Gladiator Underground

Well...

...I hope you're ready.

Mm-hm.

You think you can fuck with me?

Stop!

There will be plenty of time

to kill each other at the tournament.

You have both been accepted.

You have one month to find a sponsor

to pay your entry fee.

Now go.

Last train. Loklang City.

Last train. Loklang City.

After all these years, you decided to come back

without sayin' a word.

You didn't think I'd find out about it, or what?

Did you miss me, little bro?

It's not always about you.

I'm here for the tournament.

Max!

Get that shit out of here!

What the hell happened to you?

Fuck off.

Max, look at me.

I'm talking to you.

-Max! -What'd you want to talk about?

We're one big happy family again, aren't we?

The thought of me being in this tournament...

...it really bothers you.

I just don't even know why you're doing it.

This place is not for you.

I'm doing this for the greater good.

To uphold my virtues as a martial artist.

Something you will never understand!

Why don't you try me?

See? Look at you. You're a drunken mess.

How the hell can you expect to win this tournament?

-You think Sifu would approve of this? Sif-- -Fuck Sifu!

Fuck the greater good.

Fuck you, okay?

You're not winning this tournament.

I'mma make sure of it.

I'm gonna fuck you.

Yeah, you want some of this?

Hey, what's your problem?

Get him!

Oh, shit.

This is your cut.

Keep on winning and there will be more.

Thank you, boss.

Hello, Dr. Green!

Hey, bro!

Got a drink? Pull it up.

Let's celebrate! Listen up. Fuck--

Oh, fuck. My bad, cousin.

Mm!

My tournament try-out was today.

I made it in, bro!

Hey, hey, yeah, me too! I made it in too, bro!

-Yeah, dude! Yeah! Oh, shit! -It's on.

Dude, I'm way too fucking talented not to.

Bohan's sponsoring me. This is all just part of the deal, you know?

I need a sponsor too.

Bro, honestly, any of these fools here will sponsor you.

-Yeah? -Especially with your drunken-fist and shit.

-People want to see that shit. -I appreciate that.

Who they end up partnering you with at the tryouts?

-My brother. -For real?

Yeah. My brother and my old Sifu are back in town.

Wait. So you're telling me

he's sponsoring your square-ass,

Boy-Scout ass brother and not you?

- Guess who they partnered me with.

Last year's winner. That Kerchak King Kong, big-ass motherfucker, dude.

Some of those Acquaintances tried running up on us.

Fucking weird-ass BDSM-looking motherfuckers.

I was like, "Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh!"

Fuck 'em, dude.

Hey, yo.

Hey, who's that girl right there?

Seen her before?

- That's Veena. - Mm.

She's into, like, poker, sports,

Mah-jongg, pro gambling and shit.

And she's, she's betting on fights now too.

-She got some money, then, right? -She loaded, bro. Hey, yo.

-Talk to her. -Gonna talk to her? Hey, yo, save some for me!

Hey, yo, yo, yo. Come back with some good luck, bro.

Hey.

Hi.

I'm Max.

Yeah, I know.

I just lost five grand because of your friend.

You bet on the wrong guy.

That's been happening a lot.

That can change.

You might get lucky.

Yeah, okay.

Okay, hold on. I'm sorry.

-What? -That came off the wrong way.

I'mma be straight up with you.

I'mma be fighting next week.

Bet on me. I'm a good fighter.

I'll win you money.

I just made it into the Naraka Tournament.

-You even know what that is? -Of course I fucking do.

We made it in too.

Hey, babe.

-"We"? I see. -Mm-hm.

Looks like I'll be fighting here next week.

It will be great training for the tournament.

What's up, bro? I'm Rin.

Why so quiet?

Now that I'm here, you don't wanna talk?

I'm Max Yen. The best fighter in Loklang City.

Never heard of ya.

You will.

Okay. Let's get goin'.

That was fun.

Let's hang out again.

-Damn it. -Too slow.

You fail.

Sorry, Sifu. I couldn't think.

"Think"?

You think, you fail.

Hm.

I see you students.

You know about me.

You know about Wu

and our success and fame abroad.

Now we're back.

You've come lining up

to learn all the fancy moves.

But these moves are worthless

if you have to think about them.

Does a lion... think before it strikes its prey?

Or does it just know?

It senses.

It uses primal instinct.

Not emotion.

Not logic.

Something deeper.

You all have it.

But can you harness it?

That is what I teach.

Man, that sounds like a load of crap to me.

Max?

What are you doing here?

Now that my old Sifu is back in action,

I had to see it with my own eyes.

Max.

It's been a long time.

It has, Sifu.

And you're still with this fucker.

Show some respect.

Come back when you are sober.

I'm sober now. Sober enough to know

that you're sponsoring him for the tournament.

You wouldn't understand.

That's right. I don't understand.

You should be sponsoring your best student.

You once were.

-Look, you heard what Sifu said. Leave! -Hey.

-We're talking, okay? -Leave!

So, why don't you fuck off?

Hey, hey! Don't...

Whoa!

That's how it's done.

Wu. Enough!

Max, go home and take a look at yourself.

Like I wanna be here.

That's enough for today.

Everybody, come back tomorrow.

Wu, stay here.

Wu, speak to me.

It's just...

...coming back here and...

...seeing Max like that...

I used to never be able to beat him.

Ever.

You didn't beat him.

His emotions did.

Si... Sifu... why did we come back here?

What are we doing here?

You don't remember what happened last time?

This time will be different.

Mantis's tournament.

It is a pure spectacle of greed and violence.

The money it generates fuels the underworld

that has swallowed this city whole.

But if we go in there

and fight with virtue and honor...

...we'll show them that all their money and tricks don't mean anything.

But what about Max?

He doesn't care about virtue, or honor, or any of that.

He's just gonna wanna kill me.

You saw him today, Sifu. He hates me.

Max, he's crying out for help.

To escape the life that he is stuck in.

So, you need to help him.