Chapter 549: The Arena of Beasts
The next day, Yang Ming parted ways with Alex and went to the black market alone.
Before leaving, he reminded Alex again and again: "What happens next is not something you can participate in, so I suggest you go home and hide to avoid being involved in the chaos that follows."
Alex knew how powerful this "big boss" was, so he naturally didn't dare to ignore his advice. He immediately drove back to the Balfam Temple overnight.
Yang Ming came to the underground black market again, and just as he had guessed, everyone's attention was immediately attracted by the Magikarp mask on his head.
"I don't know what this means. I didn't expect that someone would actually go out wearing this kind of headgear. Is this person a fool?"
"That's right. And he's wearing that tacky bright red hood. This country bumpkin doesn't think he's the coolest guy, does he?"
"The dumbest idiot in our village looks much smarter than this guy!"
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A series of contemptuous whispers reached Yang Ming's ears. He laughed secretly in his heart. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He immediately ignored the discussions of the crowd and strode towards the largest building in the black market - the Ten Thousand Beast Arena.
The so-called Beast Arena is the largest underground arena in the entire Miare underground black market. Here, a large number of guests come here every day to watch illegal Pokémon duels. They are dressed in bright clothes and wear various masks on their faces. These people are the children of nobles from Kalos and other regions. They come here to enjoy the excitement brought by illegal duels and are willing to risk being arrested. For them, watching those struggling at the bottom drive Pokémon to fight each other for a little money is a different kind of fun.
In order to receive these distinguished guests, the Wanshou Arena specially prepared luxurious private rooms. In contrast, the contestant room here is very simple. Most of the contestants who come here to participate in the duel are drug addicts who owe huge debts due to drug addiction, and there are also some poor people from the bottom of the society who fight for their lives. They will bet their lives and the lives of their Pokémon here for the prize money that the rich people don't care about.
Unfortunately, there are only a handful of lucky people who can earn huge bonuses and leave the Arena with all their limbs intact every day.
As soon as Yang Ming entered the room, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. No matter if they were the masked dignitaries or the ragged contestants, everyone's face was full of ridicule.
Yang Ming turned a deaf ear and went straight to the front desk: "I want to sign up for the competition."
The receptionist looked at the strange man wearing a Magikarp mask with some confusion, and asked in a low voice: "Excuse me, sir, what should I call you? We will register contestants who have participated in the competition multiple times."
"Giant Shark King." Yang Ming deliberately said loudly. Sure enough, not long after, the hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Giant Shark King? Did I hear it right? This carp-headed clown actually calls himself the king?" A masked lady covered her mouth and laughed.
"How could such a powerful leader appear here? This clown might be mentally ill?" another middle-aged man in a suit and tie said sarcastically.
The fellow contestants were even more rude: "Big Shark King? I think it's just a damn little goldfish, right?"
"It should be a big carp."
"Anyway, this idiot looks very easy to deal with. Whoever meets him in the first round will be really lucky."
"When we meet him later, we must chop his Pokémon into pieces and let him know that this arena is not a place for an idiot like him to come."
The laughter was so unbridled as if it was meant for him to hear, but Yang Ming was unmoved. It would be better to say that this was exactly the effect he wanted.
"Laugh as much as you want, soon you will all be dead." Yang Ming sneered in his heart.
At this moment, the ridicule suddenly stopped. As the door was violently pushed open, two figures, a man and a woman, walked side by side into the hall. The air in the entire hall instantly froze, and everyone automatically made way for them, watching the two walk towards the VIP room.
It was not until the two walked away that whispers gradually began to be heard in the hall.
"I didn't expect that the leader of the Vulture Gang, Vulture, would show up here. I was almost scared to death the moment I saw him."
"Wasn't the Vulture Gang wiped out yesterday? How come he is still alive?"
"Shh~ Do you want to die? Be careful that guy hears you," the man whispered.
Another person added: "Although the Vulture Gang is finished, the leader Vulture is just missing. Now it seems that Vulture himself may have killed all his men."
"That's right. Vulture is well-known throughout the slums for his cruelty and perversion. It's not surprising that he would do anything given his personality."
"Who is the woman next to him? Even though her face is covered with a veil, you can tell she's a stunning beauty just by looking at her figure," a middle-aged man whispered, "If I could spend a night with a beauty like this, I would rather live ten years less."
"Idiot, don't you see what kind of person you are? She came here with the vulture, so she must be the vulture's woman." The person next to him said disdainfully.
"And considering the vulture's perversion, this poor woman might be thrown into the crusher tonight," the man sighed, "I think it's a pity. I can play with those beautiful legs for a whole year."
"Tsk, if you have the guts, go and say this in front of the vulture..."
Yang Ming watched the whole process with cold eyes. He didn't take the comments of these futures dead people to heart at all. But he was a little surprised by the appearance of Vulture. However, this so-called No. 1 gang leader in the slums was only worthy of his second glance. What really concerned him was the stunning beauty next to Vulture.
This woman was the masked woman whom he met in the clothing store yesterday.
Unlike others, Yang Ming, who has practiced martial arts for many years, is more sensitive to murderous intent than ordinary people. When the vulture passed by him, Yang Ming could sense the fear deep in the heart of the leader of the number one gang.
He is afraid of the masked woman next to him!
"Interesting, it seems that Vulture, the local tyrant in the slums, has been subdued by the masked woman." Yang Ming thought to himself. Obviously, this masked woman was a strong enemy, and it was even possible that the entire Vulture Gang was wiped out by her.
But for some reason, Yang Ming always felt that this masked woman was familiar, and he didn't even think that she would be his enemy.
"Tsk, when did I become so superstitious about my intuition? I won't know whether someone is a friend or an enemy until we actually come into contact with each other."
Yang Ming dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind and walked towards the contestant room.
On the top floor of the Beast Arena, the three leaders of the Miare Gang were monitoring the hall through cameras.
"I didn't expect that even a mad dog like Vulture would come. Is he looking for trouble with us?" The man on the left snorted coldly, seeming to be very disdainful of this former rival.
"That guy is alone now, so he's nothing to worry about," said the person on the right. "By comparison, the guy wearing the Magikarp mask is very suspicious. He might be a spy sent by Team Flare to cause trouble."
"No matter what, our mission is to defend the entire Ten Thousand Beast Arena," said the man in the middle. He was obviously the strongest among the three. "As long as we hand over the Kairos Evolution Stone to the leader, there will be nothing to worry about."
After saying that, he stuffed a ball emitting a strange luster into his pocket. In the eyes of the highest person in charge of the Ten Thousand Beast Arena, no security system is as reliable as his own strength.