Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#515 - Brain Collapse

And so, the following time naturally transitioned into a spirited opening speech personally presided over by Yuan Datou.

However, this old fellow clearly understood that the reason why these thousand-plus Jianghu people with extraordinary skills had gathered here was not to listen to his nonsense.

Therefore, Yuan Datou's speech was very short, ending in just five or six minutes.

Among them, he emphasized the future treatment and benefits of the many Jianghu freelancers present.

His words, both directly and indirectly, implied that he wanted to recruit them, these gifted individuals, just like recruiting an army.

The actual rules of this selection competition were only explained in a few sentences.

"…This selection will be a free-for-all competition, and there are only five places! Those of you who can stand firm until the end,

the remaining five will be the winners of this selection! Afterwards, they will represent all the colleagues present, together with the other five from the famous sects of Jianghu~!

Represent our China to participate in that exchange conference! Now~ I announce! This selection, officially begins!… I hope that you all, bearing in mind that we are all Chinese compatriots,

can defeat your opponents, but absolutely must not~ deliver fatal blows…"

…

As Yuan Datou's announcement landed, the many Jianghu people in the arena instantly burst out with great enthusiasm, as if injected with chicken blood, and the air above the entire arena exploded.

For a time, shouts, battle cries, the sounds of energy bursts, the sounds of energy traversing, the sounds of blood rushing, screams, wails, and various other noises were endless!

As for what Datou said later, no one cared at all~

Liang Yue, because he landed relatively late, was squeezed out of the main group and found himself on the edge of the arena.

Therefore, he actually gained a small advantage at this time.

Although he himself didn't care about these things, being able to avoid becoming the target of everyone's combined attacks in the first place was indeed a small blessing.

In fact, after Yuan Datou's announcement, most people present had already realized the severity of the situation.

So, almost without hesitation, they burst out with their life-saving methods, launching attacks on the strangers around them at the same time.

Moreover, they themselves rushed quickly towards the direction away from the crowd in the first moment.

Unfortunately, there were too many people gathered in front of the podium.

Thousands of gifted individuals erupted at the same time, whether they practiced Qi, practiced boxing, practiced weapons, practiced Taoism, or played with abilities, regardless of the power of their moves.

When thousands of people shot at the same time, the momentum was definitely worthy of being called ghosts crying and gods howling, and the world would change color for it!

For a time, the turbulent and chaotic gale rapidly spread to the surrounding area, and then vented upwards in a swirling motion.

Although Yuan Datou on the podium was not targeted, he was still shocked by this momentum and retreated repeatedly, his eyes showing horror.

Even the few gifted individuals who were originally responsible for accompanying him and blocking in front of him to protect him were somewhat unable to resist at this time.

So they quickly retreated while blocking, quickly protecting Datou and transferring him to a safe area.

Liang Yue, on the other hand, put a layer of purple golden light shield on himself in the first moment, and then stayed in place, watching the exceptionally fierce melee in the crowd on the opposite side from a distance.

And such a lively scene naturally could not be without the participation of Nari Kaori and Nana.

Although they didn't come to the scene with him at this time, in fact, before the start of the competition, the girls had already prepared various kinds of melon seeds, nuts, snacks and many other snacks, waiting by the magma stove.

At this time, in a place that others could not see, a whole row of video communication windows were directly lined up behind Liang Yue.

For a time, the crowd on the opposite side was fighting happily, and the girls on this side were also making various comments and pointing fingers.

They were whispering to each other as if they were watching a live TV broadcast, and they couldn't stop at all.

"Hey ya~! ! !"

Finally, after escaping from the surging crowd of melee, some Jianghu strangers who considered themselves to be quite capable turned their heads and found Liang Yue who seemed to be leisurely here.

It seemed that he thought the scenery here was particularly good, and someone was now looking like he was alone and weak.

So, seven or eight casual gifted cultivators nearby immediately looked at each other, and then greeted a few times with tacit understanding.

In the next moment, they launched a siege offensive against Liang Yue from all directions, such as left, right, up, down, close combat, and long range.

For a time, double knives, daggers, awls, flying needles, and even metal plates turned, all kinds of weapons were tumbling up and down, everything that should be there was there~

Unfortunately, just as these people approached, an invisible force rolled them up.

Wrapped them, rotated them, took them around in the air, and then threw these people back into the distant melee formation.

A female gifted cultivator who used needles against him from a distance, although she was dozens of meters away, still did not escape Liang Yue's revenge.

An air-separated brain collapse directly knocked the opponent upside down, the forehead turned purple, and a bulge grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After that, naturally, there was no escape from the fate of falling back into the large army…

Looking back at Liang Yue himself, he never moved a step from beginning to end, and still stood there with a calm and indifferent look.

This kind of method made some people who were peeping in the dark frown, and at the same time they were wary, they temporarily dispelled the idea of coming over to fight.

After all, although the situation on the field is very anxious now, the game has just begun.

Wanting to determine five winners through a free-for-all competition among a team of thousands of gifted individuals is too variable.

Just like Liang Yue now…

…

As time passed by every minute and every second, the gifted individuals who could still stand in the field were becoming fewer and fewer.

From the break of dawn to the sun rising three poles.

From the beginning, there were thousands of people crowded together, to the later hundreds of people, and then to the hundreds of people.

Until the end, only twelve gifted individuals remained on the entire arena.

Among them, except for Liang Yue, who was still wearing a layer of purple golden light shield, eating melons with a calm expression, most of the others were already wounded.

At least, they all looked bruised, swollen, and disheveled.

Under this circumstance, the strength of everyone in the field was naturally obvious.

These twelve who were able to persist without falling were of course all talented people who had experienced hundreds of battles, and whose abilities and strategies were quite outstanding.

But unfortunately, this is not enough!

Because according to the rules set before the game, the winners of this selection competition can only be five.

At present, there are still seven who need to be eliminated.

On the podium in the distance, Yuan Datou had returned to the main seat under the protection of those gifted individuals, looking forward to watching.

His face was full of hesitation and excitement.

A large group of medical staff in white coats had arrived at some point and began to treat some of the wounded located on the edge of the arena.

…