Free Web NovelChapter 1004: Chapter 389: Eagerly Awaiting (Part 2)
Only Su Yan was truly looking out for their small team.
Leng Bing nodded.
He left.
He took two steps and stopped, turned back and took a deep look at Su Yan.
His Adam’s apple bobbed twice.
In the end, he only uttered two words.
"Be careful."
The sound of his leather shoes clicking against the ground resumed, finally fading away into the distance.
Su Yan smiled, giving him a sweet smile towards his back, but unfortunately, he didn’t see it.
...
Inside the viewing box, Zhang Beixing sat with his legs crossed, still watching with interest the octagonal cage below.
The other members of the second team, also seated, were on edge, sitting as if on pins and needles beside Zhang Beixing, not daring to breathe heavily.
Upon entering, Leng Bing gave them a frustrated look, then approached Zhang Beixing.
"Minister, after this fight, the next one will be Su Yan’s turn."
"Hmm."
Zhang Beixing swirled the wine glass he had just picked up, "I have to say, out of all your team members, the one I admire the most now is Su Yan."
"I didn’t pay much attention to her before, but now it seems she’s the bravest among your team."
Leng Bing nodded, momentarily unsure how to respond.
Zhang Beixing didn’t mind Leng Bing’s silence, he wasn’t that pretentious.
"How strong is she?"
"Class A Martial Artist, but among Class A Martial Artists, her strength isn’t very high, she doesn’t even reach the upper-middle level, just somewhere in the lower-middle, not at the tail end."
Leng Bing answered truthfully.
Upon hearing this answer, Zhang Beixing pondered for a moment.
Looking at the two fighting in the arena, he thought for a moment and said.
"The two fighting in the cage now, by our grading, are both Level B, but purely in terms of power, they’re Level A."
"From a data perspective alone, they surely aren’t Su Yan’s match."
"But sometimes in combat, data doesn’t tell the whole story. Their experience is much greater than Su Yan’s, and experience is very important in fights."
"Moreover, the fighting style in these cages is quite different from what we’re used to."
"..."
Zhang Beixing’s analysis was like a knife, carving little by little into him.
In his heart, he was already feeling extremely uncomfortable.
He still didn’t know what expression Su Yan had when she looked at his back earlier.
Soon, the fight on stage ended.
After the battle ended, a corpse was quickly removed.
Seeing this, the corner of Leng Bing’s mouth twitched involuntarily, feeling quite strained.
Zhang Beixing glanced at him.
"You know, you’ll have to get used to witnessing such scenes, take care of your mindset, alright?"
Leng Bing said nothing, only staring intently at the ring.
The noise outside grew louder.
The shouts were becoming more frequent.
This signified someone on stage was about to lose.
If they lost, it meant the money they gambled would vanish, all those chips would be taken by someone else.
That’s really messed up.
Sure enough, the next second, someone on stage had their neck twisted and died.
Tonight, more than a dozen people had already perished in this ring.
And tonight’s climax was approaching.
Because there were only three challengers left before it was over.
Some might think, in such a situation where only one survived to win,
why wouldn’t everyone just sign up for the final rounds?
Naturally, the earlier they died, the more money would be compensated to their families!
When Leng Bing registered, he saw that if Su Yan died on stage, since he was the one who registered, he would receive a compensation of three million US dollars.
Three million dollars, who doesn’t value that!
However, while Leng Bing thought this way.
Others from families in financial trouble wouldn’t think like that.
Some desperate families came here, and if they died early on stage, they could receive tens of millions of dollars in compensation!
And most importantly, this money wouldn’t be taxed in Lijian Country!
This was the most crucial thing.
Just because it wasn’t clean money, they couldn’t spend it lavishly.
But what’s the difference?
Ten million dollars would allow a family to live comfortably for a lifetime, even if not in luxury, living a normal life without working was quite enjoyable!
"Next up is Su Yan."
Leng Bing was extremely nervous at this moment.
So nervous his hands were shaking.
Su Yan was already on stage.
Zhang Beixing saw Su Yan, realizing, Leng Bing was even more nervous than Su Yan who was already on stage.
"Alright, she’s already on stage, stop sitting here, go keep a close eye, make sure they don’t use any tricks."
"If they really do use underhanded means, I’ll ensure this entire underground fighting ring knows what it’s like when I get mad."
"They probably don’t know I’ve come here."
Hearing Zhang Beixing say this, Leng Bing felt reassured.
"Thank you, Minister."
After speaking, he left the room.
As soon as he left, Zhang Beixing called over the service staff.
"What’s the current odds on Su Yan?"
"Respected sir, Ogma’s winning odds are 1.8 to 1, Su Yan’s odds are 15 to 1."
Only fifteen?
Zhang Beixing was taken aback for a moment.
This underground fighting ring actually had such confidence in Su Yan.
He had thought the odds would be above a hundred to one or something. That seemed more reasonable.
"Whatever, fifteen to one it is. Listen, place two hundred million US dollars for me."
The staff member smiled and said, "Okay, sir."
Just after saying that, her smile froze.
She suspected there was something wrong with her hearing.
She asked a question she shouldn’t have in her profession.
"Sir... What did you just say? How much????"
Zhang Beixing turned his head, face full of confusion as he looked at her, "What, is your casino so small-scale? Do such small amounts surprise you?"
As if the two hundred million US dollars he spoke of were just two hundred, two thousand dollars.
"Sir, I might need to verify funds."
Zhang Beixing nodded and carelessly tossed over a bank card.
Meanwhile, below, the match was already beginning.
Ogma, a huge man standing 1.98 meters tall, was now bare-chested, scars all over his body, his yellow hair stained with blood splattered by his previous opponent, making him look quite fierce.
Yet this ferocity didn’t seem to intimidate Su Yan.
He charged at Su Yan, who easily dodged.
Zhang Beixing saw this and nodded, "Not bad, knows how to use her strengths."
Next, Su Yan attacked, directly targeting Ogma’s back, joining her index and middle fingers, aiming for the spot and pressed directly down.
Clearly, it didn’t look heavy.
But Ogma screamed in pain.
Then, visibly, Ogma’s targeted area began to turn blue and purple.
The audience gasped at this scene, amazed at how tough this little girl was???
Below, Leng Bing was also pumping his fist in celebration for Su Yan but had become more cautious glancing at the stage.
With the slight upper hand, he couldn’t afford to let his guard down because this was when the opponent might resort to trickery.
Meanwhile, Zhang Beixing was also getting anxious.
Because he felt Su Yan was about to finish off her opponent.
But the fund verification wasn’t done yet, and he hadn’t even placed his bet!
Wait!
Don’t rush to win, hold back for a moment!
At least let me make some money.
In a worst-case scenario, I’ll share a bit with you later, just wait a bit, wait a bit!
Zhang Beixing glanced in the direction where the service staff had disappeared, eagerly waiting.
