Chapter 74.

"Mr. Chapman, what are you doing? Why did you interrupt?"

Natasha frowned in annoyance. She hadn't even made her decision, but

Stephan had accepted the challenge without consulting her. He was

overstepping his boundaries! "Ms. Harmon, there's nothing to be afraid

of! I'm sure I can handle anything they throw at me," Stephan said

confidently. He was utterly unaware of his mistake. "What if we lost the

death match? Have you thought about the consequences?" Natasha narrowed

her eyes. "You must be joking! It's impossible that they will defeat me.

Just watch, I'll put on an amazing performance later!" Stephan patted his

chest assuredly. "Ms. Harmon, there are only two choices. You can either

pay the ransom with half of your business, or you bet on the deathmatch

with all your assets at stake." Edwin repeated his conditions. "I will

accept the death match. However, let my sister go first," Natasha said

coldly. Even though she knew that she was walking into Edwin's trap,

there was nothing else she could do. Thankfully, she had come prepared.

"Of course." Edwin gestured to his men, and they brought Ruth out, bound

up tightly with ropes. Thankfully, despite the ordeal, she seemed none

the worse for wear. "Ruth, are you injured?" Natasha quickly cut the

ropes away. "Sis! Thank God you are here. This time, it's not my fault. I

fell into Edwin's trap!" Ruth whined. "It's alright, go and have a rest.

I'll handle this." Natasha nodded. "Ms. Harmon, now that I have released

your sister, isn't it time to sign the agreement for our death match?"

Edwin already had a document prepared, and a servant brought it to

Natasha. The document was both a signed consent and agreement stating the

terms and conditions of the match. The loser had to comply with all the

conditions of the bet, which everyone would witness. "Since you insist on

a death match, I'll take up the challenge!" Natasha signed her name on

the document without hesitation. tv won. "Alright! I admire your

decisiveness!" Edwin smirked triumphantly as if he had already "I'll be

your first opponent!" Stephan stepped forward confidently. He taunted

Edwin's men on the opposing side. "Who wants to fight me? I'll send you

all to hell!" "Wolverine, you are up." Edwin pointed toward a hulking,

muscular man with tanned skin who stepped forward as well. "Mr. Chapman,

you must be careful of the Wolverine. He is a Muay Thai fighter and

notorious among the underground fighting rings in Swinton!" One of

Natasha's bodyguards whispered to Stephan. "A Muay Thai fighter?

Defeating him would be child's play!" Stephan scoffed. 1 Stephan and

Wolverine stood in the ring, facing each other off.

Wolverine was obviously used to combat. He stretched his

limbs, cracked his knuckles, and struck a stance. His muscles were

contracted tensely as he was poised to strike. On the other hand, Stephan

folded his hands behind him and seemed to be at ease. "I'll let you have

the first move." Stephan motioned to his opponent. Wolverine did not hold

back. He leaped high into the air and threw a flying kick at Stephan. At

this level, his strength could even cause a metal pole to bend. "Child's

play!" Stephan avoided the attack easily and landed a punch to

Wolverine's chest. Wolverine lost his balance and retreated a few steps,

panting heavily. Stephan did not give him a chance to catch his breath,

landing several heavy blows on Wolverine's arms, abdomen, and legs. After

a few minutes, it was clear that Stephan had the upper hand. Wolverine

did all he could to fight back, but he could not recover from his

injuries. Finally, Stephan landed the final blow, and Wolverine fainted

on impact. The first round went to Stephan! Seeing the outcome, relief

appeared on the faces of Natasha's men. "Who would have expected that Mr.

Chapman was so strong? It's no wonder he is the key fighter of the Harmon

family!" "With Mr. Chapman on our side, we will definitely be

victorious!" The audience was whispering in excitement. They were all in

awe of Stephan's fighting ability. Even though he was a little brash, he

did have the abilities to back it up. "Who else wants to fight against

me?" Stephan sized up the rest of Edwin's men. "This explains why Natasha

agreed to the match so quickly. She brought in outside help." Edwin

scratched his chin in surprise. "Have you all gone dumb? Come up to fight

me!" Stephan taunted. "Mr. Lawson, you are up next to prevent any further

surprises." Edwin turned to an older man, Fletcher Lawson. "No problem."

Fletcher nodded and stepped into the ring with his head held high. "Old

man! With your thin and fragile limbs, how can you ever dream of

defeating me? Give up now and you shall live!" Stephan laughed

scornfully. "Don't overestimate yourself!" Fletcher replied with a poker

face and attacked Stephan immediately. His agile movements were as quick

as lightning. "You are just asking for trouble!" Stephan sneered and

rushed toward Fletcher as well. When they met in the middle of the ring,

there was a deafening explosion as both punches landed on their targets.

However, after the debris settled, Fletcher was the only person still

standing. Not a hair on his head was harmed. On the other hand, Stephan

was lying helplessly on the ground. His arm was obviously broken, and he

was bleeding profusely. Fletcher's immense

power had struck Stephan's body, Incapacitating him. Fletcher was not

done yet. He went up to Stephan and landed two more blows on his chest.

Stephan gave a loud cry of pain as his body was flung against a tree. On

Impact, blood spurted out from his mouth. "How could this be?" Natasha's

men were all dismayed at the sudden turn of events. No one expected

Stephan to be defeated so quickly. Fletcher had Stephan Injured and

bleeding within three turns. Their difference in prowess was just too

significant. "That's terrible! How can this old man be so strong? Even

Mr. Chapman couldn't defeat him!" Ruth exclaimed worriedly. Stephan was

one of the Harmon family's best fighters. It was unthinkable that he

couldn't even withstand three attacks from an opponent!