115: Chapter 145 Great Melee

"How is this supposed to be fought?"

"Let's all just go at it together!"

The look of excitement in Zhang Kuang's eyes grew increasingly intense.

"Let's have a massive melee; whichever Military Region has the most people left standing at the end wins!"

"No problem!"

The people from the other Military Regions agreed in unison.

"Then let's do it!"

Zhang Kuang stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, his face full of excitement.

He was even trembling all over due to his intense excitement.

"Come on!"

The seventy people from the seven Military Regions immediately split into seven teams, began forming combat Formations, and prepared to fight.

"Fight!"

Zhang Kuang was the first to strike out toward the combat Formation of one of the Military Regions.

Then, with a bang, he was slapped flying back.

Going up there alone like that was sure to get him beaten.

However, this move of his kicked off the melee; the seventy people, organized into seven teams, all began attacking those around them.

The Southeast Military Region side still formed a triangular Formation with Tie Ta at the center.

Tie Ta took the lead, his two arms like two pillars, smashing toward a team from another Military Region.

Bang, bang, bang...

The opposing side's Formation was immediately scattered by Tie Ta's strike.

Tie Ta's strength was something even Jiang Ling could not hope to match; it could play a huge role in such a melee, and coupled with the flexible triangular Formation they had trained in, they quickly gained the upper hand in the chaos.

However, having the upper hand was not necessarily a good thing.

Other teams would prioritize attacking them, thus forming a situation where two teams were jointly attacking their one team.

"Heavenly Thunder Riot!"

Jiang Ling unleashed the Seven Absolute Blades of the Thunder Prison, holding off one of the teams by himself.

The powerful World-Ending Divine Thunder erupted, and combined with his level 35 Saber Intent, this single strike actually forced an entire opposing team to retreat several steps.

"So strong!"

The opposing side was immediately shocked, not expecting Jiang Ling to possess this level of attack power.

"Control him!"

Someone shouted loudly.

Countless huge green vines immediately extended from the ground, winding toward Jiang Ling like venomous snakes.

Jiang Ling brandished his black iron great saber, hacking violently to shatter these vines, but new ones kept emerging.

Jiang Ling could only rely on the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps to dodge, evading the attack range of these vines, but this caused him to become separated from his small team.

At this moment, other teams also attacked him, and he could only turn to defend.

The scene was in complete chaos.

Bang, bang, bang...

Boom, boom, boom...

Those who could come to participate in this National Grand Martial Arts Competition were not ordinary people; at the very least, they had all reached level thirty, and each possessed a high-level Supernatural Ability.

As they fell into a melee, the entire forest immediately erupted with intense explosions; surrounding trees were snapped and sent flying, and countless large craters appeared on the ground.

This quickly attracted the attention of other soldiers in the military, who rushed over with their weapons in hand.

When they saw that it was the contestants from the seven Military Regions already fighting here, they were all dumbfounded.

What was going on? Could it be that the National Grand Martial Arts Competition had already started?

How come they hadn't received any notification?

Consequently, they quickly reported it to their superiors.

Inside a headquarters tent.

The big shots of the various Military Regions were gathered together, exchanging pleasantries.

"Oh, Old Zhao, I heard that your Southwest Military Region has cultivated quite a few good talents over the years!"

"I'm afraid the first place in this National Grand Martial Arts Competition will still go to your Southwest Military Region."

"Hey! You're overpraising me!"

"Our Southwest Military Region has indeed produced quite a few good talents, but compared to your Northwest Military Region, we are still a bit lacking. If you ask me, the Northwest Military Region will definitely take first place in this competition."

"You are too polite. This time, every Military Region has come prepared, and we dare not underestimate anyone."

"I think the strength of the Central Military Region is still the strongest; we might not be a match for the Central Military Region."

These big shots were very polite on the surface, constantly complimenting others, but in reality, they were each holding their breath.

Their own Military Region must take first place this time.

Just as everyone sat down to discuss the detailed plans for this Military Region competition, a soldier rushed in to report.

"Report!"

"The contestants from the seven Military Regions, not knowing whose orders they received, are already fighting in the mountains ahead!"

"May I ask if this is within the plan?"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the military big shots all widened their eyes.

"They are fighting?"

"Who told them to fight?"

"The National Grand Martial Arts Competition hasn't even started yet."

"Let's go, let's go see what those brats are up to!"

The military big shots rushed to the scene of the melee and saw a chaotic scene; everyone was fighting each other without any order or rules, fighting until the sky was dark and the earth was dim.

"Stop!"

A big shot from the Central Military Region suddenly erupted with a roar.

This roar was like rolling thunder; everyone felt as if their ears were about to be deafened, and they quickly stopped.

"Who told you to start fighting here?"

The big shot demanded angrily.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing who to blame.

"Um... someone suggested that we should have an early sparring session, so we just started fighting here to test things out."

A contestant said, emboldened.

"Outrageous!"

"Do you have any discipline left? Are you still soldiers?"

"All of you, get back!"

Everyone hung their heads, put away their weapons, and returned to their own barracks.

"I told you, we're definitely going to be punished!"

Back in the barracks, Tie Ta said in a muffled voice.

"Hehe... we didn't come away completely empty-handed this time."

Zhang Kuang chuckled.

"Through this massive melee, we've gained some understanding of the other contestants, so we'll be prepared when we officially start fighting next time."

"But our strength was also seen by the others."

Ye Yan shrugged and said.

"So what if they saw it? We aren't afraid of anyone anyway."

Zhang Kuang looked completely indifferent.

"With Jiang Ling here, we will definitely be able to win first place in this competition."

"Jiang Ling was able to hold off an entire team by himself just now!"

Jiang Ling curled his lip and said, "That was only for a moment!"

"The other side was clearly holding back."

"We cannot underestimate the opponent."

"But we still had the upper hand against them."

Zhang Kuang said proudly.

"The facts prove that the Formation we practiced is definitely better than theirs."

"As long as we perform normally, they definitely won't be a match for us."