Chapter 263: Signing the Life-and-Death Agreement

"That's right."

Du Hu nodded, let out a long, feigned sigh of helplessness, "We are all in the Association together, brothers who have been through life and death, and earning a few points is truly not easy."

"You all know that some brothers, for the sake of a mere few hundred points, go out and fight Fierce Beasts, and in the end, they don't even leave behind a complete corpse—how miserable!"

"How could I, Du Hu, do such a thing that goes against my conscience? Therefore, I refused him on the spot without the slightest hesitation."

"Then what happened later?" someone in the crowd couldn't help but ask.

After all, logically speaking, if it were just a refusal, the matter shouldn't have escalated to the point of a Life-and-Death Arena; everyone was desperate to know what else had happened in between, and who exactly had proposed this Life-and-Death Arena first.

"Later, this kid wouldn't give up and kept pestering me there, saying that this matter would be unknown to gods and ghosts, guaranteeing that no problems would arise, and that it could make everyone rich."

"I still firmly refused and earnestly advised him that one must have a conscience, that one cannot use any means necessary just for points; we must be worthy of our own conscience and worthy of our fallen brothers."

"But guess what? Not only did he not listen to my advice, he actually flew into a rage from shame and directly proposed to go to the Arena with me for a life-and-death battle. You, surnamed Su,"

Du Hu looked at Lu Yu, "If you have the guts, do you dare to admit that you were the one who took the initiative to propose a Life-and-Death Arena with me?"

In an instant, Lu Yu once again became the focus of the entire room. The eyes of the people around him seemed as if they were about to spit fire.

If it were an ordinary person, under such public anger, they would either be scared pale as paper, their legs weak, unable to even speak clearly, becoming incoherent.

Or they would be flushed red, eager to argue for themselves, but unable to express their meaning due to being too agitated.

But Lu Yu was different.

He wore a smile, nodded calmly, and said: "That's right, I was the one who took the initiative to propose a Life-and-Death Arena with you. So, do you actually dare to accept the challenge?"

After all, things had reached this point; any further explanation would be useless in front of this group of people misled by Du Hu.

And seeing Du Hu's practiced performance of turning black into white and biting back, Lu Yu understood in his heart that he might not be the first person to be schemed against like this by him.

Perhaps the moment he refused him, Du Hu had already carefully calculated to slander him, so as to achieve his ulterior motives.

After all, what he told Lu Yu was a big secret enough to cause an uproar; anyone else would not allow an outsider to hold such leverage and would definitely prepare some contingency plans to deal with it.

Hearing Lu Yu's reply, the surrounding people became even more furious.

"You surnamed Su, you are too arrogant! Simply arrogant beyond measure!"

"Arrogant is letting him off easy; this guy is a thoroughly despicable and shameless wretch! For the sake of points, he'll use any low-down trick!"

"That's right! Didn't you hear Brother Hu just now? When entering the private room, Brother Hu kindly gave him one thousand points!"

"One thousand points! That's not a small amount! Let alone one thousand, if Brother Hu gave me ten points, I would be eternally grateful and remember it for a lifetime."

"This guy, on the other hand, not only doesn't appreciate it but returns kindness with enmity, daring to challenge Brother Hu to a Life-and-Death Arena—is he even human? He's not even as good as a beast!"

"I think it's just that he won three arena matches before and his tail is up in the sky, thinking he's something special, not even putting Brother Hu in his eyes. He should go take a piss and look at his own reflection to see how much he's worth!"

"Exactly, Brother Hu is a C-Class Awakened, and he actually wants to fight a Life-and-Death Arena with Brother Hu? He should weigh himself; isn't this like throwing an egg against a rock?"

"Brother Hu, sign the Life-and-Death Agreement with him! Having such scum in the Association for even one day is a disgrace to the Association; he is simply ruining our Association's reputation."

"Later, when we get to the Arena, we must let him know what despair is and make him pay a painful price for his actions!"

The vast majority of people stood one-sidedly on Du Hu's side, shouting frantically.

Only a very small number of people had a flash of suspicion in their eyes. They had heard some rumors about C-Class Awakened arena matches, as if there were some unknown inside stories.

Moreover, they remembered that a few years ago, one or two C-Class Awakened had also proposed similar ideas, and the source of these things seemed to be related to Du Hu.

Now looking at this scene before them, could it be that all of this was just a coincidence?

Du Hu looked at Lu Yu, the corner of his mouth hooking into a mocking smile, as if saying: "See that? Just by you, you still want to fight me?"

When the surrounding discussion quieted down slightly, Du Hu pressed his hands downward, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said to Lu Yu: "Su Luo, everyone makes mistakes; as long as you are willing to admit your mistake and correct it, this matter will just be forgotten."

"Besides, you are a newcomer; if I go on stage to fight a Life-and-Death Arena with you, even if I win, there's no glory on my face."

"How about this, as long as you take out the points you have and distribute them to the brothers present, I will treat this matter as if it never happened, how about that?" Du Hu wore a seemingly magnanimous smile on his face.

Actually, he had also figured it out in his heart: why must he fight a Life-and-Death Arena with Lu Yu?

There was no need. Making him lose his reputation and become a street rat that everyone shouts to beat in the Association—isn't that more satisfying than killing him?

Hearing this, the breathing of the people around them quickened.

The points on this newcomer probably exceeded ten thousand, right?

With over a hundred people present, if they split it like this, each person could get about seventy or eighty points; this was not a small amount.

Especially for those who had lost everything, this was simply help in a time of need.

"You surnamed Su, did you hear what Brother Hu said? Do as he says, and we will let bygones be bygones."

"That's right, you used dishonorable means to win our points before; you should have returned them anyway."

"Su Luo, Brother Hu is giving you a chance; don't be ungrateful."

"Su Luo, hurry up and hand over the points!"

Everyone spoke one after another, each shouting louder than the last.

"Du Hu, stop saying useless things here." Lu Yu remained unmoved, staring straight at the other party, "Do you actually dare to fight me in a Life-and-Death Arena?"

The surroundings were quiet for a moment, and then, a roar like a tsunami erupted.

"Brother Hu, fight him!"

"That's right! Fight him! He just won three matches, does he really think he's something?"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The voices of the crowd converged into a loud word: "Fight." Even the man in sunglasses and others followed suit, waving their arms and shouting.

The reason was simple: Lu Yu was simply too arrogant, arrogant beyond measure.

Therefore, he had to die! And as a C-Class Awakened, wouldn't it be easy for Du Hu to deal with him? Why not agree?

They couldn't wait to see Lu Yu being beaten into a sorry state in the Arena.

"Du Hu, if you're a man, then agree to it straightforwardly." Lu Yu added more fuel to the fire.

The other party was very shrewd, knowing how to use this group of people who didn't know the truth to completely destroy his reputation, so that he would have no place to stand in the Rock City Awakened Association.

And as for him, he could also do the opposite, using this group of simple-minded fellows to roast the other party on a fire.

Even if Du Hu did not want to fight a Life-and-Death Arena match against him in his heart, it was no longer up to him now!

Du Hu's expression changed slightly.

He felt that the situation seemed to be getting a bit out of his control.

Why was this Su Luo still insistent on fighting a Life-and-Death Arena match against him under these circumstances? Could it be that he was also a C-Class Awakened?

But right now, he had no time to think too much. If he backed down today, he would never be able to hold his head up in the Association again.

Furthermore, even if this Su Luo really was a C-Class Awakened, so what?

He had passed the C-Class Awakened promotion mission two years ago, and his strength was far above his. He would definitely win this battle!

"Hmph, don't try that provocation tactic on me." Du Hu sneered, a trace of pity appearing in his eyes. "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it yourself. Since that's the case, today I will clear out a piece of trash like you for the Association!"

"Well said!"

"Brother Hu, well done!"

"Kill him!"

The surrounding Awakened let out cheers that sounded like a landslide. In their eyes, Lu Yu was already a dead man.