee breaking, he dropped his daggers and started rolling on the ground.

"Now you regret it?" Nogla said with a smile.

"Actually..." Looking at Nogla, the assassin then smiled smugly. "You just got fooled, bitch."

*Poof*

Literally, the assassin got naruto shadow ninjutsu poofed.

Surprised, Nogla immediately turns around but before he could react, the real assassin stabbed Nogla's shoulder with a poison needle.

"O_O"

"Did you think this would be easy, bitch?"

With a quick swift movement, Nogla pulls the needle out and stabs the assassin's stomach, caughting him off guard.

"Now you got poison as well, bleh!"

"You fucking idiot, I have poison immunity, bitc-."

*Bam!*

Before he could avoid it, Nogla uses the diamond shovel to wrack the second assassin's head with a much more powerful force, turning him limp.

"Probably it is kinda simple, bitch." Nogla said as he looked at Ludd and Gargantua looking at him in shock.

While the battle between Nogla and the twin assassins seemed like it was a full minute, in reality, it took like a couple of seconds.

Recovering from the shock, finally, the two remaining members of the [Dark Rose] reacted and they attacked Nogla, Gargantua beside Ludd vanished and reappeared in front of Nogla holding his massive hammer and Ludd holding his Dark Energy Sword, both striking down with Gargantua's hammer smashed the ground, causing the surrounding ground to crumble and stimulate a small earthquake, which also creates 10 meters in diameter crater while Ludd's sword blast out huge waves of negative energy powerful enough to one-shot Dragons.

However, when their attack's were used, Nogla also vanished from their striking zone and reappears where he previously stood while slightly panting. These exchanges that dured a few seconds at best had taken all his concentration, he needed to be quick, or else only he would be out of the game. Fortunately, his plan had worked.

*Bam!*

"Argh!"

With a loud bang, Gargantua was knocked back, although his a tank, it took more than ten bonks from Nogla's Diamond Shovel to almost knock him out.

After pushing him off, smiling, Nogla said, "Come at me, bitches! I'm the swinger of the LA Lakers!"

Ludd's complexion sank, he glared at Nogla, his partner Gargantua crouched down and slowly got up while two guild staff came out and took the two unconscious assassins away.

Finally, the crowd reacted, they were too shocked previously to say anything, everything happened so fast that by the time they were aware of what had happened, three of Ludd's men were down.

Even the Guildmaster hidden in the distance was surprised, he had never seen this type of battle style come from a man who seemed to be a person to get easily killed by a F-rank monster, it was the first time he saw something like this. Don't misunderstand, he had seen numerous powerful battles, including Demigod fights which is kinda terrifying to see but Nogla's battle style was so weird and odd, he just literally used a shovel as his weapon injuring Gargantua who's hammer is made out of high-quality Orichulcum.

On the other side Terroriser's eyes widened, even he was surprised by Nogla's good skill.

The crowd was silent, waiting for more, until now they still didn't understand what happened. They decided to wait and see. Most of them by now were sure that the green idiot named Nogla would win.

Turning their heads they saw Ludd whose complexion wasn't looking good. He was silent as his face turned blue.

Truth be told Ludd was afraid, truly afraid, he regretted his earlier decision. He knew that he had been impulsive, thinking about it now there was no way that a guy who even defeated a peak-staged Rank 4 with a similar strength of a Master Realm would be weak, he must have some skills and Items that even avoided his Unique-class Weapon(C-Rank).

Ludd was sure that he and his group would not be able to accomplish the same feat until a few years or a decade. Yet, driven by envy and especially jealousy, he challenged the man who accomplished this feat. After witnessing how easily Nogla had dispatched his men Ludd was not sure if he could win.

Shaking his head he exchanged a glance with Gargantua who is slowly healing on his own before facing the powerful unintelligent man.

A murderous glint entered Ludd's eyes as he dashed forward, slashing at Nogla from a tricky angle.

Having known that Ludd's attack was just a decoy, Nogla nimbly jumped back to narrowly avoid Gargantua's swing of his hammer that literally created a sonic boom. Gargantua was positioned behind Ludd ready to attack after the latter performed his fake attacks. 

Judging by how naturally the two had performed this move, it must not be the first time they used it. Unfortunately, Nogla was aware that Gargantua was hiding behind Ludd ready to strike him after the former attacked. Thanks to the Advancement Potion Nogla drank to enhance his senses, he was able to know it.

The two were surprised by Nogla avoiding their combo, not giving them the time to ponder on how he knew it, Nogla kicked the ground creating a small crater beneath him, he appeared before Ludd swinging his Shovel with an ear-piercing noise as it travels through the air.

*Clanks!* *Clanks!*

Ludd blocked every blow using his dark sword.

Nogla retreated before Gargantua comes attacking. Grinning Nogla quick draws with a revolver with high caliber bullets in quick succession at Gargantua who used his Hammer to block the projectiles, not knowing it literally has no threat to him. 

Then he grinned, however his grin turned into horror when he saw a diamond shovel coming straight toward his face, something he wasn't expecting.

"Gargantua, careful!" Ludd warned.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for him to avoid it, he tried to shift his shoulder from the trajectory of the shovel, unfortunately the shovel that Nogla yeeted was faster. As a result, the shovel head shot his ass.

*Bam!*

''Gah!" He grunted in pain, being hit by a diamond shovel with a much greater force made him couldn't hold it anymore.

As if waiting for that outcome Nogla with an insane speed tried to finish the injured Gargan.

Ludd's eyes turned cold and he roared "As if I'll let you."

[Dark Blade Mega Impact!]

Immediately, coming out from his weapon [Kirineiram], a huge vertical dark slash leaving devastation in its path was created and sent in Nogla's direction forcing him to stop his attack.

However, Nogla didn't seem disappointed for being interrupted instead he grinned as if he was waiting for Ludd to respond as he did.

When Ludd saw how Nogla was grinning even when he stopped him from finishing his party member, he was suddenly assaulted by a dreadful feeling as if he had fallen into that idiot's trap.

''Fuck, I'm in a deep shit.'' He cursed.

"Indeed you are, fucker!"

Nogla, who should be far away, threw an enderpearl towards him and instantly appeared behind him. Ludd spun and swung his sword down without looking at whether Nogla was near him or not.

Unfortunately, Nogla was not directly behind him, smirking Nogla shot two rounds at him at an extremely fast speed, Ludd hastily raised his arm and used it to block the two bullets aimed at his eyes.

Busy dealing with the two bullets shot at him, Ludd did not notice Nogla brought out a new weapon from his Inventory.

After dealing with the bullets, Ludd notices Nogla who wracks his head with a...

...frying pan.

"You hit me in the face with a FUCKING Frying Pan!?" He yelled angrily.

"I have no regrets, man!" Nogla asked mockingly.

''Shut up!"

Towards Nogla's provocation, Ludd attacked again even though he was injured right on the face.

The cursed sword was swung down with a cry. As Nogla saw it, he moved diagonally. In other words, he moved beside Ludd, and immediately struck Ludd's hands.

"Gah!" Grunting in pain, Ludd dropped his sword, still, he punched at Nogla shortly after, the blow was easily evaded.

Before Nogla could do it in return, he says, "Just a quick reminder, I'm not really a retard, I'm just a professional idiot."

In the next instant, Nogla punched Ludd in the face, breaking his nose, followed by a kick in the stomach.

With crushed ribs, Ludd was blown away and slammed into the magic barrier that is being casted around the arena.

The attacks were carried out in a blink of an eye, Ludd fainted due to the pain, he fell face-first against the ground.

Nogla spun and glanced at Gargantua who was using his Hammer as support.

Both eyes clashed against each other, one with choosing a decision and the other looking like an idiot. 

In the next moment, Gargatua heaved a sigh before announcing, ''I surrender.''

Gargantua's deep voice was filled with exhaustion, he knew that he was not Nogla's match even without injuries and now that he was disabled, better surrender than continue fighting which would mean more injuries, Ludd, their leader was beaten, he was now lying unconscious on the ground. So, Gargantua judged that it would be wiser to surrender.

With his surrender, this fight came to an end, Nogla was the final winner. Face full of smiles and eyes filled with anticipation, Terroriser started to walk towards the arena to carry his and Nogla's spoils.