Chapter 1 Next Match

The next day, Su Mo and Lin Xiaoyu quietly arrived at the underground mechanical arena.

They mingled with the numerous gamblers.

The entire underground arena was as lively as ever, with gamblers frantically placing bets.

"What are you bringing me here for? To help smash the place? To fight?"

Lin Xiaoyu turned to look at Su Mo, asking with some eagerness.

"Those are too low-level. I saw you doing pretty well at the Celestial Star Casino. You should have some involvement or understanding of this kind of underground arena, right?"

Su Mo asked, watching the crowd placing bets.

"We're tired of playing these things."

Lin Xiaoyu replied proudly.

"Then you should be clear about their operation model, right?"

Su Mo looked at Gao Aili on the high platform, watching the duel with a smile while embracing a beauty, and asked faintly.

"Of course, I'm clear. This kind of underground arena seems to make money from commissions, but it's not. They manipulate the odds and bet large sums of money themselves. Many of the people who go on stage to fight are from the arena, but these arenas are very bloody, and the losers are often beaten to death. Of course, if both sides are their own people, they'll fake it."

Lin Xiaoyu used to play a lot, so she naturally knew the rules inside.

"Then, do you think that invincible guy on the stage is from the arena?"

Su Mo stared at the popular victor, the corner of his mouth slightly raised.

"Most likely. What are you doing? If you want to cause trouble, just do it."

Lin Xiaoyu turned to look at Su Mo.

"That won't do. Many things still need to be resolved within the rules. Don't underestimate the hassle; it can save a lot of trouble afterward."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"I'll fight in the competition, and you're in charge of betting on me."

Su Mo handed his bank card to Lin Xiaoyu.

Hearing Su Mo say this, Lin Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood what Su Mo was going to do. A hint of excitement appeared on her face.

"Okay! Let's take them down!"

"...Can you be a little more ladylike? This is like a bad kid."

"Hmph, I won't be so artificial."

"Ah, okay."

......

Then, Su Mo walked towards the arena's registration area.

A arena employee with a face full of horizontal scars, a fierce expression, and wearing mechanical armor, had his legs crossed on the table.

There was also an arena registration form on the table.

At this time, Su Mo walked up to him.

The employee, seeing Su Mo walk up to him, couldn't help but sit up.

He could tell at a glance that the guy in front of him was from the Federation. After all, there were differences in appearance and clothing. People from the Federation had only come to cause trouble yesterday, and it was a coincidence that someone came today. Wasn't this looking for trouble?

However, he didn't care, and said with a smirk, "Kid, what do you want?"

"Nothing much, just thought it looked interesting and wanted to play a couple of rounds."

Su Mo said, pretending to be a little interested.

"Interesting? Kid, fighting in a competition is risky."

The big man in front of him was chatting with Su Mo while signaling to the people next to him to notify Boss Gao Aili.

On the high platform, Gao Aili was embracing a beauty, leisurely watching the fight. Although Wei Wu and the others were temporarily locked up, that was not a problem.

At this time, a subordinate ran up and whispered a few words to Gao Aili.

Gao Aili turned his head to look at the registration area and recognized Su Mo at a glance. Wasn't this the guy who was with that woman at the time?

It was obvious that he was here to cause trouble because he couldn't get over it, but this guy was also stupid, actually thinking of fighting in a competition.

Then, he said to his subordinate, "Let him fight. I want to see what he's capable of."

"Boss, the other party dares to come over to cause trouble. Could he have some tricks up his sleeve?"

"Hmph~ When have we been afraid of anyone? Let Carmen deal with him."

.....

On the other side, Su Mo said confidently, "Of course, I know there's a risk. So what? I just want to fight a few rounds. Don't you allow people to fight here?"

"How could that be? I'm just kindly reminding you that your body is so thin."

The big man in charge of registration said with a smile.

At this time, a companion who had gone to inform him walked over and said a few words in his ear.

The big man immediately changed his tone and said, "You want to fight, right? Sign this duel agreement."

"Okay."

Su Mo hesitated a little when signing, but finally signed his name.

"Haha, you have enough courage. I'll arrange it for you right away and have someone take you to the back to try out the mecha."

"Okay."

Su Mo replied.

Some onlookers around, seeing this scene, showed expressions of schadenfreude.

"Another idiot who thinks he's strong."

"Haha, we can watch another newbie get abused to death in his debut."

......

Su Mo naturally heard their gloating discussions, but he didn't care at all. He followed the leading employee to the backstage.

Soon, Su Mo's name appeared on the rolling screen.

The host, who had just finished hosting a arena fight, immediately said to the crowd in an impassioned voice.

"The next duel contestants are former special operations force captain of the Gaojia Republic, Carmen. And the mecha master from the Federation, Su Mo, everyone is welcome to place your bets."

At this time, the bets on both sides of the arena soared simultaneously.

Betting here can be done not only on-site, but also directly through mobile phones, using the Blue Whale system.

Soon, Carmen had 1.13 million star coins bet on him, but Su Mo also had 1 million bet on him.

Then, the bets on both sides began to slowly rise.

Suddenly, everyone in the arena was in an uproar.

"What's going on? Who's betting?"

"Who is this Su Mo? Is he famous? Why are so many people betting on him?"

......

In any case, Carmen was also a popular choice, quite famous in the underground arena, which was why he had such high bets, and Gao Aili himself had placed some bets on him.

This Su Mo had so much money bet on him as soon as he came up, and everyone present was dumbfounded.

"Boss, this?"

A subordinate looked at Gao Aili with some uncertainty.

"You really think my money here is so easy to earn? Go tell Carmen not to hold back, beat his opponent to death, and don't worry about the consequences."

Gao Aili snorted coldly and said.

He could see at a glance what the other party wanted to do. Didn't he just want to win a game, make a fortune from here, and make them feel heartache?

There was no such easy thing. Since you want to play, then play well.

"Yes."

The subordinate next to him responded quickly.

In the end, the bets on Carmen and Su Mo reached 8.31 million and 7.98 million respectively.

Not long after, Su Mo and Carmen each piloted a second-generation Black Steel mecha and rose from the bottom of the arena.

The mecha they used were all provided by the arena. Seemingly with the same surface parameters, they were actually of varying quality.

In a crucial moment of battle, it was easy for inconspicuous problems to occur.

Of course, you could bring your own mechanic to inspect them, but under normal circumstances, you couldn't detect them at all.