FWTS **Chapter 165: The First Round, Crushing Victory!**
**Chapter 165: The First Round, Crushing Victory!**
Bei Ji Taye had always looked down on everyone in China's mental sports Tetris field, and he had even less regard for Chinese manga. He never believed that a Chinese person's manga could make it into "Weekly Shonen J" on its own merits. To him, "Weekly Shonen J" was sacred ground for manga enthusiasts, not to be sullied by Chinese garbage manga. Thus, he made his demand!
And he made it at the last minute!
Knowing that today's match was being live-streamed and watched by many people, he wanted to make this demand in front of everyone.
If the Chinese person agreed, great. If not, it would be their embarrassment, not his.
As for losing, he had never even considered the possibility!
In the realm of Tetris, he was always the invincible one.
He thought his opponent might refuse, or might ask what would happen if he lost. But he never expected his opponent to say, "Do you have anything to lose?"
This statement made Bei Ji Taye furious: "I will not lose!"
Hou Muyun said nothing, merely looking at him calmly.
Bei Ji Taye quickly regained his composure: "If I lose, I will never set foot in China again."
Hou Muyun smiled, "Do you think that's a fair condition?"
Bei Ji Taye was taken aback by Hou Muyun's question, then replied, "If I lose, I will never participate in any mental sports competitions again. Additionally, I will apologize to you and all Chinese people involved for my comments on FK!"
Hou Muyun asked, "Is that all? Just that?"
Bei Ji Taye frowned, "What more do you want? Are you afraid?"
Hou Muyun chuckled, patted Bei Ji Taye's shoulder, and said, "Forget it, I know you can't come up with anything equivalent. No need to make it hard on you. You can come and go as you please, it doesn't matter to me. As for the apology, I don't need it, and neither do the Chinese people involved. But this city does! So, if you lose, apologize to it."
With Hou Muyun's words, the Chinese audience erupted in applause!
And the live stream chat exploded!
"Awesome!"
"So cool!"
"Epic!"
"Just for that, I'll be a fan of Monkey for life!"
"Wow, that almost made me cry!"
"That's what a real man is!"
"Monkey is such a man!"
"Monkey is a true hero today!"
"Damn, his trash-talking skill is maxed out!"
"Those opening lines were already epic, but this is even better!"
"That little Nihonjin is really shooting himself in the foot! Does he think he can take advantage of Monkey?"
"Beautiful! If Monkey wins the match, it'll be even more beautiful!"
"..."
When Bei Ji Taye heard the translation of Hou Muyun's words, his face turned ugly. Not only his, but the faces of the other Nihon team members and staff also turned sour. One of the team leaders even went to protest to the organizers about Hou Muyun's statements.
However, the organizers were neither the TV show crew nor a government-related agency. Would the head of TP Live, Principal Wang, care about such protests?
Principal Wang smiled and told the translator, "Protest? Who made the demands? Tell them, they can either compete or pay the breach fee and leave!"
The translator, looking grim, conveyed Principal Wang's words diplomatically to the team leader, who then grumbled and returned to the Nihon team.
Bei Ji Taye, regaining his composure, gritted his teeth and looked at Hou Muyun: "So, you agree to my earlier demand?"
Hou Muyun nodded.
Bei Ji Taye clenched his fists: "You will regret this."
Hou Muyun shrugged indifferently and said, "Young man, you need to stay calm in a competition."
The hostess, after translating Hou Muyun's words to Bei Ji Taye, didn't wait for him to speak and directly announced the start of the official match.
"This Tetris showdown will consist of three rounds. The first round is the Marathon mode. Both players will start simultaneously, aiming to clear 200 lines of blocks. The one who uses the least time wins and earns 1 point!"
After announcing the rules, a VCR explaining the game rules appeared on the main screen of the stage, ensuring all viewers understood. The rules were simple, but the block falling speed shown in the VCR made many viewers' heads spin.
"Players, please take your seats!"
"Professional judges, please take your positions!"
Hou Muyun and Bei Ji Taye took their seats, each in front of a screen and keyboard. Each screen was divided into two halves, one showing their own playfield and the other showing their opponent's, allowing them to monitor each other's progress.
Meanwhile, the main screen displayed both playfields for the audience to see.
The hostess asked, "Are both players ready?"
Hou Muyun nodded, looking calm.
Bei Ji Taye nodded, looking extremely focused.
"Start the match!"
A countdown for the first block's appearance began on both screens.
3!
2!
1!
The first block appeared on both players' screens and instantly dropped to the bottom. Both players chose to drop it straight down at maximum speed.
Then came the second block, the third block, the fourth block...
As the blocks kept coming, both the live and online audiences grew increasingly tense.
Fast!
So fast!
The blocks almost instantly fell to the bottom upon appearing!
At this speed, most people's eyes would get tired after just a few seconds!
Each line clear caused a quick flash on the screen.
The flashes were rapid!
5 lines!
10 lines!
15 lines!
30 lines!
Viewers saw the screens flashing continuously, and also saw both players' fingers flying across their keyboards.
Incredibly fast!
This was not an exaggeration but a realistic depiction!
Like machines!
Inhuman!
And each block dropped perfectly, without any gaps or holes!
"Damn! Is this really Tetris? Was I playing a fake version as a kid?"
"Oh my god, is this how Tetris is played?"
"I was wondering why Tetris could cause such a big stir, now I know!"
"I'm stunned!"
"..."
After just half a minute, Bei Ji Taye had cleared fifty lines!
Hou Muyun was not far behind.
"Holy crap, Monkey is really awesome!"
"I was worried Monkey might have been bragging too much and would embarrass himself, but it looks like he's holding his own!"
"Are you blind? Look at the playfield, not just the line count! Monkey has stacked it all perfectly, leaving one column open!"
"Holy crap! Monkey just pulled ahead by twenty lines in an instant!"
"No way, Monkey is getting faster!"
"150 lines!"
"180 lines!"
"200 lines!"
"He won! Monkey won!"
"The other guy just passed 110!"
"Crushing victory!"