Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 454: Unexpected Results, Betty in Action (Large Chapter of Words)

Tokyo, Shinkage-ryu Kendo Hall.

Today is May 2004, 5, the fifth day of the finals.

There are only four matches in the quarterfinals, so all of them will be held at the Shinkage Ryu Hall.

The order of the games can also be relaxed so that one game ends and then another starts.

Lin Yuan no longer has to worry about which game to watch live, because he can choose to watch them all.

Today's quarterfinals, the two teams' lineups are:

Group A: Fedor Emelianenko (No. 1 seed) vs. No. 5 seed.

Group B: Ueizumi Saisao (No. 7 seed) vs. Zhang Long (No. 10 seed)
Group C: Betty Adams (28th seed) vs. the 2nd seed.

Group D: Toshihiko Miyamoto (No. 13 seed) vs. Kakún (No. 29 seed)
The winners of today's match will win their respective groups and advance to the semi-finals.

When the organizing committee divides the teams into groups, they try to disperse the seeded players as much as possible.

For example, the No. 1 seed Fedor Emelianenko is in Group A. He has won all the games and become the biggest favorite to win the championship.

The No. 2 seed is in Group C and is Betty's opponent in today's group qualifying match.

The No. 3 seed player is in Group B and is a Korean. In the match two days ago, he was unexpectedly eliminated by Zhang Long.

The No. 4 seed player was in Group D. He suddenly withdrew from the competition due to a heart attack induced by the intense competition.

Fortunately, there was a medical emergency team on the scene, otherwise he might have lost his life.

Judging from the final eight players, although they are all top 8 seeded players, their rankings may not all be high.

This shows how uncertain the game is.

It is precisely because of this uncertainty that this event is so exciting, and more and more spectators are rushing to buy tickets to watch the game on site.

Those who cannot come to the scene also watch it in front of the TV every day.

From the knockout round to the final, the ratings of the competition continued to rise.

This made all the major TV stations that bought the broadcasting rights smile with joy, and they all said that if Lin Yuan continued to hold events in the future, they would purchase the broadcasting rights as soon as possible.

This paves the way for the sale of broadcasting rights for Lin Yuan's subsequent events.

Lin Yuan looked at the packed auditorium and the swarm of media in the Xinyinliu Hall today, and felt that the excitement of the event was no less than that of top-level sporting events.

When such a sporting event was actually born in his hands, he still felt sincerely proud.

This is even more rewarding than knowing that he can earn at least $2 million from this event.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, do you feel proud that all the heroes in the world are in your heart?" GAKKI walked to his side and asked in a low voice.

Lin Yuan shook his head: "All into my grain? You also know this allusion? But I didn't take away their business contracts, they still belong to me."

He was right. When these players registered, the organizing committee only took away the exclusive authorization based on the event, but did not take away the players' independent contracts.

If you do that, it will be too ugly.

After all, the Kendo Tournament is just a stage, and being able to carve out a path for yourself is entirely the result of the efforts of each contestant.

If they are required to sign some unfair terms like a contract to sell themselves, it would be really embarrassing.

I can't just use shady tactics to eliminate you if you don't sign, right?
Although some talent shows would do this, Lin Yuan definitely would not.

Therefore, the commercial value of these players mostly belongs to them.

GAKKI also agreed: "Many companies are already negotiating with them for commercial endorsements. I heard that Kakun signed a contract with a sports drink and received a $50 endorsement fee."

"Only 50 US dollars?" Lin Yuan frowned.

At this time, the final ranking of the competition has not yet been announced.

The company's choice to sign a contract with the player at this point in time is somewhat of a gamble.

As long as you bet right, you can win a highly ranked and popular contestant at a relatively low cost.

But isn't a bid of $50 too low?
If the price is the same, the top eight players can be booked for 400 million US dollars, which is an extremely high cost-effectiveness.

Lin Yuan estimated that the price of commercial endorsement for the champion of this Kendo tournament alone would be at least 600 million US dollars.

GAKKI-chan nodded. "It's indeed too low, so Kakun is at a disadvantage. There's nothing he can do about it. He doesn't have an agency, and this knowledge allows him to be taken advantage of."

She was right. These contestants who came from the lower classes were naturally less knowledgeable and didn't understand the business practices.

For a player like Kakun, when someone comes to him and offers him a 50 yuan endorsement fee, it is like a mountain of gold falling from the sky.

It is difficult for him to have enough vision to recognize his own reasonable value and refuse the deal.

Lin Yuan also felt quite helpless. He did not exploit these players and gave them autonomy.

However, some players do not know how to protect their own interests and instead let others take advantage of them. It would be better to sign them in the first place.

At least if they let the organizing committee run it for them, they will definitely get a lot more money.

GAKKI understood Lin Yuan's thoughts. She said, "This is our first time hosting a tournament, so we're definitely not going to be perfect. We've learned our lesson. Next time we host a tournament, we'll at least have the option of letting the players entrust us with their services, and we'll also try to proactively provide them with consultation."

"Has anyone else signed an endorsement contract?" Lin Yuan then asked, "Has Zhang Long signed?"

After saying that, he picked up the mineral water in his hand and poured it into his mouth.

Lin Yuan was very curious. It seemed that his fellow countryman was in a very bad financial situation.

Both he and Kakun probably value money very much, so the probability of being cheated is not low.

"Zhang Long has rejected several companies and he hasn't signed yet." GAKKI replied.

This answer surprised Lin Yuan: "How did he resist the temptation?"

"Because the companies that approached him were all Japanese companies, he really disliked them. He said he would never endorse these Japanese companies that had original sins during World War II." GAKKI said helplessly.

"Puff~" Upon hearing this answer, Lin Yuan, who was drinking water, almost spit it out.

I didn't expect that my fellow villager was so tough. He would rather die than make some money.

It was also because he made it into the top ten and had a guaranteed prize of $200,000 that he had the confidence to say no.

"After knowing that Kakun signed the contract, I gave Zhang Long a minimum promise. I told him not to sign the contract if the endorsement amount is less than 100 million US dollars." said GAKKI.

From the perspective of making up for it afterwards, she has done well enough.

"Where are the other contestants?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Fedor Emelianenko, Sebastian Vidin, and Heyman Williams have all signed through their own channels. The rest have not," said GAKKI.

Sebastian Vidin is the No. 5 seed player from Germany who will face Fedor Emelianenko in Group A today.

Hyman Williams is the No. 2 seed player from the UK who will face Betty in Group C today.

Both of them are world-renowned martial arts masters, and naturally have mature business operation experience.

Sign the contract now and don’t worry about being cheated.

There is no need to say more about Fedor Emelianenko. As the "Fighting Tsar", he has the support of the Russian judo team and has competed for many years. He is already familiar with commercial endorsements.

It is almost impossible to trick the three of them.

As for the remaining three who have not signed the contract, they are Sainao Kamiizumi, Toshihiko Miyamoto and Betty.

Betty's identity means that she doesn't need any commercial endorsements at all. Making money from this kind of business will do more harm than good to her.

The two swordsmen also have their own ways of making money, and appearing in public for commercial endorsements may not necessarily be a good thing.

So they didn't choose to sign endorsement contracts.

"So, this is a world where only Kakun is hurt?" Although it was not appropriate to laugh at this time, Lin Yuan still couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"Yes. When he learned that Sebastian Vidin received an endorsement fee several times higher than his, his eyes became red. His mentality was a little broken, and I am worried about his performance in today's game." GAKKI said.

"How do you know that he won't become stronger out of grief and anger?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Let's wait and see, the game is about to start." Betty said, pointing to the field.

I saw that Sebastian Vidin, the No. 5 player from Germany, had already appeared on the field.

Cheers immediately broke out in the venue.

This is a very typical Germanic man, with blond hair, a square face, and a thick beard, making him look quite strong and powerful.

His performance in Group A matches these days has been quite outstanding, winning him a large number of fans.

Many fans stood up from their seats, waving the flags in their hands to cheer him on.

But the next moment, when Fedor Emelianenko entered the venue, nearly half of the audience seats in the hall were boiling with excitement.

A large number of Fedor fans also stood up from their seats.

They waved the flags, cheering sticks, clapping hands and other props even more crazily to cheer for their idols.

His momentum far surpassed that of the German player who just appeared, Sebastian Vidin.

"Fido! Fido! We will win! We will win!"

"Of course he'll win. He's just the fifth seed, right? Even second place wouldn't be enough. The gap between Fedor and them is an insurmountable wall of sighs!"

"Hit that Kraut as hard as you can! You Russians are always good at beating up Krauts! Don't bring shame to our ancestors!"

"I bet Fido can finish the game in 4 minutes!"

"Four minutes? Which of Fedor's matches has ever lasted more than two minutes? The fact that he lasted three minutes today is already a record!"

Lin Yuan was also quite surprised to see the fans' madness.

He didn't expect Fedor Emelianenko to be so popular.

Lin Yuan had never attended any of his previous matches.

Because there is really no suspense, Fedor Emelianenko's advantage is overwhelming. What's so interesting about such a match?
Including his match against Sebastian Vidin today, there was no suspense at all.

Fans said that it is indeed highly likely that the game will end within 3 minutes.

At this time, the referee was in place and the two stood on the stage.

The two people's information was displayed on the big screen.

【Fedo Emelianenko (Russia) VS Sebastian Vidin (Germany)】

The first thing displayed is the information about Fedor Emelianenko.

【Fedor.Emelianenko】

[Age: 27 years old]

【Sex: Male】

【Country: Russia】

【Height: 1.83 meters】

[Weight: 108 kg]

[Strength: ★★★★★]

Agility: ★★★★★

Physical Fitness: ★★★★★

Swordsmanship: ★★★★★

[Basic Sword Moves: 36/36]

【Basic Changes: 25/25】

[Advanced Sword Moves: 14/18]

[Advanced Moves: 9/14]

Seeing this information, Lin Yuan felt a little surprised.

He took out the player roster at hand and carefully compared it with the data on the big screen.

I discovered... Fedor Emelianenko has become stronger again.

His original weight of 106 kg increased by 2 kg to 108 kg.

This means he has more size and muscle power.

The four-and-a-half-star agility was revised to five-star agility by the organizing committee. This means that during the competitions these days, the organizing committee realized that his agility was stronger than estimated, so they revised this attribute.

The original number of advanced moves mastered was 7, but now it has been increased to 9. This should be due to further improvement through actual combat in competitions.

He was originally a hexagonal warrior, and now the last imperfection has been filled.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh that it was almost impossible for Betty to defeat Fedor Emelianenko.

He also became increasingly hopeless about the system task of Betty winning the championship.

Faced with such a Fedor Emelianenko, Lin Yuan didn't want Betty to take any risks at all.

Immediately afterwards, Sebastian Vidin's attributes appeared on the big screen.

Sebastian Vidin

[Age: 30 years old]

【Sex: Male】

【Country: Germany】

【Height: 1.91 meters】

[Weight: 109 kg]

[Strength: ★★★★★]

【Agility: ★★★★】

Physical Fitness: ★★★★

Swordsmanship: ★★★☆

[Basic Sword Moves: 36/36]

【Basic Changes: 23/25】

[Advanced Sword Moves: 5/18]

[Advanced Moves: 4/14]

If you only look at Sebastian Vidin's attributes, you will think that he is also a very powerful swordsman.

He is quite dominant in terms of height and weight, and he is strong and fast.

Although his swordsmanship is not top-notch, it is still pretty good.

But when compared with his opponent Fedor Emelianenko, one immediately felt that he was in great danger today.

"Beep!"

With the whistle blowing, the game officially begins.

Fedor Emelianenko rushed forward.

The audience immediately became excited.

In every previous match, Fedor Emelianenko took the initiative by relying on his physical and swordsmanship advantages.

Use a violent attack to quickly defeat your opponent and win.

This extremely violent and crushing style of play is quite shocking, and is also the source of his high popularity.

But today, Fedor Emelianenko did not take the initiative to draw his sword. Instead, he waited for Sebastian Vidin to make a move before swinging his sword to break the attack.

Sebastian Vidin slashed out with a "reverse robe" move.

"Nijiasha" means splitting diagonally from the upper left to the lower right.

For Fedor Emelianenko, this knife came from the upper right side.

Lin Yuan looked at the knife in front of him and put himself in Fedor Emelianenko's shoes, thinking what it would be like if he were Fedor Emelianenko.

The best way to deal with it is to tilt the blade 45 degrees to the left, reducing the force of the attack and allowing the opponent's knife to slide out, exposing the center.

Then follow it up with a thrust, fast and fierce, which can score points while also knocking the opponent's confidence.

If he wanted to not only score points but also quickly knock out his opponent, Lin Yuan felt that he would use the advanced sword technique "Cong Yun".

Continuous sword moves force the opponent to fight head-on.

When your opponent is shocked and collapses, the opportunity to knock him out with one blow will naturally arise.

But Fedor Emelianenko did not act at all as Lin Yuan had expected.

He used a horizontal slash to hit Sebastian Viding's sword hard.

"when!"

With a loud bang, Sebastian Viding's knife was deflected, and the attack was completely neutralized.

But Fedor Emelianenko had used up all his sword power in one move, and it was not appropriate for him to launch a series of follow-up attacks.

Fedor Emelianenko showed a contemptuous smile, stepped forward again, and continued to give his opponent the first chance to attack.

Sebastian Vidin struck again.

"when!"

It was resolved again by Fedor Emelianenko.

"when!"

"when!"

"when!"

Such scenes are repeated on the field.

The audience couldn't help but start discussing:
"What's wrong? What happened to Fido today? Where's the Fido who was invincible and crushed his opponents with violence?"

"Why are you always defending and never attacking? Fido!"

"How can we win without attacking? Fedor, use your violent tactics!"

GAKKI couldn't help but ask, "Lin Yuan-san, what on earth is he doing? Why does he always fight his opponent for a moment, and then nothing happens? How can he defeat his opponent quickly like this? Won't this lead to a protracted battle?"

Lin Yuan sighed, "He did this on purpose. His goal today wasn't a quick victory."

"Huh?" GKKAI-chan obviously couldn't understand.

Isn't defeating your opponent quickly the best way to prove yourself?

Why do you want to deliberately get into a fight with your opponent?

"Have you ever seen a cat teasing a mouse?" Lin Yuan asked.

"I've seen it. It's like a cat that catches a mouse but doesn't eat it. Instead, it lets the mouse run away and then catches it again. It repeats this over and over again until the mouse collapses in despair," said GAKKI.

"Fedo Emelianenko is just teasing his opponent like a rat today," Lin Yuan continued. "He's not only teasing the rat on stage, he's also showing it off to the six rats below."

"He wants to use this method to psychologically destroy the confidence of all his opponents at once?" GAKKI suddenly understood.

Fedor Emelianenko's goal today is to let Sebastian Vidin give full play to his abilities.

No matter how his opponent attacks, he can easily resolve it.

He wanted to make Sebastian Vidin feel despair with each blow, and make it futile for his opponent to struggle.

This scene was then shown to the other six contestants watching the game on site.

Sebastian Vidin, who is ranked fifth, is in such a miserable situation, how much better can you be?

You don't stand a chance, give up resistance!
This is the message that Fedor Emelianenko wants to convey through this game.

Clearly, his message was conveyed clearly.

The other six contestants watching the game in the audience had very serious expressions at this time.

Shangquan Zhaizhi's face turned pale and his fists were clenched.

He didn't expect Fedor Emelianenko to be so strong, and he would have no chance of winning.

As a player in Zone B, if he can beat Zhang Long, he will definitely face Fedor Emelianenko in the next semi-final.

Zhang Long's expression was fine. Apart from being a little nervous, he basically kept a calm mind.

For him, the most important thing at the moment is how to defeat Kamiizumi Sainao.

As long as he reaches the semi-finals, he will have the chance to compete for third place and win a $100 million prize.

Rather than competing for the championship, he cares more about eating every last bite.

Betty's face was solemn, not because she was shocked by Fedor Emelianenko's strength.

In the simulated training provided by Lin Yuan, she had been defeated countless times.

But her hope was shattered, and her chances of helping Lin Yuan win the championship became even slimmer.

The remaining three players' confidence was somewhat shaken after they witnessed Fedor Emelianenko's strength up close.

We are all players of Lian Linyuan's new swordsmanship, why are you so strong alone?
“Dang!” “Ding!”

"when!"

The game on the field was still going on, and before we knew it, it had reached the third round, lasting more than 4 minutes in total.

A kendo match is divided into 3 rounds, each lasting 2 minutes.

If the winner is still not determined after 3 rounds totaling 6 minutes, the winner will be determined by the score.

At this time, Sebastian Vidin was completely confused and in a daze.

In the past two games, he has launched at least 20 attacks.

But every time, Fedor Emelianenko ruthlessly cracked it.

Every time the two swords struck each other, it was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart.

His confidence was completely shattered bit by bit.

Until it becomes powder residue.

As his confidence gradually crumbled, Sebastian Vidin's attacks began to weaken, completely lacking the momentum he had at the beginning.

Fedor Emelianenko watched all this with a smile, knowing that his goal had been achieved.

At this moment, he was like a tiger with its fangs bared. He no longer defended blindly, but swung his sword forward fiercely.

"Water cut off"!
Seeing this knife, Miyamoto Toshihiko stood up from his seat in shock.

A few days ago, he also used the "Water Cutting" to break through Yagyu Heguang's "Floating Boat" defense, thus laying the foundation for victory.

But it’s still “water outage”.

Compared with Fedor Emelianenko's knife, my knife was simply too shameful to face anyone!
"when!"

Fedor Emelianenko's sharp knife hit Sebastian Viding's samurai sword hard.

A huge force came, and Sebastian Vidin's hands went numb, and the knife in his hand actually slipped out.

Fedor Emelianenko's sword was still powerful and he continued to move forward and strike Sebastian Vidin's waist armor hard.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

The immense force caused Sebastian Vidin to stagger, roll forward, and fall heavily to the ground.

And that "click" sound was obviously the sound of a broken bone.

Despite the protection of protective gear, Fedor Emelianenko's knife was still too powerful and hit the relatively vulnerable side of the ribs.

"Beep!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle to end the game.

The emergency doctor on the side rushed onto the field, briefly checked the injury, and carried the injured person off the field on a stretcher.

"What do you think of this game? Do we have a hope of winning?" Miyamoto Toshihiko asked with a grim face.

Shangquanzhai shook his head: "If we go, the result will not be different."

"If we encounter them, will we surrender immediately?" asked Toshihiko Miyamoto.

"Will you surrender?" Ueizumi Saizhi asked back.

"How is that possible! We are warriors. We will only surrender if we are defeated by the enemy. Even if I am seriously injured, I will bite off a piece of his flesh." Miyamoto Toshihiko shouted.

"Then why are you asking me?" Shangquan Zhaizhi said with a smile.

"If you want to face Fedor Emelianenko, you have to defeat the Chinese player first to have a chance. It will be your turn to compete soon, good luck to you. Don't lose." said Toshihiko Miyamoto.

"I wish you good luck too, don't lose to that Brazilian kid." Kamizumisai answered directly.

After saying that, Kamiizumi Saizo said no more and walked straight towards the stadium.

The referee arrived, and the big screen at the scene showed the two teams for the next game again:

【Ueizumi Sainao VS Zhang Long】

The venue for today's competition is the Shinkage Ryu Hall.

More than half of the audience were Japanese nationals.

The amount of support that Shangquan Zhaizhi can receive must be far greater than that of Zhang Long.

When Zhang Long came on the court, there were a few scattered cheers from the crowd.

When Kamiizumi Sainao was in power, the cheers were deafening, like a landslide and tsunami.

Faced with the huge gap, Zhang Long didn't mind.

For him, every victory from now on is extra earned, and he just needs to concentrate on the game.

At this moment, the message from Kamiizumi Sainao was first displayed on the big screen:

【Shangquanzhaizhi】

[Age: 54 years old]

【Sex: Male】

【Country: Japan】

【Height: 1.77 meters】

[Weight: 78 kg]

Strength: ★★★★

【Agility: ★★★★】

Physical Fitness: ★★★☆

Swordsmanship: ★★★★★

[Basic Sword Moves: 36/36]

【Basic Changes: 25/25】

[Advanced Sword Moves: 9/18]

[Advanced Moves: 11/14]

As the leader of the three swordsmen Lin Yuan initially accepted, Kamiizumi Sainao was obviously much stronger than Yagyu Heguang.

Whether in terms of physical fitness or swordsmanship, he surpasses the other two swordsmen in all aspects.

Ranking 7th among the seeded players, it can be said that he deserves the title.

If he were a few years younger, it would not be impossible for him to move up two places in the rankings.

When the attributes of Kamiizumi Saisao appeared on the big screen, the audience immediately started cheering:
"This is our country's sword master. He truly is stronger with age. Keep up the good work, Master Kamiizumi!"

"Two of the top eight are swordsmen from our country, which shows we're still very strong! We have a great chance of winning!"

"Is there really hope?"

"...With that monster Fedor Emelianenko here...there's always hope of sweeping second and third place, right?"

Amid the audience's discussions, the information on the big screen had quietly switched to Zhang Long's.

Lin Yuan looked at the attributes of this compatriot and was surprised to find:
His attributes have also been adjusted?
[Name: Zhang Long]

【Nationality: Chinese】

[Age: 29 years old]

【Sex: Male】

【Height: 1.8 meters】

[Weight: 91 kg]

Strength: ★★★★☆

【Agility: ★★★★☆】

Physical Fitness: ★★★★☆

Swordsmanship: ★★★★☆

[Basic Sword Moves: 36/36]

【Basic Changes: 25/25】

[Advanced Sword Moves: 5/18]

[Advanced Moves: 11/14]

The organizing committee originally gave Zhang Long a four-star rating for all four parameters, but now it has been upgraded to four and a half stars.

This kind of bucket-like rise is quite difficult.

However, when Lin Yuan thought about it carefully, he immediately understood the reason.

Lin Yuan has always been optimistic about his fellow villager.

As a national martial arts champion, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has a very good foundation and understanding.

So the potential is quite huge.

His biggest limitation before was that his actual combat training was a little weak.

Through the competitions in the past few days, he has been constantly releasing his potential and making himself stronger step by step.

As the competition progressed, his confidence and mentality improved.

No wonder he was able to defeat the Korean player ranked 3rd. It was not by luck or fluke.

Regarding today's game, Lin Yuan feels that it is still unknown who will win.

After seeing Zhang Long's attribute introduction, many Japanese audiences at the scene began to get nervous:
"Is this Chinese player really that strong? Judging from his attributes, he's definitely a hexagonal warrior!"

"Yeah! A player with no weaknesses in all aspects is the hardest to deal with."

"This is a shrunken version of Fido. Will Mr. Kamiizumi be in danger today?"

At this point, Japanese audiences began to worry.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

This duel was quite... fair.

As someone who came from a traditional kendo background, Kamiizumi Sainao naturally performed every move in a methodical and meticulous manner.

Zhang Long, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood, naturally has no interest in taking unconventional approaches, and he also does not like high-risk fighting styles.

I won’t go into detail about the game process. The two of them fought back and forth. Although it was not that exciting, it was still quite exciting.

The two players played the full three games with both scoring points.

In the end, when the scores were counted to determine the winner, Zhang Long defeated Shangquanzhai with a slight advantage and advanced to the next round.

In fact, at the beginning, Kamisuma Saisawa was still in an advantage in scoring, but he was old after all.

By the second half of the second game, his physical strength was obviously not enough.

Zhang Long overtook him in the score and never caught up again.

Kamiizumi Saizhi accepted the result of the game calmly. He smiled and congratulated Zhang Long before leaving the field.

Zhang Long still couldn't believe that he had advanced to the top four.

This means that he has every chance of finishing in the top three.

But when he turned around and saw Fedor Emelianenko watching the game in the audience, he couldn't help but feel under great pressure.

In the next match, he will face the "Fighting Tsar".

Zhang Long was looking at Fedor Emelianenko, but he didn't know that Betty was looking at him thoughtfully.

As he walked off the field, he passed Betty.

Betty whispered to him, "Don't leave yet. Wait until I finish the game. I want to talk to you about something."

"Ah?" Zhang Long was quite surprised.

Does this beautiful lady want to talk to me about something?
Of course, Zhang Long would not think of anything wrong, because he knew that Miss Adams had a close relationship with Lin Yuan. The media had reported that she and Lin Yuan went to India for an inspection together, and it was said that they were also business partners.

What does this wealthy American lady want from me?
Under Zhang Long's puzzled gaze, Betty had already walked onto the field.

At this point, the attributes of Betty and her opponent are shown on the big screen.

[Name: Betty Adams]

【Nationality: United States】

[Age: 25 years old]

【Gender: Female】

【Height: 1.75 meters】

[Weight: 58 kg]

[Strength: ★★☆]

【Agility: ★★★★☆】

Physical Fitness: ★★★☆

Swordsmanship: ★★★★★

[Basic Sword Moves: 36/36]

【Basic Changes: 25/25】

[Advanced Sword Moves: 12/18]

[Advanced Moves: 12/14]

Betty's appearance immediately aroused thunderous applause from the audience.

Judging from the audience's reaction, her popularity is no less than Fedor Emelianenko.

On the one hand, it is because her swordsmanship is too outstanding. Judging from her swordsmanship alone, Betty is definitely the best swordsman among all the contestants.

On the other hand, of course it’s because of her beauty.

After all, this is a world where looks matter. People who are good-looking are bound to receive more attention.

When Betty's information was displayed, her opponent, the second-ranked seeded player, was also displayed in front of the audience.

[Name: Hyman Williams]

Nationality: British

[Age: 29 years old]

【Sex: Male】

【Height: 1.81 meters】

[Weight: 88 kg]

Strength: ★★★★☆

【Agility: ★★★★☆】

Physical Fitness: ★★★★★

Swordsmanship: ★★★★☆

[Basic Sword Moves: 36/36]

【Basic Changes: 25/25】

[Advanced Sword Moves: 6/18]

[Advanced Moves: 5/14]

He is worthy of being the second-ranked seeded player. Just looking at the attribute introduction, he is even stronger than Zhang Long after the adjusted evaluation. He is definitely the number one player under Fedor Emelianenko.

But Betty wasn't nervous at all facing Hyman Williams.

Among the many opponents Lin Yuan simulated, the one who posed the greatest threat to Betty was definitely Fedor Emelianenko, followed by Kakun, and then Zhang Long.

This Hyman Williams is not even in the top five of the threat list.

It's not because he's weak or has too much water, but because he has a fatal bad habit, which is to show off his sword skills.

This may be a common problem among many British people, who always have a condescending mentality and want to prove themselves in all aspects.

Heyman Williams disdains to use force to crush his opponent, even though he has a considerable advantage in strength. He likes to use gorgeous sword moves to compress the opponent's space step by step, and then calmly defeat the opponent.

In his opinion, only such a victory was elegant and best demonstrated his swordsmanship.

There's nothing wrong with Hyman Williams' fighting style, because as long as your swordsmanship is not better than his, you can't escape from his grasp, nor can you find his fatal flaws.

But unfortunately, his opponent today is Betty.

She is the strongest swordsman on the field who was taught by Lin Yuan step by step.

So more than a minute after the start of the game, in the incredible gaze of all the spectators, Betty seized the opponent's loophole and used a "Ship Slash" to hit Heyman Williams' head guard.

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise.

Hyman Williams fainted.

The referee blew the whistle and declared Betty the winner.

Seeing Betty returning victorious from the competition, Lin Yuan thought she would come to him, but he found that Betty and Zhang Long were walking towards the player lounge together.

Of course, Lin Yuan didn't suspect that he was being framed, but he was still very curious about what Betty had to talk about with Zhang Long.

So he walked quietly to the door and stood there.

There was a very low sound of conversation coming from inside the door, and if it were someone else, it would be difficult to hear clearly.

However, Lin Yuan, whose physical fitness has been comprehensively improved, naturally has a very strong hearing.

He clearly heard the conversation between the two people in the room:
"This is the tactical plan that Lin Yuan gave me when he was doing special training for me. It was specially designed to deal with Fedor Emelianenko. My physical fitness is not strong enough to do it, but you can." Betty's voice.

"You want to help me deal with Fedor Emelianenko?" Zhang Long's voice.

"Because I want to win the championship." Betty's voice.

"If I practice this tactic specifically, can I defeat Fedor Emelianenko?" Obviously, Zhang Long didn't quite believe it.

"No, you will still lose. But you have a chance to hurt him." Betty's voice.

"...Then why should I follow your tactics? It's a loss for me anyway." Zhang Long was obviously speechless.

"I need you to help me weaken Fedor Emelianenko so that I can win the championship. Your work will not be in vain. You can fill in the amount of this blank check." Betty's voice.

Lin Yuan couldn't see Betty, but the image of her throwing money at people immediately appeared in Lin Yuan's mind.

The so-called blank check certainly does not mean that you can write as much as you want on it without any limit.

But if Zhang Long was bolder and wrote a letter worth several million dollars, he would probably get the money.

"If you can offer to bribe me, why don't you just bribe Fedor Emelianenko?"

Zhang Long was obviously not immediately overwhelmed by the money. He was a person who needed money, but did not put money first and had his own principles.

"Because I can't cheat my way to the championship." Betty's voice came over. "This is a tournament that Lin Yuan has put a lot of effort into preparing for. Every match should be exciting and authentic."

"I want to win the championship, but if I bribe my opponent to cheat and lose to me, it would be a disgrace to Lin Yuan and bring him shame."

"I'm asking you to help me fight Fedor Emelianenko. This isn't a match-fixing move; it's allowed within the rules."

There was silence for a moment, and then Zhang Long's voice rang out: "May I ask why you want to win the championship? From what I know, a young lady like you would not care about the honor and prize money of the competition."

"Because I feel that Lin Yuan needs me to win the championship. For him, I am willing to do my best to do it." Betty's voice sounded.

"Get your check back." Zhang Long's voice.

"Huh? Are you not satisfied with my conditions?" Betty's voice.

"You don't need to pay me, I'll do you a favor." Zhang Long's voice.

"Why?" Betty asked.

"If this is Lin Yuan's wish, then I am willing to contribute and help him realize it. Without Lin Yuan, I wouldn't be able to learn the new kendo that is published for free, I wouldn't be able to participate in this competition, and I wouldn't be able to receive such a large prize money.

He has done me a favor, and if I can repay him a little bit through this, I am willing to do my best." Zhang Long's voice rang out.

"You'd better accept it. This is a small gift from me. It doesn't conflict with your desire to repay Lin Yuan's kindness." Betty's voice.

"The nature of accepting money is different. We Chinese people repay favors. No matter how poor I am, I will not accept any money that I don't deserve," Zhang Long said firmly.

(End of this chapter)