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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: Victory x Winning Streak

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"Contestant Illumi, number 1068, and Contestant Kansai, number 1138, please proceed to Arena A on the 56th floor."

After a long while, Illumi's name was called from the 50th-floor broadcast, and his opponent happened to be that ill-tempered delinquent.

Illumi got up and left the waiting room, took the elevator to the 56th floor, and walked towards Arena A. Even before arriving, he could already hear the passionate cheers of the audience.

Illumi emerged from the contestants' private channel and stepped onto the stage. Arena A was already filled with spectators waiting for the contestants to appear.

Kansai was already standing on the stage, waiting, glaring at him with a fierce expression.

"Hello, everyone! Thank you for waiting!"

The sweet and clear voice of the announcer rang out over the broadcast, introducing the contestants.

"Next up, a special pairing."

"The two contestants on stage are both under ten years old."

"However, don't underestimate them because of their age."

"Both youths performed exceptionally well in their initial battles on the 1st floor, making them skilled contenders who have risen directly from the 1st to the 50th floor."

"Now, please enjoy their exciting highlights from their VTR."

The screen shifted, and on the monitor above the stage, the audience could see footage of Illumi and Kansai's battles on the 1st floor. The announcer's voice resumed.

"From the footage, we can see that Contestant Illumi struck down his opponent, a Taekwondo black belt, with lightning speed."

"And Contestant Kansai, with a beautiful uppercut, sent a 90-kilogram strongman flying out of the ring."

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to press your betting buttons?"

"Then, let the betting begin!"

The announcer's sweet voice ignited the atmosphere, and the audience enthusiastically pressed their betting buttons.

The numbers below the two contestants' portraits on the screen rapidly changed, quickly settling at 1560:1990. In terms of odds, Illumi had the advantage.

Perhaps it was because of his clean and decisive movements, which made people feel he still had plenty of strength left.

"Do these people have no eyes?"

"How is that brat better than me?"

Kansai looked at the numbers on the big screen, a displeased expression on his face.

Once the betting concluded, the referee came to the two contestants to explain the rules of the match.

"The match will be a three-round, three-minute, point-based knockdown system."

After confirming that both were ready, the referee swiftly brought down his raised right hand.

"Begin!"

The moment the referee said "Begin!", Illumi lifted his foot and stepped forward.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Kansai immediately jumped backward, creating distance from Illumi, and stood cautiously at the edge of the ring.

"I didn't realize you were so cautious."

Illumi's forward-moving foot paused for a moment in mid-air before landing, and he complimented, "However, it was decided from the start that you are not my opponent."

Illumi stepped forward again, slowly walking towards Kansai, his expression calm.

Illumi's movements and indifferent expression put a lot of pressure on Kansai.

"Hah~!"

Kansai roared, charged forward, and swung his fist at Illumi's face.

Illumi smirked slightly, tilted his body to the left, easily dodged Kansai's punch, and kicked at his lower body. Kansai's feet twisted.

"Huh?"

Kansai's punch missed, and his body began to fall towards the ground, his face freezing.

"Bang!"

Illumi delivered a hand chop to Kansai's back neck. Kansai's eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground, knocked out.

"Clean hit!"

The referee raised his right hand, extending two fingers, indicating that Illumi had scored two points with an effective attack and a knockdown.

"Hey, referee."

Illumi stood beside the unconscious Kansai, hands in his pockets, and reminded the referee.

"The match is over."

The referee was stunned for a moment, then immediately went to the unconscious Kansai to check his condition.

"KO!"

After confirming Kansai's condition, the referee immediately announced Illumi's victory by knockout.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has ruled Contestant Kansai unable to continue. Contestant Illumi wins by knockout!"

The audience immediately cheered enthusiastically, and the announcer's voice rang out again.

"Both contestants won their initial battles with a single strike, but the difference between them is incredibly clear!"

"Truly unexpected."

"Contestant Illumi secures a victory and successfully advances to the 60th floor!"

The announcer's excited voice made the audience cheer again. Many shouted that they would go to the 60th floor to continue watching Illumi's matches.

By nine o'clock that evening, Illumi had competed in three matches, all won by a single-strike knockout, rapidly ascending to the 90th floor.

Just one more victory would allow him to smoothly advance to the 100th floor.

"If I had just won one more match, I would have had a room."

Illumi stood at the entrance of the Heavens Arena lobby, gazing at the dim night sky, shaking his head slightly.

"I guess I'll find a hotel."

Illumi glanced around, walking along the main road and looking for hotels.

He had won four consecutive matches after reaching the 50th floor, accumulating a total of 500,000 in prize money, which was enough for him for a long time, let alone staying in a hotel.

If he had had such earning potential in his previous life, he wouldn't have had to be a corporate slave.

Soon, he found a five-star hotel called Vania Hotel and booked a king-size room for one night.

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The next day, morning, 07:10.

"Click..."

Illumi drew back the curtains in his room, and the first rays of morning sunlight streamed in, instantly clearing his head.

He finished washing up in ten minutes, changed into a pure white tracksuit, slung his gray backpack over his shoulder, grabbed his room card, and left the room.

After having breakfast at the hotel's ground-floor restaurant, he walked towards the Heavens Arena. Today, he intended to reach the 100th floor.

Morning, 10:30, 90th floor, Arena A.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen."

The announcer's sweet and vibrant voice ignited the fire in the chests of the live audience, who cheered enthusiastically.

"Contestant Illumi has won all of his matches so far with a single-strike knockout.

"Yesterday, he swept through five consecutive victories, ascending from the 1st to the 90th floor in one go!"

"So today, will he continue his winning streak as he did yesterday and successfully advance to the 100th floor?"

"Or will he be defeated by Contestant Clément today and stop here?"

"Let's wait and see!"

The announcer's soaring enthusiasm completely ignited the atmosphere in the arena. From Illumi's perspective, everyone was enveloped in large plumes of blue and light red smoke, representing greed and extreme excitement, respectively.

"Hey, kid."

Standing opposite Grant was a short-haired man, shirtless on top and wearing martial arts pants on the bottom.

"I'm not one of those pushovers you can just knock out."

"Having trained in martial arts since childhood, I've integrated the strengths of many schools and forged my own martial path."

"I am destined to become a Floor Master."

"A kid like you isn't even worthy of being my stepping stone."

"However, becoming a passerby on my path to success is also an honor."

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