Dragon Hidden in the Sky

The burly man wore a fierce-looking ghost mask.

Ye Qing ignored his threats and turned to the tiger in front of her, asking, "Do you have a grudge against him?"

"Our boss has a grudge!" Tiger said. "He's a boxer trained by the Zhang family in Donghai City, and I'm a boxer trained by the Wang family in Donghai City. Today, our boss secretly gambled ten million!"

"Ten million? You're going to fight him?" Ye Qing asked.

Tiger nodded and said, "Yes, if we match up, we'll see who wins and who loses; if we don't match up, we'll see who ranks higher."

“This underground boxing tournament selects four people each day, and then Fifth Master sends four more, making eight people to participate in the championship match that night,” Tiger said. “You will likely meet him in the first round, and I will most likely meet him in the second round. After winning three rounds in a row, you can enter the championship match that night.”

"One out of eight people?" Ye Qing asked.

"More or less!" the tiger said.

"You can't beat him?" Ye Qing asked.

"It's about even between him and me," Tiger said. "But my opponent in the first round is quite strong. Even if I win, I'll probably be exhausted. So I was thinking, could you help me delay him as much as possible and wear him down?"

"Don't worry!" Tiger said, "As long as you stall long enough, I'll give you two thousand yuan in private!"

Ye Qing was speechless.

He noticed that these people who fought in underground boxing matches didn't seem to be that wealthy, so he asked curiously, "If you win for your boss, how much money will he give you?"

The tiger chuckled and said, "Give me fifty thousand!"

"You only get 50,000 if you win 10 million, and then you still have to go out and fight? What if you lose?" Ye Qing asked.

"If I lose... I'll probably lose this job!" Tiger said, "These days, it's long past the era where whoever has the bigger fist is the strongest. People like us can earn more than ordinary people by being dogs for the rich. If we're lucky, we can earn tens of thousands in a fight, which is much better than working a regular job!"

He was quite honest, though.

Ye Qing nodded and said, "Don't worry, as long as you can win this match, you should be able to win. I should be able to beat him."

"Uh!" The tiger seemed a little speechless!

Ye Qing doesn't seem to be the kind of person who's particularly capable.

"As long as you can keep them in check..."

Tiger was about to say something when a voice rang out, "Tiger, get ready to go on stage, first round!"

"Brother, be sure to stall him for a little longer," Tiger added.

After the tiger left, Ye Qing glanced at the burly man wearing the demon mask. He noticed that the man was also looking at him with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

Ye Qing didn't pay any attention and just waited where he was.

About twenty minutes later, a man walked over and said, "Ghostface, One-Punch Man, get ready to enter the arena!"

Ye Qing stood up and stretched. The burly man clearly didn't take Ye Qing seriously, a hint of disdain on his lips, and swaggered ahead of Ye Qing.

They walked along the passage and soon arrived at the octagonal cage at the bottom. Ye Qing saw someone being carried away on a stretcher, and the other person was the tiger.

However, he didn't seem to be in good condition at the moment; his bare upper body was covered in bruises.

He glanced at Ye Qing with concern, his eyes filled with despair.

"Come on, let's have a no-rules fight until one of us is knocked out!" someone said from in front of the two.

The burly man sneered and walked directly onto the platform.

Ye Qing followed.

The two went up, and someone locked the octagonal cage.

Ye Qing looked around and saw a screen not far away. The screen displayed his and Ghost Face's names, and below it were the real-time odds. His odds were around 3, while Ghost Face's were only around 1.3.

He also saw Su Qing on the steps. She waved the box of chips in her hand at him and then gave him an OK sign.

The implication is clear: she has already placed her bet.

"Kid, you still have the nerve to look around?" Ghost Face sneered, looking at Ye Qing and saying, "And you even gave yourself a stupid name, One-Punch Man? In front of me, you're just a dry monkey, I'll knock you out with one punch!"

Ye Qing ignored him and just stood there blankly!

Seeing that Ye Qing looked completely unprepared, some of the onlookers started cursing.

"Damn it, where did this dog come from? It doesn't look like it can fight at all!"

"Damn it, I thought he was a pretty strong newcomer because his name was One-Punch Man, so I bet 200,000 on him. This bastard, is he here to throw a fight?!"

"It's possible that he deliberately paid to lose, even though he doesn't actually know how to fight. He just went up there, took a punch, and then made some money!"

Someone started swearing!

Some people were laughing hysterically too!

Those are people who bought the "ghost mask" and are receiving welfare benefits.

Seeing Ye Qing's appearance, they believed that their bet was a sure thing. Although the odds were not high, and they could only make about 3,000 yuan out of 10,000 yuan, it was a safe bet!

Seeing Ye Qing standing there dumbfounded, Ghost Face sneered and then charged straight at Ye Qing. He used his left hand to protect his face and his right hand to deliver a powerful hook punch straight at Ye Qing.

When Ye Qing saw the masked man rushing over, unseen by anyone, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth beneath the mask. Then, he seemed to panic and turned to the side, then, as if he had lost his balance, he instantly fell to the ground.

He looked as if he had been so frightened that he fell to the ground.

But by sheer coincidence, he managed to dodge Ghost Face's punch.

"Damn, where did this idiot come from? He can't even fit in an octagon!"

The tiger, who had just arrived at the passage, was stunned and filled with despair upon seeing this scene.

"what!"

Suddenly, his expression changed. He realized that Ghost Face had lost his balance. It seemed that his foot had kicked Ye Qing's foot, and he stumbled and fell forward a few steps.

"boom!"

Then a sound of a head hitting metal rang out.

He lunged towards the direction of an iron pillar inside the octagonal cage, and his head slammed right into that pillar.

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped in shock; the crisp sound of the collision looked painful!

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Ghost Face slammed face down on the ground, seemingly unconscious!

Next to them, someone started counting down loudly.

"ten!"

"Nine!"

……

Ye Qing smiled, got up from the ground, and patted his bottom.

"one!"

"Ghost Face Victory!"

The sound resounded throughout the fifth floor.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene.

After a long while, a burst of cheers finally broke out.

There were also many people swearing and cursing.

"Holy crap, this actually works!"