novelaction Chapter 192 Dao Dachui Becomes Famous in One Battle
Chapter 192 Dao Dachui Becomes Famous in One Battle
Chapter 192 Dao Dachui Becomes Famous in One Battle
stadium.
Today is the first day of the Hanshan Heroes Tournament.
When Li Yajing walked onto the stage, the audience below immediately started to cheer.
"Miss Li, please, don't sing that little tune!"
"Miss Li, I love listening to you sing folk songs. Please sing one."
"Yes, sing one!"
Some people are just so bored that they insist on making someone who sings off-key.
Li Yajing knew they were joking. Perhaps because she had been participating in rally races with the young racing prodigy Sheng Liang these past few days, Li Yajing was in a good mood. She smiled and said, "Okay, I'll sing a little song."
"Don't sing! Please don't sing!"
Please! Stop singing!
"Miss Li's singing is getting more and more beautiful!"
"A sound that touches the heart and moves the ears, a heavenly sound!"
Although some audience members said it sounded good, they actually covered their ears.
When Li Yajing finished singing, thunderous applause erupted from the audience. The audience increasingly enjoyed cheering and jeering.
Li Yajing smiled slightly and said, "The competition is about to begin. Thank you to Tingermei Clothing for their generous sponsorship. Tingermei, it's great to be a woman. Thank you to Huifeng Steamed Bun Shop for their high-quality, delicious, and affordable steamed buns..."
At the same time, staff set up five arenas on the stage. Because there were so many applicants, more than 5 people, all five matches started simultaneously during the preliminary rounds.
Li Yajing pointed to the arena and said, "These past few days have been the preliminary rounds. Each match will have 10 contestants on one arena, each with a randomly assigned opponent. The winner is the one whose opponent concedes or is knocked off the arena. Five winners will advance to the next round. If a contestant challenges and defeats the other four winners on the spot, they can directly advance to the top 200 and enter the finals."
Wang Wenzhou established this rule to select seeded players. A player who can win 1 against 4 opponents will be included in the seeded list, and in the finals, their opponents will be assigned based on their strength in the preliminary rounds. This will prevent the top two players from meeting too early.
"Alright!" Li Yajing said, "Now, please welcome the contestants to the stage."
Wang Wenzhou recognized Dao Meichan at a glance; Dao Meichan was simply too easy to spot. He was nearly two meters tall, strong and muscular, and stood a head taller than the other contestants.
Dao Meishan was carrying a huge iron hammer, which was made entirely of fine iron and weighed 160 jin (approximately 80 catties). Dao Meishan had spent all his savings to make this hammer.
Compared to Iron Hammer, Knife Demon's equipment was rather shabby, as he was practically not wearing any armor at all. He was only wearing a simple robe with his stage name for this competition, "Big Hammer Knife," written on it.
Dao Meichan's opponent wore a suit of gleaming armor with the two large characters "Fierce Lion" emblazoned on it. He wielded a sword and looked every bit the fierce general.
In the Ming Dynasty, possessing armor privately was a serious crime punishable by treason, but military households with military registration were exempt. Heavy armor like the Mingguang armor cost at least several dozen taels of silver, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Dao Meishan's opponent was named Teng Zishi, who was originally a hereditary centurion of the Hezhou Guard. However, his father died early, and because his father was not well-liked, his hereditary centurion title was revoked after his death.
Teng Zishi came to the competition full of confidence, aiming to win the first prize of ten thousand taels of silver. Then he could return home in glory and regain his position as a centurion.
Li Yajing pointed to the gong and drummer and said, "Attention all contestants, the competition will officially begin after the three gong sounds."
The drummer nodded, "uanguanguang!"
Teng Zishi charged at Dao Mei Shan like a fierce lion.
Dao Mei swung his large hammer and smashed it down on Teng Zishi.
Teng Zishi tried to dodge to the side, but he couldn't. The speed of Dao Mei Shan was too fast. Teng Zishi felt as if he had been hit by a carriage and was directly knocked off the stage, losing consciousness.
"Quickly, hurry up!" The medical soldiers who had been waiting nearby rushed forward, lifted Teng Zishi onto a stretcher, and took him for emergency treatment.
Dao Mei's action on the arena immediately attracted everyone's attention. It was so shocking; it was a one-hit kill!
"Go, Dao Da Chui!"
"Da Chui, hurry up and beat the rest of you down!"
The audience started heckling again.
Dao Meishan smiled slightly, picked up his sledgehammer, and charged toward the two players closest to him.
One of the contestants was wearing cotton armor with the word "Cold Heart" written on it, while the other was wearing leather armor and was named "Brave Monk".
The brave monk was a martial monk with a completely bald head. He wielded a long staff and fought against Coldheart.
"Bang!" Dao Mei slammed his hammer between Yong Seng and Leng Xin.
The brave monk was stunned for a moment, then quickly jumped back a step.
Leng Xin was completely terrified, staring blankly at the smashed broadsword in his hand.
Dao Mei used his hammer to prop himself up, leaped into the air, and kicked Leng Xin out of the arena.
Seeing that things were going badly, the brave monk struck the sword demon with his staff.
Dao Meidan did not dodge. The stick hit him as if it had hit a stone. Dao Meidan did not budge at all, but the stick shattered in the middle.
Dao Meishan strode forward, grabbed the brave monk's clothes, and with a back throw, hurled the monk out of the ring.
"Wow!" Dao Meidan instantly achieved a double kill, and the audience exclaimed in surprise.
"Go, Dao Dachui! I've placed a 2-tael bet on you to win!"
"Go, Dao Da Chui!"
"That brave monk is such a rip-off! He looked like a highly skilled monk, but he was defeated by the big hammer and sword in one move. My money!"
The betting audience was mixed, with many determined to bet on Dao Meishan to win when he reappeared, because of his performance.
The other six fighters on the stage, as if by telepathy, instantly stopped fighting and instinctively surrounded Dao Meichan. They knew that if they didn't defeat Dao Meichan together, they would have no chance of advancing.
"Go, Dao Da Chui!"
"Go, Dao Da Chui!"
The audience chanted slogans in unison, cheering for the Sword Demon.
Dao Meishan smiled slightly, picked up his hammer, and charged towards his six opponents.
As expected, Dao Mei Shan fought with increasing ferocity, and in no time, all six opponents were defeated.
Li Yajing walked onto the stage with a smile, raised her right hand holding the sword, and said loudly, "Congratulations to Dao Dachui for being the first to advance directly to the finals."
"Clap clap clap clap..." The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause. This match was truly spectacular.
Because the Knife Demon's arena was so exciting, the contestants on the other four arenas were overlooked by the audience.
The four fighters on the stage were all playing conservatively. After defeating their respective opponents, they did not continue to challenge other victors. After all, fighting four opponents at once is still very difficult for many people.
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly, glanced at Geng San beside him, and asked, "How much has been wagered so far?"
Geng San happily replied, "My lord, we accepted a total of 20,000 taels of silver in bets on these five matches. I've roughly calculated that after paying out the winners' prizes, we can still make 8,000 taels of silver."
Geng San truly admired Lord Wang. Compared to Lord Wang, earning a fortune every day was far too little; he should be earning ten thousand taels of gold a day.