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"My nose is broken!"

"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor! There's an assassin!"

"Pfft~"

Seeing the King of Fishermen's Kingdom coughing up blood, the members of the Zebel medical team beside him quickly began to treat him again.

Seeing this, Ruszeze lowered her head helplessly, looking full of self-reproach.

However, Depp, standing next to her, couldn't help but laugh.

Fortunately, there was a siren symbiote on the outer layer, and its big mouth was originally grinning, so no one could tell.

The subsequent matches in the first round were all contests between warriors from different races.

These battles were rather dull compared to the battles the kings participated in.

So it didn't cause much of a stir.

An hour later, the first round of the competition officially ended.

The second round of the draw has begun.

As with the first round, the drawing of lots was conducted fairly and impartially under the witness of King Nereus.

Second round...

In the first match, Ruszeze faced off against the Zebel warriors.

In the second match, the King of Saltwater Kingdom faced off against the warriors of Atlantis.

In the third match, King Nereus faced off against Depp.

The fourth event is a civil war among the warriors of the Saltwater Kingdom.

Chapter 288 Beating Up the Future Father-in-Law

The main highlight of the second round is the match between Depp and King Nereus.

To be honest, the audience is really looking forward to King Nereus defeating this incredibly lucky Trench tribe and sending them home.

In their eyes, the Trench people were not worthy of standing with them.

To be on the same stage as the monsters of the Trench Clan, and even to have this guy advance for nothing, is an absolute disgrace!

So when the audience saw that the second round was Nereus versus Depp, they immediately cheered.

They waited expectantly as King Nereus punched this Trench scum back into his filthy seas!

However, the competition will not start immediately after the draw.

During this period, there will be approximately two hours of rest time.

Firstly, it gives the contestants enough time to recover their strength, and secondly, it gives Zebel's engineering team enough time to repair the arena.

The arena, ravaged by eight consecutive matches, is now riddled with craters and covered in gravel.

Even the corals used for decoration around the arena were mostly broken.

It's not something that can be done in just a few minutes to fully restore this huge stage.

In the lounge, Depp and Ruszeze were enjoying giant sea lice and refreshing caterpillar drinks.

The latter sat on the chair, her little feet dangling back and forth, which was very cute.

But now, no one would underestimate the fighting power of this seemingly harmless little girl.

To defeat the King of the Fishermen Kingdom with a single punch already demonstrates his ability to compete for the championship.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the biggest dark horse of this martial arts tournament.

Seeing the two of them eating insects, Nereus couldn't stand it anymore.

He picked up several servings of fine Zebel cuisine and walked over.

“Mr. Depp, Princess Ruth Zeze, if you don’t mind, you can try the food in Zebel. Although it may not be as delicious as the food in the Lost Kingdom, it will certainly have its own unique flavor.”

Ruszeze turned to look at Depp, who nodded slightly.

Then Ruszeze reached out and took the food from King Nereus, and handed him a giant sea beetle and a quiet caterpillar.

"I can't just eat your food for free, so I'll treat you to the most delicious giant sea lice and the most delicious Qingyou caterpillar drink in our Lost Kingdom!"

Ruszeze said with a smile.

She could sense Nereus's goodwill towards her and Depp, so she had a fairly good impression of Nereus.

Ruszeze placed the plate on the table and carefully examined the food on it.

Unfortunately, having lived in the Earth's core swamp since birth, she had no idea what these foods were.

Ruszeze looked to Depp for help, and the latter immediately explained, "This is lobster sashimi, sliced ​​baby snails, and... I recognize this too."

Looking at the food lying on the plate, still twitching and clearly undercooked or even alive, Ruszeze mustered up the courage to try a bite of lobster sashimi.

After swallowing the lobster meat gently, Ruth Zeze said with difficulty, "Although it tastes pretty good... but Depp, do they always eat like this? Do they never cook it properly?"

Depp shrugged helplessly and said, "You know, this is the sea after all, and it's not easy to start a fire. The main thing is that they've been used to it for thousands of years."

"This is still... eating raw meat and drinking blood!"

Ruszeze said.

King Nereus was somewhat angry upon hearing Ruszeze and Depp's conversation.

He looked at the giant sea lice in his hand and the shimmering caterpillars of various colors, and muttered to himself, "Hmph, ignorant little girl! How can you bunch of insect-eating creatures say that we are like people who eat raw meat and drink blood?"

Thinking it over, Nereus still tried to pry open the giant horned sea louse's shell, touched some of the white, tender flesh with his fingers, and put it in his mouth.

As the delicious aroma of the meat exploded in his mouth, Nereus's eyes widened instantly.

"Incredible, absolutely incredible!"

Nereus then began to eat heartily.

Soon, the giant sea lice in his hand were hollowed out.

Then, full of anticipation, he took a sip of the clear, caterpillar-like juice.

The incredibly fragrant liquid flowed down his throat to the back of his mouth, and Nereus even felt his entire body begin to exude a subtle fragrance.

"This is absolutely delicious!"

Nereus almost cried out, suppressing the comfortable aura emanating from every one of his 36,000 pores, he walked up to Ruszeze again and asked, "Princess Ruszeze, I would like to ask, were the food and drinks we just had very precious in the Lost Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, Ruszeze said directly, "Although it's not exactly cheap, it's not exactly precious either. If you want to eat it, you can have as much as you want."

Upon hearing this, Nereus laughed and said, "In that case, I think Zebel would be very willing to import these two kinds of food from the Lost Kingdom. The price or barter is negotiable."

These words delighted Ruszeze.

If I can bring news of trade with the outside world to the family when I return, then my father will certainly not blame me for leaving without saying goodbye!

Ruszeze happily said, "Of course, and we can have Depp as our witness and liaison."

Nereus immediately agreed: "Absolutely no problem, but if possible, I hope that our Zebel Kingdom will be the sole partner for these two goods, and that the Lost Kingdom will no longer sell them to other countries."

Upon hearing this, Ruszeze pondered for a moment and said, "I cannot make such a decision on these conditions; I need to inform my father when I return."

"We look forward to hearing good news from you anytime."

Nereus said.

King Nereus, who had tasted both giant sea lice and elusive caterpillars, knew all too well just how appealing their flavors were to the sea creatures.

If Zebel can become the sole distributor, it will definitely make a fortune in the future.

Of course, this thing also has some drawbacks, namely that it is not convenient to eat in places full of seawater.

If the lounge hadn't been a dry environment, he wouldn't have been able to enjoy his meal so much.

But none of that matters!

After all, Nereus did not intend for these two items to circulate among the common people, but rather to be exclusively available to the nobles of various countries.

Nobles from various countries all possessed the ability to breathe air without seawater and had waterless palaces, so they were not worried about the inconvenience of eating.

Having resolved the matter, Nereus walked over to Depp and said with a smile, "Mr. Depp, it's time for our duel."

Depp looked up at the question and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I'll go easy on you."

Nereus: ? ? ? ? ?

How come you're not afraid at all?

You can't use the Neptune trident in this match, or your strength will be greatly reduced, little brother!

Seeing Depp's arrogance, Nereus snorted and said, "There's no need for that. On the contrary, I hope you can go all out and let me see your true strength."

That's right, Nereus actually wanted to see just how strong Depp really was.

After all, this old man wanted to marry Mera to Depp, so Nereus was quite concerned about the strength level of his future son-in-law.

Nereus would be satisfied if he could have half of himself.

After all, Depp is still young and has potential.

Depp was speechless upon hearing this and could only say, "Fine."

However, although Depp verbally agreed, he knew in his heart that he could not possibly use his full strength to fight Nereus.

If he used his full strength, one punch would not only destroy Nereus, but also half of the entire arena and even the entire city of Zebel.

Once the corrections were complete, the horn sounded again on the arena.

This means the second round of the competition is about to begin.

In the first match of the second round, Ruszeze made his first move.

Her opponent was a long, thin shrimp soldier from the saltwater kingdom.

The outcome of the match was once again a foregone conclusion, with Ruszeze delivering another decisive blow to his opponent.

However, she didn't use her full strength this time, so she didn't manage to break the guy's slender body in two.

The second match, between the King of Saltwater and the warriors of Atlantis, was the same.