A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 391 - 304 Hidden Competition??_1

Chapter 391 -304 Hidden Competition??_1

After that, as Duanmu Huai observed Ogis’s performance, he finally felt a sigh of relief. At least now, with Ogis’s presence, the competition would definitely proceed more smoothly.

As for the grand tournament, the invitation was also out, so now, Duanmu Huai could begin to prepare, bringing Ogis and Lorena to participate in the Duel City tournament. As for Kula, after that incident, she’d been behaving well – she dared not provoke Ogis again. Hmm, it seemed that not only did that match determine a winner, but it also established a hierarchy.

Next, all they had to do was wait for the tournament registration to open and then sign up as a team.

At least, that’s what Duanmu Huai had planned.

Unfortunately, plans never seemed to keep up with changes.

“Dong dong dong, dong dong dong.”

The urgent knocking sound rang out. Hearing it, Duanmu Huai, who was relaxing on the sofa, raised an eyebrow, then got up and went to the door. After the previous face-off between Ogis and Kula, he dared not let others open the door for him. He didn’t need someone else starting a match just because they found someone else displeasing, as it would bring nothing but trouble.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me, Honoka. Mr. Duanmu, do you have a moment? It is something of great importance!!!”

From outside the door, Honoka’s voice sounded urgent. Duanmu Huai’s expression sobered up immediately and he opened the door. As expected, standing outside was Honoka. However, she was bathed in sweat, her face flushed, looking like she had encountered something terrible.

“What’s the matter, Honoka?”

“Well, it’s Mary…Mary…”

“Calm down. I haven’t seen that little lass today.”

Duanmu Huai glanced around the place but couldn’t find any trace of Maryrose. Since the previous match, Maryrose had always been around him like a shadow. Whenever Honoka came to challenge Duanmu Huai, Maryrose would come forward to join the mix. However, she’d always end up getting beaten up by Duanmu Huai.”

After all, Mary’s fighting skills were all about using the strength of her opponent rather than her own power. Hence, against someone like Duanmu Huai who was a human monster, her techniques were practically useless.

It was like an excellent skier caught in an avalanche, doomed only to downfall.

“Anyway, let’s talk about it inside.”

Duanmu Huai invited Honoka into the room. Hearing the commotion, Ogis, Lorena, and Kula also curiously came over. Seeing Honoka, the expression on everyone’s faces became a bit complex.

“What’s happened? Is something wrong, Miss Honoka?”

Since Lorena had interacted with Honoka quite a bit, she quickly escorted her to the sofa and served her a cup of tea. As for Ogis and Kula, who were meeting Honoka for the first time, both of them sat across the sofa, staring at Honoka’s chest as if they were looking at a rare creature.

Well… this attitude was somehow understandable as there weren’t many girls in the Tribunal with such a mature figure like Honoka.

“So what happened to that lass?”

Seeing Honoka calming down, Duanmu Huai asked. Honoka quickly explained the situation to Duanmu Huai. Mary has always had a grudge against Duanmu Huai, always seeking ways to defeat him. However, she had never succeeded. And then…

“She met a man who introduced her to a competition called the Fighting God Tournament. He said that if she could win, she would be granted the power of a Fighting God…”

“Fighting God Tournament?”

On hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned. He had no idea such a competition existed in the game. And what on earth was the power of a Fighting God? Was it edible?

“Yes. At first, I had no idea what it was either. But after that conversation, Mary had been in a bad place, appearing melancholic and depressed. I asked her what had happened, but she didn’t tell me anything. And over the past few days, she’s completely lost contact. I went to Mary’s house, but she wasn’t home. Later, I found this on her bookshelf…”

As she was speaking, Honoka took out a piece of paper and put it in front of Duanmu Huai.

“What’s this? Let me see…Fighting God Tournament rules?”

[Fighting God Tournament rules]

[Qualification: anyone can participate; male participants must have a beautiful female partner, females may enter the competition alone if they meet the criteria]

[Competition Rules: The principle is 1 vs 1, deciding the winner by the death, inability to fight, or surrender of their opponent. Even in cases of injury or death, the participants bear no responsibility.]

[Defeat Rule: The defeated party must hand over their female partner (or themselves in the case of female contestants) to the victor, and the organizing committee of the tournament will not intervene in any decisions the victor makes. The defeated partner must serve the victor without compensation for three years or pay 300,000 Duel Points to be exempted from punishment.]

[Winner Rights: The organizing committee of the tournament will award the Fighting God Powers and the title of Fighting God, along with an award of 1,000,000 Duel Points. One wish of the champion will also be fulfilled without any cost.]

[Other Rules: During the tournament, private fights between participants or partners are prohibited. Regardless of any reason, if the participant forfeits the match, it will be treated as defeat. This also applies to participants who are late or fail to show up on the day of the match.]

[The Fighting God Tournament and Duel City will start at the same time.]

“…What the heck is this?”

After reading the rules in front of him, Duanmu Huai make a confused face. He had never heard of such a great … no, such an exciting … no, such a — … Well, no matter how you describe it, if players really knew about this type of competition, wouldn’t they explode on the spot?!

If this type of competition takes place in the game, it would definitely be a hot topic on the forums. After all, these rules appear to be much more brutal than those of the Duel City competition, and many of the clauses could easily set off wild speculations, right? Speaking of which, if this were in a game… oh, it wouldn’t be possible in a game. After all, this kind of setting wouldn’t even pass the review process.

So, the Duel City in the game is actually a censored all-ages version, and this real-life Duel City is the complete version?

There’s even a twist like this? I really didn’t expect that.

After pondering for a moment, Duanmu Huai snaps back to reality and turns to ask Honoka, who stands before him.

“Uh … so you think Mary went to participate in this competition?”

“I don’t want to believe it, but she hasn’t shown up for several days and isn’t answering my calls … I want to compete too, but my strength isn’t enough, I’m afraid …”

Indeed, the rules do state that woman can participate individually, but with Honoka’s current level, she would only be cannon fodder if she entered.

“So, I was hoping to participate with Mr. Duanmu and rescue Mary.”

“You trust me that much? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll lose?”

Hearing Honoka’s response, Duanmu Huai curiously asked. Honoka however, simply nodded in response.

“I’m aware of Mr. Duanmu’s strength, I believe if it’s Mr. Duanmu, he won’t lose.”

“Your trust in me is quite high. If that’s the case……”

Truth be told, Duanmu Huai was more interested in this Fighting God competition than in the Duel City game. After all, this event was something entirely new to him in the game, and these rules … well, they seemed rather interesting. Moreover, the prize money for this Fighting God competition was even higher than that for the Duel City tournament.

Come to think of it, it might be because of the possibility of killing. After all, killing was strictly prohibited in the Duel City, and regular fights couldn’t kill anyone. But this Fighting God competition simply states “no matter life or death,” meaning that killing was allowed in this competition … If that’s the case, then it’s not impossible to understand why the prize would be so high.

“Wait a minute.”

However, at this moment, Ogis suddenly raised her hand.

“I’ll be the master’s partner.”

Kula from the other side didn’t say anything, but she also stretched out her hand to grab Duanmu Huai’s arm, and then the two looked towards Lorena.

Faced with the two people’s gazes, Lorena looked a bit stunned, and quickly raised her hand.

“Ah, in that case, I’ll team up with Miss KING and Miss Mai to participate in the Duel City competition. They invited me earlier, and if Sir Knight isn’t going, then I’ll just go and join their team……”

Hey, are you trying to slip away?

On hearing Lorena’s detached remarks, Duanmu Huai glared at her. The Priest lady however, quickly stood up and waved to the crowd.

“Then, then I’ll contact Miss KING and Miss Mai, you guys continue chatting……”

With that, Lorena fled the scene, disappearing as swiftly as if she had flown away.

Seeing Lorena abandoning the situation, Ogis and Kula turned their gazes back to Honoka, who hesitated a moment and clenched her fist.

“I, I’ll be Mr. Duanmu’s partner. After all, this is my request, and for Mary, I won’t give up.”

“…………”

Just like that, the three of them stared at each other, with Duanmu Huai ultimately sighing in resignation.

“If you want to fight, do it outside.”

As soon as he spoke, the three of them rushed out of the door and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

“Hey…………”

Looking at the wide-open door, Duanmu Huai shook his head. He was not sure what Ogis picked up from Alice. She had become so proactive. However …

Thinking about it, Duanmu Huai looked once more at the Fighting God competition rules in his hands.

It was really unexpected. Even in Duel City, there were still such hidden events. Could this really be alright? Who were those who set up such a competition in a place like this?

At this moment, Duanmu Huai could truthfully say that his curiosity was piqued. Obviously, he was quite interested in this. For him, the Fighting God competition seemed … indeed quite interesting compared to the Duel City competition he’d grown tired of.

Next up, it’s just a matter of seeing who among them can settle the dispute.

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