Chapter 1484 - 79: Real-World Professions
At the moment Night Demon appeared, countless screams and cheers echoed throughout the arena.
"Night Demon!"
"Night Demon!"
"Night Demon!"
The name of Night Demon instantly ignited everyone’s passion. Even before the fight began, the votes for Night Demon’s side were skyrocketing.
Lu Hong pointed at the vote tally displayed at the bottom of the big screen and asked, "What’s this for?"
"One vote equals one million. If the other side wins, you and the others who placed bets can share the total amount from the other side’s votes."
Hearing the price of one million per vote left Lu Hong astounded. He couldn’t fathom the world of the rich, casually betting a million like it was nothing.
"Who is this Night Demon, and why is he so popular?" Lu Hong asked again.
Xiong Fang began to explain, "He was last month’s championship winner. I didn’t expect him to be the first to be arranged for a fight this time. Looks like the organizers are going big this time!"
This sure is big, the subsequent fights must be even more explosive, otherwise, they wouldn’t arrange last year’s champion for the first match.
Everyone knows, the first match is usually a warm-up round.
"What about that Butcher’s Knife? Does Young Master Xiong know about him?"
"I’ve heard of him. He was the champion in H City a couple of months ago. I didn’t expect him to come to X City to compete this time."
As Xiong Fang spoke, two figures had already stepped onto the stage inside the giant iron cage.
Lu Hong looked at the big screen, where the emotions and actions of the two were incredibly clear.
The person known as Night Demon wore a black mask, stained with blood, appearing eerily sinister.
Opposite Night Demon stood a burly man with a pig-head mask, wielding a massive butcher’s knife, perfectly epitomizing his nickname.
After the two took their stances, Butcher’s Knife spoke, "You seem quite popular."
Night Demon remained silent.
Butcher’s Knife was not offended and instead smiled, "I’ll make them regret voting for you."
Butcher’s Knife’s words, broadcasted through the loudspeakers, reached everyone’s ears.
Instantly, many who recognized Butcher’s Knife began to curse, "Get the hell back to H City, what are you doing in X City?!"
"Night Demon, kill him for me, kill this bastard, kill him!"
"Night Demon, if you kill him, I’ll give you a free bed every day, quick! Kill him!"
Unexpectedly, the audience was even more aggressive than Night Demon.
Night Demon still remained silent, pulling out a dagger from his waist, a cold gleam reflecting a murderous intent.
Lu Hong squinted slightly, keenly sensing the murderous intent in the other’s eyes, and indeed, the other had killed, and killed quite a few.
Unexpectedly, this Hua Country, which he always considered very safe, still had such a heavy criminal at large.
Moments later, an electronic voice began the countdown.
Both Night Demon and Butcher’s Knife readied themselves for battle.
As the countdown ended, Butcher’s Knife charged at Night Demon like a heavy tank.
He raised the butcher’s knife high, hacking viciously toward Night Demon’s head.
In contrast, Night Demon suddenly vanished from the spot.
Lu Hong saw clearly, "Is that the assassin skill Ghost Step?!"
Lu Hong wasn’t surprised at all. On his way here, he had already guessed most of it, but he had to pretend to be surprised.
Hearing Lu Hong’s exclamation, Xiong Fang and Li Hanwei laughed heartily. Li Hanwei said with a smile, "Brother, you’ve seen it, this is the new world, you’ve opened the door to a new world!"
Lu Hong’s eyes burned with excitement, he no longer sat, instead leaning eagerly against the window, his gaze locked on the fight on the stage.
As Night Demon disappeared, Butcher’s Knife remained fearless, stepping forward to stabilize himself, then spinning the blade, drawing an arc in front of himself.
Night Demon suddenly appeared behind Butcher’s Knife, the dagger emitting a cold flash, aiming straight for Butcher’s Knife’s back.
But the next second, Holy Light erupted, the surging Holy Light struck the dagger, forcing Night Demon’s attack back.
However, since Night Demon was exposed, Butcher’s Knife naturally wouldn’t let go of this opportunity, turning with his blade to slash at Night Demon.
Night Demon remained calm under pressure, dodging Butcher’s Knife’s attacks while countering with the dagger.
As they say, a short one is strong, a short one is dangerous.
In close combat, the effect of Butcher’s Knife’s blade was extremely limited, and Night Demon’s close-quarters scuffle allowed the dagger’s advantage to be maximized.
However, Butcher’s Knife was burly, and the scratches from the dagger’s slashes caused him little harm, plus the Holy Light Power surged over the wounds, slowly healing these tiny cuts.
After watching the skirmish for a while, Lu Hong lost interest.
He had already realized that these two guys, if judged by the Sky Game levels, were barely First Transformation Level, even three points weaker than him, without any cool skills. The only assassin skill Night Demon knew was Ghost Step, and as for Butcher’s Knife, didn’t even know a Holy Knight skill, but was very skilled in using the Holy Light Power within his body.
Such childish fighting was not interesting to Lu Hong at all, if he went up, he’d probably take down both of them within minutes, without even needing a weapon.
But he couldn’t show that on his face, so he turned excitedly to Xiong Fang, "Young Master Xiong, what on earth is going on? Isn’t this content from the game? Why is it appearing in the real world?"
"Don’t you know? Actually, the Horizon game, when used with a virtual helmet, is a kind of development for the human body. But no one knows who owns Sky Game Company, though this game has changed the destiny of many people, developing the mind and affecting the body, allowing them to truly grasp the power within the game. If I told you this in another setting, you might not believe it, but having seen it with your own eyes, you should believe it now!"
"I believe, I believe. Of course, I believe. But how can one master the power in the game world?"
Lu Hong urgently inquired.
Hearing this, Li Hanwei smiled slightly, "Most people have only one path of natural awakening, but two years ago, Sky Game Company seemed to have developed a Genetic Potion that greatly increases the possibility of awakening. Once the Genetic Potion is consumed, there’s an 80% chance to awaken a class, but it’s randomly assigned, although self-awakening is also quite random, but related to the game class you’re most familiar with."
"And what about professional levels? Has anyone reached the Third Transformation level in the Horizon yet? We know that in the game world, Third Transformation has world-destroying power!" Lu Hong continued to ask.
Xiong Fang shook his head, "Brother, you’re thinking too far ahead. If someone with that power existed, nuclear bombs couldn’t kill them, wouldn’t they just unify the globe and become emperor? From what I know, the strongest might be those with the codenames Phoenix and True Dragon from Capital City, who are also the two leaders of the Golden Mercenary Corps in the Horizon, with strength around First Transformation Level 6."
Hearing Xiong Fang’s answer, Lu Hong was silently speechless, only First Transformation Level 6, really weak!
"Alright, let’s focus on the match for now, if there’s more to ask, we can chat later." Xiong Fang was unwilling to continue speaking, focusing his gaze back on the stage.
During their conversation, the fight on the stage had already taken a one-sided turn.
Though Night Demon moved gracefully, his defensive capabilities were frighteningly low.
Butcher’s Knife, on the other hand, was stronger and more defensively sound.
So, Butcher’s Knife could be hit ten times by Night Demon, but as long as Night Demon got hit once by Butcher’s Knife, the previous ten hits would be useless, and even have him apologize ten times.
Butcher’s Knife exchanged injury for injury, kicking Night Demon in the abdomen.
Night Demon’s entire body flew, clutching his stomach, unable to get up from the ground, vomiting bile all over.
But Butcher’s Knife didn’t chase, instead pointing at Night Demon with a cold laugh, "This is your X City’s champion from last month? Really trashy!"
Butcher’s Knife’s mockery once again ignited the entire audience.
"You bastard!"
"Damn! Son of a bitch, if you’ve got the guts, don’t leave, I’ll kill you!"
Curses erupted continuously, overwhelming everything.
Butcher’s Knife turned his gaze back to Night Demon and laughed, "If you just admit defeat, I might consider sparing you."
Hearing Butcher’s Knife’s words, Night Demon was silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you, I concede."
Upon hearing Night Demon’s admission of defeat, the host’s voice sounded again, "Let’s take a look, last month’s champion Night Demon has conceded, so, Mr. Butcher’s Knife, do you accept Night Demon’s concession?"
Upon hearing this, Butcher’s Knife grinned, "I don’t accept!"