Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 455: Zhang Long's Stalking (-word chapter)

Betty and Zhang Long's conversation is still ongoing.

Lin Yuan, who was standing outside the house, did not continue listening.

Betty knew her limits very well. She didn't do anything against her principles, so Lin Yuan didn't want to get involved.

When Lin Yuan returned to the competition venue, he suddenly heard a burst of loud exclamations from afar.

Along with the exclamations came the sound of the referee blowing the whistle.

what's the situation?
It’s impossible that the result of the match between Toshihiko Miyamoto and Kakun would be decided in such a short time, right?

Lin Yuan left the court because he was worried about Betty, but at most, the next game would start in no more than 2 minutes.

It’s over within one game?
Who's winning?
The outcome of the match is really hard to guess. If we look at it based on absolute strength, Miyamoto Toshihiko definitely has the advantage and a higher chance of winning.

But the outcome of the game is hard to predict.

In this kendo tournament, Kakun has always been an outlier.

His extremely unconventional and daring style of play gave every opponent a headache.

Maybe you are stronger than him, but you cannot guarantee that you can beat him.

Kakun is very good at creating opportunities while roaming, and then "betting" on the outcome with one move.

This style of play ensures that no matter who his opponent is, he has the possibility of a comeback.

Even Fedor Emelianenko doesn't dare to say that he can 100% defeat Kakun.

When Lin Yuan hurried back to the arena, he saw Miyamoto Toshihiko lying on the stage with blood all over his face, surrounded by a group of emergency doctors.

The subtitles on the big screen showed that Kakun won the game.

"What's going on? Is Miyamoto Kensho's injury serious?" Lin Yuan asked.

GAKKI replied: "Master Miyamoto's nose is broken. It looks scary, but it won't be a big deal after treatment."

"Kakun made a comeback in desperate situation?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Yes. At the beginning, Master Miyamoto had the upper hand, forcing Kakun into a dilemma. Just when he was about to win the game, Kakun seized the opportunity and killed Master Miyamoto with a single move."

Lin Yuan looked up and saw a replay of the decisive moment playing on the big screen.

As Miyamoto Toshihiko used "Murakumo", a series of sword moves poured down on Kakun like a torrential rain.

For this move, if it were Fedor Emelianenko, he would choose to break it with force.

With one blow, he knocked Miyamoto Toshihiko back.

Kakun obviously didn't have this ability. After blocking a few attacks, he was already distracted and was on the verge of defeat.

At this time, if you cannot counterattack effectively, blocking and dodging will only make the situation worse.

But Kakun still chose to dodge, but his way of dodging...

It's a low-body ground roll to dodge.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan could only say that it was really not decent, but it was also really useful.

In a normal swordsman fight, everyone is a decent person. Who would take the initiative to lie down on the ground and roll around? Getting covered in dust is too damaging to their image.

Lin Yuan’s new swordsmanship manual contains many dodging steps and bending postures, but rolling on the ground is never mentioned.

It’s not that Lin Yuan doesn’t know the benefits of doing this, but he wants to promote the new kendo, and one very important thing is: high quality.

This will more effectively attract kendo enthusiasts from all over the world.

However, he would not actively include this highly practical but low-class rolling and dodging technique into his kendo manual.

But Kakun's goal was to win, so he didn't care whether rolling on the ground to dodge was embarrassing or not.

No matter what, losing is definitely more embarrassing than winning!

The blade length of a samurai sword is generally around 60 cm, and it is very convenient to chop a standing enemy when held with both hands.

But once the opponent is in a very low position such as rolling on the ground, if Miyamoto Toshihiko wants to chase and chop the opponent, he must move his center of gravity forward, bend forward, and lean forward and press down with his arms to chop the opponent on the ground.

This action is not something most swordsmen are used to.

But Kakun seized this opportunity.

On the big screen, he rolled sideways and then rolled backwards, avoiding the downward sword attack from Miyamoto Toshihiko.

Then, while Miyamoto Toshihiko had used up his old move and had no time to draw his sword, he counterattacked with the fastest move, "Ship Slash".

Miyamoto Toshihiko reacted very quickly and immediately retracted his head, but he was still a beat too late and lay down with blood all over his face.

When Lin Yuan saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: The situation that Betty hated the most finally happened.

That's the magic of Murphy's Law.

She didn't want to face Kakun, but the results were often unsatisfactory.

At this moment, Betty, who had just finished talking with Zhang Long, walked over to Lin Yuan and said, "How about some more targeted training?"

"it is good!"

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May 2004, 5, the sixth day of the World No. 12 Kendo Championship finals.

There are only two official matches today:

"Group A champion Fedor Emelianenko" VS "Group B champion Zhang Long".

"Group C champion Betty Adams" VS "Group D champion Kakun".

The venue for the competition is no longer the Shinkage Ryu Hall, but the Tokyo Dome.

With the increasing popularity of the Kendo tournament, tickets to watch the games are almost impossible to come by.

Therefore, the organizing committee activated the backup plan C.

That is, when the kendo tournament was extremely popular, they rented Japan's largest indoor stadium: "Tokyo Dome".

To host the semi-finals and finals of the Kendo Tournament.

Tokyo Dome is a 55000-seat stadium named after its shape which resembles a white dome.

Many large-scale sporting events and concerts in Japan are held here.

The cost of renting the Tokyo Dome for a day is around US$20, and the price fluctuates with the peak and off-season.

The World's Second Kendo Tournament has recently become a landmark sporting event in Japan, not only bringing a lot of attention to Tokyo, but also bringing greater popularity to the Tokyo Dome.

Therefore, the management of Tokyo Dome not only did not raise the rental fee during the peak season, but also proactively offered a 9% discount.

However, after expressing his gratitude, Lin Yuan still rented the venue for two days at a price of US$20 a day.

Compared to the $40 expenditure, the organizing committee has already made an incredible return on ticket revenue, so there is no need to save this little money.

All 55000 tickets for the two shows over two days were sold out.

The cheapest sideline ticket costs $150 each, while the most central inner-field ticket costs as much as $1500 each. The total ticket revenue for the entire event exceeded $2000 million, and $4000 million was collected in two days.

This is also the result of Lin Yuan not wanting to look too good and taking the initiative to lower the ticket price. If he were like some unscrupulous organizers, he would hoard tickets and sell them at a high price.

If the organizing committee holds back a large number of tickets and sells them to scalpers, forcing the audience to buy tickets from scalpers at high prices, it is not impossible for the revenue to double.

But there is absolutely no need to do this. Rather than making more money, Lin Yuan hopes that everyone can have full fun in the event.

However, after the event was moved to Tokyo Dome, although the problem of the venue being too small for spectators to enter was partially solved, a series of new problems arose:

After all, the stadium was rented for two full days and tickets were sold to the audience, but the semi-finals and finals only lasted a maximum of 2 minutes.

This is definitely not possible.

Fortunately, the organizing committee already had a relevant plan and immediately launched it:

The morning and afternoon of each day are preparation time, and the evening is the time for spectators to enter and watch the events.

In addition to the semi-finals, championship, and third-place match, the Kendo Tournament also includes some exhibition events.

Some popular contestants who were eliminated before will return to the stage in the form of exhibition matches to bring a brand new experience to the audience.

In addition to the performances and competitions, some Japanese artists were invited to perform on stage. Alternating between different forms of performances can also prevent the audience from aesthetic fatigue.

In short, the two-day event time was fully filled, so that the audience present would not feel that they were being ripped off by spending a lot of money to watch a few minutes of competition.

At this time, tonight's game is about to officially begin.

Fedor Emelianenko and Zhang Long have come to the center of the field following the referee's gestures.

Seeing this scene, the audience in the stadium immediately burst into cheers.

"Judging from the reactions of the audience, the vast majority of them are fans of Fedor Emelianenko," said Lin Yuan.

GAKKI nodded. "The strong are always popular. But there's another reason why Fedor Emelianenko is so popular."

"What?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.

"Because he helped everyone make money." GAKKI said with a smile.

"You mean... gambling?" Lin Yuan asked uncertainly.

"Yes, since the beginning of this tournament, is there anything more sure-win than betting on Fedor Emelianenko to win? Everyone is not only supporting him, but also supporting their own wallets." GAKKI replied.

"Won't it collapse like this?" Lin Yuan asked.

When everyone thinks that Fedor Emelianenko will win, and the fact is often so, the bookmaker who opens the odds will not be able to hold on.

The audience makes money steadily, and the dealer loses money steadily. The funds of the massive audience are endless, but the dealer's payout funds definitely have a limit.

Lin Yuan felt that if he were the banker, he would probably cancel the betting on Fedor Emelianenko's match.

Otherwise, a crash will happen sooner or later.

"Will they use a large sum of money to lure Fedor Emelianenko into a match-fixing?" Lin Yuan asked.

It would be really ugly if this kind of match-fixing scam happened.

Although the event organizing committee did not participate in gambling, the audience was harmed because of their own event after all, and Lin Yuan still did not want to see such a result.

GAKKI-chan shook her head. "We were worried before, so we've been monitoring the entire event for any anomalies."

Lin Yuan patted her head. As one of the executive members of the organizing committee of this event, GAKKI-chan put in a lot of effort to ensure that there were no accidents.

GAKKI continued, "Don't worry about any accidents. We're keeping an eye on it. The bookmaker is smart, lowering the odds to 1:1.05. While lowering the odds, they've also capped each bet at $1, and the total bet per game at $1 million."

"Hahaha. Okay." Lin Yuan was also convinced.

He could only say that the dealer really knew how to play.

With such an opportunity that is sure to make money, wouldn’t everyone be tempted and want to give it a try?

As long as you have this idea, the dealers will successfully catch your attention and pull you into this trap.

But if you really want to take advantage? It's not that easy.

The odds of 1.05 mean that if you bet on Fedor Emelianenko to win, you can only make a maximum of $500.

A total betting amount of $1 million means that the bookmaker loses a maximum of $500 million per game.

The bookmakers use this money as advertising fees to give to the audience for free.

Their real purpose is to make money by betting on other unrestricted competitions.

"Are the odds for Fedor Emelianenko and Zhang Long tonight also 1.05?" Lin Yuan asked.

"If you bet on Zhang Long to win, the odds are 1:3.5. But there is still a betting limit. Do you want to buy some and try it?" GAKKI replied.

Lin Yuan shook his head: "When filming action scenes, I like to take a gamble. But in real life, this is not my hobby."

He recalled that he had basically not gambled over the years.

Except for the time when he was filming "Jurassic Park 3" that year, when the crew members set up a guarantee game for him out of kindness, he couldn't help but participate to repay everyone's kindness.

"Have you placed a bet?" Lin Yuan asked back.

"I bought $10 and bet on Miss Adams to win the championship with odds of 1:20." GAKKI replied.

"Ah? You really dare to place a bet." Lin Yuan felt that he could not guess the final result of the competition.

"Ms. Adams saw it when I placed the bet, and that's enough." GAKKI said with a smile.

Hearing this reply, Lin Yuan reached out helplessly and touched GAKKI's head with a smile.

Among all the women in Lin Yuan, GAKKI is the one with the most thoughts.

For example, for him, I deliberately learned Chinese and played Chinese songs in the car to implicitly express my thoughts.

For example, they will take the initiative to create some intimate contact to bring the two people closer together.

For example, if he has something he wants in his heart, he will pretend not to fight for it and wait for Lin Yuan to give it to him.

This kind of little thought with a little bit of "green tea" may be the instinct engraved in the genes of Sakura girls.

Some people may hate such little thoughts, but Lin Yuan doesn't.

People hate "Green Tea" because they are only calculating and have no feelings.

But when a cute girl tries so hard to get close to you from the heart, it’s hard to hate her.

All of GAKKI-chan's intentions were good, and she did this simply to express her kindness to Betty.

If it wasn't for Lin Yuan, why would she do such a thing?

"The game is about to begin." said GAKKI.

Lin Yuan followed her gaze and saw that the big screen in the stadium was already playing the two people's information.

It can be clearly seen that whether in terms of height, weight, physical strength or swordsmanship, Fedor Emelianenko is obviously stronger than Zhang Long.

Each one is a little bit stronger, but when put together, the gap is huge.

At this time, the referee raised his hand, indicating that the game was about to begin.

Fedor Emelianenko was seen holding a knife in both hands, standing at his right shoulder, with his right elbow raised. From a distance, he looked like a giant dragonfly with its shoulders upside down.

This is the standard offensive opening move in Japanese Kendo, known as the Dragonfly Eight Phases, which means that Fedor Emelianenko will return to his usual crushing style of play today.

Seeing this scene, the audience who had been watching the competition for so many days immediately understood Fedor Emelianenko's plan and began to shout enthusiastically:

"Good job, Fedor! That's how you should push forward and crush any enemies that stand in your way!"

"I just like to watch Fedor's violent fighting style. Yesterday's fight was too boring."

"Fido! Fido! You must win! I finally got the chance to bet on you to win, you must win!"

"Hahaha, me too. It's so hard to grab chips to win with Fedor. But today my family and I bought a total of $2, which at least earned back the money for today's game tickets."

Faced with the audience's overwhelming support for Fedor Emelianenko, Zhang Long remained calm, without a trace of emotion on his face.

At this time, he held the knife horizontally with both hands, as if to stop his opponent from advancing.

Seeing this posture, Lin Yuan and Fedor Emelianenko immediately recognized that this was the strongest defensive posture among the advanced sword moves, "Like a Mountain".

Taken from Sun Tzu's Art of War, "Stand still as a mountain."

Among the advanced sword techniques, "Floating Boat", which is also known for its defense, emphasizes defensive counterattacks and defense in attack.

When "Floating Boat" receives the opponent's sword moves, it generally focuses on unloading the force, and will also add a little push on the basis of unloading the force, making it easier for the opponent to reveal flaws and difficult to maintain the posture.

This is all preparation for a counterattack, a standard tactic of hiding a needle in a cotton ball.

However, "Rushan" completely gave up the possibility of counterattack and focused on defense because he had the strongest defense ability.

Although this stance has strong defensive power, almost no player has used it since the start of the competition.

Because everyone understands that if you are too defensive, you will lose.

No matter how tight the defense is, there will always be times when it is not complete.

"Like a Mountain" can make it difficult for your opponent to knock you out with one strike, but it can't guarantee that your opponent won't score points. If you keep using "Like a Mountain", the end result will often be a loss after the points are counted.

Therefore, only when the score is significantly ahead, we should play it safe and use "like a mountain" to drag the game to the end to consolidate the fruits of victory.

How can I start the game by saying "like a mountain" and say I don't intend to win?

But facing Zhang Long's opening move, Fedor Emelianenko frowned very rarely.

Lin Yuan also immediately understood Betty and Zhang Long’s plan, which was: if you can’t win, just waste time!
Kendo confrontation is an extremely physically demanding activity. Although each round only lasts 2 minutes, the total time for 3 rounds is only 6 minutes.

However, those who have actual combat experience know that this kind of high-intensity confrontation for 2 minutes can consume a lot of physical strength.

In the entire kendo tournament, it is quite rare for a match to last for 3 rounds and 6 minutes.

Most matches are decided in one or two rounds at most. Even if the match goes to the third round, the players are often just slacking off, waiting for the game time to end.

If you really play three full games at high intensity, it will be a huge drain on your physical energy.

At the same time, the damage caused to the muscles and ligament soft tissues of the hands when the sword collides cannot be fully recovered in a short period of time.

If Fedor Emelianenko is really dragged down by Zhang Long, and the fight lasts for three rounds, he can only win by scoring.

That means he will definitely not be able to be in his best condition in tomorrow's finals.

This is also the reason why Fedor Emelianenko took an offensive stance right from the start. He wanted to defeat his opponent quickly so that he could ensure that he would be in the best condition tomorrow and not leave any chance for his opponent to take advantage.

But it was obvious that Zhang Long did not intend to let him get his wish. He planned to turn himself into a puddle of mud and drag down Fedor's high-speed chariot.

That way Betty might have a chance to win.

This was an open conspiracy between Betty and Zhang Long.

Fedor Emelianenko didn't know why Zhang Long chose this style of play. He would rather give up victory and drag himself into the quagmire, but now he had no way out.

"Beep!" At this time, the referee blew the whistle.

Fedor Emelianenko stepped forward, coordinating his breathing and steps, and he chopped out a fierce "Tangzhu" move.

Facing Fedo's sharp knife from top to bottom.

Zhang Long released his left hand holding the knife and pressed it on the back of the knife, forming a stable triangular support structure with his right hand holding the knife.

This is a standard posture of giving up the possibility of attack, but in exchange for a more solid defense.

Zhang Long's knife attack was not a passive attack, but an active response to Fedor's attack.

"when!"

The two knives collided.

A huge impact force was heard.

Zhang Long's arm remained motionless, like a mountain, majestic and unshakable.

Fedor Emelianenko's hands trembled noticeably, and he couldn't help but take half a step back before he released the force.

Seeing this scene, all the audience couldn't believe their eyes:
"What? The invincible Fido, for the first time in his attack, didn't gain any advantage over his opponent?" "It's not that he didn't gain any advantage. It seems that Fido even suffered a small loss. Look, Fido's hands are shaking slightly."

"Is this Zhang Long really that strong? He won't be able to turn the tide, will he?"

"That's impossible. His clumsy style of play can only defend but can't score."

After hearing what the audience said, Lin Yuan nodded. After being influenced by this Kendo tournament, the audience's vision has become more and more professional.

Zhang Long was able to block Fedor's sword attack not because he was stronger than Fedor, but because his triangle stance was more suitable for exerting force.

The point where the two knives collided put Fedor Emelianenko in a difficult leverage position.

If Zhang Long was not also assessed as having four and a half stars of strength, and the gap between him and Fedor Emelianenko was not that big, then even with this advantage, he would not be able to block Fedor Emelianenko's attack.

This is what Betty and Zhang Long said, there are some tactical plays that you can do, but I can't.

If you want to be truly “as still as a mountain”, sometimes you must first have the weight and strength of a “mountain”, otherwise how can you be “still”?
But the mountains are slow and motionless after all.

Fedor Emelianenko will soon take advantage of Zhang Long's disadvantage.

After the first setback, Fedor Emelianenko did not show any sign of discouragement.

He quickly stepped forward with his sword and slashed out with a "Congyun" move.

This move has been used by many swordsmen in Kendo tournaments. Miyamoto Toshihiko tried it yesterday.

Its characteristic is the continuous and fierce chain attacks. The angles of the blade are quite tricky and can penetrate any hole, which fully reflects the fierceness of the Japanese sword's attack.

The thirteen basic moves of Japanese swordsmanship are chopping, hacking, chopping, cutting, picking, lifting, stabbing, piercing, supporting, cutting, wiping, chopping and carrying.

The foundation of Japanese Kendo is actually more inclined towards the assassin's style of play, which aims to quickly kill unarmored targets.

He Liangchen of the Ming Dynasty, in his book "Zhen Ji", gave a very insightful assessment: "The Japanese sword can strike just two or three times, and often the enemy cannot resist. This shows how skillful the swordsman is."

Therefore, in Japanese Kendo, defense is not as important as offense.

Soon, Zhang Long, who was "as unmovable as a mountain", began to lose sight of the big picture.

"Boom!"

Fedor Emelianenko's knife hit Zhang Long's left rib armor.

The referee blew the whistle, indicating that the shot was scored.

Seeing this scene, the audience immediately started cheering:
"What's the point of a turtle shell? Won't it eventually be broken through?"

"Even with tight defense, there are always mistakes. If Zhang Long keeps playing like this, we're going to lose today."

"My wallet is safe, hahaha!"

When Fedor Emelianenko gained the upper hand again, the audience immediately relaxed.

But they couldn't see that the blood vessels in Fedor Emelianenko's arms were bulging. The previous set of moves was obviously very exhausting for him.

Although he broke Zhang Long's defense, his opponent still countered every blow with such a violent attack. How could Fedor Emelianenko not pay a price?

After losing points, Zhang Long was not discouraged at all, but once again put on a "mountain-like" posture.

It was obvious that he was ready to go all the way.

Faced with this scene, Fedor Emelianenko had no choice but to attack again.

"Ding!"

"when!"

"Ding!"

"when!"

After a series of intensive sword clashes, Fedor Emelianenko once again forced Zhang Long to find a flaw.

"Boom!"

A knife hit Zhang Long's left shoulder armor, scoring again.

"Well done Fido!"

"Keep fighting like this, you will definitely win!"

The audience couldn't help but cheer.

However, some viewers raised questions: "Look at both of them, they are sweating profusely. Isn't it very tiring to fight like this?"

"It seems so. This is the first time I see Fido sweating so much during a game."

"It's okay. It's a duel after all. Isn't it normal to sweat a little? Fido won't lose."

The two people on the field once again fought with the same routine.

"Beep!"

But this time, before Fedor could score, the referee blew the whistle to end the first game.

The two finished the first game and walked to the sidelines to rest for a while.

Fedor Emelianenko's expression became quite serious.

The past three rounds of confrontation have made him realize that it is impossible for him to KO Zhang Long.

He is fully capable of dragging himself to death.

If he continues to fight like this, his condition tomorrow will definitely be affected.

This was the first time that Fedor Emelianenko faced such a dilemma.

Looking at Zhang Long not far away, Fedor Emelianenko's eyes flashed.

"Beep!" The whistle sounded and the second game began.

At the beginning of the game, Zhang Long once again put on a "mountain-like" posture, still looking like he had given up attacking.

In fact, facing this turtle shell, Fedor Emelianenko does not necessarily have to chew it.

He already has an advantage in scoring, so if it is just for the sake of winning, he can choose to play badly.

Just paddle and swing the sword a few times casually, so that you can save energy and drag it to the end of the game, win and advance.

But if he played like this, not only would the audience at the scene think of him, but how would the other contestants think of him?

I can't even get over the hurdle in my own heart.

For the proud Fedor Emelianenko, this was even more painful than losing the game.

How could he have the nerve to challenge his idol Lin Yuan if he won in such a bad state?

Fedor Emelianenko told himself that he not only had to win today, but also had to win easily and beautifully!
Different from the previous round, this time Fedor Emelianenko did not use the sword move "Congyun" anymore, but held the knife with both hands and jumped high!
With the help of the force of falling, Fedor Emelianenko slashed out with a fierce knife!

This sword move is no longer a gorgeous advanced sword move, but the most ordinary "Tang Bamboo".

Among the eight basic sword moves, the most simple and unpretentious one is the downward chop.

However, Fedor Emelianenko's strike was made with the momentum from a high position after jumping up, which made it much more powerful than striking from the ground.

His purpose is very simple: since you choose to fight to consume your energy, I will intensify your consumption and make you exhausted faster, thus saving my own physical energy.

"Boom!"

There was a loud crash.

This time, both of them took a step back, and the blow was obviously much better than the one in the beginning when Fedor Emelianenko suffered a slight loss.

Fedor Emelianenko stepped forward again and jumped up to do another "Tangzhu".

"Boom!"

The sharp collision sound was heard again, and the audience on the sidelines felt pain in their wrists when they saw this scene.

"Won't both of their wrists be broken if they fight like this?"

"Zhang Long might be able to do it, but Feiduo won't. He clearly has the advantage of terrain."

"Of course, that's because he jumped and chopped, which definitely gives him an advantage. But jumping and slashing like this leaves too much room for error. What if Zhang Long counterattacks?"

"Yeah? We can all see the flaws, so why would Fido do it?"

Using a jump attack will naturally give you greater power, but the flaws when you're in the air are also obvious.

As long as Zhang Long seizes Fedor's weakness, it is entirely possible to turn defeat into victory.

On the court, Fedor Emelianenko jumped up again.

When he raised his two swords, the hole on his chest was exposed, and Zhang Long just needed to step forward quickly and "stab".

It is entirely possible to take the first step and knock Fedor Emelianenko down from mid-air.

Facing the fighter plane, Zhang Long chose...

He rolled to the side and avoided the knife.

He did not choose to take the initiative to attack, nor did he choose to block it like before. Instead, like Kakun, he dodged the knife with an undignified roll.

Faced with Zhang Long's move, Fedor Emelianenko's heart sank.

He deliberately revealed his flaws to lure Zhang Long into attacking him.

As long as Zhang Long maintains his "mountain-like" posture, Fedor will be forced to fight hard and consume his energy.

This is the last thing Fedor Emelianenko wants to see.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to lure Zhang Long into action, just to launch a counterattack and defeat Zhang Long in one fell swoop.

But Fedor Emelianenko really didn't expect that Zhang Long could still endure in the face of such a great opportunity?

Having lost hope, Fedor could only return to his previous active mode and continue to attack Zhang Long.

"Ding!"

"when!"

"Ding!"

"when!"

In a series of intensive exchanges, Fedor Emelianenko hit Zhang Long again.

"Boom!"

It still only scored points, and could not cause knockdown damage to Zhang Long.

Accompanied by the sound of clinking swords, Fedor Emelianenko took the lead in the attack, his sword momentum was endless, and each blow was extremely sharp.

Zhang Yue was in charge of defense, like a towering and immovable mountain, closely guarding against every blow from his opponent.

As the two fought back and forth on the court, they were sweating profusely and their breathing became increasingly heavy. One could clearly feel how much physical energy they had consumed.

But it is undeniable that such a fierce confrontation is quite exciting.

Rather than a sword-killing duel that decides the outcome in an instant, the audience would definitely prefer to see this kind of sword duel.

It's like the hundreds of rounds of battles in martial arts novels, or the back-and-forth attacks in a table tennis match. This back-and-forth confrontation is quite entertaining to watch.

The audience cheered even louder, and everyone's enthusiasm was fully aroused.

"Come on, Zhang Long!"

"Good job! Chinese guy!"

"You have to work hard to defeat Fido!"

Many audience members also began to cheer for Zhang Long, and the support on the field was no longer one-sidedly inclined towards Fedor Emelianenko.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle for the third game.

Fedor Emelianenko was breathing heavily. He didn't expect that he would be dragged into the third game and fall into such an embarrassing war of attrition.

At this time, Fedor Emelianenko clearly felt the soreness and pain in his wrist. It was probably because his ligament was damaged in the first two rounds.

He knew that although he was feeling bad, Zhang Long on the opposite side was obviously feeling worse.

After two rounds of extremely intense fighting, Zhang Long was already shaky and could hardly hold the knife in his hand.

But Zhang Long still maintained a "mountain-like" posture.

Seeing this situation, Fedor Emelianenko couldn't help but feel a headache.

It seems that I have to play all 3 rounds today.

Fedor Emelianenko no longer had any hope of success. He stepped forward and swung his knife.

But the next moment, the hard fight that Fedor Emelianenko expected did not happen as expected.

Zhang Long rolled on the spot and avoided Fedor's fatal knife.

Zhang Long got up from the ground and swung his knife fiercely.

The knife was so fast that Fedo could only see an afterimage, which was impossible to capture with the naked eye.

Ship kill!

It is the fastest ship-slashing sword!

Faced with this extremely sharp knife, Fedor Emelianenko's pupils contracted sharply.

He didn't expect that Zhang Long, who had defended him impeccably for two rounds, would actually give up his "mountain-like" posture?
Zhang Long was just pretending to be as strong as a mountain. Didn't he intend to continue to fight against himself?

Is he at the end of his rope and has to use all his strength to fight?
A series of thoughts flashed through Fedor Emelianenko's mind.

Fedor Emelianenko guessed correctly.

Zhang Long was exhausted at this time. He didn't expect Fedor Emelianenko to be so strong, much stronger than he expected.

Zhang Long originally thought that with his "mountain-like" posture, he could last three games no matter what.

But after just two games, he could no longer hold on.

If he continued to defend in the third game, he would be completely defeated by Fedor Emelianenko in just a few moves.

But Zhang Long was not willing to just sit there and wait for death, he still had a chance!
That was the ideological imprint formed in the first two games.

In the first two games, no matter whether Fedor Emelianenko attacked violently or exposed his own flaws, Zhang Long maintained his composure, remained on the defensive and never attacked.

At this moment, Fedor Emelianenko had already made up his mind that Zhang Long would never attack.

Zhang Long was determined to seize this opportunity and give it his all.

Zhang Long seized this opportunity. Fedor Emelianenko never expected that his opponent would give up defense, giving him the opportunity to strike hard.

Faced with this extremely fast and unavoidable knife.

Fedor Emelianenko gritted his teeth, gave up defense, and lunged forward with a knife, ready to die together.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Two sounds came at the same time.

Zhang Long's sword hit Fedor Emelianenko's left shoulder armor hard.

Fedor Emelianenko's knife stabbed directly into Zhang Long's head armor.

Both of them stumbled and fell backwards.

When a player falls, the referee immediately starts counting down.

"10!"

"9!"

"8!"

Just after counting to 3 seconds, Fedor Emelianenko stood up, covering his left shoulder with his right hand holding the knife.

"My shoulder hurts." Fedor Emelianenko said with a frown.

Apparently, he had injured his left shoulder.

"7!"

"6!"

"5!"

The referee continues to count down.

"4!"

"3!"

"Stop counting... I really can't stand up. My headache is so severe, call me a doctor." Zhang Long, lying on the ground, shouted.

"Beep~"

Hearing Zhang Long admit defeat, the referee blew the whistle to end the game, announcing the end of this fierce battle.

The emergency doctor outside the field immediately came in. After confirming that there was nothing serious and it was just a mild concussion, the medical staff helped Zhang Long, who was in better condition, walk off the field.

The audience in the venue finally felt relieved. They stood up and applauded Fedor Emelianenko and Zhang Long to show their respect.

Today's exciting game was a feast for their eyes in the first half.

Before the end, Zhang Long's unexpected knife and Fedor's counterattack in desperation left an indelible impression on everyone.

Fedor Emelianenko showed his strength, and although Zhang Long was defeated, he still won honor and did not bring shame to himself and his motherland.

It can be said that this is the most exciting match in this Kendo Tournament so far.

Therefore, the audience in the venue did not hesitate to give the two of them the warmest applause.

When Zhang Long passed Betty, he signaled the staff member who was supporting him to stop. He whispered, "I did it. The rest is up to you."

Betty nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will try my best."

Zhang Long's performance today was better than she had imagined.

Originally, she thought that it would be great if Zhang Long could consume Fedor Emelianenko's physical strength as much as possible and injure his ligaments.

But it is obvious that Zhang Long did more. Fedor Emelianenko's shoulder must have been injured, which would affect his strength.

This means that Betty's chances of winning against him will be greatly improved.

This is what Zhang Long got by trying his best.

But for Betty, she still has a difficult hurdle to overcome if she wants to face Fedor Emelianenko and win the championship.

Betty looked at Kakun not far away, who was the tough opponent she would have to fight soon.

(End of this chapter)