One of the Oasis Fangs players managed to catch up to the unmoving Murphy. Anticipating that Murphy would put up a strong defence against his challenge, the fangs player went in hard for the tackle and easily managed to steal the ball from him.
Unfortunately, the force of the tackle sent Murphy hurtling through the water, and since he was already so close to the edge of the water sphere, it wasn't long until everyone watching witnessed him bursting out of the edge of the water sphere and plummeting to the ground below.
Luckily, this wasn't an uncommon occurrence in Water Sphere, so the immediate area around the pitch was lined with soft padding that players could land on without injuring themselves too much.
After the tackle happened, both the crowd in the stadium and those watching on the USNS broadcast cheered in excitement at the unexpected development.
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"And Oceana Abes player Murphy has just been ejected from the water sphere, damn, that's got to be embarrassing for the player that's tipped to get the MVP award this season." The USNS commentator said to all those watching the sportscast.
"This is certainly unexpected. I think this is the first time we have witnessed Murphy being ejected from the water sphere in what, three seasons?" The former professional player, who was assisting the USNS commentator, said.
"That's right, I wonder why he just froze up like that, could he have pulled a tail muscle perhaps?"
"I'm unsure, but the Oceana Abes medics are down there right now checking on him."
"Unfortunately for the Oceana Abes, Water Sphere rules stated that if a player is ejected, then they can not reenter the pitch for five whole minutes. This means the Oceana Abes are a man down."
"That's right, this is a prime opportunity the Oasis Fangs wont want to miss out on, and I'm sure they will do everything they can to capitalise on these precious five minutes."
"Diva Lorelie doesn't look too impressed by what just happened either." The commentator added as it switched to show Lorelie leaning forward with an unhappy expression.
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"HAHAHAHAHA, I CAN'T BELIEVE LORELIE'S ACTIONS JUST HURT THE TEAM SHE SUPORTS," Rowena shouted in glee after laughing heartily at what just happened.
"That was certainly unexpected," Erkath said as she smiled at the unexpected development.
"Why did that player just stop swimming? That was kinda stupid of him." Tephe remarked.
"Ugh, what's with all the noise?" Stacey said as she entered the room while yawning.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," Rowena said with a grin.
"Mor… mor … morning." Stacey replied while trying to fight back another yawn.
"You're missing all the fun," Tephe said as she pointed at the holographic screen showing Adam's stream.
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[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Oh damn, crash and burn.]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): I guess he never learnt to fly. Kekeke.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): The idiot just stopped in one place.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): I guess a certain pair of individuals hugging distracted him.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Losses the girl, then loses his dignity, sucks to be him.]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): That was like some Blitzball shit from FFX.]
[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): What are they?]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): FFX is a game here on Earth, and Blitzball was a mini game within it.]
"Wow, didn't see that coming," Adam said in surprise.
"Idiot, just because he wanted to try and show off in front of me, does he really think I can't tell what he's trying to do?" Lorelie said with a disgruntled look as she leaned forward to get a better look.
"How did he fall out of the water sphere? I wasn't expecting that since the water stays in there." Adam asked.
"The water stays in there because the water sphere is the water; anything else in there, from the players to even the ball, can fall out, haven't you noticed the ball coming out of the sphere?" Lorelie explained.
"I guess my attention was distracted by a certain beautiful Diva I was cuddling up to."
"Well, perhaps we should get you used to that certain beautiful Diva cuddling up to you then."
"Good idea, where is Rowena?" Adam joked.
[OfficialRowena (Oceana 7): Hahaha, I like it.🤣]
[LadyErkath (Oceana 7): Oh, that's mean, 🤣]
"Idiot." Lorelie pouted as she turned away from Adam.
"I'm just kidding," Adam said as he pulled Lorelie back into his embrace.
Even though she still wore a pout and pretended to be unhappy with him, she didn't refuse the embrace and settled back into the same position as before.
"So what are the chances that your team will be able to hang onto their lead now that Murphy is out of the game for five minutes?" Adam asked.
"I guess we are about to find out, though it doesn't look good," Lorelie said in an annoyed tone as they watched the fangs score by putting the ball through the centre hoop.
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Adam's stream hadn't even finished yet; however, Xer-verse was already talking about two important points: first, the Noir Family's attempt at stealing Spector.
[Noir Family fails to steal a ship, and their members get killed.]
[... The Noir Family actually attempted to steal someone's ship?]
[... That's not overly surprising since they are a criminal organisation, the surprising fact is that they failed.]
[... Failed? You call getting your spine ripped out of your body merely failing? They got annihilated.]
[... This clip is bad ass, what stream is it from?]
[... It's from a stream, but I can't seem to gain access to watch it.]
[... That's weird, why post a clip if you're not doing it to bring in more viewers?]
[... The streamer didn't post it; one of the viewers did.]
[... It's still strange.]
[... I wonder how the Noir Family will react to this, you know, they're famous for rarely failing in a job.]
The second, and more post, gaining far more traction was the fact that Dive Lorelie appeared to be out on a date.
[... A date, seriously?]
[... Nooooo]
[... 😭😭😭😭]
[... Are we even certain she is on a date?]
[... Dude, she's literally leaning against the guy.]
[... He's right, my Mrs does that to me sometimes.]
[... Liar, Xer-verse trolls don't have girlfriends.]
[... Seriously, though, when have you ever seen Diva Lorelie cuddle up so close to a guy?]
[... Err, never, even with those famous male Divas, she keeps a polite distance between.]
[... You know this is going to be all over the Newscasts and The MMM Show, right?
[... Oh, totally, I wonder if Malgath will be able to get Diva Lorelie to do that call-in thing again so he can ask her questions about her mysterious boyfriend.]
[... Stop saying she has a boyfriend, my heart can't take it. 💔]
[... Bro, face it, you never stood a chance in the first place, and now you have even less of a chance.]
[... Malgath has been going ham on those call-ins since Diva Rowena introduced him to the idea.]
[... Right, the celebrity doesn't even have to be in the studio for the interview now, and they can conduct the interview even before the celebrity's project is fully complete.]
[... I really hope he manages to get Diva Lorelie to do a call-in.]
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"Wow, Xer-verse is going nuts over this," Tephe said as she read the comments on her uniband.
"It's not surprising, we are talking about Lorelie here. She is the biggest celebrity in the universe right now and the one everyone is talking about. Any news regarding her is going to be reported on, especially news that she might be out on a date." Rowena replied.
"Are you not against this, tho?" Erkath asked Stacey, who sat nearby watching Adam's stream.
"I won't deny that I am not completely happy about it. However, I am also fully aware that Adam will continue to attract other women in the future." Stacey replied.
"So you're open to him getting more lovers?"
"Depends on who they are. I am fine with Lorelie because of the type of woman she is; it's almost impossible a woman like her, who has guarded her virginity for so long, will ever betray Adam."
"So you have that Brood ability?" Erkath asked with interest.
"No, grandmother told me."
"What ability?" Tephe asked curiously.
"Brood have many abilities connected with blood, "Rowena explained. "One of these abilities is being able to tell if a woman still retains their virginity.
Virgin blood that is released when the hymen tears is special after all."
"What's this hymen, and how is the blood special?" Tephe asked.
"It's special to a humanoid woman's dignity." Rowena replied dismissively before adding, "Don't worry too much about it, Tephe, as a dragon, you don't have a hymen, so you don't need to worry about this."
"That's good, I was worried that my mate in the future was going to hurt me in some way," Tephe said in relief.
"I really need to get your mother to talk to you about this subject," Rowena replied with a sigh before adding. "From what I hear, dragons' mating can be quite … destructive."
"Destructive how?" Stacey asked curiously.