When Viper, Cang Liu, and Old Ke appeared, Ding Meng also felt a headache coming on. It was not that he was afraid of these three people, but the current situation was very awkward. He could sense that they were a combination of two high-level War Venerables and a Beginner Combat Master. It would indeed be difficult for him to deal with these three without exposing his trump cards.
Viper was wearing a pair of shiny green metal gloves. He did not hold back when he came up. "Kid, even if you're new here, you should know the rules."
Ding Meng asked curiously, "What rules?"
Cang Liu said proudly, "Since when did a bunch of trash have the right to covet the new district and container?"
He was not scolding him, but hinting at Du Hong. Du Hong's face turned red when he heard this. If his two subordinates had not died, he would have been qualified to fight for territory with the T40 combatants. But if he wanted to rely on Meng Chen and Tongyao, it would be wishful thinking.
Ding Meng gently rubbed his palms. "Correct. Trash shouldn't covet it."
When he said that, Ding Meng appeared in front of Cang Liu in a flash. This was the classic move of a fish leaping over the dragon's gate. Cang Liu was not prepared for his sudden attack at all. Moreover, Ding Meng's flash was neither Instantaneous Step nor Instantaneous Step. It looked like he was flying but not flying at the same time. It gave people the feeling that it was hard to tell if it was real or fake. But in the eyes of an expert, this was a classic example of someone who was not strong enough to fight head-on.
With a bang, Cang Liu's temple was unfortunately hit. This hand chop was executed with explosive force and knocked Cang Liu unconscious.
When Viper saw Cang Liu's tall body fall limply to the ground, he was shocked. "Cripple him!"
While he was shouting, the one who made the move was Old Ke, who was beside him. This huge man who was more than two meters tall was unusually agile. As soon as Ding Meng landed on the ground, Old Ke's iron fist came crashing down. His fist was covered in a pale yellow translucent coating.
Ding Meng's main attention was on Old Ke. As soon as the three of them entered the arena, Ding Meng immediately sensed that Old Ke was a Hard Body Combat Master, while the other two were Light Speed War Venerables. In comparison, Cang Liu's aura was a little weaker, so Ding Meng decided to steal the weakest one first.
Old Ke was not weak at all. His fist was caught by Ding Meng's palm as soon as it was thrown out. Then, there was a series of explosive sounds in the ring. Old Ke advanced step by step, steadily and surely, and his pair of iron fists bombarded Ding Meng.
In fact, those who paid attention could see that Old Ke was using the beginner martial arts technique of the Nuoxing Empire's major academies, the "Bright Fist". This was the most basic fist technique, and every move was methodical. It looked very clumsy and dull, but when used by people with different strengths, the effect was completely different.
The Origin Energy coating on Old Ke's fists kept exploding. The expansion of energy made up for the lack of switching between moves, and it forced Ding Meng to keep retreating.
Just as Ding Meng was about to reach the blind spot of the net, the sound of wind breaking could be heard in the air. A figure flashed behind Ding Meng like a ghost. It was obvious that Viper was waiting for an opportunity to attack.
A faint green light streaked across Ding Meng's back. There was a sharp sound. It was obviously the sound of flesh being cut open by a sharp weapon, but Ding Meng's back flashed with a dazzling light.
Ding Meng didn't pay attention to Viper at all. He was still blocking Old Ke's Bright Fist. In the eyes of Du Hong and the others, Ding Meng and Old Ke seemed to have become two mirror images distorted by the air. Their figures were very blurry. Everyone could understand this. The energy on their fists had shattered the surrounding air, so this effect was produced.
However, the fierce battle made everyone forget about Viper. After Viper's sneak attack succeeded, he somersaulted in the air and landed far away. When he looked down, he was dumbfounded.
There was a long and flat mark on his green gloves. It was obvious that the hooks on his gloves had scratched Ding Meng's back, but Ding Meng was not only fine, but now the hooks on his gloves were all gone. In other words, Ding Meng's back was equivalent to a steel plate. Was he trying to hit a stone with an egg?
The gloves were also stained with poison, but looking at Ding Meng's calm face, he didn't look like he was poisoned at all.
What the hell?
Where did this freak who was as thin as a monkey come from?
For a moment, Viper felt a little guilty.
With his telekinesis vision, he saw Viper standing in the distance like a wooden chicken. Ding Meng knew that the second person was also shocked, so he stopped defending and decisively turned his palms into fists. He turned defense into offense towards Old Ke, and his fists bombarded back like a storm.
This time, it was Old Ke's turn to be shocked. This kid was also using the Bright Fist. Not only were the moves exactly the same, but the consistency between the transitions was much better than his. His attainment in the fist could only be higher than his. Most importantly, Ding Meng's strength gave people a kind of sharp and heavy style. Every time Old Ke received a punch, he felt a tearing pain in his palms.
All of a sudden, Ding Meng clasped his fists together and formed a Smashing Fist. The Smashing Fist didn't act according to common sense. It was a straight punch. Old Ke hastily caught the fist with his palms.
With a muffled "boom", the air on the stage exploded. A circle of air waves spread out, and both of them were knocked back seven or eight meters.
Viper was about to attack, but was unexpectedly stopped by Old Ke.
"You?" Viper was puzzled.
Old Ke faced Ding Meng and said seriously, "Christine?"
No one knew the meaning of these three words, but Ding Meng nodded. "Verdant Tarn City!"
Old Ke seemed to be relieved. "Okay, we admit defeat!"
The audience was in an uproar. Why did they admit defeat?
Du Hong and the others were also puzzled. Weren't the two sides evenly matched?
Why did Ding Meng inexplicably win?
Only Old Ke knew the reason. Ding Meng's sneak attack was successful, and he didn't send Cang Liu flying into the splitting net. This sent a signal that he didn't want to kill anyone.
They were all soldiers of the Empire. It was not easy for them to survive here. They shouldn't make things difficult for each other.
As soon as Cang Liu fainted, Old Ke was forced to face him head-on. This was the cooperation they were good at, waiting for Viper to attack.
However, after Viper's sneak attack succeeded, not only was Ding Meng not injured, but his momentum became stronger. This showed that Ding Meng was not afraid of poison at all. To be precise, Ding Meng was least afraid of all kinds of poison.
In the end, Ding Meng used the same set of "Bright Fist". Old Ke was almost 90% sure that Ding Meng had most likely studied at the Christine Academy. Although "Bright Fist" was a basic course in the Imperial Academy, there were still some differences between the Bright Fist of each academy. When he saw that Ding Meng's moves were no different from his own, he tentatively asked the name "Christine".
After getting an accurate answer, Old Ke admitted defeat without hesitation.
Such a young combat master with such a deep foundation. The other side had already shown mercy. If his side was stronger, they would be courting death.
"Could it be that this kid is trying to attract the attention of those people upstairs?" Old Ke suddenly had this thought.
In fact, his guess was not wrong. Ding Meng did not want to attract attention. However, Lian Luo was very satisfied with Ding Meng's performance. "Not bad. He should have just become a combat master. His foundation is quite solid."
This fellow did not look like he had lost money at all. Instead, he looked very happy.
Sam won two million star coins in this round, but he was not too happy. He turned to Han Xing and said, "Continue to level up. Use our own people."
Han Xing nodded expressionlessly. He knew what Sam meant. Old Ke and the others were apprehensive of the identity of the Empire's soldiers, so they did not fight to the death. Everyone was particular about stopping when a certain point was reached. The people sent up now were not soldiers of the Empire, but outlaws.
As expected, the arena began to change. After the steel plate on the ground cracked, four steel pillars as thick as trees rose up. Each pillar almost reached the ceiling.
At the same time, the entire arena erupted with unprecedentedly loud cheers and whistles. It was clear that some powerful figure was about to enter the arena.
Ding Meng turned his head to take a look and could not help but feel his heart sink. In the southeast corner of the arena, the little old man from Area T120 from before was slowly walking up again. This was a formidable opponent: light speed type primary combat master!
In the previous battle with the little old man, Ding Meng had sensed that the little old man's foundation was far above Old Ke's. Furthermore, his rank was probably higher than that of a Primary Combat Master. If he only used the first three points and wanted to win using conventional methods, it was almost impossible.
However, the cheers in the arena were not because of the little old man and Ding Meng. Instead, it was because of another person. A gap appeared in the northeast corner of the arena, and a slender woman slowly walked onto the arena.
Ding Meng glanced at her and quickly understood why the audience was cheering so crazily. Not to mention the others, even he himself was thirsty. It was because this woman was too alluring in this place filled with the scent of male hormones.
This woman was over 1.7 meters tall, and her figure was absolutely in the golden ratio. She was big, round, curvy, and long. Even among all the beauties that Ding Meng knew, this woman was not inferior to them in terms of figure.
If her figure was one aspect, then the most praiseworthy aspect of this woman would be her attire. She wore a bat-shaped black mask on her face, revealing only a pointed chin and a pair of bright red lips. Looking at her lips alone, many of the horny students felt that this competition was worth the price of admission.
Secondly, this woman was wearing a gauze that was as thin as a cicada's wing. The interior of the gauze was faintly discernible. There was a very high slit at the bottom of the gauze, revealing a pair of bronze-colored long legs from time to time. Coupled with the way she walked, not only did she not look out of place in the rough environment of the mine, but she was also full of a primitive temptation that could make one commit a crime.
In this Akasina concentration camp, women were very rare, not to mention a woman with such an evil charm. The crowd couldn't stop shouting. Most of them had the same thought: If only I could bring this woman back to the barracks!
Sure enough, this woman understood men's thoughts very well. She gently stretched out her finger towards Ding Meng and revealed a seductive smile. "Come on, come on top of me!"
"Roar — — —"
The horny students immediately roared even louder, and the atmosphere was instantly ignited.