179 Fighter Anteriority - Part 7

The buzzing spectators immediately fell silent. The silence lasted for ten seconds before cheers exploded.

The cheers echoed through the whole arena. Heero's ears buzzed because of the cheers. The two girls also jumped out, following the other spectators.

They did not know what the spectators cheered for, they just followed the clamorous atmosphere around them. Lan Lan also did the same.

Wu Weimin climbed down with his head up while Blake climbed down with his head hung low. He was ashamed of losing the fight for less than five seconds.

Wu Weimin enjoyed the atmosphere as he went back to his locker room.

In one locker, there was a boy, he watched the fight between Wu Weimin and Blake. Looking at Wu Weimin's contented look under the cheers of the spectators.

"Hoho… I like his style… Maybe I can copy him… But it would be more interesting to see his defeated look!" The boy grinned as his crystal-blue eyes shone excitedly.

This boy was the second prince of the Regal Kingdom, Benjamin Rowland Kingsman, also the 2nd seed for the Junior Event. He swept his golden hair backward with his hand and muttered confidently, "You will be a stepping stone for this Prince!"

After the shocking match, the battle continued. Two names appeared on the big screen.

[Park In-Sul (No.11) vs Zhang Hu (No.97)]

Another seed participant was chosen. It was a junior from the Park Family this time. The battle lasted for two minutes before Park In-Sul defeated his opponent with his swordplay.

The fight continued and most of the fight lasted for two minutes while the longest fight was five minutes. The battle continued to the 8th match.

[Kang Dong-Woo (No.18) vs Qian Dongmu (No.25)]

"Wow!!!!"

The spectators exclaimed in unison, this was the first match that the seed got to fight a closer number. The number was decided based on the performance during the first phase and the elimination phase.

The close number was, meaning the difference in strength also close. No.18 against No.25 which meant the fight would be a close fight.

The buzz was getting louder as the two participants came to the stage.

"It's my brother! It's my brother! It's my brother!" Kang Myung-Hee excitedly told the other spectators around her while pointing her finger at Kang Dong-Woo.

The other spectators smiled at the cute little girl. Some of them returned with, "Let's cheer for your brother!"

Kang Dong-Woo climbed up with his protective gear while hoping here and there around the stage. Meanwhile, Qian Dongmu walked to a weapon rack and chose a wooden staff.

Kang Dong-Woo waved his hand to the spectators while searching his Master's spot on the spectator's seats.

He activated his Mystical Eyes, looking for a blazing Ki amongst the spectators. Soon he found it and he immediately waved his hand in that direction.

Myung-Hee found her brother waving his hand at them, so Heero raised her up so Dong-Woo could see her.

"Participant Kang Dong-Woo! Are you ready?" Yang Mushen asked in a deep voice.

Hearing that, Kang Dong-Woo turned toward his opponent. He cupped his hand and bowed slightly, showing respect to his opponent. Qian Dongmu also did the same.

Noticing the two participants were ready, Yang Mushen started the match, "Start!"

Kang Dong-Woo did not move, he merely hopped here and there around his original spot. He remembered what Heero told him, "Don't end the fight as soon as possible, your purpose of joining Fighter Anteriority is to gain more experience. You will learn something even from someone who is weaker than you!"

From the spectator's seat, Sun Zhou Yu elbowed Butcher Wang and said, "He's copying your style!"

Qian Dongmu also did not rush to Dong-Woo. He understood well about the system seed. The Hero League regarded his opponent's performance better than him.

He watched his Dong-Woo strange movement but realized the opponent was also observing him.

'He does not use any weapon, meaning he excels in a fistfight while I use a staff. As long as I can keep the distance, I am in an advantageous position…' Qian Dongmu analyzed silently.

Taking a deep breath, Qian Dongmu rushed toward his opponent, 'The distance is the key to win this fight!'

When he reached two meters distance, Qian Dongmu swept his staff at Kang Dong-Woo's head.

Dong-Woo raised his left arm and blocked the incoming staff with his wrist.

Bam!

A frown appeared on Dong-Woo's forehead.

Qian Dongmu however did not stop his attack. He swung his staff again.

Dong-Woo raised his other hand to block the staff again. What he did was blocking the incoming attack, but the frown on his forehead was getting deeper.

'There's nothing I can learn from this guy… I don't even feel pain from his attack...' Dong-Woo thought to himself as he was getting frustrated.

Bam!

Suddenly, Qian Dongmu stopped his attack and took a step backward.

Whoosh!

Qian Dongmu thrust his staff toward Dong-Woo's chest. Despite the sudden change, Dong-Woo did not lose his composure. He parried the staff upward with his hand as he immediately took a step forward which caught Qian Dongmu off guard.

However, Dong-Woo did not launch any attack as Qian Dongmu leaped back.

Looking at his opponent's reaction, Dong-Woo shook his head, 'There's truly nothing that can be learned from this guy… Let's end the match!'

Kang Dong-Woo rushed forward, but Qian Dongmu immediately swept his staff at Dong-Woo. He would not allow his opponent to come closer.

Kang Dong-Woo's lips curled upward. He halted his steps and caught the staff with his two hands. Then, he swung the staff with all his might.

Weng!

Qian Dongmu who tried to hold his ground was flung away from the stage. He could not hold Kang Dong-Woo's overwhelming strength and his body was thrown away.

None of the spectators expected this would happen. From the start, the spectators thought Qian Dongmu was in an advantageous position. In their eyes, Kang Dong-Woo was the one getting cornered by Qian Dongmu.

No one expected this outcome including Yang Mushen.

Qian Dongmu was thrown away and he immediately rolled on the ground. The boy still did not realize he was thrown off the stage.

He immediately stood afterward, but he was dumbfounded to find himself outside of the stage. He looked at Dong-Woo who cupped his hand with the staff in his hand.

The meaning was clear, the match was over, and he lost in an unexpected way.

WOOOOO!!!!

Booming cheers resounded as Dong-Woo climbed off the stage. The same when he climbed up to the stage, he waved his hand to the spectators cheerfully.

The fight continued, Xu Lingxun got his turn in the 32nd match.

[Xu Lingxun (No.20) vs Amar Mandalik (No.109)]

If Kang Dong-Woo knocked out his opponent with his overwhelming strength, then Xu Lingxun won with his overwhelming speed. His bizarre movement left his opponent in a daze before getting thrown off the stage.

Just like that, the Junior Event of Fighter Anteriority. The 1st seed and 2nd seed advanced to the semifinal as people predicted. However, there were two guys that advanced to the semi-final by defeating the top seed, Kang Dong-Woo and Xu Lingxun.

The 18th seed and the 20th seed advanced to the semi-final was a surprise in the Junior Event. None of the spectators, the betting center, or even the Hero League expected these two unknown boys would defeat even the 3rd seed and the 5th seed, advancing to the semi-final.

However, the spectators believed the semi-final was the furthest they could advance. In the semi-final, Kang Dong-Woo was facing the 1st seed, Wu Weimin while Xu Lingxun's opponent was 2nd seed, Benjamin Rowland Kingsman.

Both 1st seed and 2nd seed's performance was superb. They always defeated their opponent in less than thirty seconds.

The first semi-final started, the cheers were getting louder and louder. Most of them cheered for the dark horse, Kang Dong-Woo.

Kang Dong-Woo entered the stage without a weapon and Wu Weimin.

"Hoho… Isn't this the runaway young master of the Kang Family?" Wu Weimin recognized Kang Dong-Woo's background, he even knew that Kang Dong-Woo was currently running away from home.

"Hehe…" Kang Dong-Woo merely replied with a chuckle.

"I also heard you join an unknown academy? You are trying to promote that third-rate academy during the match, what a disgrace!" Wu Weimin spat out.

Each time Kang Dong-Woo won the fight, he would point the two words on his martial clothes' back, Heero Academy.

Wu Weimin was talking about that. After noticing that, Wu Weimin was curious about this academy but only to find it was an Academy in the outer region.

Kang Dong-Woo merely smiled when Wu Weimin brought up about him running away from home. However, the smile vanished when Wu Weimin talked bad about his academy.

"May I ask something?" The smile on Wu Weimin was getting wider, "I took the silence as yes!"

"Are you an idiot? Instead of learning under Sir Kang Myung-Chul, you ran away and trained under an unknown lowlife from the slum! I truly can't understand what is in your mind! The idiot is the right word to describe you! You are a disgrace of the core region!"

Wu Weimin shook his head as he spoke that in a condescending tone. The boisterous arena also fell into a silence. After all, Wu Weimin's words were broadcasted to the whole arena.

The spectators thought Kang Dong-Woo would be angry or furious. However, to everyone's surprise, Kang Dong-Woo merely released out a sigh.

"I am planning to leave some respect and learn from each of my opponents. That was what my Master instructed me to do during the Junior Event, "

"However, nothing can be learned from trash like you! I will show you that my unknown lowlife Master is much better than any master from the core region, including your family!"

As Kang Dong-Woo spoke those out, he was beginning to take off the protective gear on his body. He threw the protective gear off the stage.

After that, he turned toward Heero's seat and yelled, "Master, I am sorry but I will go all out in this match! I will show to the world you are not just an unknown lowlife Master, but the best Master in the world!"

After saying that, Kang Dong-Woo turned toward Wu Weimin. He showed his five fingers toward Wu Weimin and continued in a calm tone, "Five seconds! I will thrash you in five seconds!"