Zayyad

18. A surprising trick

Evening came and the fight continued and the results hadn't changed. Making challenges become more computing. The ring became silent as it was time for Al Jabisha to bring their challenger out. Their strong fighters were more or less used up. Will their leader, Amjad, fight then?

The three leaders had been given orders and hadn't fought yet. Amjad, Wisaam, and Uthman were all strong and at this junction, if any of them came out, another leader would have to fight him. 

Zayyad was quiet as he watched the situation. Since his so-called opponent wasn't ready yet, he hadn't fought either. Amongst their friends, only Adnan had fought. Hussein had decided to fight soon, but Hassan was going to wait for the 'surprise'. 

If Amjad steps forward, and he fights either of the two leaders, it's either he loses and his group morale likely falls further or he wins. But even winning will mean he can't fight the other. Because they were all strong, unless by their hidden strength will the winner fight another fight. 

"One of you, come out!" Amjad finally shouted and walked out. He had made different mistakes since morning and knew he had lost his leadership voice. He would rather fight now and let it go. 

Uthman glanced at Wisaam and they shared a look. 

"I don't want to fight now," Uthman said. Wisaam nodded and stepped forth. 

"After making your team lose so much, do you still have the confidence to fight?" Amjad asked with a sarcastic tone. He might have made some mistakes but if he looked at Amatra's situation, he feels he is better. 

Wisaam shook his head and said, "Don't try to make yourself feel better. We know who is losing." 

Amjad pursed his lips. Even though Amatra was losing, the fighters fought their best before losing and Wisaam wasn't arranging the fights. Only those who wanted to fight were volunteering, because they just wanted to train. It seems they still have strong fighters hidden. 

Nevertheless…

"Fight!" Amjad shouted and the fight broke out. It was a fight to behold indeed. 

"Will the Wisaam win?" Hussien couldn't help but ask Zayyad. 

"I don't know." Zayyad shrugged. 

No matter how Amjad tried, he couldn't win over Wissam even with their injuries. As he thought, he started getting the advantage.  Wisaam was pushed to the edge eventually but hadn't fallen. He suddenly shouted, "I admit defeat!" 

He also went out of the ring. Amjad was both puzzled and angered. 

"Why would you do that?" He demanded. 

"Can't I admit defeat?" Wisaam smiled as he breathed. Many of the soldiers were surprised by this decision. Wisaam has a 50 percent chance of winning but he admitted defeat. 

General Arafat didn't care about the fuse and asked Amjad to challenge the next person. Uthman narrowed his eyes and whispered to someone behind him. The man walked out and before Amjad got ready to fight, the man also shouted, "I admit defeat!"

The scenario further infuriated Amjad. What was happening? Even General Arafat was dumbfounded. He could only turn the challenge back to Amatra. 

Zayyad shook his head and shook Hussein. 

"Go fight the leader." He said. 

"Huh? Me?" Hussein was surprised. He looked at the front and Wisaam nodded at him. Did all these just happen because of…him? 

Zayyad explained to him, "Wisaam might have left you a tired Amjad, but he had a rest just now. Uthman also agreed to the hint. Amjad is infuriated now and will use his strength to crush you but that also means…" 

"His brain capacity is lower." Hussein nodded and smiled at his brother. Hassan gave him a thumbs up and he walked out. 

Amjad was further angered after seeing Hussein.

"So, you two made this dirty plan for this weakling?" He said and eyed Hussein. 

"I recognize you as one of the twins. Which one are you? The weak one or the weaker one?" Amjad asked. 

Hussein clenched his fists. Rumors must have gone around the camp saying the twins were weak and one was weaker than the other. 

"My brother is not weak, okay?" He spat back. 

"So you are the weaker one." Amjad scoffed. 

"Let's see," Hussein smirked too. Amjad was already fuming inside. He lunged toward Hussein like a bull. Hussein squinted and squatted down a little. With their positions, Amjad easily grabbed his waists and threw him behind. 

"Brother!" Hassan was flustered. But the hit didn't happen as Hussein clamped Amjad's shoulder with his palms. He pressed his back to his waist, making the man stagger to hold him. Before Amjad knew what was happening, Hussein had wrapped his hands around his waist. He shouted and raised him. A stunt was exposed to everyone then. 

The two men flipped and fell on the sand. Hussein grimaces at the pain because he was down but he held Amjad's waist and head tighter. 

Amjad never knew this would happen and he felt his back weaken up to his legs. Hussein was betting on the countdown as he sweated. It looked like an easy task but everyone knew it wasn't. To clamp a man as strong as Amjad wasn't easy. Hussein must be stressing his strength out. 

The ones more surprised were Zayyad and his group. This was a tactic Adam taught them but none were able to grasp it. It allowed a stronger person to hold down a stronger one. But one has to touch the weak point from the neck to the back to the waist. Then you need to use your whole stretch to flip that person and hold them down. They practiced but aligning the weak points was easier said than done. Hussein did it today. 

"Three. Two. One!" Like a dream, the 'weaker' twin won. Hussein's strength went down and Amjad threw him down. The man then tried attacking him but a hand held him. He struggled but to no avail. He raised his head and met a pair of cold eyes. 

"You already lost," Zayyad said coldly. Amjad was still surprised by his loss and the grip now. He surprisingly couldn't move his arm. He harrumphed and pulled his hand out. Zayyad helped Hussein up and walked back to their camp. 

"How did you learn that?" Adnan asked surprisingly. 

Hussein laughed and said, "Do you think hanging around with Saifullah is a waste?" 

Zayyad was stupefied. He can testify to that because that guy was smart and calculative. He can still remember how they fused about that trick but Saifullah was busy smiling. To think that he taught it to Hussein.