Chapter 12

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The man with the mustache finally heard what he wanted to hear, and he could finally lose his temper to his heart’s content, “Why didn’t you f*cking say so earlier? Why did you have to test so many times?! Do you know how expensive my equipment is? Problems? Even if you have a problem, the equipment won’t!”

After he finished cursing, the man with the mustache smashed the walkie-talkie to the ground. The violent force shattered the walkie-talkie into pieces.

However, he was still not satisfied. He raised his left foot and stomped down heavily.

After a few stomps, the mustached man stopped in pain. Then, he reached out and rubbed his knee, which had been shot by an arrow before, and slowly sat down.

“Send the guy with the walkie-talkie just now to do some labor work until he earns to enough money to cover the expenses of the broken walkie-talkie before releasing him,” The man with the mustache ordered his men at the door.

It was not until he had finished the arrangements that he came back to his senses and recalled what the staff member had said.

“What’s that kid’s blood-qi points again… 25? 25 blood-qi points are indeed something to be surprised about for a student. However, had the staff never seen something more impressive? Was there a need to test it the boy many times? I…” Suddenly, the man with the mustache stopped. He recalled what the staff had told him.

“That kid has 125 blood-qi points!” The mustached man’s expression changed drastically.

It was as if he had seen a rabbit from a distance, and it just so happened that he was hungry, so he was thinking that he should have roasted rabbit for dinner.

However, just as he was about to catch the rabbit, he approached and when his eyes met his prey’s, the rabbit suddenly turned into a tiger!

“This kid… He actually has 125 blood-qi points? How can this be possible? This… How could this be the blood-qi points of a high school student?” The man with the mustache was shocked. He couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

“Don’t tell me… Could it be that there’s a problem with the testing equipment…” At that moment, he seemed to have been possessed by the staff member and began to doubt the test.

At the same time, he knew that the device could accurately detect blood-qi points within 200.

After all, he had spent a huge sum to buy it!

“So… It’s not the testing equipment that has a problem, it’s that kid!” After he convinced himself, the mustached man’s expression changed drastically!

It was as if the lion that he had locked eyes with had been killed by another hunter.

“I was just thinking this kid isn’t a fool. Since he has the guts to challenge the weeping corpse bird, he must be capable! Someone!” The man with the mustache turned his head and shouted to his men at the door, “Come in and close the door.”

He looked at Su Chen on the screen, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously rose. After thinking for a while, he gave instructions to his subordinate while seeming extremely happy, “Postpone the battle against the weeping corpse bird. At the same time, use all the publicity methods that you can and publicize the duel as hard as you can!”

The subordinate kept nodding his head, but in fact, he didn’t quite understand the orders.

“Boss, what should we publicize?” The subordinate asked in confusion.

The man with the mustache stared at Su Chen on the screen and laughed viciously, “Publicize that a student from Binhai City First High will be battling the fierce beast weeping corpse bird! You can fill in the specific details yourself. In addition, increase the ticket price for today by three times! I’m going to make them empty pockets!”

The mustached man’s smile grew even more sinister. He looked at Su Chen as if he was looking at a money tree.

As for how a high school student could have 125 blood-qi points, he did not care.

So what if he had 125 blood-qi points? With those stats, he had just barely qualified for the national martial arts competition, so what was there to be surprised about?

The reason he was indifferent was not only because he was only interested in money and power, but also because he had seen even more monstrous opponents on the battlefield!

It was to the extent that taking an arrow to the knee was enough to ruin his entire career as a martial artist.

…

In the VIP lounge, the blonde man, who had been laughing at Su Chen, had unconsciously stopped smiling. He was staring at the screen, staring at Su Chen, “I just don’t understand this kid. He’s already earned so much money, so why is he still taking the risk to fight the weeping corpse bird? Does he really think that he can beat the beast?”

Even though he was saying all sorts of disdainful words, his eyes never left the screen.

Because what he couldn’t understand the most was that Su Chen’s face on the screen didn’t show the slightest trace of doubt!

His face was filled with confidence, as if he really could defeat the weeping corpse bird easily!

He was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student. Where did his confidence come from?

“Could it be that his talent will allow him to defeat the weeping corpse bird without putting his life in danger? But if that’s the case, would the school allow him to come to such a place?” The blonde man was confused. He turned his head to look at his big brother, Zhang Tong.

Zhang Tong was still staring at the tablet in his hand. The screen was showing the replays of the previous battles.

No matter how loud the people around him were talking, it seemed that they could not distract him nor affect what he was doing.

Zhang Tong watched match after match as the blonde thug beside him continued to ramble.

However, the more he watched, the tighter his frown.

“The outcome of the battle has nothing to do with what he says… His analysis is not even one-tenth as trustworthy as Young Master Guo’s.”

The “he” Zhang Tong mentioned was Su Chen.

During the period when Su Chen had correctly guessed the outcome of ten matches in a row, Zhang Tong had no interest in them.

Even if there was someone who had guessed correctly many times in a row, he did not have the slightest interest.

Because to Zhang Tong, it didn’t matter how good one was at guessing. Only those with true strength had the right to speak.

But later, Zhang Tong heard that Young Master Guo had also appeared in the arena.

Young Master Guo was the young master of the Guo family, the top family in Binhai City. He was a genius with double A grades in both martial arts and talent. Not only did he appear in the arena, but he was even participating in the bets with a high school student.

With that, Zhang Tong’s attention was finally drawn to the bets.

When he understood what had happened, his previous contempt for Su Chen was gone.

It was replaced by surprise and confusion.

How could an unknown brat get Young Master Guo’s help, and how could he attract Young Master Guo to start betting with him?

This made Zhang Tong very curious.

Moreover, when he found out that in the first match, Young Master Guo’s guess had been wrong while Su Chen had been correct, Zhang Tong’s curiosity was completely piqued.

During the ten matches, Zhang Tong began to guess the victor before the match as well.

At the same time, he asked his underlings to pay attention to Su Chen’s actions.

Out of the ten matches, Zhang Tong had guessed seven correctly, and out of the three that he had guessed wrong, two had been due to wrong choices made on a spur.

In contrast, Su Chen hadn’t listened to Young Master Guo’s words even once, yet he had guessed the victors of the three most difficult-to-guess duels correctly!

Even Young Master Guo had been wrong in one of those matches!

At this time, Zhang Tong was watching the replays of the ten matches, and it was also because of Su Chen.

Just as the blonde man finally shut his mouth, Zhang Tong seemed to have noticed something, and a hint of puzzlement flashed in his eyes.

He seemed to have found something particularly wrong in those ten duels. It could even be called bizarre.

“Why is it that these dueling martial artists, who were still in high spirits a moment ago, were suddenly so weak after entering the arena? Why did they suddenly become so weak? Could it be that this brat is able to do something to those martial artists? No… Perhaps his talent allows him to influence the state of others, and from there, make the result become what he wants?” Zhang Tong sat on the sofa, staring at the screen and mumbling to himself.

At this moment, the door to the VIP lounge was suddenly pushed open. The staff member with small eyes respectfully said, “Mr. Zhang Tong, after the last match, we will select the person with the best overall performance to fight you. Please be prepared.”