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Chapter 393 - 360 A Brand New Seeking Martial Arts, First Group Battle

Chapter 393: Chapter 360 A Brand New Seeking Martial Arts, First Group Battle

Boom!

When Dana White finished explaining the special competition rules, the venue erupted once again.

Nobody had expected Dana White to pull off such a stunt—it was a rhythm that spelled trouble!

Down below, Wu Li, Li San, and Zhao Lixin exchanged glances and suddenly burst into laughter.

Wu Li, "Actually, when I said I wanted to take the crown, I didn’t have much confidence in my heart."

The strength of the American Team was too strong, with 9 S-level fighters and 11 A+!

Even apart from the American Team, Brazil and Russia were tough opponents, not to mention that we were now in the same group as Japan and Thailand. So, even if Wu Li was confident, he couldn’t help but feel uncertain.

Li San looked at him, "And now?"

"Now," Wu Li looked up at Dana White, "who knows what this guy was thinking, coming up with such a rule. If we don’t put up a fight, it would be too disrespectful to this rule."

At the same time, in the area where the Japan Team was located, Kamino Kei, after having someone translate for him, understood what the special competition meant. He smiled faintly—it was good, this way the chances of facing Wu Li would be even greater.

The ’War Police’ Miouqi of the American Team frowned slightly, "Why does Dana White want to make such rules? We would win based on overall strength, why bother with these excesses?"

Jon scoffed beside him, full of disdain, "No matter what the rules, if we can’t win with such a lineup, then we might as well all retire."

Sitting behind Jon, ’Mechanical Woman’ Rossi also laughed, "Exactly, Miouqi, what are you worried about?"

Miouqi snorted coldly, "I’m not worried, I just don’t like these messy rules."

At that moment ’Trash Talker’ Conrad chimed in, "Any rules work, as long as we blow them away!"

’GPS’ George’s voice rang out, "That’s right, no matter the opponent, no matter the rules, just blow them all away!"

The members of the American Team spoke one after another, each as arrogant as could be, and they indeed had the capital for their pride.

Onstage, after Dana White finished announcing the special competition rules, he waved his arm with the microphone in hand, "I declare the opening ceremony concluded. Now, go and enjoy the games, my friends!"

...

After the opening ceremony, the members of the Hua Country Team went to a Martial Arts Hall in Manhattan District of New York.

It was a branch of the Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall opened in New York and would now serve as the training base for the Hua Country Team during the Combat World Cup.

Inside the Martial Arts Hall, all kinds of training equipment were in place, and the professional coaches from the three major combat clubs—SN, TO, and SNG—were already there, along with Li Tongyun, the head coach of the Hua Country Team, who was waiting for them.

Besides them, there was a special group of people led by Chen Gang from the "Seeking Martial Arts" program team.

"Our netizen friends, Wu Li and the others have returned."

Chen Gang stood in front of a camera, microphone in hand.

He was currently broadcasting the eighth episode of "Seeking Martial Arts," which featured the Hua Country Team participating in the Combat World Cup.

When Wu Li decided to form the Hua Country Team to enter the Combat World Cup, Chen Gang suggested that they could combine the eighth episode of "Seeking Martial Arts" with the tournament.

Originally, Wu Li and Chen Gang had discussed shooting the eighth episode in Honolulu, headquarters of the Hongmen worldwide; but then the Combat World Cup came up suddenly, and with Wu Li needing to lead the team, he clearly couldn’t also manage the filming of "Seeking Martial Arts."

Moreover, with the competition lasting two months, it was uncertain when Wu Li would finish his matches, so Qi City TV Station and Mo Yin decided to adopt Chen Gang’s suggestion: the theme for the eighth episode of "Seeking Martial Arts" would be the Combat World Cup!

Of course, the matches themselves couldn’t be filmed, as UFC held the live broadcast rights and one would need to pay for them. However, "Seeking Martial Arts" could film and broadcast live during the Hua Country Team’s preparations and training.

With the current popularity of the Combat World Cup coupled with Wu Li and the others’ popularity, even their preparation and training interested countless Hua Country viewers who were curious to watch!

Today marked the first live broadcast of the eighth episode, and the number of viewers in the live stream had already surpassed five million, still rapidly climbing!

"Jianping, the Hua Country Team is in the same group as Japan and Thailand. Can you share your thoughts on this?"

Seeing Wu Li and the others return, Chen Gang immediately approached them for interviews, starting with Gao Jianping.

Gao Jianping glanced at the camera, "Is this live right now?"

Chen Gang, "Yeah."

Gao Jianping thought for a moment, "There’s definitely pressure since both Japan and Thailand are strong."

Chen Gang, "So what do you think are our chances of advancing from the group stage?"

Gao Jianping hesitated, "Seventy percent, I guess."

Then he smiled, "After all, we have Wu Li, right? And we can request special competition formats for the group matches."

"Okay, thank you, Jianping."

After interviewing Gao Jianping, Chen Gang went on to interview the others about their thoughts on their chances of advancing from the group stage.

Guo Dongyang, "Advance? Is that even a question? Of course, we will!"

Zhang Weili, "I think it’s challenging, but we still have a chance. No matter what, we’ll give it our all!"

Li San, "I heard Wu Li say earlier that our goal this time is to take the championship, so why are you asking about advancing?"

...

After interviewing everyone from the Hua Country Team, Chen Gang finally went to interview Wu Li.

"Li San mentioned earlier that you’ve set the goal as taking the championship?"

Wu Li, "Right, since we’re here to compete, of course, that’s the only goal."

Chen Gang, "But the grouping this time is actually quite unfavorable for the Hua Country Team, what do you think?"

Wu Li, "We’ll fight, one match at a time."

Chen Gang, "What are your thoughts on the special competition format?"

Wu Li, "I like it, I like it a lot."

Chen Gang, "Does that mean the Hua Country Team will use it during the group matches?"

Wu Li, "Consider that our strategic secret, alright? I can’t reveal that now."

Chen Gang laughed, "Haha, right, right, I asked too much. So, finally, what would you like to say to the Hua Country viewers?"

Wu Li looked into the camera, calm, "Actually, it’s too early to say anything now, everyone just wait and see."

The interview concluded there and the camera showed the members of the Hua Country Team gathering together, walking towards a room.

Li Tongyun would be inside to provide tactical analysis, discussing the strategy for the first match with the team—that, of course, could not be broadcast, so Chen Gang and the cameraman stayed outside to film.

"My friends, in two days, the Hua Country Team will face their first opponent in the group stage, the Thailand Team. They are a formidable opponent, and right now the Hua Country Team’s coach is giving tactical guidance to the players. Let’s wait for them outside and wish them luck," Chen Gang said to the camera.

...

October 20, 2021, at the Hill Sports Arena in New York.

Tonight, this venue will host two matches from Group C of the Combat World Cup: Hua Country vs. Thailand, Japan vs. Nigeria.

The first match was between the Hua Country Team and the Thailand Team, and as the players entered the arena amidst cheers and applause, the group’s opening match for the Hua Country Team was about to begin!