Can You Lend Me Ten Thousand Yuan?

Within the arena, thick smoke completely shrouded the area where Wild Wolf stood. Even with the extraordinary vision of ability users, it was difficult to see clearly through such dense haze.

Especially when a somewhat weak aura drifted from within the smoke, causing their hearts to skip a beat.

Could the boss have been defeated?

Wild Wolf was the leader of Number 98 in Hancheng. Even across the entire Jiangnan region, or indeed among all A-Class ability users in Huaxia, he could be considered a top-tier existence.

And yet, he was defeated by a single punch from the youth before them—yes, just one punch!

Was he really beaten?

One by one, unwilling gazes were cast toward the smoke, desperate to see if Wild Wolf had truly lost. If he had, the reputation of Number 98 would be severely tarnished!

After all, the person who defeated the leader of Number 98 in Hancheng was nothing more than a mere stripling!

Gradually, the dust thinned out and then slowly dissipated.

Only then did the scene within the smoke slowly emerge into the view of the many Number 98 ability users.

But because of this, the ability users of Number 98 were even more shocked.

Because their boss, Wild Wolf, was currently bleeding profusely. It was as if he had been struck by a cannonball; a deep, sunken fist print was imprinted firmly onto his chest.

At the site of the impact, blood gushed from Wild Wolf's mangled flesh.

In an instant, a thick, metallic scent of blood permeated the entire arena.

Wild Wolf was currently half-kneeling on the ground, his hands braced tightly against the floor; otherwise, after taking that punch from Yang Chen, he would never have been able to stay upright.

"Huff, huff, huff!"

Wild Wolf gasped for air, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

Deep, intense fear filled Wild Wolf's eyes.

In truth, as someone who had come from a military background in Huaxia, the emotion of fear was something that rarely surfaced for Wild Wolf.

Even when facing S-Class ability users he couldn't hope to match, he had never felt such terror, because he was confident he could escape their clutches. But with Yang Chen, he could clearly feel that Yang Chen had held back at the last moment.

If not for that, Wild Wolf would likely be a corpse right now!

"How can this be? How could the boss be defeated by a mere kid!"

An ability user in the stands suddenly became dazed, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at Yang Chen, as if he had gone mad.

"Hiss... who exactly is this person?"

"Boss Wild Wolf is an A-Class ability user! How is it possible that he couldn't even take a single punch from the opponent!"

However, some were more composed and began to analyze Yang Chen's identity. Some even left immediately, intending to dig up Yang Chen's background.

This person had appeared too abruptly. To possess such strength while remaining unknown to Number 98—if they didn't get to the bottom of it, he would be a massive ticking time bomb for Huaxia!

Yang Chen stood where he was, his gaze fixed on Wild Wolf, though a trace of surprise flickered in his pupils.

Was he really that strong?

Could it be that the levels displayed by the system were the same as the levels on Earth?

If that were true, wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted on Earth!

For a moment, Yang Chen felt a bit carried away.

But a cold voice suddenly rang out, interrupting his train of thought.

Ding! Defeated A-Class ability user. Reward: One A-Class spiritual energy infusion!

"Spiritual energy infusion? What the hell is that?"

Yang Chen paused, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"Forget it, whatever. I'll take a good look tonight. For now, let's get down to business!"

Yang Chen was not a man without desires. On the contrary, having grown up in an orphanage and later surviving by scavenging, he was desperate for money and status!

He needed them to make up for the losses of the past decade!

And the fastest way to obtain these things was to become a high-ranking member of Number 98!

Only then could he get what he wanted.

And the man before him, Wild Wolf, the head of Number 98 in Hancheng, was the bridge that could lead Yang Chen into the eyes of the higher-ups!

Yang Chen walked slowly toward Wild Wolf, then looked down at him from above and said indifferently.

"Now, is that proof enough?"

Wild Wolf lifted his head with great difficulty, looking at the somewhat youthful boy before him. For a moment, his expression was dazed, but then he sighed heavily in his heart and said.

"You won. But could you wait until I've recovered from my injuries before I take you to see the Jiangnan regional director?"

"It won't take long, just one day."

As if worried that Yang Chen might be displeased, Wild Wolf added hurriedly.

It wasn't that Wild Wolf was a coward, but someone like Yang Chen, who was suspected to be a Grandmaster, was not someone a lowly A-Class like him could afford to offend. After all, how many Grandmasters were there in the entire Huaxia?

The existence of a suspected Grandmaster was, without a doubt, an extremely shocking matter for the entirety of Huaxia.

Yang Chen frowned, though his expression smoothed out an instant later.

It was only one day, and since Yang Chen had nothing else to do anyway, he could just treat it as spending a day at home; it wasn't exactly a waste of time.

"Fine!"

A trace of relief appeared on Wild Wolf's face.

Thank goodness, thank goodness this person is relatively easy to talk to. If I had really run into someone difficult, who knows? If my injuries dragged on too long, they might leave behind some hidden damage, making it difficult to break through to S-Class in the future.

"In that case, I will report this to the Jiangnan General Manager shortly. Would you prefer to rest here for the day, or..."

Wild Wolf slowly stood up, speaking with some hesitation.

Yang Chen waved his hand and said.

"Forget it, I'm going home. I'm not quite used to staying in a place like this!"

Wild Wolf pondered for a moment before saying, "Then please head back for now. I will come personally to pick you up the day after tomorrow, and then I will accompany you to meet our Number 98 Jiangnan General Manager!"

Yang Chen nodded, then prepared to leave.

However, Yang Chen's body suddenly paused as he turned around. He pivoted back, a look of slight embarrassment appearing on his face as he scratched his head and said sheepishly to Wild Wolf.

"Uh, could you lend me ten thousand yuan?"