Chapter 1 Martial Arts Feast
Wolf child? Werewolf? Battlefield hyenas? Gold Medal Killer? Angel? Devil? No, I'm just a fighter!
- Lang Zhan
Southwest coast of China, Xinghai City. At noon, on the Gulou Square in the center of the city, when the surrounding area was densely packed with people returning home or going to the hotel, suddenly, on the digital screen that had just been erected in the center of the square last year, a picture that had just been refreshed attracted the attention of many people-
The background should be a tropical island. On one side of the island near the sea, a large wooden ring is a tall black man and a fair-skinned Asian teenager face each other — a middle-aged white man in a shirt and a red tie appears in front of the camera smiling, holding a microphone. As soon as he appeared, someone in the square recognized his identity and exclaimed, "Jon! It's Jon, alas! ”
As the most well-known talk show host in the United States and the world, Jon also has a large number of fans in China.
Facing the camera, Jon was talking: "Ladies and gentlemen, hello, I'm the host Shott Jon, from now on, in about two months, I will dedicate a martial arts feast to everyone with the warriors from all over the world (the camera switches to an audience seat, dozens of men and women of different skin tones, most of whom look powerful and indifferent at a glance appear on the screen). Yes, martial arts feast, this is a very popular saying in China. By the way, I need to remind everyone that since all of the warriors selected for the Ender King Challenge signed a life and death agreement before landing on Angel Island, if you or your children are under the age of eighteen, or if you have a heart or brain condition, you must stay away from the TV or screen - it will be the most brutal and bloody event ever held in human history. I can assure you that it is no less intense than the Roman gladiatorial arena of a few years ago! ”
"The Ender Challenge? What is this? Someone was talking in the square, and as the crowd of people who paid attention and participated in the discussion increased, Wei Chiyang, who was munching on a sandwich while flipping through his mobile phone in a corner of the square, was finally alarmed and raised his head to look at the big screen. Just as Jon was introducing the two contestants who were going to face off, her eyes widened when she saw the Asian teenager, and she blurted out, "Lang Zhan? Small wars? Immediately, she stood up, her eyes fixed on the big screen, her brow furrowing more and more.
“…… Lang Zhan, from an ancient village in Huaguo - oh, it is necessary to explain - well, this young man's life experience is not simple, if there is a gentleman or lady with a good memory, and you happen to be more interested in the news of Huaguo in such and such a year, you should know that there was a sensational wolf child incident in Huaguo at that time. What I want to tell you is that the Chinese boy standing in front of you now is the protagonist of the wolf child incident at that time - that's right, he is the wolf child! Well, I don't know if you noticed his eyes, ladies and gentlemen, guess what I saw in it? Wildness! Rebellious wildness!
“…… Oh, sorry, we spent too much time on Lang Zhan, and even our red player, Mr. Tugo from Mexico, was very unhappy. Well, it's my fault, Mr. Tugo, and I apologize to you! The name Tugo is familiar to people in the world who love unlimited free fighting! In fact, as I am, someone who isn't too keen on kickboxing, I've heard of Tugo's name. Yes, that's him, just won the 15-year Global Limitless Kickboxing Championship in New York. And, in his not-so-long career, he set a record of 56 knockouts! 56 knockouts, oh my! I don't know much about unbounded kickboxing, but I do know that it's a very good result. Uh-huh, I suddenly sweated for our young man from China - this does not seem to be a heavyweight group in terms of size, experience and life experience - Mr. Braun (the camera cuts to an old white man in the judges' seat, and on the nameplate in front of him, the English words of the chairman of the jury are clearly written), do you confirm that there is no problem with such a distribution by the organizing committee? This is the first game of our final King Challenge, and if it's not exciting enough, I think it will seriously affect the ratings! Oh, I'm sorry—" Jon's gaze fell on Lang Zhan's face—"I don't mean to despise you in the slightest, on the contrary, I hope you can do a miracle!" Even if it's for my salary—"
"Tugo I know, but who is this Lang Zhan? Have any of you heard of it? Shouldn't we send a little dragon to play in a game of this level? He is the strongest in our country! Next to Wei Chiyang, there were two young people discussing.
Western-style rap and humor do not have much market in China, and many key points of Chinese translated by automatic translation machines often do not reach the meaning, so they automatically ignore most of Jon's words, and only remember key words such as Huaguo and Lang Zhan.
"The Ender Challenge? And the contestants also have to sign a life and death agreement, why did Xiao Zhan participate in this kind of competition, what happened?! Such a thought came to Wei Chiyang's heart, and bits and pieces about Lang Zhan appeared in his mind, and the sandwich in his hand became redundant. Habitually turned her left hand to look at the time, and found that there were still forty minutes before half past one, and after a short period of consideration, she made a decision, even if she couldn't make it in time for the announcement of "I Am a Hero", she had to watch the match between Lang Zhan and Tugo.
To introduce, Wei Chiyang's identity is a reporter who works for a large media in Yanjing, and she came to Xinghai this time to participate in the announcement of the movie "I Am a Hero". But now, because of Lang Zhan's special relationship with her, she decided to slack off.
Tugo is 1.84 meters tall and wears a black vest, which can be seen from the bulging muscles of his whole body as if they are about to explode at any moment, and his whole body is full of explosive power. Compared to him, Lang Zhan, who is only one meter seven or eight tall, is too weak. He was already slender, dressed in a traditional Chinese black samurai uniform, and stood in front of the tall Tugo "like a child (quoting a comment from a Western netizen who was watching the live broadcast online)".
Compared with the subtlety of the Chinese, in the West, such a battle combination just appeared on the screen, which attracted a lot of scolding. "Is Emerson trying to fool a global audience? That kid from the East still looked like a child, he was so thin, how could he be Tugo's opponent? I'm willing to bet that in three rounds at most, no, maybe in the first round, Tugo will knock out his opponent! ”
"Now, it's up to you!" In the ring, Jon left this sentence, and then Shi Shiran retreated. Unlike regular ring matches, the Finisher Challenge has no referee due to its dangerous nature. So, after a bikini girl disappeared from the ring holding an English notice sign that read "First Round", the match began with the sound of a bell "Dang".
The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. Regardless of the East and the West, almost everyone is not optimistic about Lang Zhan. However, Tugo, as one of the parties involved, would never and did not dare to have such thoughts.
A violent teenager who was able to punch a seventy or eighty-kilogram man five or six meters away with a single punch and almost caused a murder; A junior high school hero who once single-handedly beat five knife-wielding terrorists to the ground looking for teeth, hugging the thighs of police officers and shouting for help...... How can such a person be a weakling? When he first learned the above information from his agent and learned that it was specially provided to him by the organizing committee, Tugo was not impressed. Because when he was a teenager, he was also a bad boy, and the things he committed were as good as Lang Zhan. However, when he learned from his agent that Lang Zhan was not an official channel player, but was "obtained" by the organizing committee at a great cost, he immediately put away his contempt when he knew the background of the Emerson Consortium.
In view of his understanding of the Emerson Consortium, he clearly knew that if it weren't for Lang Zhan's excellence, the Emerson Consortium would never have deliberately "gotten" him through abnormal channels.
Lang Zhan didn't know that the Emerson Consortium had investigated him, and even the mess of lifting the English teacher's skirt when he was in junior high school came out. From the moment he stepped into Angel Island and was asked to sign a life and death agreement, he had already realized that he might have fallen into a trap. But what about the traps? Not to mention that it is impossible for him to sit idly by and watch the wolf village be demolished, but for the appearance fee of up to 500,000 meters, he feels that this trip is worthwhile. As for whether he might be killed by his opponent as written in the agreement, his gaze swept over Tugo's bare arms again, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
The subtlety of Chinese martial arts is beyond the comprehension of foreigners who only know how to exercise muscles and think that strong muscles mean strong strength. If you wear gloves, it may be a little troublesome, but if you can play freely with all ten fingers of both hands, hehe! Such a thought flashed in his mind, his hands and ten fingers closed silently, his feet stood slightly apart, and Lang Zhan looked at Tugo calmly.
In the open-air audience around the ring, except for one side occupied by the judges and contestants, the other three sides are spectators. Because the price of each seat is as low as 50,000 meters, and the accommodation on Angel Island is quite expensive, the audience who can appear here at this time is either rich or expensive, and there are some celebrities who often show their faces in financial magazines.
Angel Island, as an unowned island with no clear national affiliation, has been the world's famous gold cave and fallen paradise since it was excavated by the Emerson Consortium. Emerson's bookmaker, which is also part of the Emerson consortium, had already set odds for every game three days ago. To everyone's surprise, the odds of the first match between Tugo and Lang were 1:15. The odds obviously don't match the popularity and status of the fighters on both sides, but based on what we know about Emerson's bookmaker, at least the audience at the scene didn't have much to dispute about it. These rich people, rich second and third generations from all over the world, and some nobles, although their quality may not be higher than those ordinary people who watch live broadcasts on the Internet, but the restrictions of identity and family factors make them still pay great attention to their manners. So, despite the slow pace of the game, they managed to maintain their demeanor as much as they could, just waiting silently - except for the young Asian who wore sunglasses and a fancy shirt and his female companion.
"This kid named Lang Zhan is not simple. Any idea why I have an invitation? Hey, it's all about this kid. I don't know why the people of the United States took a fancy to this kid and had to pull him to compete. I also made a trip to your city for this purpose, and it cost millions of ......."
Just as the young man bragged to his female companion, Jon's voice was remembered again in the stereo: "It's been more than five minutes since the two players faced each other. Well, to be honest, I don't know too much, is this the demeanor of a master competition? Tugo and Lang Zhan seemed to be a little uncooperative, and the host Jon had no choice but to use the microphone again to liven up the atmosphere. As if to foil him, as soon as his words landed, Tugo moved-