Chapter 100 Being Challenged

"You thought you could scare me by pretending to make a phone call? I'll warn you again, if I don't see a hundred thousand dollars within two hours, I will definitely kill you!" After hanging up the phone, the captain of the security team shouted.

The middle-aged woman also sneered, "Hmph, two poor people putting on airs here."

Approximately ten minutes later.

More than ten vans parked at the entrance, and over a hundred burly men in black vests poured out.

They wielded baseball bats and without hesitation, they charged in, smashing everything in their way. The obstructing security guards were easily overpowered and thrown to the ground.

On the fourth-floor corridor.

"Bastard, it's been ten minutes already. Let's see how much longer you can hold on," said the captain of the security team coldly.

At that moment, a security guard hastily ran up.

"A group of people suddenly rushed in and started wrecking our place. Most of us are injured. There are too many of them. Our guys can't stop them!" the security guard said urgently.

"What?! How many people came?" The captain of the security team quickly inquired.

"There were more than a hundred people, sir!" the security guard replied.

Upon hearing this number, the security captain's face immediately turned pale.

Suddenly, a chorus of shouts erupted, followed by a dark crowd appearing in the hallway on the fourth floor, each one holding a baseball bat.

The security captain was scared and kept retreating, while the middle-aged woman became completely bewildered by this imposing sight.

Leading the crowd at the front were Ryan and Bill.

"Eric!" Ryan and Bill greeted Eric with a nod.

The rest of the crowd also bowed respectfully to Eric in unison, their presence commanding attention.

The security captain and the woman, witnessing this scene, widened their eyes in shock. They couldn't believe that these people were actually summoned by Eric.

"Ryan, Bill, can you see those two over there?" Eric pointed to the security captain and the middle-aged woman.

"We can," Ryan and Bill both nodded.

"Take care of them, and smash this place for me!" Eric narrowed his eyes and said.

"No problem!" Ryan and Bill responded immediately.

"Big Teddy, let's go. Let's continue drinking," Eric said as he grabbed Big Teddy and headed towards their private room.

As for the middle-aged woman and the security captain, they were directly assaulted by the crowd.

Regret, helplessness, and despair filled their hearts, but it was all in vain because they had angered Eric!

Back in the private room, Eric, in a bad mood, continued drinking with Big Teddy, paying no attention to the chaos outside.

After about twenty minutes, a middle-aged man with a big belly anxiously ran into the room.

"Mr. Phillips, I'm the boss. I apologize for that woman's offense. I'm truly sorry," the man with the big belly repeatedly apologized to Eric, clearly afraid.

Before coming, the man with the big belly already knew Eric's identity.

Eric was already drunk at this point.

"You... you're the boss, right? Don't worry, I'll compensate you for the damage to your shop," Eric said.

Immediately after, Eric pulled out a ten-dollar bill.

"This is the money for compensation. Consider the incident settled. Is that okay with you?"

"No, no, no!" the boss shook his head repeatedly.

"Alright then, you can leave. Don't bother me while I'm drinking," Eric waved him off.

When Eric woke up the next day, he found himself in a hotel room.

Last night, Eric got completely drunk and was sent to this nearby hotel to rest by Big Teddy.

After having lunch at the hotel, Eric returned to school in the afternoon.

Inside the dormitory.

"Eric, you're back. Is your head still spinning?" Big Teddy greeted Eric as soon as he entered the dorm.

"I'm much better now. Thanks for keeping me company and drinking with me last night," Eric said with a smile.

The night of heavy drinking indeed helped relieve Eric's emotions.

Although the situation with Sharon still bothered him, Eric was able to suppress his emotions.

Eric believed that things would get better with Sharon in due time.

When she encountered another outstanding man, she would forget about him and as long as she was doing well, Eric would be satisfied.

"Oh, Eric, I'm going to play basketball this afternoon. Want to come with me?" Big Teddy said with a smile.

It was the first time Eric noticed that Big Teddy was wearing a basketball uniform.

Eric knew that Big Teddy liked playing basketball and he had even joined the school basketball team.

"Sure, I'll cheer for you," Eric said with a smile.

The two of them left the dormitory and went straight to the school basketball court.

"Eric, there's still some time before the game starts. Shall we play around first?" Big Teddy held a basketball.

"You go ahead. You know I'm not capable of it," Eric said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll warm up."

After saying that, Big Teddy went ahead to warm up, while Eric stood by the side of the basketball court, watching the game.

After about ten minutes, both teams for the afternoon game had arrived.

Today's game was an internal match within the school basketball team, divided into two groups.

Although Big Teddy was not exceptional in the school team, he was not bad either. His team, Team A, was leading in points against Team B.

Today's game had attracted more than a hundred students to come and watch.

However, halfway through the game, more than ten unfamiliar young men in basketball uniforms squeezed into the court.

The basketball uniforms of these young men had "New York School" written on them.

"Why did they come to our school?"

"Yeah, not only did they come directly onto the court, but what are they planning to do? Are they here to cause trouble?"

The surrounding students who were watching the game started discussing.

Eric also appeared puzzled.

"Hey, what are you guys doing?"

Big Teddy and the others stopped the game and looked towards the group of people from New York School.

The guy leading them was over six feet tall, and he spoke up directly, "I'm Fred, the captain of the New York School basketball team. I've heard that the New York University basketball team is formidable, so I specially brought my team here today to challenge you."

Big Teddy and the others' expressions turned gloomy. These people deliberately chose their game time to come, so this wasn't just a challenge, it was clearly an attempt to disrupt the match.

The other players from New York School laughed and said, "Are you guys afraid to face us?"

After hearing this, Big Teddy quickly stepped forward and said, "Nonsense! Are we afraid of you? We've never lost to you in any previous matches!"

Big Teddy's teammates also chimed in, "That's right! You should know your own abilities if you want to challenge us! Why wouldn't we dare to face you?"

"Beat them! Beat them!"

The surrounding New York University students who were watching the game all started shouting.

An external team challenging them was a matter concerning the school's reputation. If they didn't accept the challenge, it would surely spoil the name of the school.

Fred laughed and proposed, "'Simply playing more games is boring. How about a bet? The losing side has to shout three times that they are rubbish."

"You..." Big Teddy started, his expression turning to one of disbelief at the other side's audacity.

Seeing this, Fred turned and smiled, loudly saying to his teammates behind him, "Guys, look, New York University is scared, they don't dare to fight back!"

The New York School players were all excited and screamed as if they had won a victory.

"Who said we are scared? We will fight back!" Big Teddy angrily stepped forward and said.

"Yes! We will fight back!"

The New York University players also unanimously agreed. How could they tolerate such mockery?

"Great, let's begin!" Fred said with a smile.

Following that, the match started between the two sides.

In this game, Big Teddy was also sent onto the field as the center.

"Go!"

"Go!"

The students around them were all cheering and supporting the New York University basketball team.

After news spread that New York School was causing trouble, many students came to watch the game, and the number of spectators increased.

Big Teddy and the others on the court, all put in their best efforts.

This game was about the honor of the school.

Although Eric didn't like watching basketball games, since Big Teddy was playing in this game, and it was an external school challenging New York University, as a member of New York University, Eric naturally wanted their school to win.

It seemed that the opponents were prepared. As soon as the game started, they launched a very fierce offensive, continuously breaking through the defense and scoring.

In just four minutes, the score reached 13:2. New York School was leading by a huge margin.

And as time passed, the score gap was completely widened.

Every time New York School scored, their players would cheer excitedly and even make faces and mock gestures towards Big Teddy and the others.

After the first half, the score had already reached 44:8.

The game was completely one-sided, as if New York School was playing against elementary school students.

Especially the opponent's captain, Fred, was very strong. Most of the points were scored by him.

The surrounding New York University students were already at a loss. With such a score, how could they still cheer?

Even Eric was sweating for Big Teddy and the others.

In the second half, New York University made a big substitution, and Big Teddy was also replaced.

Sitting next to Eric, Big Teddy angrily said, "Damn it...That Fred is too powerful. We're probably going to lose today."

Even though the second half hadn't started yet, the outcome seemed already decided given the current situation.