novelraw Chapter 968 - 967: Surrender
Chapter 968 - 967: Surrender
This battle came without warning. Faced with such a sudden situation, Xu Ke remained calm, showing no sign of panic or urgency.
The man’s all-out attacks seemed like a joke, as Xu Ke easily dodged each one and even countered them.
The man thought he could hold on for a while, and when the time came, they would all attack Xu Ke together, surely defeating him, trampling this person who had just toyed with them, making him kneel and beg for mercy, and then killing him in the most brutal way they knew, making him regret what he had just done to them.
Ideals are always beautiful, but reality is often cruel—a stark contrast that makes the feeling painfully acute.
The man didn’t wait for his so-called backup, not because his brothers who fought alongside him were blocked by people in the casino, but because, in Xu Ke’s eyes, he was simply too weak—so weak that there was no competitiveness, not even enough to stir Xu Ke’s desire to fight.
Xu Ke used only a fraction of his strength to knock the man to the ground.
Faced with such a weak opponent, Xu Ke could already predict the outcome when he made his move, and indeed, with Xu Ke’s fifth punch, the man was thoroughly knocked to the ground, becoming a bloody pulp like their Boss.
At this point, two companions, whom the man had been waiting for before being knocked down, finally arrived.
However, the scenario he imagined, where two fists cannot defeat four hands, never appeared. This saying only applies when the combat strength of both sides is similar, so the addition of one more helper could make a difference. But in the case where Xu Ke’s combat strength is vastly superior, the so-called scenario where two fists cannot defeat four hands is impossible to occur. No matter if it’s two people, three people, or even four people coming at Xu Ke, there’s no difference—all ultimately meet the same fate of being mercilessly beaten down, lying on the ground as corpses just as their Boss does.
The two newcomers quickly met the same fate as the first man, quickly being knocked to the ground by Xu Ke. The casino staff, initially worried when they saw two people rushing towards Xu Ke, now felt relieved as they observed how effortlessly Xu Ke subdued them, even feeling a sense of admiration rising within them.
They thought Xu Ke was truly formidable.
The group of twenty troublemakers was quickly subdued under Xu Ke’s shared pressure. Those fighting against the casino staff were relatively lightly injured. Although there were some broken arms and legs, at least their people remained conscious. On the other hand, those defeated by Xu Ke lay with eyes closed, like their Boss, unconscious to the point they didn’t regain consciousness even amidst the commotion. If not for the faint rise and fall of their chests, they might have believed their Boss was already dead.
"Boss, what should we do with these people?" Someone approached Xu Ke to receive the latest orders.
"What else? Those unwilling to submit should be dealt with directly, and do it cleanly," Xu Ke said indifferently.
As soon as Xu Ke said this, those previously lying on the ground moaning immediately fell silent, staring at Xu Ke in disbelief. Once they confirmed Xu Ke wasn’t joking, they felt a chill crawling from their bones, freezing their bodies stiff.
"I’m willing to submit! I’ll listen obediently and do whatever you ask in the future, no questions asked," said one man lying on the ground.
Who wants to die if they can live? Earlier, they resisted fiercely because they thought they had a chance, a chance to escape this man’s grasp. However, the painful outcome of their resistance proved that Xu Ke was a veritable demon king, and believing they could resist him was the joke of the year.
Realizing the vast disparity in levels between them and the demon king, knowing resistance was futile and would only provoke the demon king, why should they continue to resist? Why waste energy when it was impossible to escape from the demon king’s Five-Finger Mountain? Isn’t it better to be alive?
Now that someone had broken the ice, others were less hesitant to speak up, voices of submission and pleas for mercy rising continuously, as if fearing even a second of delay would lead them to death’s door.
In a moment, everyone with a clear mind was pleading for mercy. Only those knocked down by Xu Ke hadn’t awoken, unable to react to what Xu Ke just said.
Unsure what to do with these unconscious people, someone approached Xu Ke, seeking his opinion to follow his instructions.
"Haven’t I already said, deal with those who don’t submit? They haven’t spoken up; what’s the point in keeping them?" Xu Ke replied to the person who came to question him.
"It’s my fault; I’ll take care of it right away," the person said hastily, fearing Xu Ke’s anger.
Before, while in the casino, they outwardly obeyed Xu Ke but didn’t see him as one of their own, nor took him seriously. Some even acted in two-faced manner. However, witnessing Xu Ke’s formidable strength and firm stance today, they dared not entertain unnecessary thoughts anymore.
Especially upon witnessing Xu Ke was indeed serious about dealing with these people, they didn’t believe Xu Ke would let them off just for saying a word if they were caught by him.
Xu Ke, through today’s battle, successfully established a mighty image in the hearts of the crowd present. He turned today’s battle into a deterrent, using the defeated as a warning to make the unruly in the casino afraid of him, and as for subduing the opposite side, that was just incidental.
After today, those intrusive elements should become restrained, except for the fearless.
However, based on his observation over the past few days, there seemed to be no fearless individuals in this casino. Even if such people existed, they were well hidden.
But who cares? As long as they don’t show themselves or cause trouble, their existence is irrelevant. However, if they decide to stir trouble, he won’t let them off easily either.