Chapter 88 Semi-finals? Finals!
Chapter 88 Semi-finals? Finals!
Putting aside Russell's inner plan, his opponent in the quarterfinals is not that strong compared to Xue Ming and Kong Cong before.
So it was an easy win for him.
Under Tsugakuni Yoriichi's initial release, the opponent lost without even putting up a decent resistance.
"It's a lucky break."
Russell originally thought that he would have to use his trump cards to win, just like in the previous two battles.
Back in the stands, Russell waited for the list of opponents for the semi-finals.
After a while, the list came out.
Shanghai No. 1 Middle School, Russell vs. Jinghai Middle School, Hu Lai.
"I now believe that there is no shady dealings in the unified examination of Jiangxi Province." Russell couldn't help but complain upon seeing this.
But then again, if it was a commercial competition, it would be impossible for players like Russell and Hu Lai, who are so popular, to meet in the semi-finals.
"But in that case, the first two rounds were purely bad luck on my part." Then, Russell thought of another aspect.
After all, Hu Lai had everything going smoothly in the beginning, unlike him, who had to overcome many obstacles along the way.
"Russell, I didn't expect that we would meet in the semi-finals." A strange male voice came into Russell's ears from the side.
Turning around, he saw Hu Lai who had just been fighting on the field.
Hu Lai had known Russell as early as the preliminaries, after all, the other party was the same seeded player as him.
To be honest, Hu Lai didn't care much about Russell during the final race.
It was not until the knockout round when Russell continued to reveal his cards in the face of strong opponents that Hu Lai began to take him seriously.
Russell nodded slightly as a greeting, and then asked with interest: "Your fighting style is too wild, can you teach your fighting skills to others?"
Hearing this, Hu Lai first showed a look of surprise on his face, but then turned into excitement: "I didn't expect you to have such an idea."
That’s right, in Hu Lai’s opinion, since Russell asked, he naturally wanted to go on the field and fight personally, unlike those sissy guys who just hide behind cards!
However, if Russell knew what Hu Lai was thinking, he would probably just complain that his map cannon was too broad.
You have to know that in this world, hiding behind cards and providing remote support is the mainstream of combat.
But he would not refute Hu Lai, and said aloud: "I am just a little interested."
At this time, Hu Lai had an apologetic look on his face: "I'm sorry, Russell, the martial arts passed down in our family will not be passed on to outsiders."
Although Russell felt a little sorry, he could also understand Hu Lai: "It's okay, I just asked casually."
Besides, even if he doesn't go the technical route, Russell is not without a solution.
He could have easily taken the approach of using force to defeat clever tactics.
Just like the bald guy in One Punch Man.
Skipping this topic, Hu Lai's face gradually showed a strong fighting spirit: "Let me experience your skills in the semi-finals."
"But the winner will only be me!"
Hearing this, Russell just smiled and said, "We'll have to fight to find out."
After saying this, without caring about Hu Lai's reaction, he took Jiang Nanxi and others away.
"Tsk, what are you showing off for?" A disdainful voice came from behind Hu Lai. It was the student who had talked with Russell and others before.
This person was looking at Hu Lai with a flattering smile at this time: "Brother Hu, you will definitely win."
just
Hu Lai's expression gradually turned cold. He stared at the man and said, "Know your own position."
The student's body stiffened instantly, realizing that his horse had hit the horse's leg.
I also recalled Hu Lai's performance in school.
The reason why Hu Lai treated Russell so calmly was simply because he thought Russell was an opponent of the same level as himself.
And followers like them
Beads of sweat instantly appeared on the man's forehead. He quickly bent down and said, "I was wrong, Brother Hu."
"It won't happen again."
Hu Lai's cold voice came from beside him.
Time quickly came to the day of the semi-finals.
In the past two days, apart from the Pokémon battles between Bladeheart and Nami, all Russell could do was meditate.
Fortunately, there were no other emergencies.
For example, Qi Ling would suddenly assign you a task or something.
"Come on, Russell!" Before going on stage, the students of Shanghai No. 1 Middle School cheered for Russell together.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Russell and Hu Lai were ready.
Hu Lai naturally did not hide his weakness this time and stepped straight into the battle field. "Shanghai No. 1 Middle School, Russell vs. Jinghai Middle School, Hu Lai!"
"start!"
With the referee's whistle, the two players' cards appeared on the field.
When Hu Lai saw Russell's card, he was stunned: "Why is there an extra woman?"
Yes, it's Nami.
Hu Lai sensed Nami's aura and quickly analyzed the situation: "Black Iron level?"
"Which card is used to create the bond?"
In just a moment, Hu Lai guessed Nami's purpose.
After secretly looking at Luffy and Yoriichi Tsugakuin, he finally locked his target on Luffy: "It should be the bond formed with him."
But it’s not surprising to see it, after all, there is a big difference in painting style between Tsugumi Yuichiro and the other two.
"Although I don't know the specific effect of the bond, but as long as one is resolved, I think it will not be effective." An idea emerged in Hu Lai's mind.
"In that case."
He fixed Nami with cold eyes.
Hu Lai naturally would not think of holding back just because Nami is a woman.
His will had long been as strong as iron through the training of martial arts.
Even though I thought so much, only a moment passed on the field.
The next moment, Hu Lai rushed towards Nami with a knife.
Russell squinted his eyes at the situation on the sidelines and said, "Did you guess it?"
He certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to think that Hu couldn't see Nami's use.
Naturally, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni and Luffy would not allow Nami to be killed at will.
"Destroy all evil spirits and burn everything!"
"Sundisk!"
Jiguoyuan's relationship was resolved in an instant.
The brilliant golden-red flames, along with the blade's gleam, slashed towards Hu Lai.
"boom!"
At this moment, a group of giant wind pressure bombs instantly collided with the sword light.
Seeing the scene on the field, Russell sighed secretly on the sidelines: "This tiger demon really held back before."
The clouds follow the dragon and the wind follows the tiger.
This tiger demon's ability to control the wind is even more powerful than Russell imagined.
"I'm afraid that Yunyi won't be able to break through this tiger monster in a short period of time."
In fact, judging from the performance of Tsugaru Yoshiichirō, he is stronger than this tiger monster.
But it is probably impossible to kill the opponent in a short period of time.
The last time Kong Cong's Xunmu was easily defeated was only because of his weak fire.
However, even without Yoriichi Tsugakuni, there is still Luffy who can interfere with the opponent.
However, floating ghosts have surrounded Luffy and are constantly harassing him.
Even though Luffy could handle it, he was a little embarrassed for a while due to the lack of effective countermeasures.
"Let the tiger demon hold back Yoriichi, and then use the demon demon to hold back Luffy?"
"That's a good plan."
Looking at Hu Lai who had come to Nami, Russell's eyes flashed: "But you didn't expect that my bond will only be triggered after the card disappears."
In Russell's opinion, it would be best if Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Luffy could stop each other, so he could reveal less information.
But if you can't stop it, then that's fine.
After all, from his observation, the other two contestants in the top four were not as strong as him and Hu Lai.
Therefore, the semi-final currently underway is actually a preview of the final.
The only thing that made Russell feel a pity was that after Nami disappeared, she would enter a 24-hour cooling period, so it seemed that there was no way to explore Nami Valley tonight.
(End of this chapter)