Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1358 - 1,341: Great Grandmaster

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1,341: Great Grandmaster

The contest of thick skin has started, and Gao Yang’s mind eased considerably.

Speaking of true strength, it’s hard to say who is stronger between Gao Yang and Jin Jizhe. Jin Jizhe is comprehensive, having spent his whole life rigorously practicing Taekwondo. As for Gao Yang, he has fought his way out from the brink of life and death, with one of his legs reaching the Grandmaster level. So the outcome is still uncertain.

However, all of Gao Yang’s skills are built upon the Groin Kick. Without being able to use it, Gao Yang’s skills are rendered ninety-nine percent useless.

Gao Yang’s confidence lies in knowing that if he truly can’t win, he can simply put Jin Jizhe down with a Groin Kick. Even if he loses, he will do so with honor. This is Gao Yang’s assurance.

Jin Jizhe, actually, is a man of real strength, but he always presents himself as a celebrity fighter, or rather a highly skilled celebrity fighter. So Jin Jizhe’s plan was to first use flamboyant moves to trick Gao Yang, make him lower his guard, and then suddenly KO Gao Yang with a harsh move.

Actually, Jin Jizhe still doesn’t know whom he’s facing. If he knew Satan’s gang were bored senseless and willing to spend money like mercenaries, and were planning this fight as they would a military operation, he probably wouldn’t dare to step in the ring. Especially if he knew Gao Yang was willing to spend a million US dollars just to study his background, he would definitely chicken out.

The two were all talk and no fight; the audience below was first astonished, then began to grow impatient, with boos intensifying.

Gao Yang didn’t fear the boos; he believed he could outlast Jin Jizhe, so he welcomed the boos to come even more fiercely.

Jin Jizhe would be foolish to immediately fight Li Jinfang, so after being rendered speechless by Gao Yang’s words, he wisely kept silent. But listening to the boos rising, Jin Jizhe decided he had to take some measures.

Jin Jizhe wasn’t willing to advance, but he thought his advantage lay in letting the audience see his expressions on the big screen. So with a tone full of arrogance, disdainful and extremely impatient, he waved his hand towards Gao Yang and shouted, "Young man, don’t be too narcissistic. Come, I’ll let you have your right hand."

The two still didn’t act, so the host had to do something. He amplified their dialogue, letting the entire arena hear Jin Jizhe’s words.

Hearing his voice magnified, Jin Jizhe breathed a sigh of relief, thinking Gao Yang couldn’t endure anymore.

Gao Yang raised his head, disdainfully laughing twice, then turned his head, put both hands behind him, shook his head at Jin Jizhe, and said with a grin, "Mr. Jin, this isn’t narcissism, this is confidence! Confidence, you understand? Come, I’ll let you two hands! Rest easy, I’ll only use legs, not hands. Come hit me!"

Jin Jizhe lets one hand, Gao Yang lets two; he wouldn’t use his hands anyway, legs were enough, what did he fear?

Jin Jizhe was rendered speechless again; he absolutely wouldn’t dare let two hands and a leg, so he shouted loudly, "Haha, interesting, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a narcissistic young man like you. Young man, this isn’t confidence, this is ignorance! Come on, I’ll let you two hands, so now you’ll dare come over?"

Since Gao Yang and Jin Jizhe began bickering instead of fighting, the audience was initially impatient waiting for the show. But after broadcasting their dialogue, the audience wasn’t in a hurry anymore, as the exchange was quite amusing.

Jin Jizhe didn’t dare raise the stakes, so he could only follow Gao Yang’s conditions, not increase the stakes.

Gao Yang was ticked off, Jin Jizhe didn’t play by the rules. When Gao Yang raised the stakes, Jin Jizhe should’ve raised them too, otherwise, Jin Jizhe should be the first to strike. But Jin Jizhe’s thick skin surpassed Gao Yang’s expectations; he only followed, without raising, infuriating him.

Actually, Gao Yang had thought it through; as long as Jin Jizhe dared to say he’ll let him two hands, one leg, he’d charge ahead immediately without a second thought. But it was a pity, a real pity.

As soon as Jin Jizhe declared letting Gao Yang have two arms, the host, after urgently discussing with several people around him, suddenly opened his mouth and said loudly, "Sorry, please allow me to explain to everyone. The current situation is this: In oriental fighting habits, a more famous or older martial artist needs to let the younger one strike first. Generally speaking, it can be understood as the stronger giving the weaker an opportunity for a proactive attack. Now, Jin Jizhe and the Great Demon King both think their strength and position in the martial arts community are higher than the other’s, hence neither is willing to strike first. So, the current predicament is due to the oriental mindset and habits. I suggest that the two can strike at the same time, without precedence."

Gao Yang couldn’t help but inwardly curse the host for being nosy, while seeing Jin Jizhe’s expression, he couldn’t help but mentally greet the female immediate relatives of the host.

How could Gao Yang strike first, so he coughed lightly, then righteously said, "At the same time? Because, in my habits, attacking a rival I disdain, I wouldn’t sacrifice my dignity. I refuse!"

Gao Yang was the first to refuse, Jin Jizhe felt relieved, and immediately said, "Humph! Youth doesn’t understand greatness, asking me to strike first against a younger who doesn’t understand propriety? That goes against my principles."

Gao Yang wore an evil grin, the kind after a successful scheming, because he was about to make a big move!

Gao Yang pointed at Jin Jizhe, then locked eyes with him, using a tone of helplessness yet determination, "My master taught me, never losing martial virtue, not breaking the rules! As a martial artist, respect for elders is important, but more so is valuing principles! The accomplished goes first, this is a universal principle. Although I’m young, I could strike first, but I consider myself much stronger than you, and a lot stronger. Huaxia Martial Arts is also the most powerful martial art in the world. Now I’m a representative of Huaxia Martial Arts; if I strike first against you, wouldn’t I mess up the rules, and also weaken the prestige of Huaxia Martial Arts? So I cannot strike first!"

After giving a lecture on principles, Gao Yang let out a long sigh, put his hand behind his back, extended his right foot forward, and then said with righteous determination: "I am indeed young, regardless of seniority you may not accept it, but to uphold my martial path, I would rather die than strike first. Mr. Jin! I’ll give you two hands and one foot! I’ll only use my right leg, if I use both hands and my left leg as well, I’ll consider it a loss!"

What do you call momentum? This is momentum.

What do you call confidence? Gao Yang, this is absolute confidence!

Like a nuclear bomb being thrown, the whole venue was in an uproar, and then the Huaxia people who came to watch almost simultaneously sprang to their feet, and then a voice like thunder in Mandarin echoed throughout the sports hall.

"Great!"

"With such courage! Truly worthy of a Huaxia man!"

The sound of Mandarin became a chorus, and then someone unknown led the way, the entire audience began to clap, clapping furiously.

Satan’s group first looked at each other, then Eileen said excitedly in a low voice: "How did the Boss come up with this? F**k! So insidious, so smart, so great, Boss, I love you to death!"

Eileen exclaimed excitedly, Cui Bo excitedly stood up, and then said admiringly: "Curtis, surrendered, truly no one can pretend better than you, competing to see who can pretend better than you is futile, Jin Jizhe is scared out of his wits! Haha!"

Giving up two hands and one leg, who had seen such a way of dueling before? How could they not admire it?

At this moment, Gao Yang instantly became a national hero. If he dared to go on stage with his true face, he might very well get a special pardon and have his domestic cases dismissed.

Jin Jizhe had no retreat, not a bit, he too could fight with Gao Yang using just his legs, but only using one leg would be laughable, he couldn’t possibly offer the same condition of letting Gao Yang strike first by using one leg.

Gao Yang originally planned to solve the fight with just his right leg, he intended to use only the right leg, so giving up two hands and one leg is no big deal, what is he afraid of? Besides earning applause and pretending, he avoided letting people know during the fight that he only had one leg available, what other loss could there be?

Therefore, in terms of fists and kicks, even if Gao Yang practiced for eight lifetimes, he couldn’t catch up with Li Jinfang, but when it comes to psychological games, he is the Great Grandmaster,

Jin Jizhe ran out of tricks, he had no other way, he had to move, but actually, Jin Jizhe didn’t feel frustrated, because his face was thick enough, although acting now might be a bit embarrassing, but Gao Yang fighting him with only one leg, isn’t that a guaranteed win? Even if it’s an unworthy victory, real money isn’t fake, winning means tens of millions, at this point, face counts for nothing.

Jin Jizhe trotted over, though he seemed helpless, in reality, he was quite happy to proceed towards Gao Yang.

If Jin Jizhe came up delivering a full-force kick, Gao Yang would only dodge, because he couldn’t block it, using two hands would mean a loss, there’s no way he could go back on his word, however, Jin Jizhe was still worried that Gao Yang might deceive him, because the agreed conditions before the match didn’t include not using two hands and the left leg.

So Jin Jizhe tentatively delivered a side kick, he didn’t use all his strength, leaving some in reserve as he moved towards Gao Yang’s hip, this kick, could advance or retreat, if Gao Yang didn’t use his hands to block, he could only evade and retreat, and if Gao Yang counter-kicked, he would change his move, a series of kicks with one leg would easily topple Gao Yang.

Unfortunately, the reason Gao Yang dared to forgo two hands and one leg is that all his skill lies in his right leg.

Jin Jizhe was holding back, but Gao Yang, on the other hand, was not holding back.

Responding after, striking first, his leg snapped out, Jin Jizhe kicked towards Gao Yang’s left hip, Gao Yang lifted his leg and kicked towards Jin Jizhe’s supporting left leg.

With a snap, the unbalanced Jin Jizhe pitched forward, face first.

No kicking in the groin, Gao Yang remembered clearly, so he kicked Jin Jizhe’s left calf, below the knee.

Jin Jizhe was about to plummet forward onto the ground, but Gao Yang didn’t wait for Jin Jizhe to land, swiftly unleashing another kick, striking across Jin Jizhe’s chest with the instep, and then, Jin Jizhe flew out horizontally, until he fell below the stage through the gap between the lowest guard ropes.

The entire venue became silent, Gao Yang took a few steps, looked down towards the stage, then loudly said to the referee: "Don’t wait, he won’t get up, and, I only used my right leg, so I have kept my promise! If there’s no problem, you can declare my victory now." (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)