Drama Queen

The match was suspended due to this unexpected situation. Representatives from O Continent Team and Dragon Country were arguing fiercely over the matter.

"Your task is to bring the contestant to the competition in perfect condition, not to bring him here half-dead! How can we expect him to compete in this state?!" the O Continent Team representative asked angrily.

"Our task is to bring the contestants to the competition venue, 'when the situation allows'," Cui Man said, arms crossed. "I believe you can see that the contestant Faust put up a fierce resistance on his way to the venue. Under such circumstances, we can only try our best to bring him to the venue safely, while ensuring the safety of others, and that's what we did."

"I believe you did this on purpose!" the O Continent Team representative said discontentedly. "Given that Faust is no longer able to play, I strongly demand that Yinglong have one match removed from his playing time!"

"They're starting to lose all shame," Xiao He thought to himself. "What does this have to do with the number of matches he's played?"

Of course, Xiao He didn't really care. After all, even if this match was considered as a battle between him and Faust, O Continent Team still lost. Even if he lost this match, he still had nine matches left, which was enough to complete the three final matches.

However, when negotiating between two countries, one cannot simply agree to the other party's unreasonable demands.

"That's impossible," Cui Man said calmly. "You signed a waiver of liability at the beginning, agreeing to have the prisoners managed in our way. That's why we agreed to let these vicious criminals participate in the competition. Our methods are reasonable and legal, and there's nothing wrong with them. However, considering Faust's condition..."

Then, Cui Man paused, "We can help you with a bottle of healing potion."

"What's the use of healing potions?! He's completely exhausted!" the O Continent Team representative asked incredulously.

While healing potions can treat injuries, they cannot restore lost strength.

"I regret this; this is the best we could have done," Cui Man said with a slight smile. "If you are dissatisfied, we can let you manage these participants yourselves."

"..." The O Continent Team representatives fell silent. They knew they couldn't control Faust with their own power.

After repeated discussions, O Continent Team requested that the match be postponed by one hour.

Xiao He explained, "That guy caused quite a stir at the prison, and I was worried about the damage, so I decided to find another place to subdue him... and this is what happened."

"I think your judgment is correct." Cui Man sighed. "That's not a big problem. The problem now is Faust. Is there a way to defeat him without you playing?"

"Is it okay if Yinglong plays?" Han Tianyu asked curiously. "He's only played twice, and he still has ten more matches to play. Even if we subtract one, he'll still have nine left, which is just enough to finish the match against the M Country Team."

"But letting O Continent Team succeed like this makes me a little unhappy." Saying this, Cui Man turned to Xiao He and asked, "What are your thoughts on his abilities? Weaknesses or countermeasures?"

Xiao He nodded. "First, this guy can only play characters with high recognizability. For example, he can play Superman because his features are very obvious. But he can't play Doomsday because Doomsday is too unrecognizable. He can only yell and scream, and no one can tell which character he's playing. At least Hulk has the catchphrase 'Hulk strikes!'"

"But Hulk is also difficult to deal with..." Cui Man said, frowning.

"Don't rush, Sister Man, there's a second point," Xiao He said with a smile. "When he plays a role, he has to 'get into character.' Once he does something that goes against the character's established traits, his abilities will disappear. So if he plays Superman, he has to become a hero and can't kill people indiscriminately."

"But even so, it's still very difficult to deal with..." Xie Haining frowned. "Who can handle the Hulk?"

"He's not that strong," Xiao He explained. "The character he plays is about the same strength as in movies and TV shows, not as terrifying as he's portrayed in comics."

"If that's the case, I should be able to," Xia Yu thought for a moment and said seriously, "If I give it my all."

"You used up a lot of energy in that fight too, let me go," Li Zhengliang said, standing up. "If it were the Hulk from the movies, I should be able to handle him, but it's Superman ... even if he doesn't kill me, I'll have a hard time dealing with him."

"Hey!" Xiao He thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea. "I have an idea, we can do this and that later..."

After hearing his idea, everyone fell silent.

Ye Wanqing asked hesitantly, "What if your idea is wrong? Then we'll lose this match, okay?"

"I think it's worth a try," Li Zhengliang said with a smile. "This task is perfect for me, after all, I've worked as a stuntman for many years."

"Alright then." Cui Man nodded. "At worst, we'll just have to fight one more match. It's fine."

Therefore, Li Zhengliang took the stage for the third match, while O Continent Team naturally sent out Faust.

After all, Faust was the only trump card left for O Continent Team; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so furious just now.

"Huh, it's not Yinglong after all." Faust looked at Li Zhengliang in front of him with some regret and said, "I was originally looking forward to putting on a good show with Yinglong. It was so close just now. If Yinglong had just killed me in front of everyone, the show would have ended perfectly, and my life would have had meaning. Oh, what a pity..."

"Tell me," Li Zhengliang lowered his voice, staring at Faust as he asked, "Will you bleed?"

"Oh?" Faust raised an eyebrow, turning his attention to Li Zhengliang. "An interesting fellow..."

Then, Faust flew into the air, and the expression on his face turned into Superman's smug look.

"If I wanted to, you would be dead," Faust said arrogantly, floating in mid-air with his arms crossed.

"I'm right here," Li Zhengliang replied with a smile, getting into position. Faust paused for a moment, then charged towards Li Zhengliang at incredible speed.

But as Li Zhengliang got into position, the shadow of a praying mantis appeared behind him.

The next moment, Faust tumbled and crashed to the ground, leaving a long trail of broken scratches.

Faust immediately sat up, turned to look at Li Zhengliang behind him, and then instantly appeared in front of Li Zhengliang, raising his hand to push him in the chest.

Li Zhengliang groaned and collapsed to the ground. After rolling a few times, he stood up, and a golden light appeared around his body.

"Thank goodness I have Iron Shirt..." Li Zhengliang breathed a sigh of relief, but a palm print was still left on his chest.

Li Zhengliang stood up, then swung his arms and unleashed a golden dragon at Faust.

Faust stood in mid-air and took the full force of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. The golden dragon crashed into Faust and instantly dissipated, while the cloak behind Faust fluttered slightly before the attack ended.

"Really...?" Li Zhengliang couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

"Hmph." Faust landed on the ground and walked towards Li Zhengliang step by step, his arrogance and confidence suggesting that nothing in the world could harm him. Li Zhengliang got into a fighting stance, and the shadow of a fierce tiger appeared behind him. Then, Li Zhengliang stepped forward and launched a fierce attack on Faust.

Despite Faust's punches and kicks, using all sorts of martial arts techniques, Faust didn't lose a single hair. Instead, he stood there with a calm smile, letting Faust hit him as he pleased.

"See, this is why I don't like Superman, he's too pretentious," Xiao He whispered to Ye Wanqing.

"That's because other people don't like you..." Li Xue rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath.

Meanwhile, Li Zhengliang's attack frequency on the field slowed down, and he was panting heavily as he struck Faust with each palm.

But judging from Li Zhengliang's expression, he was the one in pain, as if he were beating steel with a mortal body.

"Ha." Faust raised his hand and swept it lightly, and Li Zhengliang flew out like a piece of paper. He adjusted his body in mid-air and stabilized himself, while Faust was already in front of him.

Li Zhengliang was startled. Faust reached out and grabbed him by the neck, lifting him into the air, and asked through gritted teeth, "Will you bleed?"

For a moment, the situation seemed to be turning very bad. But the next instant, a green light shone from Li Zhengliang's hand.

Faust paused for a moment, then let out a muffled groan and plummeted from mid-air, crashing to the ground as if he had instantly lost all his strength.

Li Zhengliang landed on the ground and pointed the green stone in his hand at Faust.

Faust staggered backward on the ground, asking in horror, "This... this could be!?"

"That's right, it's Kryptonite." Li Zhengliang landed on the ground and laughed. "How does it feel to be an ordinary person?"

Two drama queens... Xiao He chuckled dryly from the sidelines: Of course, that's not real Kryptonite, but a prop made to look like Kryptonite from the movies.

But that's how Faust's Superpower works. When he plays a role, he gets "in character," so if Faust thinks it's "Kryptonite," then it is Kryptonite, and Kryptonite can make Superman lose his powers and turn him back into an ordinary person.

Of course, as Faust's opponent, he also had to get into character, so no one was more suitable for this task than Li Zhengliang, who had worked as a stuntman for several years.

"Great! Darling's guess was correct!" Cui Man snapped her fingers and laughed. "Now we can easily win her over!"

Taking advantage of Kryptonite's weakened state due to the Faust, Li Zhengliang tied the Kryptonite to his wrist, got into position again, and used Left-Right Combat. He used the Eighteen Subduing Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms with his left hand and the Dark Nether Palm with his right hand, transforming into two shadows and constantly jumping and attacking around Faust.

After several rounds of this exchange, Li Zhengliang struck Faust in the chest with his final palm strike, and a golden dragon pierced through Faust's body, sending him flying.

After Faust fell to the ground, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"You are not brave; humanity is brave," Li Zhengliang said calmly, looking down at Faust on the ground, before tearing the "S" from his chest.

Faust paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, "But this symbol has great significance; it represents the entirety of some people's beliefs, their only hope."

"No, Superman has never been a reality; that's just a Kansas farmer's dream," Li Zhengliang said, Faust on the head with a Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

Faust groaned, fell backward to the ground unconscious, a blissful smile on his face, as if he were content that someone had accompanied him through this play.

"Isn't this just chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? "Xiao He thought to himself.

The host then excitedly roared, "Oh! Faust has lost his fighting ability! Congratulations to the Dragon Country for winning this match and securing the first spot in the finals! Now, please don't rush off, because after the morning's matches, there's another match this afternoon between the M Country and the A Continent Team. Please stay tuned..."

On the field, Li Zhengliang put away the "Kryptonite". Without the influence of the Kryptonite, Faust immediately took a deep breath and woke up.

But as soon as Faust got up, he flew towards Li Zhengliang, who was preparing to leave, and no one had time to stop him!

To everyone's surprise, Faust did not attack Li Zhengliang.

"How was my performance?" Faust asked excitedly in broken Chinese.

Li Zhengliang shrugged. "Your acting was pretty good, your facial expressions were very consistent, but the props..."

"Oh!" Faust looked at his underwear on the outside with some regret. "I know, it's a bit too simple, but that's all I could get in prison... Are you an actor too?"

"I worked as a stuntman for a few years, but I wasn't very famous," Li Zhengliang explained.

Faust exclaimed delightedly, "Ah! Just like me! I especially hate those guys with terrible acting skills who get film contracts purely by their looks and sleeping with directors..."

The two then began discussing the movie before leaving the theater.

Xiao He only played twice in this match. In other words, he still has ten appearances left before facing M Country, so winning this final should not be a problem.

Of course, today's competition is not completely over yet. There is still a match between M Country and Continent A Continent this afternoon, but everyone already knows the outcome of that match.

Ninety percent of the members of A Continent Team are "borrowed" from M Country. What kind of results can they expect?

As expected, M Country won the match with an almost overwhelming victory. Thousand Magnet won five consecutive matches. When he was exhausted in the sixth match, the Werewolf Victor stepped in and won the sixth match, defeating O Continent Team with a score of 2:0.

At this point, next week's final will be a battle between M Country and Dragon Country.

Although everyone knew from the beginning that this would be the ending, the moment still filled everyone with excitement: finally, the battle of the world's top Mutant was about to begin. Would the invincible "Yinglong" continue its undefeated legend, or would it be defeated in some way, ushering in the ascension of a new king?