438: The shock caused by the life-and-death battle

After the awards ceremony concluded, all participating contestants directly exited to prepare for tomorrow's individual competition preliminaries.

Along the way, although a scent of gunpowder permeated among the numerous contestants, and sparks occasionally flew when their gazes met, no one caused further trouble at this time.

Upon returning to the hotel, Wang Chen and the others declined the invitation from the organizing committee to immediately customize diamond suits, and each returned to their rooms to rest.

Fifty-seven consecutive hours of combat, although there were quite a few rest periods in between, had pushed everyone's mental fatigue to the extreme.

Of course, this did not include Wang Chen.

He only made two moves during the competition; the rest of the time, he watched his seniors perform with a calm demeanor.

The audience's comment that he was watching the battle live without paying was quite accurate.

Perhaps because of this, just as Wang Chen returned to his room and before he could even shower, the team leader, Lei Meng, came knocking.

"You all did well today. Stopping after the fifty-seventh wave will probably make the other guys overthink things tonight."

On the sofa, Lei Meng took the cup of water Wang Chen offered and said with a smile.

He was clearly very satisfied with Wang Chen and their timely decision to stop in the Secret Realm Dungeon.

This way, Wang Chen's strength was hidden, and at the same time, it would make the team leaders of other countries secretly ponder whether Dragon Country had reached its limit.

"Uncle Lei... these were all the seniors' ideas; I actually didn't consider that much."

Hearing this, Wang Chen humbly said while sitting on the sofa opposite him.

He had long known Lei Meng's identity from his master, so he was not at all reserved at this moment.

"It doesn't matter. No matter who proposed it, it's ultimately beneficial to us."

Lei Meng nodded noncommittally, not pressing the matter further. Then, he asked mysteriously:

"Do you know why I came to see you alone?"

"It should be related to Takizawa Toshiaki, right?"

Wang Chen thought for a moment and said tentatively.

"Tsk!"

"You guessed it already. Being too smart isn't good."

Lei Meng raised an eyebrow, his expression a bit disappointed:

"I wanted to give you a surprise."

"Never mind. Since you already know, I'll make it short."

"Nomura Shinji, the team leader of Sakura Country, and I have reached an agreement. After tomorrow's preliminary round, if both you and Takizawa Toshiaki enter the main competition, then the first match of the main competition will not require a draw; it will be a deathmatch directly."

Looking at Wang Chen, Lei Meng slowly said:

"That guy Nomura Shinji, to prevent me from backing out, has already signed a contract with me and communicated with the organizing committee."

"Your goal is set this time!"

"Thank you, Uncle Lei."

Wang Chen's heart lit up upon hearing this, and he quickly thanked Lei Meng.

Although he had a guess about Lei Meng's intentions, he couldn't help but feel excited when he heard the news directly from him.

"Given my relationship with your master, saying thank you is being too formal."

Lei Meng waved his hand dismissively, deliberately putting on a displeased expression at Wang Chen's thanks.

Seeing this, Wang Chen quickly apologized.

He wouldn't dare to be disrespectful to his master's good friend.

Seeing this scene, Lei Meng only felt bored.

"It's still more comfortable staying with that little rascal Chai Yue. You being so polite makes me very uncomfortable."

He rolled his eyes, then his expression became serious and he said:

"Now, just pray that Takizawa Toshiaki passes tomorrow's preliminary round. If he can't make it into the main competition, all our preparations now will be in vain."

"That shouldn't happen."

Wang Chen thought about it and felt that the possibility of Takizawa Toshiaki not making it into the individual competition's main competition was very low.

Although he hadn't yet watched Sakura Country's team competition footage, Takizawa Toshiaki's Rank 179 was among the highest of all participating contestants.

Even if his combat power wasn't ideal, entering the main competition would definitely not be a problem!

Seeing Wang Chen's expression, Lei Meng nodded.

Actually, he had originally wanted to ask Wang Chen how confident he was in fighting Takizawa Toshiaki, but now there was no need to ask.

He saw absolute confidence in Wang Chen.

"Alright, you should rest well. I'm going to find that little rascal Chai Yue for a drink."

Waving his hand, Lei Meng got up and left.

After seeing Lei Meng off, Wang Chen let the four little ones out to play, changed his clothes, and began to wash up.

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With the team competition concluded, the contestants rested, but online, discussions about the Global Prodigy Competition were soaring.

Numerous netizens analyzed the strength displayed by each contestant in the team competition, speculating how far they could go in the individual competition.

And in this bustling atmosphere, the news that Wang Chen and Takizawa Toshiaki would have a deathmatch in the main competition of the individual competition suddenly appeared.

It immediately attracted the attention of countless netizens.

For a time, the entire internet exploded, with countless netizens heatedly discussing the news.

"It should be fake, right!"

"How could Dragon Country agree to such an unreasonable request? The strength Wang Chen displayed today is enough to prove his terrifying potential. Becoming a King in the future isn't even his limit!"

"Exactly, exactly. A Rank 4 being able to compete on the same stage with Six-Turn Prodigies three years older than him can be said to be an unprecedented and unique case in the history of Blue Star. Even if Dragon Country's team leader went mad, it would be impossible for him to agree to such a thing."

The moment this news appeared, netizens across the entire network overwhelmingly believed it was fake, released just to grab attention.

After all, Wang Chen's performance in the team competition had already proven his terrifying potential.

Given some time, the Prodigies from various countries currently competing with him would definitely be left far behind.

A deathmatch at this time was simply impossible!

Not to mention, the opponent in the deathmatch was Takizawa Toshiaki, Sakura Country's top Genius.

It's like an egg hitting a rock; Dragon Country isn't stupid!

However...

As the entire network questioned the news, the disseminator of the news didn't even bother to refute, directly uploading an image of a contract.

This contract clearly stated the deathmatch between Wang Chen and Takizawa Toshiaki.

It not only bore the signatures of Nomura Shinji, the team leader of Sakura Country, and Lei Meng, the team leader of Dragon Country, but also the official seal of the Global Prodigy Competition organizing committee.

At this point, as this photo was continuously forwarded, the entire network completely erupted.

"Is it real or fake? This scoundrel isn't photoshopping to trick us, is he?"

"After Grandpa's verification, this is absolutely real. The seal of the Global Prodigy Competition organizing committee on it is as real as it gets; no one would dare to fake it."

"Holy crap! Does that mean Wang Chen is really going to have a deathmatch with Takizawa Toshiaki?"

"Oh my goodness, are they playing this big? Why would Dragon Country's higher-ups allow Lei Meng to make such a decision? It doesn't matter if Takizawa Toshiaki dies, but if Wang Chen dies in a deathmatch, Dragon Country's loss would be huge!"