“Bang!”
Susan launched the first attack, a sweeping kick aimed at the Second Boss’s head.
The Second Boss raised his arm to block, but Susan bent her knee, using the force to spring up with a kick that landed on his chest.
A searing pain shot along his nerves, impacting his brain.
The first round of probing ended quickly.
Cheers erupted once again!
The Second Boss’s gaze, which had started with disdain, turned solemn, and finally… transformed into intense fervor.
This woman isn’t just for show!
I like her!!
He grinned menacingly and launched his attack.
Susan’s pupils constricted; she ducked to evade, and a fierce punch grazed her cheek, slamming into the air.
A few strands of hair from the ends of her short hair detached, swirling in the turbulent air.
The force was immense, showing no mercy for a woman!
However, the Second Boss’s attack wasn’t over.
A knee strike, at a tricky angle, aimed for her lower abdomen!
Susan immediately bent to defend, but the powerful force still pushed against her arms, sending her flying backward.
A hot red mark appeared on the center of her arm, which would likely turn into a purplish-black bruise in a few more minutes.
Susan used the recoil from the rope to suddenly spin and deliver a sweeping kick, splitting the Second Boss’s lip.
After several rounds, without either truly risking their lives, they were surprisingly evenly matched.
The atmosphere boiled over again, and the cheers made the lights flicker.
“This Susan certainly has the capital to be tough,” Li Andy remarked softly, stroking his younger sister’s slender waist.
“Currently, their skills and speed are quite similar, but the bald man’s physique and strength clearly give him an advantage.”
Youxi blinked, draped her leg over her brother, and wrapped her arms around his neck, watching the live broadcast intently.
The subsequent developments unfolded just as Li Andy had predicted.
Susan quickly fell into a disadvantage, forced to grit her teeth and focus on dodging and defending.
The Second Boss, meanwhile, became increasingly aggressive, delivering a reckless shoulder charge that pinned Susan against a wall pillar.
Susan grunted, and inadvertently, a coin slipped from her clothes, landing with a “clink.”
The Second Boss retreated two steps, preparing to charge again.
However, he accidentally stepped on the coin, his foot slipped, and he ended up delivering his own face directly into Susan’s elbow!
With a “thump,” two of his teeth were knocked out in one blow.
Then, his body spun from the momentum, his head hitting the ground intimately, rendering him unconscious.
In an instant, the entire venue fell silent.
Only the coin by Susan’s feet continued to spin with a ringing sound.
Finally, its kinetic energy exhausted, it landed face up.
“Second Boss!!”
Several subordinates rushed forward, lifting the bald man, who was barely conscious, with many hands and feet.
The others stared at Susan, their faces filled with shock.
“What do we do?”
“Tie her up first! Wait for the boss’s decision!”
Susan leaned helplessly against the edge, her expression tense.
Just then, with a thunderous “boom,” the ground began to tremble.
Following that, a series of explosions came from above.
Within seconds, someone rushed down, shouting loudly:
“It’s Crazy Rat’s people! They somehow got a bunch of explosives!”
“Charge!”
“The boss has already led people out! Let’s follow quickly!”
Everyone clamored, surging out collectively, somewhat illogically ignoring Susan.
......
On the ground, it was chaotic and noisy.
A steam gauntlet shattered a wall, and dust filled the air.
The Black Snake Leader frowned, clearly feeling he had missed, so he immediately raised his other gauntlet to protect his head.
The next second, a silver-gleaming mechanical blade leg cut through the dust, striking directly onto the gauntlet.
The former’s gears spun wildly, sparks flying, and the immense force actually carved a deep gouge into the steel plate.
The remaining kinetic energy was still enough to carry the blade, aiming directly for the opponent’s neck.
The Black Snake Leader was also battle-hardened; using the stumble to retreat, steam billowed from his right arm, and with the aid of the jet, he spun around to counterattack, colliding with the mechanical leg.
“Boom—!”
The obstructing dust thinned due to the impact.
In the blurry light, two figures stood in silent confrontation, waiting for an opportunity.
The Black Snake Leader’s throat rasped as he spoke:
“A mechanical prosthetic leg made of refined steel, you… are the ‘Wolf King’ who was driven out of the Twelfth District.”
“Wolf?”
Zacro sneered,
“I’m just a rat, a diseased rat in the street!”
“Clink—!”
He flipped a coin into the air.
Taking advantage of the Black Snake’s momentary distraction, he launched a surprise attack.
The Black Snake tried to counter, but his gauntlet suddenly jammed.
He could only watch helplessly as the opponent used the sharp leg blade to sever the gauntlet’s power supply pipe.
“Screech—!”
Scalding steam sprayed wildly.
Cooking the Black Snake Leader’s skin half-raw!
“Ahhh!”
The Black Snake Leader screamed and fell to his knees, but before he could say anything, his head was kicked apart!
Zacro raised his hand, caught the coin, and gently rubbed his fingers over it; the pattern representing the head side was clear to the touch.
“Hehehe…”
“Hahahaha!”
He began to laugh maniacally, and his soul-stirring declaration echoed throughout the entire venue:
“The Black Snake is dead! From today onward, everything of yours belongs to Crazy Rat!!”
The people in the melee froze, especially those from the Black Snake’s side, whose faces turned pale.
When the Black Snake Leader’s head was kicked into the center of the arena, their last shred of morale suddenly vanished, and they all dropped their weapons, kneeling in surrender to show their submission.
This was Black Alley; unwavering loyalty, for snakes and rats who only sought survival, was an extremely foolish act.
The weak could only obey the strong!
Susan rushed out of the ground at this moment, staring blankly at the ruins and desolation before her.
At the same time, in a certain cubicle within the Central City Meditation Society branch.
Bishop Reirfu stared at the content beneath his quill, his brows tightly knit.
【The Gambler’s momentum is soaring】
【The Physician’s morality is wavering】
【The Butcher and the Street Girl are in mortal danger】
【The Hunter’s will has lost its direction】
“It’s all messed up… everything’s messed up…”
He swayed slightly.
According to the original trajectory, the Butcher, whom he had anchored, should have acquired three coins by now!
Yet now, all five individuals still held one each!
And the Gambler’s chances of winning were currently the highest.
If the Butcher failed to achieve the final victory by the deadline, then the creation of this relic would be a complete failure!
And he, in the end, would suffer the ruthless backlash of misfortune!
“The variable… where did it appear?”
Reirfu took out his crystal ball, attempting to divine in his own way.
However, the crystal ball’s feedback was pitch black.
“Crack…”
A fine crack actually appeared on the surface of the crystal ball.
“.......”
Reirfu remained silent for a long time before leaving the secret room.
Coming outside, he summoned a priest:
“Becca, I need to go out for a while. You are fully responsible for the baptism.”
“Yes, Bishop.”
