Chapter 1046

Just one seemingly fragile girl.

And she had completely immobilized him?

He was a highly trained operative, a man who had fought his way to the top of elite security units.

The only reason he held the position of Chief Arbiter was because of his overwhelming combat

prowess.

He could effortlessly dismantle ten trained bodyguards single-handedly.

Graves had always prided himself on his physical dominance.

But right now p>

He was being ground into the dirt by a twenty-year-old college student, completely stripped of his ability to fight back.

It was the ultimate humiliation!

Graves’s face shifted from pale to a deep, congested purple, sweat dripping rapidly from his forehead.

He could feel the terrified stares of the remaining competitors boring into him.

Through sheer willpower, he choked back a scream of pain.

He was desperately trying to cling to the last shreds of his authority. How else could he maintain control of the island?

“You Graves forced his head up, baring his teeth like a rabid dog as he prepared to issue a lethal threat.

Before the words could leave his mouth-

“AGHHHHHH p>

A bloodcurdling scream ripped across the island.

It was a sound of pure, unadulterated agony.

Just as he prepared to threaten her, Serena shifted her weight, grinding her heel deeper into the back of his knee.

Graves felt as though his entire joint was being pulverized into dust under her boot. The pain was catastrophic.

His tough-guy facade shattered. Tears and sweat streamed down his face as he gasped through violently chattering teeth, “I’ll get it… I’ll pick it up p>

The surrounding competitors were frozen in disbelief.

Bianca’s triumphant smirk dissolved into horror.

Isabella’s vindictive joy shattered.

Everyone simply watched in absolute silence.

They watched the arrogant, untouchable Chief Graves drag his crippled leg through

the dirt, scrambling pathetically toward the rusted key.

With trembling, dirt-stained fingers, he picked up the key he had thrown to the ground just moments before.

He tried to hand it to Serena.

His face was a horrific mask of pain, terror, and deep-seated resentment.

Serena didn’t even flinch. She kept her hands by her sides and spoke with an air of absolute boredom, “Use both hands. Hand it to

my

teammate p>

Graves went rigid.

Behind Serena, Lydia couldn’t hold it in and let out a sharp burst of laughter.

Graves’s face cycled through shades of sickly green and white. The humiliation was absolute.

But staring into Serena’s void-like, emotionless eyes p>

He didn’t dare utter a single word of defiance.

Swallowing his pride, he awkwardly turned toward Caleb, extending both trembling hands. “H-Here p>

He spat the word out through completely gritted teeth.

Caleb maintained a stony expression and took the key.

As if granted a pardon from a death sentence, Graves immediately dragged his

ruined leg backward, desperate to escape.

“Chief Graves, where are you going p>

Bianca’s face was livid. She

practically sprinted over, blocking his path. “You’re the Chief Arbiter! She just assaulted a tournament official p>

“According to the rules, her entire team is instantly disqualified! Throw them off the island right now p>

Hearing those words, Graves’s humiliated, venomous eyes suddenly lit up with a spark of manic hope.

She was right!

He controlled the rules!

He snapped his head toward Serena.

But Serena merely offered a slow, predatory smile. “Since Chief Graves so helpfully pointed out that we have no way to contact the outside world p>

“That also means there isn’t a single working security camera in this sector p>

Her smile widened, her tone dripping with dark amusement. “Without cameras, who’s going to prove I ever laid a hand on you p>