Chapter 1709
The referee walked over and blew his whistle.
“Number 81 loses, number 44 wins p>
Number 81, now on the floor, frowned. Without bothering to explain, he scrambled to his feet and limped towards the backstage area.
Elijah was furious.
“See? It’s the same situation as number 52. He started having stomach problems again! Number 44 didn’t even give our fighter a chance to speak. It’s obviously intentional p>
Evan frowned. “Stomach problems p>
Elijah said, “Before the competition even started, our qualified Zhinorian fighters all posted updates saying they had upset stomachs and were up all night p>
“It was the same with number 52 just now. He couldn’t take it anymore in the middle of the fight and clutched his stomach to call for a stop, but number 44 kicked him off the stage p>
The rule in martial arts competitions was simple: anyone who falls off the stage loses.
Evan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“How could they all go down at once? They know they have a competition today, so they must have been careful with what they ate p>
Elijah said indignantly, “Exactly! That’s why we suspect someone tampered with their food p>
“But the netizens don’t believe it, especially the people from Nipponora, Koryon, and Thyania p>
“They’re all scoffing, saying we’re just making excuses because we’re afraid of losing. Claiming to be sick beforehand makes losing less humiliating p>
Elijah showed Evan the top comments. They were all over the place. [Zhinorian fighters are such sore losers. They either withdraw or claim they’re sick!] [And they call themselves a martial arts powerhouse. What a joke, it’s a disgrace!] [Just watch, they won’t even win a single medal, let alone make it to the finals!] Some of their Zhinorian compatriots couldn’t stand it and came out to defend the fighters.
[Are you all blind? Can’t you see that our fighters are genuinely sick? The competition isn’t over yet, so how do you know none of us will make it to the finals p>
But they were immediately swarmed by a mob from Koryon, Nipponora, and Thyania.
[It’s not that we’re blind, it’s that you’re sore losers p>
[Why claim to be sick? Obviously, you already know you’re going to lose and just want to save face p>
[Make it to the finals? You’re so pathetic, I bet you cheated just to get into the semi- finals p>
One Nipponoran even posted a scathing comment.
[If any Zhinorian fighter makes it to the finals, I’ll livestream myself eating dirt p>
Evan’s short temper flared up instantly.
“Elijah, can you get this comment trending p>
Elijah nodded. “I can p>
“Then pin it to the top of the trending
list,” Evan said, “Make sure it stays there all day so he can’t go back on his word and back out later
“Done p>
Elijah’s fingers flew across the keyboard, and soon, that comment shot to the number one spot on the trending list.
Evan personally replied to it.
[A Zhinorian fighter will definitely make it to the finals. Get ready for your livestream!] Immediately, other Nipponorans replied to him.
[If a Zhinorian fighter really makes it to the finals, I’ll livestream myself eating shit too p>
[Yeah, yeah, let’s all do it together p>
[Forget eating shit, if a Zhinorian fighter makes it to the finals, I’ll
pie
lives even before him on my… livestream myself eating humb net
hands and knees!] fo
Evan wrote:
[Let’s make a bet. If no Zhinorian fighter makes it to the finals, I’ll
livestream an apology to all of
bowing down. [‘ll do whatever you want me to do as an apology p>
[But if one does, you will all livestream an apology to the Zhinorians, bowing down.
And as for how you apologize, we get to decide p>
Within minutes, hundreds of replies appeared under the comment, not just from Nipponorans, but also from Koryons and Thyanians.