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Chapter 439 - 404 Changing Tactics

Chapter 439: Chapter 404 Changing Tactics

"What are your thoughts for tomorrow night’s final?"

The camera revealed Gao Jianping’s face as the "Seeking Martial Arts" program conducted a pre-match interview.

Time flew by, and now it was November 12th, with one day left until the Combat World Cup finals.

Drenched in sweat from his just finished training session, Gao Jianping looked at the camera and said, "What else can I think of when we’ve made it to the finals? Of course, it’s to strive for the championship!"

"The American Team is very strong; how confident are you about beating them?" Chen Gang continued to ask.

Gao Jianping: "Actually, I’m not very confident."

"Oh?" Chen Gang was a bit surprised.

Gao Jianping smiled and said, "But I’m not fighting alone."

"Haha!" Chen Gang also laughed, "Alright, good luck!"

With that, he ran off to interview the next person, Dong Yunfei.

"How’s the recovery from your injury?" Chen Gang asked.

Dong Yunfei hung his arm in a sling and looked at the camera with a smiling face: "Pretty good."

Chen Gang: "I noticed you’ve been at the Martial Arts Hall every day recently, watching from the beginning to the end while they trained, why is that?"

Dong Yunfei pointed to his arm: "I definitely won’t be able to fight in the next match, but since I’ve come this far with everyone, I hope to accompany them to the very end."

...

Zhang Weili, Yan Xiaonan, Li San... Chen Gang interviewed each member of the Hua Country Team one by one, saving Li Tongyun for last.

"Coach Li, Wu Li hasn’t been training with you these past few days, are you aware of his situation?" Chen Gang asked.

Li Tongyun shook her head: "I haven’t seen him these days."

Chen Gang: "He previously mentioned that he was seeking a breakthrough. Do you think he has succeeded now?"

Li Tongyun: "I don’t know, but I think he won’t let us down; he has never let us down."

"Because he is Wu Li!"

Chen Gang was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, thank you, Coach Li."

He concluded today’s summary facing the camera: "Everyone, you’ve seen the situation of the Hua Country Team; New York Time tomorrow night at eight, the first Combat World Cup final, Hua Country Team VS American Team, let’s all look forward to it!"

...

Meanwhile, in New York, at a hotel near Madison Square Garden.

After watching the live broadcast of "Seeking Martial Arts," Chen Dong turned to Wang Xuecheng and asked, "Do you think Wu Li will be able to see us from our seats tomorrow?"

They both had specifically taken time off to fly to the United States to see Wu Li compete, but had not told Wu Li beforehand, planning to surprise him.

Wang Xuecheng: "Don’t worry, I specially bought seats in the front row near the athletes’ entrance, Wu Li will be able to see us when he enters."

Chen Dong praised him: "Smart move."

"Indeed, I bought tickets for the finals a month and a half in advance. Who has such foresight as me?"

Wang Xuecheng wore a face of pride. When the Combat World Cup had just kicked off, he foresaw and pre-purchased the final match tickets online, which was quite rare among Hua Country spectators since no one was sure if the Hua Country Team would make it to the finals at that time.

Chen Dong: "If you had so much faith in the Hua Country Team, why did you bet on the American Team to win?"

Online, there were bets for the following night’s match between the Hua Country Team and the American Team, and Wang Xuecheng had placed $500 on the American Team winning.

Wang Xuecheng: "It’s simple. If the Hua Country Team wins tomorrow night, I’ll be happy even though I lose some money; but if the Hua Country Team loses, at least I’ll have won some money to console myself amidst the sadness."

Chen Dong was speechless and after a long while finally gave Wang Xuecheng a thumbs up: "You’re really damn clever..."

...

In Hua Country, Imperial City International Airport, it was Gao Zheng’s first time boarding a plane.

After the plane took off, Gao Zheng’s face turned a bit pale.

Soon, the sturdy constitution of a martial artist allowed him to quickly adapt, and he took out an English-writing ticket from his pocket. It was a ticket to the Combat World Cup finals, sent to him by Gao Jianping.

"Dad, maybe I’ll be standing on the highest podium on the night of the finals, and I hope you can see me standing there with your own eyes!"

This was the message Gao Jianping had sent to his father. After reading it over many times, Gao Zheng decided to fly to the United States.

At the same time, Yan Baili, Gu Qing, Li Changsheng, Zhang Shicai, and other martial arts masters who had interacted with Wu Li were also heading to the United States.

...

On November 13th, at 6 PM, members of the Hua Country Team got on the bus one after another, preparing to head to the competition venue.

Having been scarce for several days, Wu Li appeared in front of everyone and boarded the bus.

"I thought you weren’t coming," Gao Jianping joked.

Wu Li just smiled and didn’t say anything, heading straight to his seat.

Li San watched Wu Li, feeling that there was something different about him. He really wanted to ask if Wu Li had made a breakthrough and what the situation was now, but seeing that Wu Li seemed to have no intention of speaking, he refrained from asking. After all, they would know once they got to the venue.

The bus brought the Hua Country Team to Madison Square Garden, and everyone entered a special training room to start warming up.

At 7:30 PM, with half an hour until the start of the match, Li Tongyun gathered everyone to talk about the plan for the night.

"Tonight we have the right to choose first, and for the first individual match, I plan to choose the Lightweight category, which is the weakest link for the American Team," Li Tongyun said.

The right to choose first in the final was determined by the total scores of the quarterfinals and semifinals, with the Hua Country Team scoring 5 points in the quarterfinals and 4 points in the semifinals, totaling 9 points. The American Team scored 4 points in the quarterfinals and 5 points in the semifinals, also totaling 9 points, but their overall time was longer than that of the Hua Country Team, so the Hua Country Team had the right to choose first tonight.

"Lightweight, Zhao Lixin, you’ll fight," Li Tongyun made the arrangement.

Zhao Lixin nodded without objection.

"Next are two 2VS2 matches. The American Team is unlikely to voluntarily choose two female fighters for 2VS2 since Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan have shown good cooperation before."

"If they don’t choose, then we will. For the third round of 2VS2, I will choose Strawweight and Flyweight. As long as we win this round, and then Wu Li, Li San, and Zhao Lixin, if you three can win two of your matches, we will be victorious tonight!"

After Li Tongyun finished speaking, everyone nodded with determination in their eyes.

As it was uncertain how the American Team would choose for the second round, subsequent matches couldn’t be arranged, so Li Tongyun stopped there, leaving the rest to be decided on the spot.

"Okay, if there are no questions, let’s get ready to enter the arena," Li Tongyun said at last.

"I have a question."

A voice rang out, and everyone turned to look. It was Wu Li.

Wu Li looked at Li Tongyun: "I have an idea."

Li Tongyun: "What is it?"

Wu Li: "For the third round of 2VS2, I want to choose Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight."

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Wu Li in surprise. The American Team’s strongest points were their Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight, and Wu Li wanted to choose both?

PS: I originally wanted to post three Chapters today, but inexplicably I have a headache and feel too unwell, so I can only post this much. I’ll keep trying hard tomorrow.