Chapter 444 Casting a Long Line to Catch a Big Fish
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lin Tian brutally killed Goliath within a few short minutes. However, the entire process was witnessed by everyone, and to be frank, Lin Tian's victory was indeed not very honorable.
Ninety percent of people had bet on Goliath to win, and now that Lin Tian had won, the outcry was decisively one-sided.
"He cheated, this round doesn't count."
"That's not a Black Fist fighting method."
"He killed Goliath, arrest him!"
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After hearing everyone's cries, Lin Tian smiled and was simply speechless.
Black Fist, by nature, isn't a proper competition; injuries and fatalities are inevitable. Otherwise, why would they be hiding in a basement now, instead of daring to compete under the spotlight?
Now that Lin Tian had won, because it made them lose money, they, relying on their numbers, want to act dishonestly, talk about rules, and take revenge on Lin Tian—how unreasonable is that!
They outnumbered him, and Lin Tian couldn't outstubborn them. After a little while, the owner of the Black Fist Arena came out, and he didn't show any good expression to Lin Tian.
Goliath was their pillar, and Lin Tian killed him with a few punches, which meant a substantial loss to them.
The owner said, "Your fighting method just now indeed violated our rules, and if I forcefully declare you the winner, these people will be dissatisfied. They are all influential and powerful tycoons; I cannot afford to offend them."
Lin Tian realized that the owner was also biased towards those people.
He retorted, "Black Fist inherently has no specific rules. I killed Goliath; that means I win. Is there any dispute about that?"
The owner responded, "That's what everyone here thinks. How about I offer you a compromise? Goliath once set a record, fighting eighteen men by himself. Within ten minutes, he left sixteen men dead and two severely injured. Those two are still lying in the hospital. If you can break Goliath's record, then the previous round will count as your win."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Tian said, "Alright, I agree to your terms. Then I'll fight twenty men!"
"I will immediately arrange the fighters for the challenge for you," the owner said with a smug smile. To be honest, he also felt that Lin Tian was not as strong as Goliath. One man against twenty was practically suicide.
Soon, twenty fighters were all standing on the platform. They were all carefully selected by the owner and were among the elite.
The twenty fighters nearly filled the platform, crowding around Lin Tian. Lin Tian stood alone in the center of the platform, looking extremely small.
New bets were set. This time, only eight people bet on Lin Tian to win. The rest bet on the group of twenty.
The gong sounded, signaling the start of the match. Almost simultaneously, the twenty men charged at Lin Tian.
Lin Tian used his Neural Response Speed Ability and, with his feet firmly planted on the ground, launched himself like an arrow released from a bow, slamming into one of the fighters. That fighter screamed in pain as he crashed against the post at the edge of the platform, then fell to the ground, his condition unknown.
Soon after, five fighters pounced at him at once. Lin Tian threw his fists with the power of fifty-four bulls, creating a fierce display of punches, with killing power that seemed boundless.
The five men, almost in unison, took a punch to the chest from Lin Tian, and they screamed as they flew into the air before crashing harshly to the ground.
Lin Tian shifted from defense to offense, his fists radiating with boundless killing intent.
One scream after another rang out as fighter after fighter was sent soaring into the air by Lin Tian's punches. The crowd was stunned; they hadn't expected that Lin Tian, who had won against Goliath with a sneaky trick, would possess such tremendous strength.
Eight minutes later, all twenty fighters had been knocked down by Lin Tian's fists. Some of the fighters were crying out in pain, others lay motionless on the ground, mouths bleeding, their fates unknown.
The crowd gasped in shock, looking at Lin Tian who stood alone on the platform, feeling both exhilarated and heartbroken.
They were excited because they had witnessed such a fantastic match—a one against twenty that they had never seen before in their lives, not even heard about.
The real pain was that besides eight people, the rest had bet on Lin Tian to lose, which meant that ninety percent of those present had lost, and they lost big time, in the tens or hundreds of millions, making them painfully aware of their financial loss.
Lin Tian had defeated twenty fighters on the Fighting Ring, but he did not take pride in it, because his purpose for being there wasn't to win the match, but to promote his own healing potion.
He took out twenty bottles of healing potion from the Taotie System and gave them to the twenty fighters to take.
"What's he doing?"
"Is it poison inside?"
"What exactly does he want to do?"
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Everyone below was shocked, not understanding what Lin Tian had given the fighters.
However, they soon found out the answer.
Just over a minute later, the twenty fighters who had been severely injured by Lin Tian had all groggily stood up, standing on the Fighting Ring as if nothing had happened to them.
Lin Tian shouted, revealing his true intention for that day, "My name is Lin Tian. Yesterday, I acquired Tiankang Pharma, and I plan to open my own pharmaceutical company, named 'Tianyi Pharma'."
"Our company's flagship product is the healing potion that I just had the fighters drink. Our healing potion can heal regenerating bones, cure all kinds of diseases, and even bring people back from the brink of death."
"The effects, as everyone has seen, are undeniable. In just a minute's time, the potion pulled my fellow fighters back from the brink of death, right in front of everyone's eyes."
"Finally, I wish to announce to everyone that I will not take a single penny of the money you've just lost. I will return it all to you in full, consider it my way, Lin Someone, of making friends with all of you."
The things Lin Tian had just said failed to impress most, but as soon as he mentioned money, everyone became excited. They all had gambled tens or hundreds of millions. Despite being affluent, the loss still stung, and now with a single sentence from Lin Tian, the money they had lost was all coming back. It was an incredible surprise, like a pie falling from the sky!
"Well done!"
"Lin Tian is so generous!"
"We admire you, President Lin!"
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Everyone commended Lin Tian.
Lin Tian was very pleased with the result; it was exactly what he wanted. He continued his announcement, "My company 'Tianyi Pharma' will grandly open in two days. I hope you will all be there to support us. The healing potion that we are currently producing is limited to only eight hundred bottles, available on a first-come, first-served basis."
"Sure, we'll definitely be there to support you," they all agreed unanimously. Firstly, to return Lin Tian's favor and secondly, they had all seen the miraculous effects of the healing potion. Getting a few bottles to keep on hand seemed wise— in case of unexpected accidents, like a car crash, there would be no need for a hospital visit, just a bottle of healing potion and they would be good as new.
Amidst the sounds of surprise and praise, Lin Tian slowly retreated, leaving everyone present happy, except for Jiang Hui.
With a gloomy face, Jiang Hui found Lin Tian and said, "Tian brother, we just made a full thirty billion, enough to buy another Tiankang, how could you say no to it just like that?"
Thirty billion, even the thought made Jiang Hui cringe.
"Play the long game to catch the big fish!"
Lin Tian patted him on the shoulder and said.