A Battle That Drew the World's Attention

When Ye Wanqing got home that evening, she hummed a little tune as she cooked in the kitchen, looking to be in a great mood.

Xiao He sneaked up behind Ye Wanqing and stole a piece of stir-fried meat. Ye Wanqing frowned immediately and said, "Bear with it, dinner's almost ready. You glutton..."

"It smells so good, I can't resist..." Xiao He laughed, leaning in to kiss his lovely girlfriend.

But Ye Wanqing rudely avoided him, glaring at him and saying, "Didn't you kiss me enough this afternoon? My lips are practically raw from all that kissing! You haven't let me go all afternoon..."

"Only your lips got chapped from kissing? Looks like my skills still need improvement." Xiao He shook his head and sighed.

"Shameless!" Ye Wanqing laughed and scolded. "Alright, stop fooling around! Go get your rice first. The ribs will be almost done by the time the tomato and egg stir-fry is ready. Go on, be good."

The two of them served rice and dishes, sat down at the table, and it seemed like it had been a long time since they had eaten together face to face like this.

"Shall we go swimming together again next time?" Xiao He said with a smile, patting Ye Wanqing's leg.

"Are you going swimming?" Ye Wanqing rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

"No, I went to see my Little Pufferfish in its swimsuit." Xiao He said, his eyes closed, savoring the moment. "It was so beautiful."

Ye Wanqing's face flushed slightly, but she still seemed quite happy. She placed a piece of pork rib on Xiao He's plate and whispered, "We've been watching all afternoon, and we still haven't had enough... Well, let's go together again next time we have time. Just the two of us."

"Hmm. The two of us are enough," Xiao He said with a smile, patting Ye Wanqing's head.

The next morning, after breakfast, Xiao He and Ye Wanqing arrived at the competition venue.

Today there are team matches for Group B. Just like Group A, the M Country Team will play a full round first. After all, the Group B round-robin matches will start next week, where they will face the M Country's Mutant. So Xiao He still needs to come and watch the matches today.

But today's game wasn't very interesting; it was just the big brother from the M Country thrashing their group's weaklings. They only sent three players to their group today: "Ball Thrower," "Taro," and "Blastproof Man," and they won all three.

Xiao He had experienced the Ball Thrower's Superpower before at the restaurant. The projectiles thrown by the opponent would keep accelerating until they were destroyed. It was a very powerful long-range attack turret that caused considerable damage to the field.

Taro's Superpower is drawing cards. Upright Taro buff teammates, while reversed Taro debuff enemies. The card draw is completely random, but once the card's effect is activated, it is guaranteed and cannot be avoided.

As for the Blastproof Man, he can summon a light shield and connect it to his teammates to absorb damage. These three form a perfect trio.

Not only are their Superpower well-matched, but their teamwork is also excellent, making them perfect for team battles.

Clearly, from the beginning, M Country intended for these three to score as many points as possible in the team competition. However, this was not M Country's strongest team lineup; Xiao He could tell that M Country was holding back its strength.

The second week of team competitions quickly came to an end, and Sunday finally arrived.

Tomorrow marks the third week of the competition, which is also the start of the inter-group round-robin stage of this Mutant Competition. The Dragon Country will be representing China against all the teams in Group B.

The highly anticipated showdown between Dragon Country and the M Country will begin on Monday, the final match, at 8 PM.

On Sunday evening, Xiao He finally adjusted his mood and state of mind.

After exercising, Xiao He gave Ye Wanqing a light kiss on her slender shoulder, feeling quite satisfied. "You're so cute..."

"Old Xiao, the competition's tomorrow, are you nervous?" Ye Wanqing asked, leaning against his chest. But then she answered herself, "Definitely not nervous, the competition's tomorrow and you're already putting me through this again..."

"You already know that, don't you?" Xiao He smiled and patted Ye Wanqing's head.

"I'm a little worried..." Ye Wanqing muttered to herself, biting her lip.

Xiao He lifted her chin and said, "What are you worried about? You have the contestant codes for all the participants. If I can't win a match, you can just change their name, right?"

Ye Wanqing blinked her beautiful big eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded, saying, "That makes sense..."

"But don't change it too haphazardly, okay? Someone will find out," Xiao He added. "Wait until I'm in danger, then you can..."

"Mmm!" Ye Wanqing smiled, pursing her lips. "It feels like I'm fighting alongside my Old Xiao."

"Good girl..." Xiao He kissed her little lips. "Alright, go to sleep. Aren't you supposed to cook and bring me food tomorrow? Let's fight side by side tomorrow!"

"Mmm!" Ye Wanqing responded happily, leaned in and gave him a big kiss, which made a loud "smack" sound.

The next morning, Xiao He went to the arena after breakfast. Ye Wanqing was at home preparing meals for him, and he would go back to pick her up at noon.

The match between Dragon Country and the M Country has been eagerly anticipated by audiences worldwide for months.

So today, not only the outdoor open-air arena, but also the regular arenas inside the stadium are packed with people.

"Today, tickets for the outer area have been resold for over six thousand yuan, when the original price was only three hundred." Upon seeing Xiao He, Cui Man explained, but her expression was serious, not joking. "We had to send people to deal with these scalpers and increase the number of tickets. And then..." Cui Man, looking up at the ceiling, "... and this is what happened."

"Three hundred thousand people are watching the game." Zhang Ming started trembling, but it was trembling with excitement. "My goodness..."

"Don't be nervous," Xie Haining patted Xiao He on the shoulder.

"I'm fine," Xiao He said, taking a deep breath. This was the truth; he was more excited than nervous.

Finally, this day has come. Today, all those who need to be settled will be settled with these people.

"Bear with it," Cui Man said, pressing his shoulder, but her expression seemed even more excited than Xiao He's. "What you need to do during the day is conserve your strength. The battle with the M Country Team is at eight o'clock tonight. Leave the other battles to others. Understand?"

"I understand," Xiao He nodded.

Cui Man then turned to Xie Haining and the others. "Today's battle depends on you guys. Stay calm. We have a big lead in points. We don't expect you to win every game, but we can't let morale suffer."

"We understand," everyone present nodded in agreement.

However, only the O Continent United Team and the South American United Team in Group B have real strength, because only these two countries received covert assistance from the M Country Team. However, for some reason, everyone tacitly refrained from sending their strongest Mutant to fight against the Dragon Country. For example, Alba from the African United Team and Bomb Man from the Europe Team did not make an appearance.

The reason is actually quite simple: to conserve strength and save it for the final round of the tournament to grab points and try to advance.

It would be unwise to confront Yinglong head-on here. Prematurely revealing our trump card would only lead to losing our advantage in the final round of the points race, thus costing us a spot in the next round.

Moreover, the Dragon Country already has a significant points advantage. Even if they exert all their strength to defeat the Dragon Country's Mutant here, they cannot prevent the Dragon Country from advancing. In that case, it's better to leave the match until the end.

Even if it's to help their M Country daddy, it will only make sense in the semifinals.

They achieved a record of three wins and one loss in the four battles during the day and the battle at night. The reason they lost one battle was because Cui Man had Han Tianyu, An Xiuru, Yue Feng, Qin Weize, and Li Xue practice their Superpower and accumulate combat experience.

And now, it's finally time for today's fifth match: the final battle between Dragon Country and E Country, with Xie Haining facing off against E Country's "Bear Monster".

After this battle, it will be the fight between Dragon Country and the M Country.

At this moment, Xiao He entered a state of high concentration; he was ready to begin the next battle.

Even a layman could feel the intimidating aura emanating from Xiao He at that moment, as if he wanted to devour everyone around him.

"There's one more match... If I win this one, the next match will be against the M Country Team." Xiao He muttered to himself, his attention more focused than ever before. He was only thinking about what kind of enemy he would encounter next and how to win the match.

At this time, Xiao He was known as "Yinglong".

Looking at this man who bore the title of "strongest," everyone felt a surge of fear, yet also an unusual sense of security.

At this time, no one dared to approach Xiao He, except...

"Old Xiao, did you eat enough for dinner?" Ye Wanqing held up the lunchbox in her hand and said, "I left some for you. You can heat it up after you finish eating."

Xiao He's fierce aura vanished instantly. He patted Ye Wanqing's head and smiled, "How can you be so lovable? Let me taste you, are you made of cotton candy?"

"No way!" Ye Wanqing pushed his face away and said coquettishly, "We're about to go on stage, why are you still being so improper?"

"You switch to henpecked mode so quickly..." Cui Man teased, covering her mouth.

"That's part of what makes him so endearing, isn't it?" An Xiuru said with a smile.

At this moment, Xie Haining had already successfully knocked out his opponent.

"As expected..." Bear Monster shook hands with Xie Haining and laughed, then lowered his voice and said, "Keep it up, you must defeat those M Country bastards..."

"Don't worry, what awaits them is our family's Yinglong," Xie Haining said with a slight smile.

As the two left the arena, it instantly erupted in noise. Everyone excitedly whispered among themselves, knowing that the moment was finally coming.

The commentator then began the most exciting introduction of the day. "Ladies and gentlemen, I know you've been waiting a long time. Like you, I've been looking forward to this match for three months now. I believe the two sides don't need my introduction, and the players entering the arena have lived up to expectations! Let's welcome..."

As he spoke, the commentator took a deep breath and roared with all his might, "From the Dragon Country, the strongest legend so far, five battles, fifteen wins, undefeated... Ying-Long!"

A loud cheer and applause erupted from the crowd.

Xiao He slowly emerged from the preparation room, appearing as an ordinary passerby as usual. However, all the Mutant present shuddered, and the audience instantly fell silent.

Anyone with extensive experience in warfare could sense that this was a volcano about to erupt...

"Damn it... are they planning to eat people?" Vermilion Bird couldn't help but spit out.

In another lounge, Shel Nash let out a cold laugh.

"Tsk, thank goodness I didn't play today, otherwise I would have been facing Yinglong." Shel Nash muttered to himself, "There's no need to do anything reckless at this stage... Yinglong, let's talk about who wins against me in the semifinals."

As for the others, they were all thinking about one thing: who would be the unlucky one to face such Yinglong on the battlefield?

Xiao He was calmly warming up on the field, but he felt his blood was boiling. He stared intently at the preparation room on the other side of the field, waiting for the enemy to appear.

"Next, let's welcome the Mutant from M Country, 'Werewolf' Victor!" the host announced the unfortunate man's name.

At that moment, although the audience members came from all over the world, they were all in sync: the word "cannon fodder" spontaneously came to mind in various languages.

A round of applause, a gesture of sympathy, rang out to welcome this brave warrior who had come to offer himself up for death.

Victor, meanwhile, emerged from the preparation room grumbling and cursing.

"Damn it, everyone's like this, thinking I have no chance at all, huh?" Victor spat and cursed, then looked at Xiao He, took a deep breath, and sneered, "That's fucking terrifying, it's giving me goosebumps."

"Don't worry," Xiao He said casually, arms crossed, "I'll give you five seconds to transform."

Victor chuckled, then roared, his body began to swell, brown fur grew from his body, and Victor slowly transformed into the giant beast he had been before.

Then, Victor roared to the sky, but the next second Xiao He suddenly appeared in front of him, crouched down and swept his leg, sending the five-meter-tall beast flying into the air.

When Victor reached his highest point, he experienced a brief moment of suspended motion, as if time itself had slowed down. Xiao He then lightly leaped above Victor and pounded his fists into Victor's chest.

With a deafening crash, Victor's massive body slammed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Victor coughed up blood, struggled to his feet, and glared at Xiao He in front of him, panting heavily.

"I told you you had five seconds, and five seconds have passed. What are you still yelling about?" Xiao He stared coldly at Victor in front of him and said, "Seriously, I've been looking forward to this match for a long time. If you disappoint me, I'll skin you alive..."

The words "Get serious" sent chills down Victor's spine. He let out a low growl, then grinned maliciously, "Hmph, as expected, trying to hold back my trump card against you is suicidal. Well then, let me show you, second form."

As he spoke, Victor's body trembled, his eyes turned bloodshot, and the veins on his body bulged.

"Oh?" Xiao He suddenly became curious: Does this guy actually have other transformations?

However, Victor's body did not continue to expand and grow; instead, it began to shrink, transforming from a behemoth over five meters tall into a giant over two meters tall. Compared to his previous state, Victor's body was now much thinner and more slender, appearing very well-proportioned.

Moreover, Victor's fur had turned silver and gray, making him look more like a husky than a wolf, but without the husky's goofiness, instead possessing a unique husky-like heroic spirit.

"You know what, it actually looks pretty good," Xiao He teased. "Much better than you looked before."

"I call this state 'Werewolf 12'." Victor raised his right hand and clenched his fist. "This state was specifically saved to deal with you, and it can only be used at night. I originally wanted to save it for the finals, but... hmph, after all, it's Yinglong."

After saying that, Victor let out a wolf howl and then his figure flashed.

"Very fast!" Xiao He thought to himself. It was much faster than his previous Werewolf form. He could only see a gray shadow flash twice before it arrived in front of him.

The next moment, Xiao He felt a blow to his chest, and four cracks appeared on his clothes. Xiao He also took a step back.

"But its power has not only not weakened, it has actually increased..." Xiao He muttered to himself, looking down at the crack on his chest.

"What's wrong!? Can't your eyes keep up?!" Victor moved quickly, but Xiao He had gotten used to it by now and understood the reason for Victor's high speed: the other party was moving on all fours, and his body had shrunk a lot, so his speed had increased several times.

Victor seemed to be showing off his speed, constantly circling around Xiao He, then taunting, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Attack! Weren't you so awesome just now? Huh?!"

After saying that, Victor ran in a "Z" shape and pounced on Xiao He from behind. But this time, instead of swinging his claws, he opened his blood-red mouth and bit at Xiao He's neck.

However, at this moment, Xiao He suddenly reached out his hand behind him, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, and Victor lost control of his body and "voluntarily" bumped into Xiao He's hand, where he was grabbed by the neck.

After grabbing Victor by the neck, Xiao He slammed him to the ground with a loud "boom!" The ground caved in and cracked. Then, Xiao He grabbed Victor's wrist with his right hand and kicked Victor in the face.

Victor felt a sudden "buzz!" and collapsed to the ground. Xiao He then straddled Victor and punched him. Victor instinctively raised his hands to protect his head, but the vast difference in strength made it impossible for him to defend himself. Xiao He's fist knocked his arms away and struck him squarely in the face.

"Boom!" A tremor resounded, not strong, just a muffled thud. But when it reached the ground, it made the entire arena shake, as if the punch was not thrown by a human, but... by a giant a hundred meters tall.

Xiao He slowly stood up, saying nothing, but exuding a cold, angry aura that sent chills down one's spine. He carried Victor to the door of the M Country Team's playing room and threw Victor back inside.

"What this guy means," Sebastian downstairs said with a sneer, arms crossed, "Is sending me some tough guys, or I shouldn't be making a fool of myself here..."