Chapter 27 - Anton's Strength

"That Nangong Jun was much stronger than I thought. He knocked down his opponent in less than twenty seconds." Old man Sekoujo said in surprise.

"Yeah, he will most likely compete in the semi final or even the final round." Delfino said after giving it a thought.

"What are your thoughts little brother Cale? Who do you think will win in this tournament?" Asked old man Sekoujo to the silent Cale.

Cale glanced at him with a smile and replied "No one can defeat someone from the Tyrannical Tower, Mr. Sekoujo."

"Oh, do you think this gentleman here would win against the fighter from the Sima Family? Aside from the Sima Family's fighter, there are a lot of strong fighters as well. Take for example Nangon Jun, and that Lang Xunfu guy. Even the bald monk from earlier looked strong. Nogi here might even defeat your representative little brother Cale." Old man Sekouko said cheekily after puffing round smokes in the air.

Brogen who was listening at the side almost laughed at old man Sekoujo's words. 'Old man, you don't know how strong Santharus is. I doubt if he even needs to use a tenth of his strength in this tournament.' He thought in contempt inwardly.

"We will see the results later on." Cale smiled at them and focused his gaze on the stage again.

"For the fifth match! Can I have the fighter from the Ramon Corporation to come onto the stage please!" Sima Yantong called loudly. 

Anton stood up from his seat and walked towards the stage.

"Good luck Anton! I know you will win this fight." Delfino said as he patted Anton's shoulder.

"Good luck Mr. Anton!" Old man Sekoujo said with a smile.

"Good luck!" Cale said calmly.

Anton waved his right hand as he walked towards the stage.

"Can I have the fighter from the Imperio Heavy Industry to come onto stage please!" 

A man in his late twenties who was also five foot and eight inches tall walked towards the stage calmly. 

'This guy...' Cale thought after looking at the fighter from the Imperio Heavy Industry.

"Both fighters, are you guys ready?" Sima Yantong asked the two fighters in a loud voice.

Both of the fighters nodded their heads in response.

When Sima Yantong saw them nod their heads, he announced the beginning of the match. "Fifth match, Anton Sanchez versus Stephian Perez! Begin!"

Anton did not practice any form of martial art, but his brute strength was terrifying. 

Stephian Perez did not dare take his opponent lightly, for Anton's name was truly too famous in Asia's top echelons.

Anton calmly walked towards Stephian Perez while cracking his knuckles. The former then said with a taunting smile "Are you attacking or not?"

Stephian Perez remained calm and forced himself to stay composed. He knew that Anton was merely attacking him psychologically.

"How boring." Anton's face was full of disappointment as he said that. 

He then sprinted towards Stephian Perez and launched a flying kick.

'What a straightforward man. No flashy moves, but just natural combat style.' Stephian Perez thought as he evaded the flying kick with a bit of difficulty.

Anton's flying kick missed but he followed it up with a flurry of strong punches. 

Stephian Perez used his thick arms to block the punches. He then took a step back, turned around and kicked with his full strength.

Anton's eyes flashed with surprise after feeling the origin essence coming out of Stephien Perez' body. Although it was much weaker than his own, but it will still deal a substantial amount of damage if he was careless.

"Good! Now, I will fight you seriously!" Anton laughed in excitement.

Stephian Perez felt that the atmosphere around Anton was slowly changing. He felt a strong amount of origin essence covering Anton's entire body. 

'C-Class level in strength and it is almost at B-Class. How lucky Delfino is for having such a man among his ranks.' Thought Cale after feeling the large amounts of origin essence from Anton.

Brogen who was standing behind Cale shook his head and thought 'Anton's strength is just a small step away from B-Class while his opponent's strength is only at D-Class. He won't last longer than a minute.'

Anton charged towards Stephian Perez with a speed that was much faster than before. 

Stephian Perez threw a leg kick, but then Anton jumped lightly to avoid it and threw a kick straight towards Stephien Perez' face.

Stephien Perez hurriedly put up his guard, but the blow made him take several steps back.

Delfino looked calm on the surface, but he was inwardly worried about the results of the match.

Anton did not give his opponent a time to breathe and threw attacks in every angle.

Stephian tried evading the attacks, but he was still hit several times. He also threw attacks of his own, but Anton calmly evaded them.

'Shit! This guy is too strong despite not knowing even the most basic of martial arts.' Stephian Perez thought bitterly.

Anton was unaware of Stephian Perez' thoughts and just sent blows after blows. 

'It is time.' Anton saw that his opponent's defense was wavering. He then disappeared in front of opponent and appeared at his side.

'It is over.' Brogen thought.

Anton threw a punch aiming for his opponent's temple area. Stephian Perez did not have the time to block the attack and was hit with a loud.. "Bang!"

Stephian Perez body was thrown outside the stage.

Delfino raised his fist upwards and smiled widely from ear to ear.

"Fifth match, Anton Sanchez from the Ramon Corporation wins!"

Anton smiled towards the crowd and waved his hands. He then went down the stage and walked towards his boss proudly.

"Tch, I didn't know that Anton was this strong." Nangon Jun said in a dissatisfied voice.

Sima Ying nodded her head slightly, still drowning in her own thoughts.

"Good job Anton!" Delfino said loudly while patting Anton's back with a wide smile on his fat face.

"Congratulations on your victory Mr. Anton." Old man Sekoujo said with a benign smile. 

Cale made eye contact with him and he raised his thumbs up with smile.

Anton smiled in response and glanced at the mysterious Santharus who will be representing the Tyrannical Tower.

He can't feel any hint of origin essence from the man, but the air of mystery around him was thick.