2023-06-25 21:34:28“Holy! Now that is a hook.”
Everyone looked surprised for a moment by Jason’s right hand, including Kane.
The stadium fell into a momentary silence with the crushing blow, and Kane looked disoriented by the strike. He wasn’t ready for the strike, and there was no expectation to see such massive power from Jason. Besides, Kane was taller than Jason, and the distance Jason had to cross was longer than what Kane should cross to reach Jason.
However, the surprise didn’t last for more than a second. Jason’s right hand again reached Kane’s face like a rocket.
“Crack!”
The mics near the ring recorded a clear cracking sound as Jason’s fist connected with Kane’s skull.
Kane’s head whipped to the side with uncontrollable force, and a bit of blood splattered to the side. However, Jason wasn’t done with his assault.
His left hand followed with a punch to Kane’s ribcage, followed by a similar right hand.
“Crack! Crack!”
Two more crushing sounds followed the brutal assault. Finally, Jason followed up with a roundhouse kick to Kane’s chest.
“Boom!”
Kane’s heavy body flew across the ring before hitting the steel fence that surrounded the ring. A moment later, his unconscious body fell to the ground as a stream of blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth.
There was an eerie silence in the stadium. In fact, everyone who watched the fight even from their homes was stunned. No one knew what happened or how it happened. Even the referee looked too shocked to move.
“Are you waiting for me to kill him?”
Jason's calm and cold voice was the first thing to break the dead silence.
“Ah….”
The referee took a good moment before rushing to unconscious Kane’s side.
“That man needs medical help.”
An experienced fighter jumped up from his seat in the commenting area.
Finally, people started coming back to life. Officials ran into the ring to check on Kane, and the guards surrounded Jason to protect him from the others. The entire venue fell into a disarray of shock and chaos within a couple of seconds.
The Fight of the Century didn’t even last a minute, and the challenger was in critical condition.
There were many furious, curious, and terrified gazes focusing on Jason who stood at the centre of the ring with his painted face. His eyes never left the fallen enemy, and his icy gaze made the others shiver.
“You… You monster….”
Jason looked at the old man stuttering while pointing his finger at him.
It was the man who introduced himself as the coach of Kane Evanders.
“Old man, I told you before. You should learn to pick your fights. If you can’t, you need to learn to keep your mouth shut.”
Their conversation wasn’t loud enough to be heard by everyone, but there were enough cameras and microphones to broadcast the entire conversation.
“Remember! My name is Jason Hope!”
…
A few minutes after the fight, the entire world fell into shocking disarray.
The people who suffered the most were the ones who placed their bets on Kane’s victory. Some of them even lost their fortunes, and the minority who placed their bets on Jason was beyond overjoyed.
The next problem came when the payout for these bets came. The difference was too high, and some directly refused to pay the bets, creating even more chaos.
Amid this chaos, Jason’s name started to dominate the entire world.
Various media cooperation, social media and influencers started quoting the fight. Also, the massive event ended in a very unexpected manner.
Most people expected to see the fight last at least a couple of rounds, but it ended the moment it started, and Kane was in hospital in critical condition.
By the time the doctors confirmed Kane’s condition wasn’t critical, slow-motion videos of the fight were spreading all over the world.
In those videos, everyone saw the slight caving of Kane’s skull as Jason’s fist connected with it. Also, the mics recorded several bone-cracking sounds with each strike.
Even though the extent of the damage wasn’t critical, and Kane’s condition was yet to be announced, everyone knew Jason had broken several bones and given a concussion to Kane.
…
“The promise is delivered. Jason Hope sent another man to the hospital!”
The titles started appearing all over the world.
“He will break that ant!”
“Do you know him better than me?”
“Enjoy your time until tomorrow!”
“Remember! I am Jason Hope!”
“Is this what it means to have AI accuracy to the maximum? She predicted what Jason would do hours before. Can The Endless game engine be the most powerful AI engine ever?”
“Jason Hope! The most dangerous fighter in the world.”
“Unexpected ending. Undefeated Kane Evanders lost in thirty-three seconds.”
“Will Jason Hope step into MMA fighting? Is there anyone who can face him?”
“A monster in the game! A monster in the real world!”
Jason Hope! The man who can do it all!”
Various titles with various pictures of Jason’s fight popped out everywhere.
His old pictures where he took on the bandits, and videos of Jason beating up Derek to a crying mess came back to the light.
However, what caught the most attention was his painted face which Jason used to play with Hanna, and what Amelia said about Jason before the battle.
Her words described Jason the best and what he was capable of.
…
“That was brutal! I didn’t think he would go that far.”
Magnus stared at the footage of the fight with a blank expression. Jason was a brutal man, but he expected to see some control while he was on Earth. However, all his expectations seemed to be in vain.
The world finally acknowledged the appearance of Jason Hope. A man who showed signs of becoming a legend.
“Did he leave?”
“He just logged in after a shower, Chief. He said he had to show his face to Hanna or she won’t be happy with him.”
“Hm… What about the money?”
“We already have it. I deposited it to Jason’s personal account, Chief.”
“Good. He is no longer a simple man. Everyone will know his name and who he exactly is. Even if this doesn’t affect The Endless too much, people will pay attention to him.”
Magnus felt it was rather better to go with the flow than to try anything more with Jason.
He was no longer under anyone’s control.
“My name is Jason Hope.”
He was no longer a random nobody who had no one in this world. He was a man of power and dominance.
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