Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 336: I Can Even Beat Down Liuli Hong

Chapter 336: Chapter 336: I Can Even Beat Down Liuli Hong

Time ticked by slowly, and the audience around the stage was starting to get restless.

"What’s happening? Are they still fighting or not?"

"Exactly, it’s been over ten minutes already. What the heck is the organizer doing?"

"Isn’t it just about announcing the final match between Edson and Lu Xiao? How hard can that be?"

"It’s not about the announcement being hard; it’s that the Superpower Alliance can’t figure out what Lu Xiao is up to, betting two billion US Dollars on himself—who does that?"

"You’ve got a point. Even though Lu Xiao is unlikely to beat Mr. Edson, but... what if he does, right? That would mean paying out over two hundred billion US Dollars. The entire Superpower Alliance might go bankrupt."

Must admit, there were some clever folks among the crowd who quickly understood why the Superpower Alliance was troubled.

Anybody would struggle with this; anyone would hesitate.

After all, however slim, a possibility is still a possibility.

Nobody knew exactly what Lu Xiao was planning, or what kind of ace he was holding.

After all, that was a whole two billion US Dollars. To say Lu Xiao was unprepared with any strategy, no one would believe that.

"The time is about right. I wonder if the Superpower Alliance will let me fight or postpone it a day," muttered Lu Xiao as he glanced at the time.

The Superpower Alliance actually didn’t have much room to maneuver.

The most they could do was push the finals back by a day and then use that day to deploy some tricks off the record.

"I guess they’ll probably go ahead with the fight, considering... they have to consider Edson’s reputation after all."

"If they were to postpone it, it would be too embarrassing for Edson," said Chen Fei, slightly raising her eyebrows.

Of course, there was another reason—her constant presence by Lu Xiao’s side.

Even if the Superpower Alliance wanted to resort to underhanded tactics against Lu Xiao, those would need to succeed, right?

With her guarding him, the Superpower Alliance would have to deal with Lu Xiao on actual terms, and dirty tricks were probably off the table.

"Everyone!" Chen Fei had just finished speaking when the venue’s PA system suddenly blared.

The whole area went quiet; everyone perked up their ears.

"The final match of the Mutant Exchange Meet Master Group will start in five minutes. Please, Mr. Edson and Mr. Lu Xiao, be prepared."

The venue burst into noise again.

Actually, many had speculated that the final might be postponed, but it turned out to be going ahead as planned.

The Superpower Alliance seemed to have a lot of confidence in Edson.

Of course, Edson had made a few phone calls just moments ago—it was probably at his own request.

"My phone is about to ring," Lu Xiao said, a slight smile curling on his lips.

Indeed, right after he spoke, the phone he had handed to Chen Fei began to vibrate.

The caller ID showed an unknown number.

"Should I answer it?" Chen Fei looked toward Lu Xiao and asked.

"Answer."

As the phone connected, a middle-aged man’s voice came through: "Is this Mr. Lu Xiao? I am Sancho from the Superpower Alliance."

"What is it?" Lu Xiao responded coolly.

"It’s like this, Mr. Lu Xiao. We have a contract here. If you agree to forfeit the final, not only will we return your two billion dollar bet, we’ll also award you the championship prize. What do you say?"

The Master Group’s championship prize, a Mutated Crystal, huh?

That’s quite generous.

"Are you out of your minds? One Mutated Crystal and you think you can get rid of me? At least five!" Lu Xiao casually threw out a number.

Five Mutated Crystals—there was no way the Superpower Alliance could procure that; after all, these are not cabbages.

The Superpower Alliance initially offered two crystals to get Chen Fei to withdraw and one more for the champion of the Master Group—that made three.

To come up with another five was definitely not possible.

Of course, if the Superpower Alliance could actually deliver, then Lu Xiao would concede immediately.

Five Mutated Crystals in hand, a major leap toward becoming a Fourth-stage Mutant.

"Mr. Lu Xiao, you’re joking too big here. No Mutant Organization could come up with five Mutated Crystals."

"However, if you’re agreeable, we can make it monetary. At the rate of two billion US Dollars per crystal, we’ll directly give you one hundred billion US Dollars," the man on the other side offered again.

A total of one hundred billion US Dollars—that’s substantial.

However, in terms of overall betting pool profits, one hundred billion US Dollars isn’t much.

The Superpower Alliance really went big with the betting this time. Besides Edson, the volume of bets placed on other competitors is quite massive too.

Their final profit would at least be around one hundred billion US Dollars.

One hundred billion dollars to secure a clean deal was definitely acceptable to them.

"I’m not short on cash; don’t mention it unless it’s five Mutated Crystals. I need to get ready to claim the crown. Bye!" After saying that, Lu Xiao signaled to Chen Fei not to hang up.

Chen Fei immediately understood Lu Xiao’s intention, casually tossing the phone onto the table.

Then, Lu Xiao began to laugh heartily, "That two hundred billion is as good as mine. Edson is nothing. Even if Liuli Hong were standing in front of me today, I could take him down!"

On the other end of the phone, hearing Lu Xiao’s somewhat muffled voice, every executive from the Superpower Alliance felt a chill run down their spine.

Lu Xiao must be holding some superb ace up his sleeve, otherwise there’s no way he would say such things.

Even able to take down Liuli Hong... Oh dear, Mr. Edson might not stand a chance.