Chapter 15: Temporary Opponent

Five consecutive games have already drained some of Sean's energy.

But he still insisted not to appease Ji Zi now.

"The first five games should just be small events, the highlight is probably yet to come."

When he lowered his head, Xiu accidentally caught a glimpse of the heart-shaped mark on the back of Sean's neck.

He immediately took advantage of Ji Zi's inattention and put his arm around Sean's shoulders, and the two of them left for a while on the pretext of going to the bathroom.

"What? Are you serious this time?" Xiu said teasingly, "This little guide is pretty good, both capable and cute. Are you sure you don't want to take advantage of him?"

Sean was almost half exhausted and pushed Xiu's shoulder.

"I don't have time to talk to you about this right now."

"If you're just playing around, you could ask her to use her mental power to assist you in the game. That way, you might be able to make it to the last round."

Sean certainly knew what Xiu meant, but he didn't want to.

"I'm not so weak that I need a guide to win the game, am I?" He said, wiping the remaining blood off his face in front of the mirror. "But you're right about one thing. I want to be serious."

Xiu had expected this. He and Sean had known each other for more than ten years, and they had been rooted here since the black market opened.

For many people, the black market is just a trading market, but for orphans like them who regard the world as their home, the black market is their home.

Sean had brought many guides here to watch the game before.

But those girls either covered their noses and mouths with their hands, looking disgusted, or were pretentious and scheming. Some of them were after him, some were after his money, and he and they just took what they wanted.

But no one has ever looked at this place and him without any prejudice like Ji Zi did.

The two quickly returned to the rest area.

Ji Zi just turned around and glanced at him, and Sean walked up and said, "Don't worry."

At this moment, any thoughts of the two will be shared, and they will be truly honest with each other.

"If you might need me in the next few games, my suggestion is, let me try first."

For many things, she has only seen them but cannot use them.

Sean opened his mouth. As he was always domineering and independent, he could not refuse Ji Zi's request at all.

"Well, I'm just worried you might get hurt."

Sentinels are naturally tough and sturdy, while guides are delicate and fragile.

Once injured, it is very likely to cause irreversible damage.

That was the result he least wanted to see.

Even if it means losing this game where freedom is at stake.

Sean also didn't want Ji Zi to get hurt.

After all, she couldn't even provide deep comfort, let alone assist him in fighting alone.

Moreover, it takes a high level of tacit understanding and coordination for guides and sentinels to fight together.

They had only known each other for a few days...

The game has begun.

This time, the challenger that Sean faced was an A+ level senior sentinel who had practical experience of entering and exiting the contaminated area dozens of times.

Ji Zi suggested observing first, and Sean began to dodge the opponent's fists nimbly, but he did not throw a punch for a long time.

This strategic adjustment confused the challenger who had been watching Sean's boxing for several rounds in the audience.

He took off his braces and yelled, "What the hell are you doing? Are you still going to fight?"

Just as Sean was about to go back, Ji Zi's voice came from the depths of his consciousness.

"It's time to fight back."

Is that okay?

Sean, who had been patient for a long time, could no longer tolerate this man with bad breath and punched him in the forehead.

The opponent's eyes were blank for a second, and then he fell backwards with a bang.

The referee came on stage to count down.

Even after the ten numbers were reported, the so-called A+ grade sentry couldn't even open his eyes.

"I declare this match."

"The Snake Man wins the fight!"

Thunderous applause rang in my ears.

Sean won Game 6 effortlessly.

At this time, several female guides sitting in the corner seemed to have noticed something, and one of them instructed the sentry to call the referee.

"Please check if the champion has taken an overdose of drugs before the match."

The referee grinned, his gold teeth bared. "People report this every day. He doesn't like that stuff. Let's try something new, miss."

The guide in a white dress sitting in a secluded corner seemed angry.

He declared arrogantly, "I want to see your boss if he still wants to win this game."

The guide in a white dress with a charming scent left through the side door, twisting her slender waist.

At this moment, the referee did not realize that there was anything wrong with letting her go like this.

Until—Sion won another game.

Only three games left.

The referee sent someone to pass the message to the boss.

Not long after, before the end of Game 7.

The guide in the graceful white dress returned again with two strong sentinels by her side.

Ji Zi's gaze vaguely glanced towards the corner.

I thought I covered it up well enough.

Unexpectedly, Xiu saw through her plan at a glance.

"That person is sitting in the most expensive super VIP seat in our ring match. It has a 360-degree view. He must be a big shot who cannot be messed with."

Ji Zi recognized the white guide dress she was wearing. It was more beautiful in style than her own and the craftsmanship was more complicated.

It is indeed the guide of the White Pagoda.

Why be so blatant?

Ji Zi couldn't understand.

But something happened soon that she couldn't understand.

As the eighth challenger fell to the ground.

Two names were temporarily modified from the original list of participants.

The referee's explanation was that the original players withdrew from the competition due to force majeure, so the boss temporarily randomly selected two substitutes from the ring competition.

Which two?

They were the two sentries brought in by the guide in white dress.

One is called Yuri and the other is called Malza.

Yuri started, and as soon as he came on the court, he gave Sean a strong sense of pressure.

This is a powerful aura that can only be released by high-level sentinels above S level.

And Sean is just a Sentinel who has just been promoted to A-level. Perhaps he has not even had time to master his newly evolved superpowers, but he has to fight against high-level Sentinels above S-level.

Many of Sean's fans in the audience have already started giving him the middle finger.

"Isn't this too much?"

"Is it possible that we snake men are not S-rank?"

"How is an A-rank Sentinel going to fight an S-rank Sentinel? I can't even imagine that scene!"

Sean and Yuri smiled at each other. Yuri looked incredibly relaxed. He had no weapons and just said to him with his bare hands, "Let's get started."

The sentinel named Yuri was very knowledgeable about his tactics and boxing skills.

Obviously there had been some data research. At the beginning, Sion could barely fight him for dozens of rounds.

But as time passed, Ji Zi soon discovered something was wrong.

This person was clearly using the same tactics they had just used against others to deal with Sean.

Suddenly, Yuri seemed to deliberately reveal a weakness.

Ji Zi resolutely ordered Sean to attack with a heavy punch.

"Bang" the metal fist seemed to hit a layer of equally hard boundary object and was bounced back.

Sean's hands were buzzing and shaking from the impact.

For a moment I was completely powerless.

At this moment, Yuri showed a standard eight-tooth smile.

Launch a fierce attack.

"careful!"