The martial arts cup went on continuously. It was already the tenth day of the event. After ten days of intense competition, the martial arts cup began to reach its climax. Apart from the scene of the competition, the atmosphere of the fighters’ world was filled with anxiety. More than two thirds of the fighters were fixated on this event globally in the meantime. The martial arts cup was supposed to be a grand event for fighters globally just like how the World Cup was for football. It was held once every four years, and it was a carnival for all fighters. The only difference was that the martial arts cup was not announced to the public and only those who were at least experienced fighters were made aware of this event.After all, the martial arts cup was overly aggressive and bloody. It would certainly invoke fear and panic if the public were to find out about it. It was the eleventh day of the martial arts cup event and the sky was drizzling, dampening the arena. The ri
Mateo’s elder brother, Theo Schmidt, was excited as well. He clenched his fists tightly and patted Mateo’s shoulder strenuously while he said, “You’re going to have to put in more hard work and effort then. Don’t ever disappoint Sergeant Larson. I’ll be waiting for your glorious return here!”Mateo nodded strenuously and said in all seriousness, “Hmm! Wait for my glorious return, Theo! When I win the martial arts cup, I’m going to get an autograph from Sergeant Larson… No, I’m going to request to be Sergeant Larson’s student so that I can follow him as he conquers the world!”He spoke so gravely as if he was talking about a holy event. When he was done talking, it was coincidentally at this time when his name was called. Finally, it was his turn. He inhaled a deep breath once again, took a stride and walked up to the ring with his intense determination to win. His opponent was a foreigner whose physique was not considered overly tall or huge, his muscles not that bulky and his ma
Mateo could feel a shiver run down his spine instantly and a sense of danger like he had never felt before enveloped him. It made him feel goosebumps all over his body. He could feel the presence of death while at the same time, he knew that his neck would have been broken by the opponent had he not escaped the opponent’s strike!In the critical moment, his potential was triggered in an unprecedented manner which allowed him to speed up beyond his level just as he let out a loud shout. Then, he dodged the opponent’s neck-breaking strike just in the nick of time!“Hmm?” The foreign contestant was rather astonished to find that Mateo had actually dodged his fatal strike. Nevertheless, he did not stop and continued to pursue and attack Mateo. Since his superior had tasked him with the mission to kill the Rheasian fighter, he could not allow defeat.On the other hand, it was at this exact moment when Mateo sensed the opponent’s murderous intent while the latter’s muscles were thro
The many Rheasian fighters watching the match from below the stage gasped aloud in astonishment in the meantime. The punch landed on Mateo’s face and knocked him out altogether!However, Mateo was still conscious. He opened his eyes and muttered to the foreign contestant with agony in his expression, “I have still yet to be defeated…”He had just finished his sentence when the foreign contestant came charging toward him and delivered a heavy kick on his head instantly. A crack was heard as Mateo’s neck was broken. On the other hand, it spelled instant death for Mateo. Mateo was beaten to death!There was a momentary silence at the scene. Soon afterward, a powerful, raging roar was heard. “Gah! How dare you kill my brother? I’m going to kill you! I’m going to f*ck*ng kill you!” Mateo’s brother wanted to charge into the ring immediately to attack the foreign contestant so he could avenge Mateo. However, he was weaker than Mateo so how could he be the foreign contestant’s match?
“We demand a proper explanation!” Dick took a step forward and unleashed his powerful presence of a third-tier master fighter. Even though he was not as impressive as Zayn, his power was not weak after all, and he could still exert a powerful overbearingness over these ordinary foreign fighters. Hence, as they could immediately sense the immense pressure created from Dick’s overbearingness, they could not help feeling nervous and alarmed. They stood in a formation prepared for the impending fight and stared at Dick closely. Meanwhile, a tall and huge silhouette stepped forward to the area under the ring. The person leapt into the air in just a few swift movements before landing steadily in the ring. He stood before Dick and said coldly, “Dick, are you terrorizing my people with your authority?”Dick immediately frowned at the sight of the tall and huge silhouette although there was also dread in his eyes. “Solato! What are you trying to say here? The foreign contestant beat a figh
Dick felt himself blushing with shame upon hearing these voices. However, he did not feel displeased or jealous at all. On the contrary, he considered himself lucky and felt proud of Zayn. There was hope for Rheasia to regain its glory with a man like Zayn. As a Rheasian, he was delighted. As for the foreigners, including Solato, their presence weakened substantially in the presence of Zayn. In fact, many of them had even taken a step back and lost the courage to meet Zayn’s eyes. It was as if Zayn was some prehistoric monster that stirred fear in them instinctively. Solato was a perfect-class master fighter too, after all. In addition, Zayn had yet to expose his full presence yet, and that was why Solato still had the courage to look Zayn in the eyes. “Hmph, Zayn Larson. As the organizing committee of the martial arts cup, are you planning on breaking the rules?”Zayn disregarded him and walked toward Mateo and Theo’s corpses instead. He tipped his head to the deceased to show hi
Despite it being a nonchalant remark, it made Solato’s body shake in fear upon hearing it. He felt as if a bucket of ice water was poured over his head, making his entire body turn icy cold. He was shuddering so violently that his brain stopped functioning!Before this, he had never been in the presence of Zayn alone, thus he did not admire him despite being made aware of his reputation. He assumed that Zayn was only one rank higher than him no matter how formidable he was. Yet, he was completely experiencing the terror of Zayn at this exact moment. He understood why so many perfect-class master fighters would dread Zayn so much that they would join hands to deal with him together!It was just a simple remark, yet it rendered Solato incapable of speaking anymore. He did not have the courage to look Zayn in the eyes further, let alone oppose Zayn. The foreign contestant was not supposed to apologize because he had not broken any rules. It was Zayn who forced the foreign contestant
At this very moment, they could feel the weight on Zayn’s chest. They could feel his guilt, his shame, and his loneliness. The heavy burden of the entire Rheasia was weighing down on him alone, and he was needed to save Rheasia’s reputation. He was under immense pressure at this very moment, but he was also impeccably lonely. Someone immediately stepped forward in long strides and said aloud, “Sergeant Larson, there’s no need for you to feel shame or guilt. You’re not alone either! You’re not the only man in Rheasia一you have us too! If they want to fight us to the death, we will meet them head-on! Since they have the nerve to do so, we won’t ever admit defeat either! We’re going to see who’s going to come out even stronger!”“He’s right! I think so too! Before I enrolled in the martial arts cup, I was just an ordinary fighter from Rheasia. Had it not been for the martial arts cup event, I'd still be an extremely average Joe in a crowd of people. Even if I’m filled with righteousness