SRGA Chapter 121: Is the Defeat of Huaguo Inevitable?
"I can see you're worried, Ice Nymph," Lin Tian whispered as he sat down beside Luo Bingning.
Luo Bingning replied anxiously, "Couldn't you just stick to translating? Why do you have to participate in these kinds of duels?"
Some people nearby glanced at Luo Bingning. Despite wearing a duckbill cap and a mask, Luo Bingning's voice sounded lovely, and they felt she must be a beauty.
"It's okay. You still don't know my strength? Beating them is a piece of cake," Lin Tian reassured, squeezing Luo Bingning's hand.
Not far away, Nakamura Taro and Nakamura Jiro sneered inwardly, convinced that Lin Tian was just a worthless fellow.
"Lin Tian, aren't you supposed to be translating?" Luo Bingning asked in a hushed voice.
Lin Tian shook his head slightly. "The next match is a life and death situation. It's mainly about blades and swords speaking for themselves."
"I'll stay here with you."
He reached out and embraced Luo Bingning.
Surrounded by so many people, Luo Bingning's body tensed slightly, but soon her head leaned against Lin Tian's shoulder.
"Bro, your translation skills are pretty good, but agreeing to fight them, I think, is a bit reckless," a young man nearby whispered.
"Jiro Nakamura's strength is quite impressive, and Taro Nakamura had mid-stage Anjin several years ago. He's probably at the late stage of Anjin now," another person added quietly.
Lin Tian cleared his throat. "Thank you for your concern, but they won't be able to harm me in the slightest. Don't let yourselves be scared later."
"Got it. You need to be fast."
"Just surrender in time, and you'll win."
The two young men who had just spoken nodded quietly.
The venue was quickly cleared, and the second group took the stage. In this match, Li Zhi from Huaguo faced a young man from Dongying.
Li Zhi's eyes seemed to be emitting fire.
Their families had a feud, and members from both sides had died at each other's hands. Dongying had invaded before, and many seeds of hatred had been planted back then. Martial arts families had been targeted specifically.
"Damn you, come and meet your end!" Li Zhi roared, swinging his long blade fiercely at his opponent.
"Clang! Clang!"
His opponent wielded a samurai sword. It was a duel of swordsmanship, with both sides aiming to kill with every strike.
"So fast."
"Even mid-stage Anjin practitioners are this powerful. Master Lin is a grandmaster of martial arts. I wonder how powerful he really is."
"Do you also know Master Lin? I'm a fan of Master Lin."
Two people nearby talked about Master Lin.
Luo Bingning turned her head to look at Lin Tian. In doing so, her lips were only a few centimeters away from his face.
Lin Tian turned as well.
The distance between their mouths was less than ten centimeters.
Luo Bingning's heart raced.
"Darling, are you blushing?" Lin Tian said with a smile.
"I-I'm not..." Luo Bingning quickly turned her head back, continuing to watch the duel. Soon, she exclaimed as Li Zhi was wounded.
His opponent's samurai sword left a gash on his arm, and blood quickly flowed out.
"Kill!" Li Zhi paid no attention to the wound and continued to attack. Under his relentless assault, his opponent was soon bleeding too.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
Gradually, the two of them fought for over ten minutes, becoming bloodied messes with over 500 milliliters of blood spilled each.
Luo Bingning's palms sweated profusely.
She worried about Li Zhi from Huaguo, but she was even more concerned about Lin Tian going up on the platform. What if something happened to Lin Tian?
"You madman, I'll die with you today," Li Zhi roared.
His steps visibly slowed, and so did his attack speed, but his momentum remained just as fierce.
While Li Zhi's opponent had slightly higher strength, Li Zhi was reckless, and his opponent was starting to feel intimidated.
A while later, both of them had lost nearly a liter of blood.
Blood was everywhere on the ground.
Ordinary people might have gone into shock from losing so much blood, but Li Zhi and his opponent were martial artists, yet they were also close to reaching their limits.
"You're insane, you're a lunatic."
"I surrender."
Li Zhi's opponent finally couldn't hold back and yelled. If they continued, they might both end up dead.
"Hahaha!"
Li Zhi laughed maniacally. "You bastards, now you know who's the boss and who's the servant. In the future, you'll have to toe the line."
With that said, Li Zhi stumbled.
He was only supported by sheer willpower and was about to collapse.
"Quick."
Someone nearby brought a stretcher, and Li Zhi was swiftly carried away. Lin Tian didn't go over to help; there was no need.
Li Zhi's problem was mainly due to excessive bleeding,
The gore is hard to pass the review.
Time passed by second by second.
Noon had already passed, and everyone hadn't eaten, but no one complained about hunger. Most of them probably couldn't eat anyway.
"It still hasn't changed."
Lin Tian muttered to himself, realizing that the next match would be for Ouyang Fei.
The silver chest still sat atop Luo Bingning's head.
While other stimuli could prompt Luo Bingning to produce chests, it seemed that teasing her was the most effective method.
"In the next match, Ouyang Fei will face Tengyuan Ueno," Jiang Yi said solemnly.
In the five previous matches, Huaguo had won two and lost three, with the three losses resulting in significant injuries to the Huaguo participants.
"Even if Ouyang Fei wins, we'll still lose."
"Lin Tian is just an ordinary translator; that match doesn't count. Even if Ouyang Fei wins, we'll be tied with Dongying."
"Ouyang Fei, come on!"
Many people were discussing and cheering loudly.
Ouyang Fei and Tengyuan Ueno entered the arena. Tengyuan Ueno sneered, "Ouyang Fei, although this is your home turf with many supporters, they can only witness you falling into my hands."
The nearby translator quickly translated his words.
Ouyang Fei responded calmly, "Tengyuan Ueno, we've never fought before, so it's hard to say who will win or lose."
His inner strength had recovered quite a bit.
"Ouyang Fei, you'll lose in the next match anyway. Even if you beat me, Huaguo will still lose this time," Tengyuan Ueno said with a smug smile.
He wanted to pressure Ouyang Fei with his words.
But Tengyuan Ueno's words had no effect on Ouyang Fei. Could Ouyang Fei lose to Nakamura Taro and the others if Lin Tian could?
"No more nonsense, let's begin," Ouyang Fei said coldly.
Tengyuan Ueno narrowed his eyes. From Ouyang Fei's reaction, this battle might not be easy.
"Attack!"
Both of them moved instantly.
Ouyang Fei used a Tang sword, while Tengyuan Ueno wielded a samurai sword.
"Clang!" "Clang!"
The two of them fiercely clashed together.
Both of them were in the later stage of Anjin, and their attack speeds were even faster.
The spectators watched in awe, their hearts pounding.
With Ouyang Fei's fierce attacks, if their hands or feet were struck, they would probably relocate immediately.
And if they were struck in the head, it would be an immediate end.
"Lin Tian, the next match is yours," Luo Bingning said nervously.
Ouyang Fei was Lin Tian's friend, but she didn't have the heart to watch right now.