Chapter 8 - The undercurrent

"Now let's welcome, all the way from America, Jaguar…"

"WOOOOOOOO!!"

Another uproar of cheers surrounded the stadium as Li Rui stared at his opponent who was coming out of the tunnel. He had an imposing look in his eyes, but he had an uneasy feeling as if something wasn't right.

The face of the tall black man was filled with scars and he wore a blue cloak as he walked towards the ring.

After noticing that his opponent was even smaller than he had seen in pictures, Howard couldn't help but smile.

A bright golden tooth shone bright like a diamond while most of his other teeth were missing.

After removing the cloak, Howard's figure was completely exposed in front of everyone, and Li Rui finally understood why he felt uneasy.

Instead of the stick-thin figure that had been shown in the information, what was in front of him was a huge muscular body.

Although it still wasn't the same figure as when Howard had been at his best, with his large body frame, his figure was at least double of Li Rui's.

This figure was definitely more than 200 pounds!

"You tricked me!"

Inside the VIP room, Wang Lei slowly turned around and narrowed his eyes.

"How could you say that? Jaguar has been trying to redeem himself all the while and has been training day and night. What's wrong with that? Or is it that… Mr. Wang doesn't have the guts to bet?"

Zheng Huayun took a sip of water and gave back the words that Wang Lei had previously thrown at him.

He was completely filled with pleasure upon saying those words.

What was the meaning of humiliation?

This was it!

So what if you're Wang Lei?

After noticing Zheng Huayun's look, Wang Lei didn't say a single word and quietly turned around.

"The match hasn't started yet. Don't be too full of yourself."

"HAHA, they are at least three or four weight classes apart. You really think that kid has any chance of winning?"

"Not only a chance, a big chance!"

"Guess I'll just wait and see!"

Zheng Huayun felt that Wang Lei was just in denial and gave a disdained frown.

At the same time, both of the fighters were already in the ring, and the referee was briefing them for one last time.

"You have to stop attacking once your opponent surrenders or loses consciousness. Do you understand?"

As both of them nodded their heads, the referee announced the start of the match and quickly ran out of the ring.

In these types of wrestling matches, the referee doesn't play an important role. It wasn't worth it if he was accidentally hurt in the process.

Just seconds after the announcement, Jaguar suddenly dashed forward and threw a punch in Li Rui's direction.

"Fuck!"

A chill ran down his spine and Li Rui immediately moved his head aside to dodge the attack.

Shut! A left jab!

Li Rui recalled his opponent's tactics and noticed a right uppercut coming toward his direction.

It was impossible to dodge this!

Li Rui immediately analyzed the situation and readjusted his position. He tightened his arms as he waited for the punch.

Boom!

A dull sound from the muscle collision surrounded the stadium. Suddenly, as if a switch was turned on, the entire stadium was boiling!

"Go get him!! Fuck him in the balls!"

"Unscrew his head!"

"Go on!!! Go!!! Kick his balls!"

Countless gentlemen and ladies had already thrown away their masks and revealed their bloodthirsty side.

Li Rui stepped away to keep a distance between the two of them and confronted Howard from afar.

He hadn't expected such a large difference between them. He was stronger than him and also much faster than him.

With long arms and legs, his attack range was too large and he could only have a close-ranged fight.

Li Rui shook his arm that was aching, rhythmically shaking it.

Howard was almost two meters tall, and his wingspan was more than two hundred centimeters. He had just recently turned sixteen years old and was only a hundred seventy centimeters tall. Therefore, it was not advantageous for Li Rui to use long-ranged attacks.

Charge!

Shua! Shua!

Two heavy punches swept across Li Rui's ears, the sounds of the punches piercing through the air in the stadium.

Taking advantage of his agility and speed, Li Rui successfully got close to Howard's side which was easier than he had expected.

Looks like the cocaine had severely damaged his nervous system, and it was impossible for the damaged neurons to recover within such a short period of time.

The tall, gigantic Howard Alsop was now like a bulky elephant, and Li Rui, who was like a flexible monkey, slipped next to him.

However, Howard was a fighter with plenty of combat experience, thus Li Rui was greeted with a siege-hammer-like knee.

Fuck!

It's a trap!

Boom!

Li Rui blocked the knee with his hands, and the violent force that came with it caused him to freeze for a moment.

At the same time, Howard's hand grabbed the back of Li Rui's head and hit him again with his other knee.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A continuous clinch knee!

Once he had lost the opportunity, he could only passively defend himself.

Li Rui's hands were tough like iron gates and were defending the continuous attacks.

"OHHHHHH! Smash that little white face! Beat his brain out!"

The audience cheered at the top of their lungs, and those who had bet on Jaguar winning the match were already celebrating.

Howard violently grabbed onto Li Rui's neck. He twisted his body, wanting to use the momentum to make Li Rui lose his balance.

But Li Rui's lower body seemed to have taken root on the ground, and no matter how hard Howard kicked, he was still unable to break away from his arms.

In between his attacks, Li Rui found his opportunity. Instead of retreating, he dashed forward and threw a body slam.

Li Rui forcefully threw Howard onto the ground of the ring. Just as Li Rui was about to continue his attack, a sharp sweep forced him to move back. Howard slowly stood up while cautiously staring at Li Rui.

His body felt like it had been torn apart. Howard couldn't understand how Li Rui had such a powerful strength.

This strength definitely did not match that tiny body's capacity!

With amazing speed and agility, and an indestructible defense, coupled with the explosive power from the body slam, Howard had already placed Li Rui at a professional player's level.

"You little monkey! You managed to piss me off. I will slowly kill the fuck out of you."

Howard grinned at Li Rui with his crooked teeth, stretched his aching muscles, and started trash-talking.

These young players were inexperienced and could be easily provoked.

They would never be able to fight properly once they were triggered.

After noticing that Li Rui was not affected by his words, Howard continued to confront him while testing his reactions with his trash-talks.

Howard delightedly noticed that Li Rui involuntarily twitched his eyebrows when his family was mentioned.

"You son of a bitch. Look at that face of yours. Your mom must be bloody hot. Give me a good night and I may spare your life. How about that?"

Boom!

A violent sidekick interrupted his talk, and he immediately blocked the attack with both of his hands.

The arm that had been kicked hurt like hell as if it had been broken. Howard's heart burned in rage as the smile on his face became even more disgusting.