Super Fighting Tokyo.

Both men were panting, their bodies covered in blood, sweat, and wounds, which mingled with their heavy breathing and echoed in the arena.

"..."

Bai Mucheng tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of bloody foam. He raised his trembling fists, clenching them tightly despite the excruciating pain, signaling Pi Ke to continue.

That was an unspoken, heartfelt yearning—

Again! Keep going!!

But the next second—

Swish.

Suddenly, Pike turned around and staggered away, his face covered in blood, tears, sweat, and injuries, and walked straight to the sidelines.

The nearby spectators hurriedly dispersed, making way for Pike and watching him walk towards them step by step.

Tap, tap, tap, tap...

despair!

The moment Pico stepped out of the arena, he finally felt that he had left the river of "battle".

Bai Mucheng is not a "person", but an "environment".

No matter how hard I try, I can't overcome the environment, let alone beat it.

And I... I don't want to play anymore...

It has exceeded the limits of endurance, it is no longer joyful, it has even touched upon death, and it resists on an instinctive level...

So as long as you do that, that guy won't chase after you and keep hitting you.

"..."

Pi Ke turned around, his eyes trembling, and looked at Bai Mucheng with a bitter smile.

It felt like he was saying, "I can't go on anymore, I've had enough today, and I don't want to play anymore."

"Then next time, you'll definitely play with me too, right? So I'm not worried that you'll leave me."

Goodbye!

Then—

Pfft!

Pi Ke lay on his back in the audience, smiling contentedly, not wanting to move at all.

"..."

At this point, only one person remained in the arena.

Only Shiramu Cheng remained, still wanting to continue fighting.

Chapter 574 The Deathmatch Ends

"..."

The underground arena, which was packed to capacity, fell into an eerie silence.

The audience watched as Pike, his face covered in blood, staggered away from the ring, tears streaming down his face.

Finally, satisfied, he collapsed with a "thud," lying on his back in the audience, motionless.

"...?"

The audience only realized what was happening at that moment.

Pike actually left the game??

Covered in wounds, with blood streaming down his face, and even crying from the beating, Pike had lost all will to fight and had no appetite.

He no longer saw Shiraki Cheng as an "opponent" but as an "environment," and therefore chose to leave.

"...!?"

As Baki Hanma watched this scene, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

Does this mean that Pico has chosen to "run away"?

At this crucial moment when the outcome is about to be decided, did Pike simply "escape" without looking back?!

wrong……

Baki keenly realized that although Pike had indeed "escaped," it was not an emergency evacuation, and he was no longer afraid the moment he left.

...Is it "leaving"?

Baki understood.

The boy realized that as Pike was about to be defeated, his own wildness told him that if he chose to "leave," Shiramu Cheng would stop fighting.

Therefore, Pico acted without hesitation!

That's the situation...

"..."

On the other side, the commentator was also unable to speak.

According to the rules of the arena, leaving the arena voluntarily is considered a surrender, but the commentator cannot declare the winner because he feels he has no right to do so!

No one but Shiraki Sei himself is more qualified to declare Shiraki Sei's victory!

And this victory or defeat will be etched in history.

……

……

On the arena.

Bai Mucheng maintained his sideways stance, his left hand pressing down in front of him, his right fist clenched tightly to protect his ribs, standing alone on that patch of sand.

He stared with bloodshot eyes, his pupils darting around, watching as Pi Ke went to the sidelines.

"...?"

Undeterred by his fierce fighting spirit, Bai Mucheng took a breath and then started walking slowly towards Pi Ke.

And at that very moment—

Swish!

Pike, who was lying in the audience, immediately turned over and stood up, making a "ruru" sound of refusal, and crawled away again using his hands and feet.

He climbed to a more distant section of the stands, as far away from Shiramu Cheng as possible, which also scared away the audience in that area.

"Whoa! The cavemen are coming!"

"Run, run, run!"

"Don't make a sound, don't provoke him..."

"Is he keeping his distance from Shiraki Seung?"

"..."

Shiramu Cheng was still somewhat dazed, only able to see Pike crawling away, so he climbed onto the audience seats and walked towards Pike again.

Pico quickly ran again, circling the stands and even disappearing into the crowd.

Once the crowd dispersed, Pi Ke was seen sitting on the ground, hugging his knees and swaying back and forth, clearly trembling.

"what……"

Bai Mucheng blinked hard, finally seeing the details clearly and understanding why Pi Ke was "refusing".

"Really? So you don't want to fight anymore..."

"Then... let's not fight anymore..."

After saying that, Bai Mucheng loosened his fists, his steps became unsteady, and exhaustion and pain surged into his body all at once.

Meanwhile, although Pico couldn't understand the language, he seemed to be able to sense what Shiraki meant.

His medium-length hair, which had been hanging down, began to sway slowly again, his face beaming with joy.

"Great, fantastic...!"

Bai Mucheng stepped forward slowly.

This time, Pico didn't leave. Instead, he slowly stood up from the audience and happily welcomed Shiramu Cheng's arrival.

After thinking it over, Shiraki Cheng realized he had nothing better to do, so he simply stretched out his hands.

Pi Ke also stretched out his two big hands and clasped them together with Bai Mucheng. They all grinned, their eyelids curving upwards with laughter.

"Pico, welcome..."

"Lulu lulu..."

immediately--

Pfft!

The two fell backward onto the messy stands, and remained motionless.

—The deathmatch is over!!

……

……

The nearby spectators were evacuated in an orderly manner.

The arena's doctors boarded the stands and busied themselves methodically, examining Shiraki and Pico's bodies.

"..."

Meanwhile, in the audience seats on the other side.