MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 523 - 11 The Fight Begins

Chapter 523: Chapter 11 The Fight Begins

Seven days had rushed by, and the Sarilun combat competition was held as scheduled.

It was a grand feast in the Maseli Star Domain, with hundreds of Dukes leading their chosen contestants to the designated location, while other powerful individuals who had obtained tickets also entered the spectator seats of the arena.

But no one sat down; they were all waiting for the arrival of the Furious Sun God.

After half an hour had passed, under the scorching sun, a sea of blood surged from the horizon, and the Furious Sun God descended above the clouds, leaning on his throne.

"Pay homage to the Furious Sun God"

However, the mood of the Furious Sun God seemed to be not high, he slightly waved his hand, "Begin!"

The first to open was the late-stage Third Transition combat, and a man in black standing next to Qi An bowed to his lord and jumped into the arena.

At the same time, hundreds of powerful individuals also leaped into it.

The rules of the Sarilun combat were simple: no Magic Potions were allowed as assistance, no magical tools other than weapons could be used, and beyond that, it was a melee battle.

When the melee dwindled down to only ten contestants remaining, the melee would stop, and then a round-robin battle would take place, with each pair of individuals fighting once, with the winner earning one point. After the round-robin, rankings would be assigned based on points, and in the case of a tie, rankings would be determined based on previous encounters between the two individuals.

The rules were simple and brutal and also very entertaining to watch.

At first, you could watch team battles, followed by exciting top-level duels; it was certainly a visual feast.

Hundreds of Dukes were not all hostile to one another; those who were on good terms privately and had formed alliances allowed their contestants to cooperate in the melee, to avoid being targeted and eliminated.

However, today, the contestant sent by Duke Qi An was the unfortunate target.

Duke Zuo Shu had paid a great price for a mine vein for this competition.

As soon as the melee began, more than twenty late-stage Third Transition powerhouses deliberately moved closer to the man in black.

And Duke Qi An had only five allies, meaning only five people could help the man in black in the arena.

Moreover, from the situation at the start of the melee, it seemed that these five individuals did not plan to assist the man in black.

"Moshto, Lycos!" Qi An questioned the two Dukes nearest to him, "What do you mean by this?!"

"Duke Qi An, it’s not that we don’t want to help you." Moshto said with a bitter smile, "This time Duke He, along with several other Dukes, suddenly issued a betting challenge to us, with seven locations on the western side of the core circle as the stakes; we can’t just for you alone, let us lose these seven locations for nothing."

Twenty against one was a win, twenty against five was also a win; sacrificing one was reasonable and justifiable.

"You..." Qi An’s face slightly changed, no need to guess, this was surely Duke Zuo Shu’s doing.

With seven locations as bait, completely cutting off Qi An’s support.

Now Qi An was no longer paying attention to the situation on the battlefield but was clenching his teeth and glaring at Duke Zuo Shu.

Feeling the murderous gaze, Zuo Shu slightly turned his eyes, raised the wine glass in his hand, and issued a silent chuckle to Qi An.

After a long time, Qi An managed to calm the rage in his heart and then looked towards Lu Hong, speaking, "I will choose to forfeit; you... just go!"

"Why forfeit?"

Lu Hong’s words made Qi An even less confident, to the point where he was too indifferent even to address Lu Hong.

Mr. Lu explained with a wry smile beside him, "Haven’t you noticed? Mo Dou was just kicked off the field attacked by twenty peers of the same level, and in the middle-stage combat, you will face the same situation."

"So what?" Lu Hong said indifferently, "How can you know it won’t work without trying?"

"I’m not joking with you." Mr. Lu pulled Lu Hong behind him, "Not only did Mo Dou lose, but he was also disabled, this life will most likely end here for him. The Duke is a kind man; he wants you to quit to protect you, hoping that your level will not also end because of this."

Lu Hong nodded and walked up to Qi An, "Thank you for your kindness, Duke Qi, but I still request to fight."

Duke Qi An did not speak but waved his hand, which was an acknowledgment.

Now that face had already been lost, Qi An no longer cared about it; since Lu Hong insisted on continuing to participate in the combat, he would not stop him.

Mo Dou was the first to be kicked out, and due to severe injuries, he fainted directly in the arena. Since the combat had not yet ended, no one could enter the field to save him.

The people of Zuo Shu took the opportunity to kick him twice more, breaking Mo Dou’s arm. With Mo Dou unconscious and unable to defend, even if the bones were reattached in the future, this arm would become his fatal weakness.

After settling this matter, Lu Hong returned his gaze to the arena. The melee was nearing its end, and after dealing with Mo Dou, the alliance of those twenty Dukes also disintegrated, and they began to form small groups to fight each other anew.

Gradually, only people from three Duke groups remained standing in the arena.

These three Duke groups each had four members, including those four Duke’s subordinates who had previously betrayed Qi An.

A total of twelve people, yet unable to conduct the second chaotic cycle battle, two more needed to be eliminated.

After all, only eliminating two people, none of the groups wanted to lose their manpower, therefore, the horn of battle was sounded once again.

After another hour of intense anxiety, two of the four Dukes who betrayed Qi An were eliminated, and the melee finally ended.

Atop the cloud throne, the Furious Sun God felt extremely bored, none of the excitement he once had on the battlefield.

Maybe later he would change the rules of the Suren duel? Change it to a battle of ten thousand people?

"Don’t even think about it." The voice of the All-Knowing God suddenly appeared next to Furious Sun’s ear, it turned out the All-Knowing God had also come to watch, standing next to Furious Sun, only concealing his form and not showing his face.

"Don’t always peek into others’ hearts when it’s unnecessary." The Furious Sun God glowered at the All-Knowing God and with a sweep of his hand, shattered the All-Knowing God’s faintly opened domain.

The All-Knowing God seemed still worried about what Furious Sun God was just thinking and emphasized, "Every opening of the Suren duel always results in the loss of several outstanding warriors from the Maseli Star Domain. Isn’t this kind of excessive internal consumption regrettable? If you start a team battle, do you know how many warriors will die because of it?"

"You don’t understand."

To this, Furious Sun sneered, "Only through war and blood can true warriors be forged."

"I certainly do not agree."

The All-Knowing and the Furious Sun had argued for endless ages, and neither party had ever truly persuaded the other—they always made mutual concessions, like with the Suren duels.

Thus, the All-Knowing God had no intention of quarreling verbally with Furious Sun, he just straightforwardly opposed it.

"Tsk~" Furious Sun made a face and continued watching the fierce battle below.

The cycle battle took much longer than the melee. The melee had more concerns and variables, so any mistake could result in instant defeat.

But dueling was different, the Dukes’ selected participants were all top-hand contestants, hardly differing from each other, making the fights last a day and a night, or even longer.

If not for the Suren duel rules prohibiting taking Magic Potions before fighting, some late-stage duels could last for months.

After eight days, the Third Transition late stage duel finally came to an end, and as expected, the participant from Duke Zuo Shu won the championship.

The championship!

Qi An clenched his fists, it was hard to say if there were any tricks, but the weight of the championship was too heavy.

Keep in mind, in the private bets of the Suren, the champion would bring ten points of added weight to their faction.

That meant even if Lu Hong only barely made it into the top ten in the mid-stage and early-stage battles and even got two second places, he still could not match the weight of a single champion.

The second runner-up only had four points added, and the third just one point.

If both duelists failed to enter the top ten, they wouldn’t count towards the betting weight.

The bet would decide the winner and loser based on the weights held by the sides in the end.

The champion, Duke Zuo Shu, mocked Duke Qi An mercilessly, causing Qi An to lose face entirely.

"Duke Qi An, if your Qi Family ever needs ore to forge equipment in the future, I can sell you some at a low price. We are all old friends, things can be discussed and negotiated—you can rest assured, I will not cheat you with inferior goods!"

Upon returning to his mansion, Qi An was so furious he almost demolished his study, but after calming down, he summoned Lu Hong.

"What are your odds of winning?"

Lu Hong shook his head, "Unknown; I haven’t crossed hands with core circle warriors enough to make an estimate."

"Then I have only one request, no matter what, cripple the participant sent by Zuo Shu, cripple him!"

"If you cripple him, I will give you the Han Shan Green Snow!"

The requirements of Duke Qi An kept reducing, showing the rage in his heart had already rendered him irrational.

Lord Lu could not help but sigh on the side, actually, Duke Qi An did have a backup plan, but he never imagined that his backup had been fully targeted by Zuo Shu.

Halfway through the duel, Qi An ordered to investigate who among his own had betrayed him, but by then the betrayer had already escaped, leaving him no target for his anger.

"No need, just maintain the original agreement." Lu Hong didn’t take advantage, and he knew that Qi An was currently blinded by rage. Once he truly calmed down, even if Lu managed to cripple the participant from Duke Zuo Shu, without achieving an excellent dueling position, he didn’t know how many years he would have to wait to receive that top-grade gear.

"Then I await your good news." Qi An waved his hand, signaling for Lu Hong to leave, then slumped in his study—the loss of the ore vein delayed the Qi Family’s centennial plans, and now with the Maseli Star Domain possibly using troops on a large scale against the Lofakor Pollution Star Domain, this was a great opportunity for Qi Family to expand their domain and strengthen.

Such an opportunity was rare in a hundred years, how could Qi An not be furious?