area51novel Chapter 39 The semi-finals begin!
Chapter 39 The semi-finals begin!
"Hahaha……"
"You're really tough, aren't you..."
"Again!"
"Again! Again! Again!"
Wu Lei'an grinned from ear to ear, his face contorted with a ferocious smile like that of a demon, as he endured all of Li Yuan's attacks head-on while roaring and throwing punches.
Li Yuan, who fought against him on the field, was equally formidable.
Apart from being completely silent throughout, his movements were almost identical to Wu Lei'an's.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
The resounding sounds of solid flesh colliding echoed throughout the arena. The unrestrained and brutal attacks were the most intense of Kengan's most deadly matches!
No defense!
No dodging!
There are no complicated martial arts techniques that are difficult to understand!
The entire battle was so realistic! So thrilling! So easy to understand!
The cheers from the audience were deafening, like boiling water, one wave higher than the next.
Countless people stood up excitedly, veins bulging on their foreheads and necks, their faces flushed, waving their arms and shouting wildly, as if they were the ones fighting on the field.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
Li Yuan and Wu Lei'an seemed to possess inexhaustible power, their punches becoming increasingly powerful and faster.
However, compared to the bursts of blood mist that kept exploding on Wu Lei'an's face and body, even now, Li Yuan's body is still completely free of blood, and he hasn't even had a nosebleed!
The difference in physical strength between the two was now fully apparent.
Suddenly, Wu Lei'an's eyes flickered, and the bluish-purple color on his skin disappeared instantly. Even the bulging veins all over his body vanished under his skin in an instant.
"Damn it, it's time already..." he roared inwardly in frustration.
The Wu clan's liberation technique cannot continue indefinitely.
The duration each person can activate is closely related to factors such as liberation rate, physical strength, and physical resilience.
At this moment, Wu Lei'an, who had exhausted a lot of energy in the previous battle, was no longer able to maintain his liberated state!
"hateful--"
He roared in frustration, still not intending to end the fight, and swung his arm again to throw a punch!
However, once his liberated state disappeared, both his strength and speed decreased significantly compared to before!
What was originally a fairly evenly matched attack instantly revealed the difference in strength!
Before his fist could even touch Li Yuan, Li Yuan's attack had already arrived!
boom!
A powerful uppercut struck Wu Lei'an squarely in the chin, causing the world to spin before his eyes.
At the same time, Li Yuan's voice reached his ears: "Thank you, I had a lot of fun this time."
Wu Lei'an's vision gradually blurred, and his field of vision continued to fall from its original height. In a fleeting moment, he seemed to see the smile on Li Yuan's face.
Before his consciousness completely faded into darkness, a thought flashed through his mind: "Damn it! I'm so unwilling to accept this. Next time... I'll try again..."
Then, with a "thud," he fell to the ground.
Looking at Wu Lei'an, who had collapsed to the ground and was completely unconscious, Li Yuan slowly withdrew his fist, and a series of cracking sounds rang out from his body.
The bald referee jogged over, bent down to check Wu Lei'an's condition, and then announced loudly:
"Match over!"
"The victor is Li Yuan!"
At this moment, the entire venue erupted in cheers!
"Wow--!!!"
The cheers that had already erupted when Li Yuan knocked out Wu Lei'an with his final punch suddenly rose to another level at this moment!
The sound was so loud that it echoed throughout the entire Yuanliu Island, almost lifting the roof off the venue!
At the highest point of the stands, Katahara Metsudo laughed with satisfaction: "Hahaha, what a thoroughly enjoyable battle!"
Wu Huili, sitting to the side, remained silent, her eyes, the color of which was completely opposite to those of ordinary people, gazing down at the arena below, lost in thought.
"Let's go."
In the player tunnel, Li Yuan took the short-sleeved shirt handed to him by Hiyama Shunka, casually wiped it on his body, and walked towards the lounge.
The third round of the competition consisted of only four matches, which naturally took less time than the previous rounds.
Li Yuan's match was the first one, and it was only early morning when it ended.
After showering and changing his clothes in the lounge, he returned to the stands to watch the remaining three matches.
Ultimately, the outcome of each match was exactly as he had predicted.
With this, the quarterfinals of the Kengan Elimination Tournament have officially concluded!
One person from each of the four groups, A, B, C, and D, will advance to the semifinals tomorrow.
The two winners of the semifinals will compete in the final on the same day.
In other words, tomorrow is the final and most important day of the Kengan final match!
……
Silent all night.
The following morning, countless spectators, filled with excitement, rushed into the competition venue.
Just before midnight, an enormous sum of money, far exceeding the sum of all previous matches combined, poured into predictions for today's two semi-finals and one final.
Of all the spectators present, at least 95% had placed bets on their predictions of the match outcome.
At this moment, their desire to watch the game and their expectations for future income combined, making them impatient and eager for the game to start immediately.
Fortunately, the organizers did not intend to delay the event.
After most of the spectators were seated, the competition area below suddenly lit up.
After the dazzling light and shadow effects, the beams of spotlights above the venue overlapped, illuminating the figure of the host in the center of the arena.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Katahara Sayaka, dressed in a vibrant red dress, slowly opened her eyes and spoke in a loud, emotional voice:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for has finally arrived!"
"The Kengan Deathmatch elimination rounds have finally reached their final day!"
After a brief warm-up, she raised her arms and shouted in a loud voice, "Next, welcome to the fighters of the first match of the semi-finals!"
As the light projected the image of a fighter onto the ground, her voice suddenly rose again:
"A powerful fighter from an ancient Eastern country, a mysterious successor of the Dragon Fist style, an absolute powerhouse who has never been defeated!"
"Now, let's go to the battlefield!"
「身高180公分，体重150公斤，拳愿大赛31胜0败，赢得总资产5800亿3400万円！」
"He is the one representing Ruoying's life in this battle—'Dragon King' Li Yuan!"
As the rousing voice faded, accompanied by dazzling fireworks effects and cheers and applause from the audience, Li Yuan, still dressed in a sporty short-sleeved shirt and shorts with sneakers on his feet, slowly walked out of the contestant tunnel.