It's hard to say how much time has passed...
My entire body was covered in bloodstains. After being on high alert for so long, I couldn't feel any pain.
All I could see were figures swarming.
All I could hear was the whistling of blades and clubs.
Oh, right! And the screams of people!
*Thump!*
Han Jinlun, who had been fighting back-to-back with me, suddenly fell to the ground for some reason.
But he didn't stay down. He forced himself to stand up again.
His body swayed and staggered, his hand tightly gripping a steel pipe, snatched from someone and now dented.
Wiping the blood from his face, Han Jinlun scanned the crowd and roared, "Damn it! Come on!!!"
"If you're not afraid of death, come at me! One is no loss, two is a profit!"
As soon as Han Jinlun finished speaking, he was knocked to the ground by two bodyguards who charged at him.
This time, he couldn't get up.
Those two bodyguards unleashed a furious three-hit combo on the fallen Han Jinlun.
Fists, kicks, and a clubbing!
Seeing this, I threw the last two steel plates I had for self-defense from my pocket and charged forward, using my hands and feet to take down those two.
Although I had freed Han Jinlun from their grasp, the consequence of my action was that the remaining bodyguards began to chase and attack me!
Those who could last this long were all ruthless and vicious! Even if they couldn't kill, if they caught you, they would beat you to within an inch of your life!
So, after finding such a target in me, these bodyguards began to vent their inner rage.
Yes! The anger simmering in the hearts of these bodyguards had already escalated into a volatile storm.
At this moment, whether they or we, it was all about the last bit of spirit held in our chests.
This is what it means to be brave and fight!
As long as we gritted our teeth and held on, keeping this spirit alive, victory would be within reach!
Looking at Cheng Minglang's slender, bamboo-like figure, still darting through the dense crowd, trying to break through the last line of defense protecting Luo Qiyun...
Time! Buy him a little more time!
Gritting my teeth fiercely, I swallowed the bloody saliva mixed with my own, then casually picked up the baseball bat that had fallen to the ground and strode into the throng in front of me.
In this current situation, I knew very well that even if I couldn't hold on, I had to keep charging forward, even if it meant being beaten to death!
Because if I took a step back, there would be no way out!
Therefore, I could not retreat!!!
Tonight, I would rather die standing than live kneeling!
After I proved my resolve with my actions, Han Jinlun also forced himself to get up from the ground.
Not just Han Jinlun!
Li Sheng, Qi Bin, Lu Yong, and others who had been knocked down earlier...
Seeing me charge into the group of bodyguards alone, they all widened their bloodshot eyes, baring their teeth and enduring the pain of their injuries, slowly rising from the ground.
Witnessing this, I, standing alone amidst the bodyguards and enduring the infinite pain of the blows, immediately shouted, "Fate is determined by heaven, but my destiny is mine, not heaven's!"
"Let's do this!!!"
Before my voice even faded, I swung the baseball bat in my hand and directly brought it down on the head of a bodyguard charging at me!
No dodging, no evading, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, blood... for blood!
Years later, when reminiscing about our passionate past with Cheng Minglang and the others, this scene tonight would still be brought up as an example from time to time.
Those who participated in this bloody battle had a surprisingly consistent evaluation of me afterward.
A reckless madman!
The dull fear the fierce, the fierce fear the reckless.
When it truly came down to a desperate fight, these bodyguards tonight were no match for the desperate criminals from before.
They no longer charged at me in waves, because I... was covered in blood!
Injuring someone and killing someone are two entirely different concepts.
Although they were paid to protect, and thus to resolve issues, these bodyguards weren't receiving death benefits, so they had no obligation, no possibility, and even less willingness to trade their lives for mine!
Thus, they began to hesitate, to become fearful, and even a little panicked.
Especially the few bodyguards who had been at the forefront, they had already started to retreat quietly.
Anyone could see that I was in a state where a single blow could kill me.
But I, completely oblivious to this, was gathering all my strength, preparing to fight to the death!
At this point, anyone who truly landed a blow on me would be an outright murderer.
The human heart is the most mysterious and unfathomable thing.
The morale I had built through leading from the front and fighting with all my might, through sheer ferocity and a surge of defiance, was far more effective than Luo Qiyun's morale, built on money while watching from the sidelines.
When the enemy retreats, I advance; when the enemy retreats again, I advance again!
With this ebb and flow, in less than a minute, the remaining bodyguards instantly crumbled and scattered in all directions.
With a ferocious expression, I bent over, propped the baseball bat on the ground, and shouted with all my might, "Come on! Don't be cowards! Keep fighting!!!"
"Tonight, either I walk out of here standing, or an ambulance will carry me out!!!"
As soon as I finished speaking, the entire place fell silent.
No one dared to take another step forward; they were all scattering in every direction.
...
As Han Jinlun supported me, our bloody footsteps moving step by step, we continued to advance on the bodyguards...
Facing death, forging ahead!
With just a glance filled with killing intent, these bodyguards could no longer hold their ground.
Because the main gate had been locked beforehand, when these bodyguards had nowhere left to retreat, they simply threw down their weapons and decisively crouched down with their hands over their heads.
Defeated!
These casino bodyguards, who were usually fierce and intimidating, were completely terrified and submissive!
In this world, there is no one who is truly unwavering and fearless of death.
So-called tough guys are nothing more than paper tigers accustomed to fighting.
The simplest, most brutal, and most effective way to deal with such people is: to risk your life!
As Han Jinlun supported me and we slowly walked behind the group of bodyguards who had been surrounding Cheng Minglang, the remaining few also decisively surrendered.
The moment the crowd dispersed, Luo Qiyun was suddenly exposed to the three of us.
At this moment, Luo Qiyun was completely stunned!
Looking at me, covered in blood, after a brief moment of shock, Luo Qiyun, her face ashen, showed a rare hint of admiration in her eyes.
"You win, Chen Xiang!"
"I will have someone convert the ten million chips into cash for you to take away! In addition to that..."
"From now on, in the underground casinos of Wenzhou, there will be no more Baoli!"