195: Chapter 195 The King of Hell's Call

According to the Arena rules, when no one voluntarily challenges the defender, the defender can choose members from off-stage to challenge, and this does not consume their own challenge count.

Originally, this rule was intended to prevent situations where no one dared to challenge a strong defender, causing the competition to stall.

But in previous years, almost no one was able to use this rule.

The reason is simple.

The defenders themselves are usually nearly exhausted from being worn down by continuous battles; how could they have the energy to call anyone out?

Lu Cheng raised his hand, his fingertip slowly sweeping across the representative areas of each faction.

The people in the Eagle Country representative area almost instinctively avoided his gaze.

Lu Cheng blinked.

"Don't hide."

"Weren't you all quite lively just a moment ago?"

He spoke with a smile, his tone even carrying a hint of negotiation.

"You were all scrambling to challenge our people from the Dragon Nation, but now that I've stepped up, why have you all suddenly become so introverted?"

Finally, Lu Cheng's fingertip stopped at the Eagle Country representative area.

"You."

The expression of an Eagle Country cyborg changed instantly.

He had just challenged Jiang Xuance.

Although the win wasn't easy, he had indeed taken points from the Dragon Nation.

Now that Lu Cheng had pointed at him, his whole body stiffened.

"Me?"

Lu Cheng nodded.

"Yes, that's you."

"The one who used the Source Energy Cannon to blast my teammate earlier."

"That cannon of yours was quite bright."

"Come up here and let me see if it's even brighter up close."

That Eagle Country contestant's face turned pale.

Admit defeat?

If a defender actively calls someone out and the person called directly admits defeat, it still counts as a success for the defender.

But if he actually admitted defeat, he would completely lose face.

He gritted his teeth and still stepped onto the Arena.

Three seconds later.

Bang!

He went flying.

Before the Source Energy Cannon could even deploy, he flew from the left side of the Arena to the right, hit the energy barrier, bounced off, and landed on the ground.

The referee was silent for half a second.

"Lu Cheng's defense is successful."

Lu Cheng looked up.

"Next."

This time, he pointed at the Nordic Union.

"That bearded guy."

"Yes, just you."

"Come up."

Anton Meyer's face turned dark immediately.

He carried a giant axe onto the stage, and a faint phantom of a savage bear appeared behind him.

"Dragon Nation person, I admit you are strong."

"But I..."

Bang!

He didn't finish his sentence.

He also went flying.

The giant axe spun three times in the air and crashed outside the ring with a clang.

Lu Cheng withdrew his fist and sighed.

"Can you talk a little less before coming onto the stage?"

"I'm afraid that if you set the stage too much, the audience will think you can last a long time."

In the Nordic Union representative area, Elsa's face had turned extremely ugly.

Holder cursed in a low voice.

"This guy's mouth is even more annoying than his fists."

Reinhardt leaned against the medical seat, his face frighteningly pale.

He watched Lu Cheng on the Arena, but his eyes became increasingly grave.

Others saw Lu Cheng as arrogant.

He saw Lu Cheng as dangerous, extremely dangerous.

Lu Cheng wasn't even taking this seriously right now.

He was holding back with every punch.

That was the most terrifying part.

Next, the roll call continued.

Everyone who had actively challenged the Dragon Nation team members earlier, one by one, was called up by Lu Cheng.

All the contestants looked at Lu Cheng as if they had seen a ghost, terrified that their names would be called.

The audience, from their initial shock to the later uproar, had now gradually become numb with excitement.

In previous years, every challenge match was extremely brutal.

But this year?

No one expected the situation to become so casual.

One person stood on the Arena.

And then the direction of the entire match was forcibly broken by him.

Lu Cheng was like a bully on the Arena, yet he smiled very politely.

"Don't be nervous."

"I'll try my best not to hit your face."

Three seconds later.

Bang!

A Nordic Union contestant face-planted into the buffer zone.

As Lu Cheng's round of roll call ended, the contestants from the Eagle Country, Nordic Union, and Tianlan Ancient Kingdom all suffered varying degrees of serious injury.

Of course, he really didn't use lethal force.

But the problem was, anyone who took a punch from him was basically unable to continue the match.

On the contrary, the Sakura Island representative area was the quietest.

From beginning to end, other than the self-destruction tactic at the start, Sakura Island did not actively get involved in targeting the Dragon Nation.

Jinguji Ayane sat in her seat, holding the Kagura bell in her hand, her eyes somewhat subtle.

She had originally been thinking about when it would be appropriate for her to make a move.

But looking at it now...

It seemed there was no need for that at all.

This match didn't have much to do with Sakura Island.

It was the right decision not to target the Dragon Nation.

However...

Jinguji Ayane looked at the boy on the Arena who was smiling in a somewhat annoying way, and frowned slightly.

Why do I always feel...

That person named Lu Cheng from the Dragon Nation team, and the person who took me to drink douzhi yesterday... look a bit alike?

On the Arena, Lu Cheng looked around and found that he had basically called everyone who could be called.

If he kept calling, either there would be no one left, or he would really cause serious problems for people.

He looked up at the referee's stand.

"Referee."

Song Qingyue looked at him.

"What is it?"

Lu Cheng raised his hand, his attitude quite polite.

"Can I voluntarily stop defending the stage?"

The three head referees looked at each other.

Logically speaking, defending the stage can continue until no one challenges or the defender loses their qualification.

But stopping voluntarily is not disallowed.

It's just that no one has done it in previous years.

Because normal defenders would be eager to take advantage of their remaining state to earn more points.

Where is there anyone like Lu Cheng, who, after fighting a round, thinks it's enough and asks if he can stop.

He Beichuan glanced at the injured personnel from the various teams on the sidelines and was silent for a second.

"You may."

Song Qingyue also nodded.

"The defender voluntarily terminates the defense, retaining the currently obtained points."

Andrew sighed softly.

"Agreed."

Lu Cheng nodded.

"Then I'm not fighting anymore."

After saying this, he turned and walked towards the Dragon Nation representative area.

Halfway there, as if remembering something, he turned back and added a sentence.

"The rest of you, heal your injuries well."

"Don't bully people randomly next time."

The whole venue: "..."

Dragon Nation representative area.

Heavenly King Lin watched Lu Cheng walk back, his expression complex.

"This is just too outrageous."

Gu Changqing was silent for a moment.

"Indeed outrageous."

Jiang Xuance gave a thumbs up.

"Satisfying."

Xu Xinglan looked at the point statistics on the terminal, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.

"The Dragon Nation has already reached sixty points in the challenge match."

Tang Zhiwei rested her chin on her hand, looking at Lu Cheng with curved eyes.

"Brother Lu is so handsome."

The Little Spirit Fox immediately let out an unsatisfied cry.

"Ying!"

Tang Zhiwei looked at it with a smile.

"Your master is handsome, not allowed to praise him?"

The Little Spirit Fox turned its head away.

Lu Cheng sat back in his seat and patted the Little Spirit Fox's head.

"Alright."

"It's almost over."

This was indeed the case.

The remaining teams no longer had the ability to continue fighting.

After the few head referees consulted temporarily, they decided to end the second challenge match early.

After receiving the notice from the referee group, Sister Bai looked back at the camera.

She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the shock in her heart.

"According to the referee group's judgment, due to varying degrees of injuries to the main contestants of all teams, and because continuing the match makes it difficult to ensure competitive fairness and contestant safety, this Arena challenge match ends early."

"The final project ranking is"

The big screen refreshed.

[Arena Challenge Match Ranking]

[First Place: Dragon Nation]

[Second Place: Sakura Island]

[Third Place: Tianlan Ancient Kingdom]

[Fourth Place: Nordic Union]

[Fifth Place: Eagle Country]

Seeing this ranking, the whole venue erupted in an uproar once again.

The Eagle Country was at the bottom again.

And Sakura Island, relying on that initial wave of six points and subsequently not being consumed much, firmly secured second place.

Although the overall strength of the Tianlan Ancient Kingdom was terrifying, they were specifically targeted by Lu Cheng while trying to take advantage of the chaos, so their points could not surpass Sakura Island.

The Nordic Union was even more miserable.

Reinhardt was picked off for points by the Eagle Country after consecutive battles, and later hit by Lu Cheng's round, ultimately falling to fourth.

The Eagle Country... hmm.

There was nothing to say about the Eagle Country.

After Adam was sent flying by a punch, their morale basically dissipated.

Sister Bai continued to read:

"After the end of the first day, the total ranking of each team is!"

[Dragon Nation: 10 points]

[Tianlan Ancient Kingdom: 5 points]

[Sakura Island: 4 points]

[Nordic Union: 3 points]

[Eagle Country: 0 points]

Seeing the final ranking, the Dragon Nation audience area completely boiled over.

"First place!"

"Dragon Nation is first!"

"Lu Cheng is awesome!"

"Today's match was really satisfying to watch!"

"Eagle Country has zero points, hahahaha!"

In the Eagle Country representative area, Stellan's face was ugly, Adam was lying in the medical pod, his eyes half-open, his expression blank.

He had not fully recovered yet.

Only one thought remained in his mind.

Fortunately.

Although he lost.

But at least he didn't die.

And...

His virginity was still intact.

Does this count as preservation in another sense?

Sister Bai's voice sounded in the Arena.

"Today's match ends here."

"The next simulation ruins exploration will officially take place in five days."

"Please take good rest in the coming time, contestants."

"And audience friends, please continue to follow this International Youth Martial Arts Exchange Tournament."