No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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"I overheard something and was worried you wouldn't be able to handle it alone, so I stayed outside ready to help at any time."

Your expression doesn't suggest you're willing to help at all!

And I don't need your help, I can handle it myself.

Payne rolled his eyes at the squirrel, cleared his throat, and solemnly said to the two dogs, "Alright, I agree to Alpha's challenge request."

"If the conflict between the two of you cannot be resolved in some way, I will most likely never have a peaceful day again."

"And these are all minor issues. It would be much more troublesome if they affected future battles."

"Let's settle this here today, no, I mean, let's decide who wins."

"Regardless of the outcome, the losing beast must accept defeat wholeheartedly, and all grudges must be wiped clean. Do you understand?"

The atmosphere inside the trench suddenly became even more tense. The golden sheep and the white horse both nervously shut their mouths, and even the squirrel couldn't laugh anymore.

"...Hey, are you serious?"

Before Lacey and Alpha officially began their fight, Payne added some additional rules to the battle:

"Of course, you two shouldn't treat this as a struggle for resources, but rather as a friendly exchange between comrades."

"Therefore, first of all, you are not allowed to make any noise that disturbs the people, so that the situation will get out of control once more people gather."

"Secondly, both of you, put your claws back. You can use your teeth, but you're not allowed to bite each other. I don't want to waste precious medicine on something like this."

"Finally, my suggestion is that you can compete in strength and combat skills."

"Did you understand? Okay, if you understand, let's begin."

"Wait a minute, get out of bed. I don't want to have nowhere to sleep later."

After Payne pushed the other four beasts into a corner of the shelter, the new Dog King competition began again, and the two dogs immediately pounced on each other in silence.

Because Pine had strictly forbidden them from barking loudly, the two dogs wrestling on the ground looked like they were enduring a lot of pain. They were both baring their teeth and making low growls, trying to turn the frustration of not being able to bark out loud into strength to overpower each other.

But the dogs' main fighting style was to bite and shake their heads wildly. Payne's restriction was tantamount to rendering their most familiar weapon useless. As a result, the two dogs started fighting without any strategy and eventually turned into a wrestling match...

Perfect timing. Paine hadn't decided on a way to settle the score at first. Since it had turned into wrestling, they decided to see who could pin their opponent to the ground for ten seconds without them getting up as the winning condition.

He could tell that Lacey was clearly superior to Alpha in combat skills, obviously having memorized everything he taught her.

Although Alpha's skills are not as good as Lacey's, he's got a lot of energy!

Even though Lacey's fierce attacks caused the big black dog a lot of trouble and even gave it the upper hand at one point, she was unable to completely defeat him.

Her attacks were repeatedly thwarted, while Alpha was even able to reverse the disadvantage by brute force when suppressed.

Finally, after a long struggle between the two dogs, Lacey's hands were pinned to the ground behind her back, and Alpha's teeth symbolically bit into her neck as he demanded sharply, "Will you surrender or not?!"

"I didn't lose!" Lacey shouted stubbornly.

"Chief, look at her! Even after all this, she still won't admit defeat!"

"Master, don't listen to her! I... I can still fight back!..."

When the two dogs looked at the referee at the same time, they were both stunned.

They felt that, in a sense, they had both become losers.

Chapter 176 CLXXV. The battle is not over yet.

The two dogs, who were wrestling, witnessed this scene:

Payne sat calmly on the bed;

Xiao En was so nervous and scared that she was sucking her thumb, hiding behind Paine and clinging tightly to his arm;

Stephen sat behind Pine, but she wasn't too nervous. Instead, she watched the two dogs fight while occasionally picking fleas off Pine.

Ruby was even calmer. She not only sat in the same row as Payne, but was also eating sunflower seeds. Perhaps her only miscalculation was that she was so engrossed in watching that she was completely unaware that Payne had caught her by the tail.

As for Ella, she was even more despicable. She actually took the opportunity to lie in Payne's arms and be groped!

Lacey immediately understood the Chinese proverb that Pine had taught her: "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

It's another day of Payne casually bullying the beast girl because she's uncultured (meaning this world doesn't have China).

Meanwhile, Payne didn't know why the two dogs suddenly stopped fighting and stared at him. He just figured this wasn't them holding back, so he silently counted to ten and then announced:

"Alright, the battle is over. The winning dog is Alpha."

So the two dogs quickly separated, licking their lips and looking at each other somewhat awkwardly.

While we're still here fighting like idiots, Ella, who's not even in the splitter, has already raided our base!

From this perspective, not only Ella, but also the other one and three beasts won, while only Lacey and Alpha lost.

But at least Alpha won the battle, while Lacey truly lost, and she immediately cried out in frustration:

"That's not fair! I've been running around with Stephen all day! And I just had sex with my master! I'm almost completely exhausted!"

Alpha immediately replied, "I was also required by the leader to practice throwing grenades and delivering intelligence before meals, which was no easier than yours! My arms are still a little sore!"

But then Alpha noticed Lacey's defiant look and Payne's conflicted expression. She immediately remembered Lacey's special place in Payne's heart, so she deliberately spoke in an impatient tone:

"Alright, alright, I'll give you a chance, I'll let you have it."

Payne seized the opportunity and said, "How about this, deciding the outcome in one round is a bit hasty. How about you do best two out of three? Okay, if there are no objections, let's begin."

The moment she finished speaking, Lacey launched an attack, trying to catch Alpha off guard.

But Alpha succeeded in overpowering Lacey with sheer force. Even after being suddenly attacked and pinned to the ground by Lacey, she used her brute strength to successfully flip herself over and, after a struggle, once again pinned Lacey down.

In almost the exact same position as last time, Lacey's hands were pinned behind her back, and Alpha's teeth were biting into the back of her neck. "Will you admit defeat or not?!"

After losing two games in a row, Lacey realized the gap in strength, but she stubbornly kept quiet and refused to admit her defeat.

Ten seconds later, when Payne announced Alpha's victory, she got up from the ground, keeping her head down and ears drooping without saying a word.

She knew very well that she had indeed lost, lost completely, with no room for argument.

This disparity was difficult for her to accept.

For a long time, she was almost always the only carnivore in Payne's squad, giving her an overwhelming advantage over the other beast girls in the food chain.

Moreover, she also has a place among Payne's favorite and most relied-upon beasts.

She and Payne fought in dozens of battles, large and small, and she played a key role on many occasions, killing many enemies.

But after Alpha, this fierce dog, launched the challenge, she lost almost all her advantages, and only her seniority could give her an edge over Alpha.

Today, she suffered a defeat in front of Payne and all the other team members.

This made her feel somewhat apprehensive and disappointed.

Although she knew that Payne's attitude towards her would not change, she was currently in a splitter state, and her anxiety caused her to slide further down the path of self-destruction.

Will my owner neglect me?

Will my master stop using me?

Will my owner stop helping me with the branching mechanism? Or even stop touching me?

Will my master... just abandon me?

……

"Well... actually, I have an idea."

It wasn't until Paine's words that Lacey was pulled back from the slide that led straight to hell.

"Although it's a best-of-three series, I always feel that it should have been played in three full series."

"Although we lost the opening match and the do-or-die match, it can't be said that the final battle for honor was completely unnecessary..."

As he said this, Payne stroked his chin and looked at Lacey.

With her master's indirect encouragement, Lacey quickly regained her fighting spirit after a brief moment of stunned silence and once again assumed a fighting stance towards Alpha.

"Again!"

While I may not be as good as Alfa, I'm not entirely useless either!

At least, at least one game must be won!

Seemingly sensing the determination in Lacey's eyes, Alpha also re-entered battle mode, "I won't hold back."

The two dogs stared at each other for a long time, but neither made a move.

They were like two dueling warriors, adjusting their stances while searching for weaknesses in each other, waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow.

In the end, Alpha lost her temper first. Relying on the advantage that her failure would not affect the final victory, she launched an attack on Lacey, trying to directly control her arms and end the battle in one blow.

Unexpectedly, Lacey completely abandoned defense and instead lunged directly at Alpha!

Is this guy trying to fight me head-on?!

But she has never gained the upper hand in this regard!

Although she was very confused, Lacey had already pounced on her, and there was no time for Alpha to think. She could only grab Lacey's wrist as planned and pin her to the ground.

But the next second, she felt her neck being gripped tightly by something hard and sharp, and her body froze on the spot.

She had no doubt that if she dared to move even slightly, that thing would immediately tear her throat apart.

"Will you admit defeat or not?!"

A sound filled with the pleasure of revenge came from beneath him.

Alpha knew that Lacey was serious, so she didn't dare to move at all and instead said first, "I... admit defeat."

"Humph~"

Only then did Lacey relent, and Alpha, somewhat wary, touched his neck and stepped aside.

Payne clapped lightly. "That's it, Lacey. Think during the battle and look for every opportunity to defeat your opponent."

"Woof!~" Lacey immediately wagged her tail happily.

Thinking the battle was over, Alpha was about to go to bed for a rest when Payne said:

"I don't think Leslie is completely helpless. How about this, you guys play best of five?"