#30 - Brother! Stop pretending!
Chapter 30: Bro! Stop acting tough!!
“I’ve already observed the situation.”
“The residents here are all ordinary people!”
“Even if that fat guy on stage is a true strongman, his strength can’t possibly exceed Chen Kai, who is a Transcendent!”
Jiang Hebin spoke with a confident smile on his face.
The reason he wanted to win over Song Haitang was because he valued her Flame-Flame Fruit ability.
Although this girl was with a burden, no matter what, she was still the top person in Class A.
Not only in terms of talent, but also in terms of strength.
As for Zhao Zheng?
From beginning to end, Jiang Hebin had never looked at Zhao Zheng directly once, completely treating him like air.
Zhao Zheng didn’t care about this.
He just quietly watched these people perform.
Even if Song Haitang ultimately decided to form a temporary alliance with these people, Zhao Zheng didn't care.
Anyway, the so-called temporary alliance wouldn’t share his benefits.
At this time.
That young man named "Chen Kai" had already stepped onto the stage.
Upon seeing this, the host immediately said loudly: “Wow, it seems that our Mr. Peter won’t have an easy time getting this year’s championship! Another new challenger has stepped onto the stage.”
“Let’s cheer for the new challenger! Hopefully, he can bring us a wonderful performance.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The crowd below applauded to show their support.
The host also stepped aside, leaving the arena to the two main characters.
That big fat Peter stared at Chen Kai unscrupulously and grinned: “Kid, you’re about to say goodbye to your right hand!”
He didn’t hide his intentions at all when he said this, deliberately speaking very loudly.
Immediately!
Many of his supporters in the audience cheered.
In response, Chen Kai just smiled coldly and didn't engage in trash talk.
The arm-wrestling competition began.
With the host's command, the two men exerted force with their right hands at the same time.
Everyone standing under the arena could clearly see the bulging veins and tense muscles on their arms.
Then, the expressions of both of them changed simultaneously!
That big fat Peter looked shocked, no longer as relaxed as before.
Chen Kai’s expression also became solemn.
Judging from the situation.
The two seemed to have met their match in terms of strength.
After wrestling for a while, neither side could gain an advantage.
Just as the two were in a stalemate.
Big fat Peter suddenly said: “Kid, I have to say, you surprised me. However, if this is all your strength, then you’re doomed!”
A ferocious smile appeared on his face.
“Bang!”
The back of Chen Kai's hand slammed heavily on the wooden table.
Fortunately, this kid had the Steel-man bloodline, and his fists were already able to be steelified, with amazing defense, so he was not injured.
However, Chen Kai was very unhappy with big fat Peter and seemed eager to rush up and kill this fat man.
But in the end, Chen Kai still endured it, gave Peter a cold look, and then left the stage without saying a word.
Right now, the task was important.
It would be very unwise to start a conflict with the residents of the town now.
Chen Kai knew this.
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Below the stage.
Seeing that Chen Kai had actually lost, Jiang Hebin's expression changed slightly.
A little unbelievable!!
Then, he couldn't say anything…
He had boasted loudly before, acting like he was guaranteed to win, but the result was a slap in the face, which was too embarrassing.
Jiang Hebin was a young man after all, and he cared about face. At this moment, he was too embarrassed to look at Song Haitang.
Fortunately.
Song Haitang was not interested in face-slapping and did not mock him. She just said to Zhao Zheng:
“Zhao Zheng, let’s go!”
“Don’t rush!”
Zhao Zheng didn’t leave.
He said with a smile: “Wait a little longer, let me go up and get the bonus back.”
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone was stunned.
If it had been before, Jiang Hebin and the others would definitely have mocked Zhao Zheng for overestimating himself.
Even Chen Kai, whose strength attribute exceeded 40, was not the fat man’s opponent, so where did Zhao Zheng, a waste, get his confidence?
But now, they had just lost face and were too embarrassed to say this…
However, the gazes of Jiang Hebin and the others towards Zhao Zheng were still full of disdain and ridicule.
Even Song Haitang’s pretty face was full of incomprehension.
“How are you going to get the bonus?”
“Of course, by strength! Could it be that I can cheat?”
“Zhao Zheng, we’ve already wasted a lot of time here, and there’s not much time left…”
“It’s precisely because we’ve wasted too much time here that there’s no other time to waste. This opportunity is good, so let’s not miss it!”
“But…”
“Trust me, there’s nothing to ‘but’!”
Zhao Zheng interrupted Song Haitang with a smile, and said as he walked: “You stay here, don’t move, I’ll go buy some oranges… I’ll be right back!”
Song Haitang’s pretty face darkened.
This world also has the classic prose "The Dim Figure."
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When Zhao Zheng walked onto the stage.
What greeted him was not the host’s warm welcome, but a chorus of boos from the surroundings.
The truth was that Zhao Zheng’s figure was relatively well-proportioned, completely belonging to the physique of a normal person.
No matter how you looked at it, he didn’t look like a strongman!
With such a person on stage, no one would be optimistic about him at all.
Even the host looked at Zhao Zheng with a suspicious expression.
“Sir, are you here to participate in the arm-wrestling competition?”
“If I wasn’t participating in the competition, what would I be doing here?” Zhao Zheng asked rhetorically.
“I’m sorry, it’s just that your appearance is very different from the strongman that everyone imagines, so…”
“Stop talking nonsense.” Zhao Zheng said lightly: “Start quickly!”
“Alright! Then… good luck, sir!”
The host said a few words to Peter and then cleared the area.
He didn’t even have the interest to mobilize the atmosphere of the scene…
However, when the big fat Peter saw Zhao Zheng on stage, he was a little happy.
Because the competition was about to end, and the last opponent was a weakling, which meant that he could be sure of victory and win this year’s strongman title and a generous bonus.
“Kid, to celebrate my victory, I will crush your hand in an instant, hahaha…”
Fat Peter laughed loudly, eliciting a burst of cheers.
Some viewers loved to watch bloody scenes!
Zhao Zheng’s face didn’t show the slightest ripple at Peter’s shouts.
When the two’s right hands were clasped together, the visual difference was very obvious.
One was the arm of a normal person.
The other was more than one size bigger…
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Below the stage.
Jiang Hebin glanced at Zhao Zheng, who was preparing to arm-wrestle, and was full of disdain.
He seemed to have already anticipated the result and was too lazy to watch. He turned his gaze to Song Haitang.
“Song Haitang, I don’t know what you’re thinking, why would you team up with this kind of ignorant guy… Now his hand is about to be crippled. Although it can be restored after leaving the Spirit Realm, in the next eleven hours, he will not only be unable to help you, but may even hold you back…”
Crack!
On the stage.
Suddenly, there was a sound of impact and the sound of bones cracking.
Immediately afterward, a painful scream came…
“See! Your friend is already crippled.”
Jiang Hebin didn’t even turn his head. He instantly regained his confidence and continued to persuade Song Haitang while looking at her: “So, you should still form an alliance with us! Otherwise, relying on you alone, you will be very dangerous tonight.”
Song Haitang didn’t respond to him.
The girl was staring blankly at the stage, her pretty face full of astonishment.
Seeing this, Jiang Hebin was very dissatisfied and frowned: “Song Haitang, there’s no time left, do you want to form an alliance or not? Give me a straight answer!”
“Brother Bin, don’t say anymore…”
Suddenly, his partner reminded him with an embarrassed expression: “Why don’t you look up at the stage first?”
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