“I…” Cui Cui looked at Brother Harvey, who had already made his choice, and hesitated to speak. She also wanted to try, but she was afraid.
Xavier looked at Cui Cui and refused without even thinking, “You can’t.”
Cui Cui instantly became anxious: “I can, I can catalyze plants, my plants are very powerful.”
“You have no combat training and can’t go on a real stage yet. If you really want to go on stage, find someone to practice with first. When you’re good enough, then we can arrange a real match,” Xavier, unusually talkative, explained to Cui Cui.
Wei Xingzhou was almost dying of anxiety nearby. He only relaxed when he heard Xavier’s words. He quickly took his daughter’s hand and persuaded her, “Cui Cui, you’re still young, don’t rush. We can train slowly.”
“You can use Wei Xingzhou as a training partner,” Xavier, never one to shy away from stirring up trouble, said with a smile.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing and quickly said, “No need. If Cui Cui wants to practice, she can go to the wilderness first. We can try fighting some mutated animals and practice for a while. We can still fight on the stage later when she’s ready.”
“I…” Cui Cui was anxious, she also wanted to go.
“Cui Cui, be good. Wanting to become stronger is not an overnight thing. We can take our time, no need to rush. Haste makes waste,” Lu Wanqing persuaded.
“But Little Brother Harvey can,” Cui Cui said.
“You are different from Harvey. Harvey has been training in the virtual arena since he was a child and often fights with others. In terms of combat experience, you are far behind him,” Xavier said.
Harvey stared at his father’s words, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly, happy. He had a strong point!
Cui Cui pursed her lips. She wasn’t an unreasonable child. She knew Uncle Xavier was right, but…
“Can Cui Cui practice in the virtual arena?” Lu Wanqing thought, then looked up and asked Xavier.
Xavier nodded, “That’s also an option.”
While mutated abilities were rare, in such a vast interstellar society, with so many mutated people, there were still some who possessed abilities.
Just as Cui Cui could train herself to catalyze plants and then use them to protect herself or even attack others, there were other ability awakeners in this world who also used their abilities to fight.
Of course, compared to pure martial arts and weapons, fighting with abilities was a very niche subject, as few people could awaken useful abilities.
Lu Wanqing was happy to hear this. She took Cui Cui’s hand and said with a smile, “Then we’ll go to the virtual arena to take a look after Harvey’s match.”
“Okay!” Cui Cui immediately nodded.
Wei Xingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief. The virtual arena was fake. No matter what, his precious Cui Cui wouldn’t get hurt and could train, which was good, much better than a real arena.
On the stage, it was soon Harvey’s turn to compete.
Harvey’s opponent was a sixty-year-old man who had some ability in the past. However, as he aged, he had weakened considerably. At least, in Xavier’s estimation, his true strength was similar to Harvey’s, so Xavier thought Harvey could try against him.
As for his character, this old man was no good either. At his age, he still liked to harass young girls. Not long ago, he had forcibly taken a young girl and forced her to be with him. However, after less than a month of good times, the old scoundrel started abusing her, and within another month, he had abused her to death.
As the match began, Harvey immediately attacked the old man without any politeness.
Although Harvey lacked combat experience, he was young and full of vitality. One kick sent the old man’s expression changing.
The old man quickly dodged, and Harvey’s kick missed.
The old man quickly counterattacked, his bony fingernails lunging towards Harvey. Harvey tried to dodge, but the old man’s hand was tricky, as if he had predicted Harvey’s movements. Harvey’s hand was immediately caught.
In the VIP box, Lu Wanqing suddenly stood up, her heart in her throat, tense.
On the stage, the old man lifted Harvey and violently slammed him to the ground.
Lu Wanqing’s foot instantly lifted, ready to rush out, but at that moment, Lu Yang grabbed her hand.
With a bang, Harvey was heavily smashed to the ground by the old man.
In the VIP box, Xavier also stood up, his face grim.
On the stage, Harvey did not get up immediately. He seemed to have… fallen.
The old man cackled and walked towards Harvey step by step. He stopped in front of Harvey, then raised his foot, intending to step on Harvey.
Lu Wanqing was almost breaking down. Harvey couldn’t be hurt!
However, the next second, everyone was surprised because Harvey suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the old man’s foot.
At this moment, everyone held their breath, watching the scene on the stage with bated breath.
As Harvey grabbed the old man’s foot, the old man seemed to sense something was wrong and began to kick wildly, trying to break free from Harvey’s grip.
Harvey gripped the old man’s foot with force. As the old man struggled, he flipped over. In such a dishevelled state, he actually flipped the old man to the ground.
The next second, Harvey got up. He stood up, raised his foot, and began to stomp fiercely on the old man, especially on the most crucial part of a man’s lower body.
With just one kick, the old man let out a pig-like scream. He hunched over, his hands loosening their grip on Harvey, and instinctively covered his lower body.
But Harvey would not give him a chance. Harvey gritted his teeth and stomped several more times, ensuring that the old man’s tools for his usual misdeeds would be rendered useless.
“Ahhh! I surrender!”
“I surrender!”
The old man shouted in pain, screaming loudly, wanting to end the match.
Harvey was not happy. He bent down, lifted the old man, and slammed him down hard, avenging himself for what the old scoundrel had done to him, before stopping.
On the high platform, the referee reacted and quickly shouted to stop the match!
The old man had already surrendered, and the match had a result. Naturally, the competition had to end.
“Holy shit, how ruthless! Who is this kid? I’ve never seen him before!”
“He’s so handsome! I’ve been fed up with that old lecher for a long time, and I’ve always hoped someone would teach him a lesson. Today, I finally saw it!”
“Hahaha, the scene where his balls were crushed was too exciting! I’m going to save it and show it to my husband when I get home. If that bastard dares to cheat, this is how I’ll treat him!”
Below the stage, after a brief silence, the audience erupted into heated discussions. Many viewers also began to tip Harvey. This money was voluntarily rewarded by the audience to the contestants. The underground arena would take half as a platform fee, and the remaining half would be directly given to the contestants, which was their deserved income.