Chapter 262: Reversing Black and White

"Brother Su, what else is there to consider?"

The smile on Du Hu's face vanished instantly, replaced by an unquestionable hardness.

He set down his wine glass and said slowly: "You must know that once an opportunity like this is missed, it will never come again."

"As long as you nod and agree, in three days, a full 100,000 points will be safely in your pocket!"

"Think about it, what a tempting fortune this is!"

"Besides, if we cooperate happily, we can also bask in your reflected glory; everyone can benefit. Such a good thing, you couldn't find it even with a lantern—isn't that great?"

Lu Yu smiled and said nothing.

Seeing that Lu Yu did not speak, Du Hu's expression grew increasingly gloomy and ugly, nearly iron-blue.

He leaned forward slightly, a flash of Ruthless in his eyes, and said with added emphasis: "Brother Su, I am telling you these heartfelt words because I truly regard you as one of our own."

"I won't hide it from you, several C-Class Awakened in the Association have already had similar cooperation with us, and everyone has gained quite a lot of benefits from it."

"Brother Su, don't be unappreciative and refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

"Brother Du, are you threatening me?" Lu Yu asked with a smile.

"If you insist on interpreting it that way, that's fine too."

Du Hu simply stopped hiding it, slowly playing with the wine glass in his hand while saying coldly:

"Brother Su, in this world, sometimes it's best not to be too maverick; being too different often brings unnecessary trouble upon yourself. When that time comes, don't blame me for not warning you. Think about it carefully, isn't that the truth?"

Hearing this, Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

When he first walked into this private room, Du Hu had that hospitable appearance, taking the initiative to offer 1,000 points as an apology and expressing his regrets with earnest words.

It made Lu Yu truly believe at the time that the other party was a person of great vision capable of big things, and he even felt a trace of goodwill toward him.

As it turned out, it was truly a huge disappointment.

This man named Du Hu had no good intentions from the start; he clearly had Lu Yu figured out, believing that as long as he invited Lu Yu into the room, tempted him with benefits, and added a little threat, Lu Yu would obediently submit and join their shady camp.

Otherwise, Lu Yu's days in the Association would likely not be easy, and he might even face life-threatening danger.

Unfortunately, what he hated most in his life was being threatened.

"Brother Du," Lu Yu looked straight into Du Hu's eyes, "Originally, I wanted to leave some face for everyone and didn't want to burn bridges, but you don't appreciate it."

"What did you say?"

A fierce light appeared in Du Hu's eyes, like a tiger about to devour someone.

"You have the guts to say that again!"

"Don't say it once, even if I said it ten times or a hundred times, my answer would be the same. You want me to cooperate with your act? Absolutely impossible."

Lu Yu stared back at him without flinching. At this moment, the atmosphere in the room was as tense as if it were filled with gunpowder; it only needed a spark to Explode instantly.

"Good, very good!"

Du Hu laughed out of extreme anger and said: "It has been a long time since I've seen a newcomer as interesting as you. I want to see who gave you the courage. Just because you defeated a D-rank Awakened, you think you're invincible?"

"There's no point in saying these things."

A trace of killing intent flashed deep in Lu Yu's eyes.

"Looking at you, you must be a C-Class Awakened, right? How about it, dare you go up to the Arena with me for a Life and Death Match?"

There was no doubt that from the moment he rejected the other party's proposal, the two sides had already formed a feud.

Since there would be a battle sooner or later, it was better to resolve it now. He also happened to want to see what kind of strength a combat-type C-Class Awakened had, and he could earn some points along the way.

"Life and Death Match? Life and Death Match? Good!"

The next second, the surrounding private rooms seemed to be blown open by a bomb; the huge sound startled the Awakened under the Arena, and everyone looked over here in confusion.

What happened?

"Su Luo, since you are bent on seeking death, then I will grant your wish! Yu Hai!"

Du Hu roared angrily.

"Hu, Brother Hu?" The man in sunglasses scrambled over, his body shaking like a sieve.

In his impression, Brother Hu hadn't been this angry in years. What on earth happened?

"Go prepare a Life-and-Death Agreement; I am going to have a Life and Death Match with this newcomer."

As soon as Du Hu finished speaking, everyone was stunned, and hundreds of gazes fell squarely on Lu Yu.

What? This newcomer actually wanted to have a Life and Death Match with Du Hu, who was a C-Class Awakened? Where did he get such great courage?

"Hu, Brother Hu," the man in sunglasses glanced at Lu Yu in astonishment, then hurriedly turned his gaze to Du Hu, asking cautiously: "This, what exactly is the situation?"

"Yeah, Brother Hu, why are you suddenly setting up a Life-and-Death Agreement with someone?"

Others in the Control Room heard the commotion and all ran out, hurriedly stepping forward to dissuade them.

"What's going on?" Du Hu snorted coldly, his gaze shooting toward Lu Yu like a knife, "It's not that I want to fight him in a Life-and-Death Arena, but this kid took the initiative to fight me."

"What?"

The man in sunglasses and the others were so shocked their mouths hung open, staring at Lu Yu as if they had been hit by an Immobilization Spell.

The gazes of the people around also instantly focused on Lu Yu, their eyes full of disbelief.

At this time, Du Hu raised his voice and said: "A few minutes ago, I kindly had someone invite him into the room and even took out a thousand points as compensation, just wanting to get closer to him. And the result? This kid actually had ulterior motives."

"Ulterior motives?"

"What kind of ulterior motives?"

The surroundings suddenly quieted down, and everyone pricked up their ears.

"What kind of ulterior motives?" Du Hu sneered repeatedly, a look of disgust appearing on his face, "He fought three Arena matches and only earned ten thousand points, yet he still complained it was too little. To fish for more points, he actually came up with a wicked idea, wanting me to find a C-Class Awakened to cooperate with him in a fixed match."

"Find a C-Class Awakened to accompany him in a fixed match?"

"A fixed match?"

Everyone looked at each other, full of confusion.

Lu Yu already understood in his heart, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Du Hu was trying to turn black into white, striking first to gain the advantage and biting back.

After all, Du Hu was a trusted aide of the Association president and held a certain status and influence within the Association; those present, out of trust for him, would certainly be more willing to believe what he said.

Even if he were to expose the truth, he feared no one would believe him, and he would instead be seen as making excuses.

This move was truly ruthless!

Du Hu gritted his teeth and continued to add fuel to the fire: "Because he is a newcomer and no one knows his background, everyone would certainly bet the majority of their points on the other C-Class Awakened."

The clever plan this kid had was to have me tip off the C-Class Awakened in the Arena and have the opponent intentionally throw the match so he could win.

Just like the previous few times, he would still bet on himself to win, and in this way, he could easily obtain one hundred thousand points! He could even come up with such a scheme that harms others to benefit himself."

"Could it be?" Someone seemed to react, unable to help but exclaim aloud.

"That's right!" Du Hu stared fixedly at Lu Yu. "This guy surnamed Su asked me to tip off the C-Class Awakened in the Arena and have the opponent intentionally throw the match so he could win."

"Just like the previous few times, he would still bet on himself to win, and in this way, he could easily obtain one hundred thousand points!"

"What!"

"That's too much!"

The crowd was already fuming because Lu Yu had won a large amount of points from them; upon hearing this, they were instantly hopping mad, their eyes turning red, wishing they could swallow Lu Yu alive on the spot.

"You surnamed Su, are you even human? You hid your strength in the first three matches and won so many points from us, and that was fine, but now you are still not satisfied and want to scam us?"

"Su Luo, has your conscience been eaten by dogs?" Ren Xiancheng, who had fought Lu Yu before, cursed through gritted teeth: "How can you live with your conscience after doing something like this?"

"Conscience? If he had a conscience, he wouldn't have approached Brother Hu with such a wicked plan. Brothers, we've all been deceived by this newcomer; he's no newcomer, he's clearly a cunning old fox!"

"Brother Hu, does that mean because you didn't agree to his request, that's why...?" The man in sunglasses seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked.