Translator: Lordbluefire
Inside a room on the fifth floor of the fighting arena, two figures stood before a window. By standing here, one could freely view the entire fighting arena below from a high vantage point.
“A newbie. Interesting.” The middle-aged man standing on the left was wearing glasses. His eyes narrowed as he stared at the fighting arena, appearing like a cold venomous snake.
“Cobra, by sending Lane to fight, are you not afraid of losing a subordinate?” Beside him, the middle-aged man on the right was roughly 40 years old. He was dangling a wine cup in his hand.
“He’s the one who lacks money. This is the only reason.” Cobra’s voice was a little hoarse-sounding. He stared at Xu Mo who was facing Lane below as he spoke, “Why are there always newbies wanting to court death? Qin Zhong, do you want to bet?”
“Using Lane and a newbie for betting? Cobra, do you think I’m a fool?” Qin Zhong laughed.
“I can give you 10:1 odds. I will put $10,000 to match your $1,000. How about playing a little?” Cobra turned and looked at Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong cast a glance below and nodded. “$1,000 isn’t a small sum to me, but since you are interested, I will accompany you to play. Let’s treat this as contributing toward the fighting arena’s expenditure.”
After speaking, the two of them directly took out their money and passed it to a tall woman standing behind them. She was an attendant of the fighting arena. In every agreed gamble, an attendant of the fighting arena would act as a notary. As a reward, the fighting arena would receive a certain percentage of the commission.
Qin Zhong was the person who was in charge of the fighting arena.
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In the fighting arena, the heavy metal music agitated the emotions of the crowd. Even before the fight started, many people were already howling.
“Lane, smash him to death.”
“Grab his blade and pierce his heart.”
Many people roared in a frenzy, feeling even more excited than Lane himself.
“The challenger is a newbie with the nickname ‘Hunter’; the person being challenged is Lane, a fighter with four victories.” A mechanical voice from above rang out. At this moment, Lane didn’t even wear a helmet. He merely wore a pair of arm guards. He then stared at Xu Mo with extreme contempt. This challenger had such a frail and skinny figure, could he even stand against a single punch?
“Could this newbie be someone the Gambler sent over to die?”
“His appearance looks so weak that a gust of wind might blow him over, so it doesn’t seem to be it. Those who dare to enter the fighting arena all want money and don’t want their lives.”
“In the past four matches, Lane killed all his opponents, so he would definitely not spare the newbie this time around. That little brat most probably is a dead man. Hunter? Pfft…”
“Smash him to death! Lane, you don’t even need a second punch.”
Countless voices entered Xu Mo’s ears. He quietly stood in the fighting arena as the lights overhead swept past his body. This berserk and wild atmosphere made him feel as though he was isolated from the entire world.
Xu Mo closed his eyes, and everything in the surrounding appeared clearly in his mind, including those crazed and malevolent expressions from the audience. However, everything seemed to slow down frame-by-frame. His mind was like a machine in operation.
His hand was very stable; his intense baleful aura was also suppressed by him.
The scimitar in his hand glinted coldly under the light. Xu Mo grabbed the hilt tightly and at this instant, the energy field from his body began to change. An immense self-confidence surfaced in his heart, like how he had overcome extreme-limit challenges repeatedly in the past. Besides, this combat was completely within his calculation, so the degree of danger was zero. He would win for sure!
“Begin!”
The instant the voice rang out, Xu Mo opened his eyes. A cold beam of light shot forth from his pupils. After that, he stepped forward. His skinny figure displayed a powerful eruptive strength as he sprang toward Lane.
“HOOOOOOOO!” The audience in the surroundings shouted excitedly.
The newbie took the initiative to attack? It was as though they could already see Lane’s arm guards smashing this newbie’s head into pieces.
Lane lifted his arms and stepped out. His eyes were locked on Xu Mo who was moving nearer and nearer to him. He then put up a blocking stance.
Xu Mo’s body came before Lane and his scimitar cleaved down directly in a single breath. In his perception that was powered by mental energy, Lane’s movements were extremely slow.
Lane swept his gaze at Xu Mo’s scimitar that was chopping down, and he laughed coldly. His left arm lifted up to block it, using the exact same move as before.
“Mn?”
Lane suddenly discovered that the trajectory of the scimitar was somewhat bizarre, and it wasn’t a simple downward slash. Instead, it moved in an arc, akin to a crescent moon. At the instant he lifted his arm, the speed of the scimitar abruptly increased as though the newbie had calculated his movements in advance.
Blood splattered on his face, but Lane didn’t feel any pain. This was because after that slash sliced off his finger, it directly pierced into one of his eyes.
“Puchi…”
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The sharp scimitar then sliced downward. A line of blood appeared on Lane’s forehead, and he didn’t even have a chance to close his eyes, staring fixedly at the skinny masked figure before him. After that, his body directly fell to the ground, his blood dyeing the floor of the fighting arena red.
One slash!
The surrounding audience abruptly fell silent; their sounds of roaring and howling suddenly stopped. With only the heavy metal music still resounding in their ears, they stared at Xu Mo quietly. However, at the next moment, an even wilder and louder roar blanketed the entire arena.
To the audience, it was not important who the winner was. What they wanted was excitement. As long as someone could stimulate their nerves, that was good enough. And this slash by Hunter had abruptly accomplished it.
Nobody thought well of Xu Mo. Everyone thought he would be killed by a single punch, but he actually killed Lane, who had four victories under his belt, with a single slash.
At this moment, Xu Mo’s scimitar was still dripping with fresh blood.
Xu Mo stared at the corpse; there was not a hint of guilt in his eyes. The scene where Lane had barged into ‘his’ home was still fresh in his mind. This was the deepest memory of the original host of this body!
He tossed the scimitar on the arena ground and walked toward the passageway. He didn’t enjoy the cheers from the surroundings. These people weren’t cheering for him, rather, they were cheering for barbaric slaughter.
In the passageway, the attendant from earlier was already waiting. When she saw Xu Mo walking over, she bowed very politely. “Mister Hunter, this is your reward for the fight.”
Xu Mo took the 1,800 federal coins and spoke softly, “Thanks.”
After speaking, he walked out of this place. The others in the backstage area were staring at him. Saar had also seen the fight earlier. Although Lane might have underestimated his opponent a little too much, Xu Mo’s attack was extremely shocking. Hence, Saar told himself he had to be very careful if he encountered Xu Mo as an opponent in the future.
“Mister Hunter, do you want to rest here for a while?” The attendant chased after Xu Mo.
“No need.” Xu Mo shook his head.
“I’ll send you off.” The attendant didn’t try to make him stay. She then sent Xu Mo out of the passageway and said, “Mister Hunter, if you come again next time, the appearance fee will definitely be much higher.”
“Understood.” Xu Mo nodded with his back facing her and left the fighting arena at a quick pace. He also didn’t stop at the gambling den and directly departed.
Lane was one of the thugs who killed ‘his’ family. The other three thugs had yet to appear, and he still had no idea who they were. However, since Lane had appeared in the black market, there was a high probability that the other three would also be here.
The strength of the munition factory should be very strong. It was just that for such matters, the factory didn’t need to personally act. Lane might have been employed. Also, Xu Mo had heard someone saying that Lane was the subordinate of a man named Cobra.
Who was Cobra? What character was he exactly and could it be that he was someone from the law enforcement team?
This time around, he made use of the fighting arena to kill lane. From the perspectives of outsiders, this was just a normal fight and not an act of revenge. No one would pay attention to it. But even so, he still had to be cautious and mustn’t let anyone investigate his true identity.
After Xu Mo left the gambling den, he swiftly headed to the black market’s exit. But very soon, he discovered someone following him. Clearly, some people were curious about his identity. Although he didn’t know who it was, Xu Mo already prepared himself. He traversed through a few alleys of the black market and took his mask off while changing into a new set of clothes. Only after ascertaining that he had lost the person stalking him did he walk out of the black market.
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Xu Mo returned to the general store and actually felt a sense of isolation. This place and the black market were two completely different worlds.
“Xu Mo, you are back.” Mia revealed a sweet smile upon seeing that Xu Mo had returned. She was currently reading a story for Yao`er.
“Mn, it has been tough on Miss Mia,” Xu Mo replied.
“There’s no need to be so polite.” Mia feigned anger. She also didn’t ask where Xu Mo had gone. She then looked at Yao`er. “Xu Mo, Yao`er is very intelligent. I plan to teach her how to read in the future.”
Yao`er who sat at the side lifted her head and had a silly smile on her face as she looked at Xu Mo. She spoke in her childish voice, “Elder brother, Yao`er likes to listen to Elder Sister Mia reading stories for me.”
Xu Mo went over and rubbed Yao`er on her head. He gently said, “In that case, Yao`er must remember how well Elder Sister Mia is treating you, okay?”
“Mn.” Yao`er seriously nodded.
“Miss Mia, I’ll go change my clothes first.” After Xu Mo spoke, he headed in and came back out a short while later. “Miss Mia, let me watch over the store. Please go and take your rest.”
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“No worries. You can watch the store and I can continue reading stories for Yao`er.” Mia stood up and let Xu Mo take her seat.
Xu Mo sat down; a faint fragrance was in the air. He turned his head and looked at Mia who sat at the side and was seriously reading a story. The kind and gentle Mia was like a breath of fresh air in this barbaric world. She shouldn’t be born in this barbaric world.
He also had no idea if Old Mister Batu could protect Miss Mia forever.
“Xu Mo, what are you looking at?” Mia sensed something and turned to glance at Xu Mo.
“Nothing.” Xu Mo shifted his gaze away. Mia felt a little strange. The feeling that the current Xu Mo gave her was different from before, but as to how he was different, she couldn’t explain it clearly!