novelraw Chapter 1113: Watermelon Rind
Chapter 1113: Watermelon Rind
When the soft sword in Penny’s hand accidentally fell to the ground from exhaustion, everyone in Group 3 knew the time had come!
The victor was about to be decided.
Zhang Ye and Yu Yi’s expressions changed; they both got serious.
Lou and Qi Fang began to get real.
As Penny’s opponent, Xuzhou lowered his eyes slightly. When Penny’s somewhat cumbersome replacement sword stabbed over, Xuzhou retreated instead of advancing, quickly dodging it and leaping behind the light column meters away.
Penny missed her strike and immediately regrouped. However, momentum is like that; once it’s lost, it’s as if it’s scattered to the winds. Regaining sufficient momentum again is many times more difficult, perhaps even dozens of times harder to regain.
Penny exhaled, holding her sword and chasing after.
Xuzhou circled around the light column, during which he exchanged glances in mid-air with Zhang Ye. Both saw something in each other’s eyes. Then, Zhang Ye and Yu Yi intensified their fight.
Meanwhile.
Qi Fang, nearly losing a kidney, wanted to curse out loud, but the battle continued; he couldn’t stop and had no choice but to carry on. Qi Fang glared ferociously at Lou, who responded with a kind smile.
Qi Fang choked, abruptly sinking his Qi to his Dantian, and suddenly twisted his fingers, throwing the weapon in his hand!
Bang!
The distance between them was so close that dodging was easy; Lou gracefully stepped back, but as he retreated, Qi Fang suddenly pulled out another cold weapon. Lou saw only a flash of white cold light.
Whoosh~
Bam!
Qi Fang fell to the ground, clutching his half waist in disbelief—
Pain!
Off stage.
"Blind eye method."
"Feinted a shot."
"Qi Fang, how could you be so dumb? You fell for Lou’s trick, didn’t you?"
"Qi Fang, are you alright?"
"Qi Fang, be nicer to your kidney."
"Pfft—"
"Indeed, take care of your kidney more."
"What did the kidney do wrong for you to treat it that way?"
"The kidney is innocent; cherish it while you can~~~"
...
Lying on the ground, Qi Fang initially thought little of the words, but upon hearing the later ones, his whole body trembled, his face turning pale then red, and quickly then black... Within a short time, Qi Fang’s face morphed into a kaleidoscope of colors... Qi Fang took a deep breath, turned his head, fiercely glaring at the foolish 4444 number in the spectator zone!
It was 4444 who had led the jokes. If it weren’t for her nonsense, everyone wouldn’t be joking about his kidney!
Qi Fang nearly died from anger.
However—
The angrier he got, the more his kidney hurt.
"Do you concede?"
Lou’s voice came from above, looking at Qi Fang who was furious yet embarrassed. Qi Fang, cheeks puffed in fury, was about to start cursing when Lou smiled and said, "While victory is precious, the kidney is more valuable. Think it over..."
Qi Fang: "..."
Qi Fang opened his mouth: "I... I..."
"Screw you!"
Whoosh!
Qi Fang jumped up, kicking towards Lou’s forehead.
Lou was slightly surprised; he didn’t expect Qi Fang, in such pain, could still stand and fight him to the end.
Lou refocused his mind.
Meanwhile—
Xuzhou and Penny tangled again, Penny’s breath starting to get ragged. Xuzhou squinted, and at that moment, he horizontally slashed, striking Penny’s longsword away.
Crack~
The crisp sound echoed through the training ground, resonating in everyone’s ears, making all six participants shiver.
It was a signal!
The real showdown had begun.
Once two groups decide the winner, and quickly regroup according to the rules, the remaining two are inevitably eliminated whether they win or lose.
Who will seize the upper hand?
Whoom——
Xuzhou slashed at Penny, who fought back desperately but still fell under Xuzhou’s blade.
In that instant, Yu Yi and Zhang Ye also had to decide the winner.
Zhang Ye and Xuzhou were originally from the same place, attending the same school from elementary onward, sharing similar interests, thus having great tacit understanding. Xuzhou’s priority in disarming Penny was to signal Zhang Ye to act and how they would act in seconds and minutes...
Zhang Ye received the information, secretly calculating the time.
Among Lou, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, and Yu Yi, Lou was undoubtedly the strongest. Any of Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, or Yu Yi facing Lou would be precarious.
Therefore, during the battle, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, and Yu Yi had silently agreed through eye contact to eliminate Lou before determining who among the three would be the victor.
Zhang Ye squinted, aiming to resolve Yu Yi within 10 seconds; however, Yu Yi wasn’t a weak opponent. On the contrary, his strength matched Zhang Ye’s, but Zhang Ye still executed his plan to KO Yu Yi.
At that moment, Zhang Ye sprinted towards Xuzhou, who just finished off Penny, standing tall and waiting for his new opponent to arrive.
second.
seconds.
seconds.
...
Just 10 meters away, a watermelon peel suddenly flew diagonally, prompting Zhang Ye to brake urgently!
Whoosh~
Lou leaped out, intercepting Zhang Ye, successfully reaching Xuzhou first.
Zhang Ye stared: "Damn—"
"Who!"
"Who was unethical enough to throw watermelon peels on the battlefield?"
"Who!"
The field fell silent, everyone casting sympathetic, pitying glances at the furious Zhang Ye.
Then.
Mu Jianling, arms crossed with a cold expression, spoke: "Zhang Ye, eliminated."
Zhang Ye: "I..."
Zhang Ye wanted to appeal: "Teacher... I feel that what just happened shouldn’t be the basis for judgment, because it was indeed me who reached faster; I should be the one to regroup with Xuzhou."
"Your loss is truly regrettable," Mu Jianling said coldly, "but I only see the final result."
Zhang Ye: "..."
Mu Jianling continued, "The outcome is you’ve lost."
Zhang Ye, listening, was on the verge of tears.
At this moment, in the viewing zone, Ji You stood up with a flourish, shouting, "Traitor brother, don’t cry, muster your aura! Believe in yourself, you didn’t lose, you really didn’t lose! If anything, you simply lost for not having an extra watermelon peel prepared. Each failure brings wisdom. He throws watermelon peels; you can throw banana peels, rotten eggs, spoiled tomatoes, rotten cabbage cores! If none of that is around, next time stock up a bit more in the Space Button."
Zhang Ye: "..."
Hearing this, Zhang Ye forced back his tears.