"What are you fighting for?"
Gong Yang Zhen was slightly stunned.
He heard the man's voice as calm as always: "If you need money to complete your studies, I am very happy to lend you the amount you need directly, and I promise not to charge interest.
"But you could be punching for something else. Are you enjoying the fun of fighting? Are you longing for this gray world? Or are you simply pursuing great power? I don't know. I can't figure out the results of these things by myself. You can only answer them yourself."
Gong Yang Zhen pursed his lips slightly, and his eyelids slightly closed, covering most of his amber eyes.
Why fight?
This is actually a question that can be answered without thinking.
"...I want to become stronger, Mr. Kawamoto. I want to become stronger."
After a long silence, Gong Yang Zhen said softly: "Because of an opportunity, a miracle, I regained the dream that I once held for a moment at some point in my life."
Fighting Spirit Arena, what changes will happen to you when I have collected all six pieces of equipment and four strengthening runes?
"I want to keep encountering strong men in this world and defeat them... If there is a mountain on earth that belongs to the strongest man on earth, I want to climb it and see the scenery there."
Will you leave happily as if you have completed your mission, or will you give them a new template and a new challenge?
Will I be able to be like those extraordinary heroes who control lightning and fire and travel through the virtual and real, melt the heaven and earth, and conquer the human world? Can I make time crawl in the palm of my hand?
It would be too romantic to let our relatives and friends live forever and travel among the stars together on a journey with no end.
Gong Yang Zhen spread and stretched his palms in front of his eyes, as if he wanted to grab something, but he only grabbed a ball of air.
Returning from the dream to reality, he felt no gap, no fear. He only remembered a sentence said by a guy who died like a clown.
As long as you keep moving forward, the road will continue to extend.
Fighting Spirit Arena, thank you, you have already aroused my "fighting spirit".
"That's it."
There was another long silence. Kawamoto Masao showed a look that was hard to tell whether it was relief or disappointment. He said, "But Los Santos is no longer qualified to be your stepping stone."
Chapter 31: Failure to reach the reward stage
"If you are fighting to become stronger... Zhen, you know that Sanchez is already one of the top boxers in Los Santos, and the outsider Death Scythe is even stronger than him.
"Before today's game, I was ready to stop the game at any time - I thought your ability was inferior to that 'Death Scythe', but the result was so unexpected.
"You defeated these two villains so easily, no matter if it was the Black-backed Jackal or the Death Scythe... You are still moving forward. Your evolution is too fast and you have left too many people far behind. The prey in this small place can no longer satisfy the appetite of the Wolf King."
"..."
Gong Yang Zhen lowered his eyes and remained silent.
In the end, Kawamoto didn't say anything more. He just let out a long sigh and gave him a meaningful look.
Then he whispered to his subordinate who was standing beside him as quietly as a dead tree or a stone.
At the same time, he waved to Gong Yang Zhen, signaling that there was nothing to do here and he could leave on his own.
After staring at the expressionless middle-aged man for two seconds, Gong Yangzhen finally bowed slightly, then took out his hand and patted Tao Jing Wuyue's back: "Let's go, Taozi."
"——Let's go home."
Tao Jing Satsuki, who was listening to the brief exchange between the two men and had mixed feelings at the moment, was slightly startled when she heard the words.
Then he narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Good~"
As he walked away, Gong Yangzhen looked straight ahead, but Kawamoto Masao's words just now lingered in his mind.
"Los Santos is no longer qualified to be my stepping stone...?"
He had only fought two battles here, but he had already completely conquered this exciting place with his own strength?
"--Yes."
"After today's fight, I know that I am invincible here in the underground boxing ring of 'Crazy Los Santos'. I am truly - invincible."
He took the heavyweight boxer's continuous blows, failed to defend against the leg master's kicks aimed at the spine, and even dared not use heroic skills easily, and subdued them with pure brute force.
Such a domineering, such a crazy, such a terrible demon god, who in "Los Santos" can resist him?
Damn, is there anyone in Los Santos who can resist?
"Fighting Spirit Arena, even you are trying to persuade me to leave this shallow water and go find the eye of the storm to transform into a dragon?"
His eyes were out of focus, and in the magnificent fighting spirit arena in his mind, Gong Yang Zhen looked up and looked far away. On the stone slab above his head, which symbolized the competition stage, a beam of light was slowly moving.
The stream of light that seemed to have life had broken free from the pit that symbolized the second stage of the battle, and flowed along the path toward the gift box-shaped relief that represented the reward stage.
However, it seemed to be running out of steam and struggled to stay at a position about one-fifth of the way forward.
What he meant was that if Gong Yang Zhen wanted to reach the next reward stage, he would have to defeat four fighters as powerful as "Death Scythe" Akagi Hikoichi.
“…I understand.”
"In my first fight, I was not yet a real fighter. I went into the ring recklessly and was almost KO'd even though I was physically stronger than the 'Black-backed Jackal'.
"Perhaps in the Fighting Spirit Arena, the two sides are evenly matched in that battle, and the opponent can take advantage of my pain stress to hit me with a combo, and I can also seize the only chance of winning by overcoming my physical fear before the opponent kills me."
"By the time of the second battle, I had completely transformed. I was becoming more mature psychologically and was able to control my body's instincts. I was also maturing technically. Maybe I was not as good as Death Scythe in terms of skills alone, but I was able to crush him with my overall strength."
Just looking at the two battles, you might not be able to tell that "Black-backed Jackal" Sanchez and "Death Scythe" Akagi Hikoichi are players of similar strength.
After all, one was killed instantly by a single punch, and the other fought with Gong Yang Zhen for a long time before being defeated.
But to be honest, Sanchez was the one closest to victory. If he hadn't subconsciously used the masterstroke of "electric shock therapy", the Rams might have really been drained of his health.
Akagi Hikoichi played all his cards but only caused Gong Yangzhen to suffer minor injuries. In fact, if he had not been a little careless in the middle stage, he would not have suffered even that little injury.
On the other hand, the opponent suffered greatly from every attack of Gong Yang Zhen. It was clear that only two punches actually hit him, but one resulted in a broken bone and the other caused him to fall to the ground.
The gap in hard power is already visible to the naked eye, so it is natural that it is not regarded as a qualified "fighting spirit".
However, this has already surpassed the level of the top combat power of "Los Santos" represented by "Black-backed Jackal" Sanchez.
At this moment, Gong Yangzhen couldn't help but think of the meaningful look in Kawamoto Masao's eyes before he left.
"…A new stepping stone?"
While I was thinking about something, I suddenly heard Tao Jing Wu Yue, who had been silent for a long time, speak cautiously: "I say... Ah Zhen, will you still fight for Mr. Kawamoto next time?"
"...If nothing unexpected happens, it should be possible."
Because that look clearly said "wait and see me give you a big job".
As for what kind of work it is, I don’t know, but I’ll just look forward to it.
Putting aside his chaotic thoughts, he heaved a sigh of relief and then looked at Qingmei, who was like a little bird beside him: "How is it, now that you know what kind of job I do, your curiosity has been satisfied, right?"
“…Rather, I was shocked.”
“Would you feel scared?”
"Not really... But I am still worried. I am worried that Ah Zhen might have some health problems after being beaten."
At first, I even thought about persuading Gong Yangzhen not to continue. This was inevitable.
It was not until I overheard his conversation with Masao Kawamoto that I gave up the idea.
"Want to be the strongest? This is the first time I heard you talk about your ideal, Zhen. I thought you wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer. The difference is huge... How should I put it? It feels a little cute."
"?"
You just deserve a slap in the ass. You are using cute to describe a man, right?
While thinking this in his mind, Gong Yang Zhen actually didn't get angry when he saw the little girl couldn't help laughing while she was talking. He just gently pinched her pink little face.
“But he’s also very handsome.”
Tao Jing Wu Yue gently picked up Gong Yang Zhen's hand and rubbed it gently with her face. There was a kind of maternal tenderness in her eyes.
Boys are really strange creatures, especially Ah Zhen in front of me.
So strong, yet such a delicate and simple side inside.
Become the strongest? These are simple but powerful words and ideals.
——I want to help him.
Looking at Gong Yang Zhen's facial features that she never seemed to get tired of looking at, Tao Jing Mayu said to herself in her heart.
…………
At the same time, on the other side, after receiving the order from Masao Kawamoto, the subordinate made a phone call, and soon a man dressed as a waiter in a gray suit and vest walked in with a woman.
It turned out to be the black-haired crazy woman who attacked Gong Yang Zhen!
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Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, so I might be busy and may have to take leave, so I will add two more chapters today.
In addition, here is a unified explanation for the readers' doubts at the end of the previous chapter.
Heart of Steel - Passive - Huge Devour is a fixed damage. The damage value depends only on the maximum health value and has nothing to do with one's own output, so it cannot be easily used against ordinary people. After all, this is a modern rule of law society.
It only works on hero units, so it won't work if you kill chickens, pigs and swat mosquitoes. It has to be at least a level 1 blank hero (such as the three thugs who were scared away in the previous article. By the way, some readers reported that they felt uncomfortable if they didn't get some punishment? I'll find a chance to mention it)
The above is all. I wish you and your family happiness and a happy New Year’s Eve in advance.
Chapter 32: Killing Fighting Competition
I don’t know if it’s because she had already vented a lot of her anger on Gong Yang Zhen in the corridor just now, but this black-haired woman looked a lot more normal.
Except for being a little listless and with messy hair, it looks very close to a human.
After all, I was just like a ghost before.
However, at this moment, Kawamoto Masao still looked like his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes, and there were even signs that he was about to suffer from another serious illness.
Damn it, Kawamoto, you won my money and now you want to call me back to torture me?
You bastard, you are no longer a human being! .jpg
Oh, my dearest Liuhequan!
Gong Yangzhen: It seems that the old illness has
However, the next moment, Kawamoto's words brought him back to his senses: "You also watched the game just now... How did you feel? Is the power of 'Wolf' still impressive to you?"
"..."
Although I still get angry when I see Lao Deng's face, I feel a little embarrassed when I talk about the young man I met on the road.
After all, he was simply brought upon by an unexpected disaster and was unilaterally entangled by me.
Now that I think about it, I feel sorry for him. He lost money, so what does it have to do with a lousy boxer like him? What's more, what he said actually made sense now.
What words?
There is no such thing as a child crying all the time, and no such thing as a gambler losing all the time!
Although the other party seemed to want to say "gambler" at first, which gave people an unfriendly feeling...all in all, the logic is correct!
Why bother too much about temporary gains and losses? As long as you assess the situation, collect first-hand information, and act when it is time, sooner or later you will be able to reach the top, ascend to enlightenment, and become a rich woman.
Of course, the first step is to earn back the principal.
Woohoo, thirty million, my thirty million...
In her heart, she was still mourning the loss of her hard-earned money, but she said sarcastically, "I was blind and mistook you for a great man. Congratulations, Mr. Kawamoto... You have found another money tree."
Kawamoto Masao didn't take it as an offense, but said with some emotion: "I have already overestimated his talent, but I didn't expect that his hidden potential is beyond my imagination... Looking at the way he looks today, can you imagine that he is still a newcomer who has just debuted for half a month?"
"…Really, you've only debuted for half a month? I thought you were joking."
"It's true."
"..."
The woman's expression gradually became solemn. After a long silence, she said, "If what you said is true, then he is really... 'a gift from God.'"
"Interesting saying, a common saying from your hometown?"
Kawamoto Masao chuckled, then his face straightened and he changed the subject: "So, Yuba Lee, do you think that with his ability, he can conquer the 'Slaughter Fighting Association' now?"
"…Are you really willing to let it go? This is the goose that lays golden eggs."
The woman called "Yuba" was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then showed a puzzled expression.
