Reborn One Week Before the Apocalypse

Chapter 84: Chapter 76: I Want to Bet on Him (3)

’How much power could a punch from that scrawny man possibly have?’

He specialized in Strength, and people with high Strength generally have high Life Force as well.

He planned to take the hit, then return a single punch to end the fight. This time, his opponent wouldn’t be able to dodge.

But to everyone’s surprise, the smaller man’s punch knocked the brawny man flat on the ground.

A loud THUD echoed—the sound of the brawny man hitting the floor.

While everyone was still dumbstruck, the smaller man pounced, sending the massive fighter flying out of the ring with just two kicks.

With that, the battle was officially over.

Everyone found it unbelievable. The crowd erupted in boos.

Tang Mo had a clear view from the side. For that last punch, the smaller man had infused his arm with all of his spiritual power.

This was the role enhancement played at a battle’s most critical moment. It wasn’t just about high damage; it was about unleashing maximum effect when no one expected it.

Because most people had bet on the brawny man, the odds for the smaller man were incredibly high, reaching 1 to 57.

The 57 bags of Crystal Cores Tang Mo had won were handed over in an enormous sack.

The poor girl had finally struck it rich.

Looking at the huge sack of Crystal Cores, Tang Mo’s eyes welled with tears.

Tang Mo had won big, but with dozens of matches held in the Battle Arena every day, the outcome of a single fight wasn’t enough to cause a major sensation.

The large screen displayed the betting information for the match. Tang Mo had placed the third-largest bet on the smaller man.

That one bag of Crystal Cores was no small sum.

’Wait, two people bet more than I did?’

’One must have been the fighter himself. Could the other one be Qin Ling?’

Tang Mo remembered reminding Qin Ling about it when she came downstairs. If he had listened to her, not only would she have paid off her debt, but she would have also made a tidy profit for him.

She wouldn’t have to wonder for long. Soon enough, Tang Mo would find out just how much Qin Ling had won...

Deciding to quit while she was ahead, Tang Mo didn’t place any more bets. Instead, she found a seat and watched one match after another.

Tang Mo had fought her fair share of mutant beasts, including two Intermediate Beasts.

But she had very little experience fighting people. She learned a great deal just by watching the fights in the Battle Arena’s ring.

It wasn’t just about how to fight other people; she was also analyzing their reactions and techniques, adopting their strengths to compensate for her own weaknesses.

She stayed for half the day, only deciding to head home when her stomach started to grumble.

When Tang Mo returned to the Wen Family home, Wen Jianshu, Lin Yi, and Zhima were all on the sofa watching TV.

A cardboard box, so huge it was impossible to ignore, sat in the living room.

”Momo, when you came back to the base, did you leave anything on the plane? The Qin Family just sent this over. They said it’s yours?”

Wen Jianshu said.

While the Wen Family wasn’t as close to the Qin Family as they were to their partners, the Li Family, they weren’t on bad terms either. In fact, they had a fair amount of ordinary dealings.

”My things?”

Puzzled, Tang Mo was just about to open it when a message arrived on her ID Watch.

She opened it.

[Qin Ling]: This is all from my darling’s winnings. You’re the best, wifey!!!

Following the text was an animated little figure doing a cheerleading dance, holding up flowers in celebration.

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A dark expression crossed Tang Mo’s face. She had a pretty good idea what was inside now.

”Uncle Wen, would you say the Qin Family is wealthy?”

Tang Mo asked suddenly.

”The entire Alliance Exchange is theirs. They buy low from the common folk and sell high. Right now, there are 78 bases in the country, which means 78 Alliance Exchanges. Their daily transaction volume is in the millions of Crystal Cores. You tell me, does that count as wealthy?”

Wen Jianshu found Tang Mo’s question rather amusing.

’That silly girl. That’s like asking the richest man in the country if he’s short on cash.’

”Ah, I get it. Uncle Wen, Mom, I’m heading upstairs! I’ll be down for dinner in a bit!”

Having gotten her answer, Tang Mo scooped up the large box. She looked like a snail carrying its shell as she moved slowly up the stairs.

After finally getting the box upstairs, Tang Mo shut her door, opened her watch, pulled up the chat window, and sent Qin Ling a smiley face.

At first, she’d thought the contents were too valuable and that it would be wrong to accept them.

’But knowing the sheer scale of the Qin Family’s enterprise, this amount was probably nothing to them, right?’

Tang Mo opened the box. It was packed to the brim with bags of Crystal Cores.

Tang Mo was already familiar with these bags; they were all the standard issue.

Each one contained at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, cores.

’Next time I find something good, I’ll be sure to get some for Qin Ling,’ Tang Mo thought to herself as she stored the entire box of Crystal Cores in her Space.