Chapter 346: The Black-Headed General Lost

After Qiao San finished bowing,

He opened the lid of the cricket container,

A rust-colored cricket jumped out of the jar.

As soon as this cricket entered the bowl, it shook its head and wagged its tail, looking full of spirit.

Qiao San provoked me, saying, "My cricket is called the Bomber; it specializes in blowing up generals."

I just smiled and ignored him.

Hongguo Li said to us, "Please step back, the match is about to start."

Next, Mr. Qiao's Bomber will compete against Mr. Zhao's Black-Headed General. Their stake is five packs of tea leaves.

May I ask, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Qiao, are you still taking bets?

I didn't understand what that meant,

At that moment, He Zuming quietly said to me,

"Taking a bet means accepting others' wagers; you need to have confidence in your own cricket, and others can follow and bet as well. Others are free to choose which cricket to bet on."

I understood this is similar to placing a side bet in a casino.

I then said, "Sure, I'll take however many bets there are."

Qiao San said, "Straightforward—Mr. Zhao said the same, and I do too. Is anyone betting on my Bomber?"

Li Tian said, "I'll bet five packs on the Bomber; Mr. Zhao, will you take it?"

I said, "I'll take it."

"Alright, Hongguo Li, note that I'm betting five packs of tea leaves." Li Tian said.

"Alright, anyone else? Is anyone betting on Mr. Zhao's side?" Hongguo Li asked next.

The others weren't familiar with me; they looked at me and all shook their heads.

Then three more people followed suit and bet on Qiao San's Bomber,

apparently they had more confidence in Qiao San's Bomber.

Qiao San's five packs, plus Young Master Li's five packs, and the other three each bet two packs.

If I win, that's sixteen packs of tea leaves, which is 1,600,000.

Damn, this is really impressive.

Of course, if I lose, I'll also lose 1,600,000.

Then let's bet.

Seeing that no one else was raising the bet,

Hongguo Li said, "Alright, a total of sixteen packs of tea leaves; let's begin the match."

After he said that, he then used the needle in his hand,

to tease the whiskers of the Black-Headed General,

This needle might be made from a field mouse's whiskers; as soon as it touches the cricket's whiskers, the Black-Headed General's demeanor changes instantly,

it becomes excited,

using its hind legs to kick against the edge of the bowl.

It seems it could leap to the Bomber in an instant to bite and tear.

I watched, feeling excited,

both my hands involuntarily clenched into fists, waving toward the Black-Headed General to cheer it on.

Hongguo Li then used the needle to tease the Bomber's whiskers,

only to see Qiao San spreading both his hands and then fanning back and forth,

like a big bird, in front of the table, cheering for his Bomber.

The others who had placed bets also immediately tensed up, staring at the crickets in the bowl.

After Hongguo Li finished teasing the crickets, he made no further moves.

The rest was left to the two crickets in the bowl.

These two crickets, in the bowl, did not immediately start fighting,

my Black-Headed General continued to rub its feet against the bowl's rim,

I thought to myself, "Hurry up, stop rubbing,"

"Come on! Go forward and bite that Bomber; kill it outright."

You should know the Bomber's build is somewhat smaller than my Black-Headed General's,

the most noticeable thing about the Black-Headed General is its relatively large head,

I signaled that the Black-Headed General should directly strike the Bomber with its head.

I don't know whether the Black-Headed General understood my intention.

Anyway, it hasn't taken the initiative to attack; it's just grinding the bowl.

The Bomber walked forward a few steps,

its two antennae had risen, looking like it was about to charge,

but after walking a few steps, it retreated back,

the others saw the cricket actually retreat back, and all showed disappointed expressions.

If the cricket retreats and does not advance,

Hongguo Li will then use the needle to tease it again,

if it still does not move forward, that indicates the cricket is timid and lacks courage.

it can only withdraw from the match,

The owner will lose the tea leaves.

I secretly rejoiced; as long as this bomber doesn't dare to move forward, I have hope of winning.

At this moment, Qiao San's hands were flipping up and down, and I felt he wished he could turn into a cricket and personally compete in the basin.

Hongguo Li was preparing to use the stick to poke the bomber again.

All I saw was that the bomber

Suddenly its wings spread, and it actually flew up from the basin.

Damn, the fighting basin isn't big,

Ordinary crickets simply can't fly,

This bomber flapped its wings and flew straight toward the Black-headed Great General.

The Black-headed Great General didn't hesitate and quickly came to fight.

All I saw was the Black-headed Great General lowering its head,

then it ran like a bull, intending to strike the bomber with its head.

Unfortunately, it was too late; the bomber had already taken off,

The bomber wasn't flying high,

it hovered briefly in the air,

then quickly descended,

The bomber accurately landed on the Black-headed Great General's back,

The running Black-headed General suddenly lost its direction,

there was no cricket ahead of it,

The bomber landed on its back, leaving it unsure what to do.

The Black-headed Great General stopped,

it shook its head and looked around,

but it couldn't see the bomber,

The Black-headed Great General's wings spread; apparently it wanted to flap them to flip the bomber off its back.

But before it could spread its wings,

the bomber had already begun to bite.

The bomber's two large teeth quickly bit into the base of the Black-headed Great General's wing,

soon one wing was bitten off,

The Black-headed Great General had no choice but to run toward the basin's edge, intending to hit the rim and knock the bomber off that way.

The bomber paid no attention to the Black-headed Great General's movements, continuing to tear and bite on its back.

The other wing also fell off.

With its wings gone, the Black-headed Great General was as if stripped of its clothes.

It no longer had its former arrogance.

It began to lower its head,

then it bent its forelegs and actually lay down.

This shows it had no fighting spirit left; it was over,

thoroughly conquered by the bomber.

But the bomber didn't let the Black-headed Great General off,

its sharp teeth kept cutting into its back.

It seemed it would not stop until it killed the Black-headed Great General.

Hongguo Li also did not stop it,

soon the Black-headed Great General stopped breathing,

Finally, the bomber even dropped a few feces on the Black-headed Great General's back before it ended.

This insect is truly hateful,

not only did it kill the opponent, it also humiliated them.

I watched, feeling extremely angry,

I could only anxiously fret, unable to help at all.

Damn, this Black-headed Great General is too weak; it didn't last a single round before the bomber bit it to death.

Qiao San saw the bomber kill my Black-headed Great General and became ecstatic,

he actually started flapping his wings and running around the house, making strange noises as he went.

Hongguo Li then came over and used the stick to lift the bomber away,

then took out the dead Black-headed Great General,

let me have a look,

Then he said, "I declare that the bomber has defeated the Black-headed Great General. Mr. Zhao loses 16 packs of tea leaves. Please, Mr. Zhao, pay with your tea leaf card."

Qiao San, Li Tian, and those who had placed side bets all shouted "oh oh".

Damn, this not only lost money, but also lost face.

It seemed as if that fallen Black-headed Great General were just like myself,

even at the point of death, it let the enemy humiliate it.

Sigh, I was very angry.

Let the winner take the spoils; I had no choice but to hand over the 16 tea leaf cards to Hongguo Li.

Then I took the corpse of the Great General Blackhead from his hand.

At this moment I was about to use my foot to crush the corpse of the Great General Blackhead, but He Zuming stopped me.