Zheng Cheng was standing in a position where he could just see the situation on the surrounding arena clearly.
Yao Zhixue and Song Chaoyu both easily defeated their opponents.
Not to mention Zhu Chengyu, Qin Zheng and Bai Jingqi, they basically encountered no challenges.
These people are all nine-star or eight-star hidden professions and are very powerful.
When facing ordinary professionals, they have an overwhelming advantage.
Apart from them, the competition for the remaining defenders was indeed very difficult.
He was even forced to make many back-up plans by the challenger.
But Zheng Cheng's eyes were on Tyrese's ring!
The one who challenged Terris at this time was Zhao Wujun, who was riding a Tyrannosaurus Rex !
He held two swords in his hands and, with the help of the Tyrannosaurus's impact force, he continued to fight around Terris.
Zhao Wujun is a big man who is nearly two meters tall. He was born into a military family and has been exposed to military martial arts since he was a child. He has strong close combat skills.
After awakening and becoming a professional, his strength was further improved.
Especially the Tyrannosaurus under his crotch. Although it is only a juvenile Tyrannosaurus, it is already three meters tall.
There are hard black scales all over the body, protecting the whole body.
The sharp teeth and mouth flashed an inexplicable cold light.
Every slash with the two swords in his hands forced Terris to retreat continuously.
Terris also roared continuously and swung the one-handed sword in his hand.
But because of the size, Zhao Wujun was at least half a body taller than him when riding on the Tyrannosaurus.
By slashing from a high position and using the force of inertia, she can always overwhelm him in terms of strength!
"roar!"
"Damn Xia people! You forced me to do this!"
Tyrese roared, and a surge of energy suddenly surged out of his body. His body swelled rapidly, and a layer of fine black hair actually grew on his exposed skin.
Zhao Wujun's eyes suddenly lit up. Is this the ability of Terris mentioned in the information?
Transform into an orc!
"roar!"
As Terris roared, his body suddenly grew to more than three meters in height, with black stiff hair growing all over his body, like a gorilla walking upright!
He immediately swung the giant sword in his hand, which was as big as a door panel. It seemed as if a gust of wind was blown up on the ground, and he slashed towards Zhao Wujun fiercely.
Storm Slash!
"boom!"
With a slash of the sword, a large number of violent wind blades swept in, even blowing up the bluestone tiles on the ground.
The violent wind blade smashed into the protective formation of the arena, immediately causing a violent vibration in the air.
Zhao Wujun, on the other hand, managed to dodge the attack at the critical moment with the help of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
He took a deep breath, raised his arms high, and a wave of air began to gather in his hands.
A blood-red light emerged from the double swords in his hands.
Bloody Knife!
He roared, and slashed forward with both swords. Two blood-colored sword auras immediately surged out and slashed towards Tyrese!
Terris turned around suddenly, blocking with the sword in his hand, and a golden fighting spirit gauze appeared on his body.
"boom!"
The blood-killing blade's energy collided with Terris's, exploding in the air, and the fighting spirit gauze dress was also shattered.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Terris suddenly shot out and forced Zhao Wujun into a fight with a sword!
Zhao Wujun was in a dominant position and slashed down with both swords, barely blocking Terris' attack.
His arms shook violently and he almost lost his grip on the two swords in his hands.
“What a great strength…”
Before I could finish what I was thinking, I suddenly felt a strong force coming at me, and I was knocked more than ten meters away.
At the same time, a scream came from under him, and he saw a huge footprint appeared on the chest of the Tyrannosaurus Rex under him, with a little blood oozing around it.
Not far away, Terris was laughing wildly.
"Hahaha, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you have a mount..."
"I'll destroy your mount and see what else you can do!"
It turned out that when he was attacking Zhao Wujun just now, he took advantage of the fact that he was suppressed by him and kicked Tyrannosaurus directly.
The big feet carrying fighting spirit directly crippled the Tyrannosaurus under Zhao Wujun.
"Tyrannosaurus... take a break. I will definitely avenge you!"
Zhao Wujun covered the Tyrannosaurus' chest with his hands, and a murderous look flashed across his eyes.
He held two swords behind his back and rushed towards Terris.
"Come on! I've been waiting for you!"
Terris also roared, and his huge figure rushed towards Zhao Wujun again.
"when!"
“Dangdang!”
The two collided again, and the double swords and big swords kept colliding and slashing, splashing a lot of sparks.
Unfortunately, this time it was Terris' turn to gain the upper hand, suppressing Zhao Wujun and forcing him to retreat continuously.
My arms were constantly vibrating violently, and my muscles immediately began to ache.
“Hahaha…Go to hell!”
"Go to hell!"
Terris screamed wildly, slashing with the sword in his hand one after another, like a madman!
"when!"
Tyrese's greatsword slashed at Tyrese's double swords again, but this time, for some reason, the two double swords suddenly stopped downward, and the greatsword in Tyrese's hand also slashed hard on the ground.
The huge figure may have lunged forward subconsciously.
However, Zhao Wujun twisted his waist, and while Teris's sword was slashing on the ground, he stepped directly on the sword with his right foot.
He lunged forward, discarded his double swords, and a three-edged bayonet appeared in his hand!
It was just a simple straight stab. The three-edged military dagger turned into a flash of lightning and pierced straight into Terris' chest!
Under normal circumstances, if it were on the battlefield, this three-edged bayonet would stab the head!
But this was just a competition, not a life-and-death duel, so Zhao Wujun settled for the second best and prepared to seriously injure Terris.
For Zhao Wujun, who came from a military family, double swords were not the weapons he was good at.
What he is good at is military killing and fighting and bayonet!
The bright red and sticky blood flowed along the three-edged military dagger onto Zhao Wujun's hand.
Zhao Wujun frowned and subconsciously twitched the three-edged military bayonet.
But I found that it was stuck.
The muscles in Terris' chest squirmed, like a pair of big hands, tightly grasping the triangular bayonet in Zhao Wujun's hand!
"not good!"
Zhao Wujun's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously abandoned the three-edged military bayonet. He tapped Terris' chest with one foot and retreated explosively!
"roar!"
But it's too late!
Stung by the severe pain, Terris roared, stretched out his arms suddenly, and grabbed Zhao Wujun's arms tightly.
"Tear you apart!"
"I'm going to tear you apart!"
After exerting force with his arms, Zhao Wujun immediately felt a huge force coming and severe pain all over his body.
“Damn it!”
Zhao Wujun looked horrified. He twisted his legs again and wrapped them around Terris' neck to restrict his strength.
He twisted his waist, trying to get away, but found that his strength was no match for Tyreese's.
"Tear you apart!"
Terris roared again, and the muscles in his hands bulged, even thicker than Zhao Wujun's thighs.
With a "crack", a sharp sound of bone friction suddenly came, and a look of pain immediately appeared on Zhao Wujun's face.
"stop!"
"No fighting allowed in the ring!"
“Damn it!”
Several roars were heard, but Terris ignored them and tried to tear Zhao Wujun in half with another effort!
At this moment, the protective formation in the air flashed with light and fell on Zhao Wujun, blocking Terris's huge force.
The referee on the fifth ring also shouted: "Terris! Stop! Put down Zhao Wujun!"
"You are the winner of this competition!"
“Hoo, hoo, hoo…”
Tyrese was breathing heavily, his ferocious beast face full of viciousness.
He tried to use both hands to push harder again, but found that he couldn't move Zhao Wujun at all, so he threw him to the ground.
"Damn it... If it weren't for the formation, I would tear you apart!"
Zhao Wujun's face was grim. He turned over and jumped up, gritting his teeth and saying, "Next time I see you, I won't hold back!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked off the stage.
And the audience surrounding Ring No. 5 could finally breathe again.
"Fuck...this is so intense!"
"This is a real competition, a real fight of life and death!"
"Terris is so strong that he almost tore Zhao Wujun in half!"
"Bullshit! Zhao Wujun was holding back. If the bayonet had been thrust directly into Terris's neck or head, with a vital hit + a critical hit, Terris would have been dead for sure!"
"Unfortunately, there are no ifs..."
A group of people were talking, and Zhao Wujun limped up to a few people.
Yang Chenguang asked worriedly, "Wu Jun, are you okay?"
Zhao Wujun shook his head and said, "He was protected by a protective formation, so he only suffered minor injuries."
"Chen Guang, be careful later."
"Terris is very strong in close combat, try not to let him get close to you or grab you. If you have the chance, use Yudou to provoke him and make him go berserk."
"When he's in a frenzy, he attacks without any plan. He ignores his injuries and only cares about throwing you down. That's your chance!"
"I see……"
Both of them are challengers in this single ranking challenge, and their target is the same person.
Terris!
On the No. 5 ring, looking at Zhao Wujun who was whispering something to He Chenguang, Terris was so angry that he glared at the two of them.
Oh shit!
Why are the challengers of other defenders so weak, while mine is so strong!
On stage No. 1, Zheng Cheng was also looking at stage No. 5 in surprise.
Why did the two military challengers, Zhao Wujun and He Chenguang, both choose Terris as their opponent?
Could it be that this is all the military's intention?
He subconsciously looked in Zhu Chengyu's direction, and was greeted by Zhu Chengyu's smile.
Soon, the first round of competition ended.
Among the ten defenders, one was defeated!
Li Mei!
This girl with a hot body and a fierce personality actually failed.
The identity of the defender was taken away by someone.
As for the person who defeated him, it was... Jiang Muyun!
The divine priestess, Jiang Muyun!
Many people looked at Jiang Muyun in surprise.
You know, Li Mei is also an eight-star professional.
She is also the thunder and fire mage with the strongest attack power. Once she is prepared, she is like a mobile turret.
Lightning spells and fire spells are cast one after another, and anyone can be smashed into charcoal.
This profession is also the profession that Zheng Cheng had always dreamed of awakening.
Unexpectedly, I lost!
"Li Mei actually lost? What a pity!"
"I just saw that Jiang Muyun's ability is really weird. The rainstorm she summoned can not only extinguish the flames, but it can also block Li Mei's lightning spells?"
"Hehehe, it's really nice to see two beauties competing against each other, hehehe..."
"The second round of competition is about to begin. I wonder who among these ten people will fail?"
Amidst the discussions, Zheng Cheng looked at Jiang Muyun with a strange expression.
Is Jiang Muyun so powerful?
Soon, the second round of competition began again.
The referee of ring number one was looking at the empty ring below with a confused look on his face.
What a joke.
Why hasn't anyone come to challenge the number one defender yet?
The sparsely populated spectator stands soon dispersed.
"It's the second round, why hasn't anyone come to challenge Zheng Cheng?"
"I wanted to see someone have diarrhea, but no one is coming on stage?"
"Hey, you think the same as I do..."
Zheng Cheng and the referee looked at each other, and then looked to the other side at the same time.
"Hey young man, are your skills so weird?"
"I don't want to either..."
"Awesome... I heard that some priests have skills like clearing diseases. Doesn't it work on you?"
"I think it has something to do with the skill level..."
The two chatted while watching the competitions on other stages.
Referee Bai Shi was a bit of a doctrinaire, pointing fingers at the other people in the ring.
"Yao Zhixue is a really strong freshman. He can cast spells very quickly, and ice magic has the strongest control attribute. His casting range is also very large. Few people at the same level can beat him!"
"Look, the second challenger didn't even last a minute..."
"Zhu Chengyu comes from the military and is a nine-star dragon knight, so he will definitely win!"
"Qin Zheng is the same, there's nothing good to say about him..."
"I heard that Bai Jingqi is a battle maniac. It will be a good show if he fights against Terris~"
"Song Chaoyu? I'm not familiar with her, but the black shadow she summoned seems to be a professional from the inferior race. If that's true, one person is equivalent to a team. Amazing..."
These comments made Zheng Cheng look at him with new eyes.
As expected of an old member of the Professional Guild, he has a sharp eye.
Just as he said, the second round of competition ended quickly.
None of the ten defenders came down.
But surprisingly, Tyrese was sitting on the ground gasping for breath, with a priest treating him next to him. It was obvious that he had suffered serious injuries.
Bai Shi said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, this Terris is really amazing. He actually managed to hold out for so long under the constant attacks of two seven-star freshmen from the military."
"You know, Zhao Wujun and He Chenguang are both elites among the new military recruits. If we had chosen the other defenders, we might have been able to win. How could we fight against Terris?"
"Look, both of them failed..."
Tyrese was injured, and his challenger was even worse off.
Two pastors came directly below the No. 5 ring to treat the seriously injured He Chenguang.
Zheng Cheng also shrugged helplessly.
Zhao Wujun and He Chenguang both challenged Terris, and there must have been instructions from the military behind this.
As for the reason, he could vaguely guess it.
Winning would be the best, but even if we can’t win, we have to weaken his strength and prepare for the next challenge!
Soon, with Zheng Cheng and Bai Shi watching and chatting, the challenger VS defender competition came to an end.
Among the top ten defenders, except for Li Mei who was squeezed out by Jiang Muyun, the other nine have not changed until now!
Ring number one, Zheng Cheng.
Ring number two, Yao Zhixue.
Ring number three, Zhu Chengyu.
Arena No. 4, Qin Zheng.
Ring number five, Terris.
Arena No. 6, Bai Jingqi.
Ring number seven, Song Chaoyu.
Ring No. 8, Hao Zhao.
Stage number nine, Jiang Muyun.
Ring No. 10, Yang Haoran.
These ten people once again received cheers from a large audience!
"The challenge is over, and the real qualifying round is about to begin!"
“I wonder who will compete for first place this year?”
"I guess it's Zhu Chengyu! The Dragon Knight!"
"I think it's Qin Zheng, that's the profession known as the best among the nine stars..."
"Why do I feel that Zheng Cheng is number one?"
"Fuck, me too, hahahaha..."
"No! The reason why no one challenged him before was because no one could resist his skills. But after the ranking competition started, these people are all eight-star and nine-star professionals, and they are backed by powerful forces. As long as we are willing to invest, we will definitely be able to find equipment and props to resist his skills!"
"I don't think it's him either. His acute gastroenteritis instant outbreak technique erupts within ten seconds. As long as someone can defeat him within ten seconds, wouldn't that mean they win?"
"The odds are open! The odds are open! Bet now, bet now..."
"Zhu Chengyu first, 1:1.03; Qin Zheng first, 1:1.02; Yao Zhixue first, 1:1.45..."
"Where's Zheng Cheng? What's his odds?"
“1:45.5!”
"Wow, that's so cruel... Forty-five times the odds, isn't this going to make you rich overnight?"
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
"I bet a thousand dollars!"
"I'll bet 10,000 too...!"
Amid the cries of countless people, at least tens of millions, even hundreds of millions or even billions of assets flowed into the underground black market.
In the crowd, Chen Xiao and Cai Ji also came to the official lottery station and looked at the odds.
"Zheng Cheng first, 1:22.4."
Chen Xiao curled his lips and said, "The odds are only 22 times. Forget it. After all, it is an official lottery station and it is still reputable."
Rookie asked curiously: "Brother Xiao, the odds on the black market are 45, why don't you bet on the black market?"
Chen Xiao rolled his eyes at him and said, "What if they run away?"
"Brother Cheng's odds are so high, many speculators will bet on him. The black market boss can't afford to run away with so much money."
As he said this, he took out two bank cards from his pocket and placed them on the table.
"All bets on Zheng Cheng for first place! Where's yours, noob!"
Reluctantly, Rookie took out a bank card and placed it on the counter.
"Hey, this is the New Year's money I have saved for more than ten years, more than 20,000 yuan."
"Where are the gold coins?"
"There are only over 500 gold coins, half of which were rewarded to me by my mother."
"All the pressure is on!"
"Ah..." Rookie took out another card and placed it on the table: "Where's Cheng, how much did he bet?"
"Two hundred thousand, and more than a hundred thousand gold coins."
"Hiss..." The rookie's eyes widened: "Where did he he he he get so much money?"
Chen Xiao shrugged and said, "It was a reward from the Night Watch, and I also sold a batch of equipment for the inferior professionals."
"Damn, Cheng-ge is also a rich man..."
The two were discussing quietly, and the staff at the lottery station asked with a smile: "Two students, are you ready?"
"I'm ready. I'm going to put all my bets on Zheng Cheng to be first!"
"Okay, please wait..."
The staff took several bank cards and started operating on the computer.
Chen Xiao and Cai Ji turned and looked towards the ring: "Brother Cheng, our life savings are here, we must win!"
The host appeared again, and his voice spread throughout the square again with the help of the loudspeaker and speakers.
"Dear audience, the exciting and tense challenge is finally over."
"Congratulations to Jiang Muyun from stage seven for successfully winning the seventh place!"
"Next, there will be an even more tense and exciting qualifying round!"
"According to the ranking competition rules, low-ranking professionals can challenge high-ranking professionals, and high-ranking professionals cannot refuse!"
"After each challenge, there will be a ten-minute interval before the next match can begin!"
"Then the first match will be ranked by contestant number 10, student Yang Haoran!"
As the host called out, the figure on stage number 10 immediately appeared on the big screen.
Yang Haoran!
According to the rules, he can challenge any of the top nine professionals.
Once the challenge is successful, he will get the ranking of that profession.
If he gives up the challenge, he will still be tenth place!
"Challenge now!"
"Come on, Yang Haoran! Challenge the number one Zheng Cheng! I bet two thousand dollars on you!"
"Don't dawdle, hurry up..."
"Yang Haoran's profession is a Yulin sharpshooter, and his attack range is more than twice that of a mage! As long as he hides outside Zheng Cheng's casting range and uses the kite tactic to shoot Zheng Cheng, he will definitely win!"
"That's what I thought..."
Amid the discussions of countless people, the host spoke again: "Student Yang Haoran, which place do you want to challenge?"
"Or... do you want to give up this opportunity to challenge me?"
Yang Haoran took a deep breath and said calmly, "I... give up the challenge!"
He knew very well that at this stage he was no match for any of the top nine.
The attack range of the Yulin Sharpshooter profession is indeed very long, but the attack power is very weak.
All a melee professional needs to do is rush in front of him with a shield, or a mage professional needs to approach the spell attack range with a magic shield, and he may be defeated.
Especially Zheng Cheng. He had witnessed Zheng Cheng's strength with his own eyes during the siege of Blood Guanyin on Radiation Island.
Let yourself challenge him, are you kidding me?
Unless you can reach LV50 and have the opportunity to learn skills such as Chain Arrow Rain and Nine Stars in a Row, then you can wait.
“Wow…”
As soon as he finished speaking, people around him started discussing heatedly.
"Fuck! Why did you give up?!"
"Coward, enter without challenging any of them!"
"Damn it! My two thousand dollars is just going down the drain like this?"
"Coward, coward..."
Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Yang Haoran remained calm and returned to his seat.
The host's tone was also a little awkward, and he quickly shouted: "Since the tenth contestant Yang Haoran gave up the challenge, then he is the tenth place!"
"Next, it's Jiang Muyun, who is ranked ninth."
The image on the big screen showed Jiang Muyun, dressed in white, standing obediently on the spot.
Still so well-behaved and delicate, like a doll.
Before the host could finish his next words, she smiled sweetly and said, "I give up the challenge."
“Wow…”
This time the discussion got even louder.
"Jiang Muyun also gave up the challenge? What's going on?"
"She can obviously go further..."
“What the hell…”
The host's tone was stagnant, and he looked behind him helplessly. Someone behind him was desperately winking at him, so he could only continue to bite the bullet and say:
The host quickly took control of the situation and said, "Since Jiang Muyun has also given up the challenge, then it's the turn of the eighth-placed Hao Zhao."
The screen flashed again and Hao Zhao appeared.
A strange smile suddenly appeared on his chubby face, and before anyone could react, he quickly said, "I give up!"
"What the hell? Why did Hao Zhao give up?"
"What are they playing?"
"Hao Zhao is a Netherworld Summoner, right? He's stronger than Wang Hao, but not much stronger..."
"The third one gave up..."
"What on earth happened? Three people gave up the challenge. I haven't heard of this in so many years..."
"Weird, this year is really weird..."
The chatter of the crowd in the square could almost blow off the roofs in the distance.
The host had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "The eighth-placed student Hao Zhao gave up the challenge. The next one is the seventh-placed student Song Zhaoyu..."
The scene flashed, and Song Chaoyu stood prettily in the open space.
The purple-black dress made her look even more charming.
The host asked nervously, "Student Song Zhaoyu, you don't want to give up, do you?"
"Hehe, how is that possible?"
Song Zhaoyu laughed sweetly and said, "How could I give up such a good opportunity?"
"I want to challenge the second place...Yao Zhixue!!!"
"Wow……!"