Chase was on the verge of tears. Despite one of Javier's key resources, he felt like nothing more than a pawn for the Hernandezes. If he lacked his martial arts skills, would Javier even give him a second thought?

Furthermore, the Hernandezes had gone to great lengths to rebuild their reputation in King City's underworld with Chase.

Even Tiger, whom not even Scar could handle in Salt City, had met his match with Chase. If Chase backed out now, wouldn't it be a stain on the Hernandezes' honor?

"Are you fighting or not?" Rafael's face darkened. "We don't tolerate freeloaders. And isn't he just a fighter from Salt City? It's practically a guaranteed victory, right?"

Rafael wasn't well-versed in Salt City's underworld. If he knew that Scar had also suffered a loss there, he might not have said such a thing.

Regardless of his own desires, Chase had to face this match.

"Fuck!" He cursed, "They matched me up with their fighter right after they arrived. There's something fishy going on b