31: Chapter 31 The Battle of Superpowered Individuals

Vajra stood up, raising both hands to signal that he was the strongest.

Some newcomers in the audience couldn't bear to watch and threw up, while others kept cursing him for being too cruel.

The guy had already conceded, yet he still killed him.

But this was a no-rules ring; once you stepped up, you had to be prepared to die.

Soon, staff members came onto the ring to check if Ghost Shadow was still breathing, then carried him away.

Shen Qianxun had been frightened just now and covered her eyes, afraid to look.

She only removed her hands after the person was carried away.

"Xiao Liuzi, why do you think this Vajra killed the guy even after he surrendered?"

She felt none of the thrill of winning money from earlier.

"That's how a no-rules ring is. Since they chose to step up, they had to be prepared to die. Didn't you come here before? What are you afraid of?" Lu Qingfeng asked, puzzled.

"I came with my dad before, but he wouldn't let me watch the eight o'clock shows. This is my first time watching, okay?" Shen Qianxun said, feeling a bit aggrieved.

"Alright, alright. We won money, didn't we? How much did you bet?"

"Ten thousand. It's so dark—if you lose, it's all gone, and if you win, they take a 10 percent cut. But I've won quite a bit today. I'll treat you to a late-night snack. Let's go… let's go!"

Lu Qingfeng didn't really want to leave. "Let's watch a bit longer. Why leave when there's money to be won?"

He grabbed Shen Qianxun and pressed her back into her seat.

"Watch a little longer, don't be in such a rush."

Shen Qianxun had no choice but to stay. Actually, she quite liked the excitement, but Ghost Shadow's death had made her a bit uncomfortable.

As for Lu Qingfeng, he just purely wanted to earn some money.

The second match arrived quickly. This time, Lu Qingfeng was much bolder.

He had already won over a million, so he bet two million at once.

His eye for the game didn't fail him, and he won another 1.8 million.

A few more matches followed, and he only guessed wrong once, earning several more million.

Lu Qingfeng was very excited.

It turned out money was so easy to make.

Shen Qianxun seemed to have gotten used to it too, and was shouting and cheering just as before.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's most heavyweight match is coming up… That's right, it's the Ability User showdown. Now, let's invite our two contestants onto the stage."

"Boom…" Huge fireworks erupted at the scene.

The atmosphere was completely stirred up.

Ability Users were a presence almost invisible in reality. Why?

Because Special Ability was just like gun control from over a thousand years ago.

On this old earth of Blue Star, they were very strictly regulated.

First of all, learning a Special Ability was quite difficult. You had to go to university, either in the combat department or the support and healing department.

Other majors that didn't use Special Ability simply wouldn't let you learn them.

In other words, even if you had undergone several Cancerous Mutations and had very strong physical fitness, you still wouldn't have a Special Ability.

This was mainly because in the beginning, everyone underwent Cancerous Mutation, and then the Special Ability formulas were made public, so anyone could learn them.

"Martial arts are used to defy prohibitions."

Later, Blue Star fell into chaos. Many Ability Users committed all sorts of evil, relying on their powerful Special Abilities.

Burning, killing, looting… treating human lives like grass.

In the end, it even triggered a world war. After the war, the Human Alliance was established, and a regulatory document targeting Ability Users was signed.

Of course, this was only for Blue Star, this old earth. It was said that in interstellar space, many black markets sold Special Ability formulas, allowing people to learn them in secret.

But on Blue Star, even if you possessed a Special Ability, you couldn't use it at will; if caught, you would have to face legal judgment.

The only ones who could use them reasonably and legally were the law enforcement teams.

And the two Ability Users tonight were clearly not native to Blue Star.

As the flames erupted, the two walked into the ring.

"Entering the ring now is the contestant with the codename Flame. His fire-type Special Ability is superb."

Thunderous applause erupted at the scene.

"The other contestant entering the ring is codenamed Godwind. It is said that he is a mysterious wind-type Ability User."

The applause at the scene became even more thunderous.

Wind-type Ability Users were indeed very rare; it required the Cancerous Mutation to occur in the bones to have a chance of producing a wind-type.

As the two contestants entered the ring, the big screen projected their basic information.

Codename: Flame, Level 3 Cancer-mutant. Special Ability: Fireball. Record: 3 wins, 0 losses.

VS Codename: Godwind, Level 3 Cancer-mutant. Special Ability: Wind Blade. Record: 2 wins, 0 losses.

Odds are one to one, minimum bet 500,000.

"Xiao Liuzi, it requires 500,000. Which one should I bet on?"

Unexpectedly, Shen Qianxun was quite rich. Although she had won over a hundred thousand, she had 500,000 on her, and it looked like she had far more than that.

"I'm not betting… I can't be sure either. I don't understand Ability Users."

Lu Qingfeng was telling the truth; he really didn't understand them, having only watched some videos and his mother's performances.

"Oh… then I won't bet either."

But that was just the two of them; everyone else was betting very quickly.

Before long, both sides had exceeded two billion federal credits.

There were only about a thousand people at the scene, yet they managed to scrape together four billion federal credits. This was the temptation of gambling… terrifying!

Those who could come here were basically either rich or noble; at the worst, they were Advanced white-collar workers. They needed to seek some excitement in their lives.

Real life was too dull, the laws were strict, their lifespans were long, and money was easy to earn.

For them, this was just like cockfighting or dogfighting in the past—just watching a show and gambling.

Soon, both were ready.

As a bell rang, Flame attacked first. He quickly condensed a fireball in his hand and threw it at Godwind.

"Boom…"

Godwind was very fast; he dodged and quickly threw a Wind Blade over.

The Wind Blade was fast, rushing toward Flame. Flame couldn't dodge in time and threw out a fireball. The fire and the Wind Blade collided and exploded.

The ring was made of some unknown material and was very sturdy; surprisingly, nothing happened to it.

Lu Qingfeng watched with some disappointment; it was just like playing a video game—ranged shooting at each other.

This kind of Special Ability couldn't possibly hit him.

So, he quietly asked Shen Qianxun.

"Chihiro… do they only know this one Special Ability? Can't they materialize weapons?"

He remembered his mother's long flame blade—how cool that was!

The ring was only this big; a level 3, ten-meter-long long flame blade—one strike would cover half the ring, how could you dodge that?

And that fire Dragon, ten meters long—nothing like these two, playing Street Fighter here.

Lu Qingfeng almost dubbed them with "Hadouken"…

"No, all Special Abilities have the ability to materialize weapons, but not everyone can learn that. It's very difficult. Their fireball and Wind Blade are just the simplest Special Abilities."

Lu Qingfeng understood. It made sense; if they could learn high-end Special Abilities, they wouldn't need to come here and fight to the death to earn money.

Before long, the wind-type Ability User, having the advantage of speed, struck Flame with a Wind Blade.

It directly severed one of his arms. He raised his hand to surrender, and Godwind didn't go for the kill.

"Let's go… let's go."

Lu Qingfeng instantly felt it was very boring.

Special Abilities were very powerful, but if they were like this, it was impossible to hit someone who practiced National Martial Arts.

It would be better to go back and practice martial arts properly, then come here every day to gamble—of course, betting on sure things.

As for Ability Users, he couldn't tell their strength.