Chapter 1194

"To put it simply, I'm not one person anymore but two, so I have to eat food for two?"

Lin Cheng suddenly recalled a sci-fi movie he had seen in his previous life, in which the alien symbiote seemed somewhat similar to his current situation, but he felt he was probably a bit safer.

At least his Demon Armor had no consciousness of its own and obeyed his commands completely, unlike the protagonist in that movie who was like a tool, being led around by the symbiote.

"That's right."

During his conversation with the system, Lin Cheng returned to his seat in the audience, while the Heavy Sword had been carried away by the medical staff — apparently because his spiritual power within his body had been exhausted, leaving him in a deep coma.

Lin Cheng also expressed his understanding of this; that thrust must have been some kind of ultimate move, to think it destroyed even the Demon Armor's will in one strike — that was honestly pretty impressive.

It was just that he had a feeling of winning by lying down. Clearly he was the one who lost, yet the Heavy Sword fell before he did, so he had completely taken advantage of the match rules.

A bastard would be a bastard not to take advantage when it's offered, so he accepted it gladly.

Afterwards, under the referee's announcement, the matches for Group Seven and Group Eight were held, and the winners advanced smoothly to the next group match.

When the semifinals began, a situation arose — Iron Fist was unable to fight Chariot due to his physical condition.

So according to the match rules, he advanced directly to the semifinals. The victor of the Group Three and Group Four match was a saber-wielding fighter, though his strength was, to put it mildly, average.

Lin Cheng seriously suspected that he had lasted this long entirely because the Goddess of Luck was particularly fond of him tonight.

In the Group Five and Group Six match, Lin Cheng faced a dual-blade martial artist. He directly summoned the Demon Armor and proceeded to beat the dual-blade martial artist senseless; the opponent couldn't even break through the Demon Armor's defense, and Lin Cheng won the victory just like that.

The final Group Seven and Group Eight match was utterly boring — just two lucky rookies pecking at each other, drawing peals of laughter from the crowd.

At the start of the semifinals, Chariot fought the saber-wielding fighter, and Lin Cheng fought the rookie.

The results were just as everyone expected.

The final was to be held between Chariot and Lin Cheng. To ensure a good match result, the referee, after seeking permission from the Young Master, called a one-hour halftime break, after which the ultimate final would be held!

Lin Cheng didn't really care. Although Chariot's fighting style was fierce, against the Demon Armor, the opponent might not be able to break through the defense, while he could casually beat Chariot around.

He had been worried about running into Iron Fist earlier, but as it turned out, Iron Fist and Fierce Tiger had fought to a mutual defeat, and in the end, the advantage fell to him.

During the one-hour halftime break, Lin Cheng had a hearty meal at the restaurant, and only after feeding both himself and the Demon Armor within his body did he return to the fifth floor to wait for the start of the final.

During this time, Chariot and his companions were also engaged in heated discussion. Although his companions proposed many methods, Chariot rejected them all.

The reason was none other than that he himself felt the gap between his own strength and Lin Cheng's was simply too vast.

He had assumed that a Forgemaster's personal combat ability shouldn't be strong, but he hadn't expected the other party to also possess a peculiar set of armor. Given that armor's defensive capability, it was clear that an ordinary war hammer couldn't break through it.

Unless he could find a war hammer of the same caliber on the ship in a short time, all schemes and tricks would only make them look ignorant and laughable once they stepped onto the stage.

Until the break time ended.

Lin Cheng and Chariot stood on their respective sides of the final arena, waiting for the referee to announce the start of the final.

Chariot spoke first: "I know I'm no match for you, but I still want to try — to see just how big the gap between us really is."

Although he already knew the result of this final in his heart, his eyes were full of unwillingness.

People are always like this — knowing the outcome but not wanting to accept it so simply, wanting to struggle a little, just in case they win?

"Sure." Lin Cheng nodded.

"I'll let you know that the gap between us is actually very simple."

"Are both sides ready?"

As always, the referee asked both contestants one last time.

"Ready."

"Ready."

"Then the match begins."

"Undying Demon Body!"

The moment the match began, Lin Cheng directly summoned the Demon Armor to possess him. The weapon in his hand was not the previous saber.

Compared to a saber, Lin Cheng was more comfortable with a hammer. Even though the weapon in his hand was a hammer, the Demon Armor would still enhance it.

Originally the hammer in his hand was just a short-handled iron hammer, but under the Demon Armor's empowerment, the iron hammer was instantly possessed by the Demon Armor as well, transforming into a long-handled iron hammer.

"Hah!"

Chariot, wielding dual hammers, let out a great shout and swiftly charged in front of Lin Cheng, bringing a hammer crashing down on him with fierce force.

Lin Cheng's earlier words were still fresh in his memory — one could say he took them very much to heart!

Lin Cheng had said the gap between them was actually very simple, which made Chariot extremely angry. Even though the gap in their strength was huge, being told so bluntly still hurt his pride, alright?

However, facing Chariot's round hammer crashing down, Lin Cheng merely calmly extended his left hand and caught Chariot's attack with it!

Boom!

The shockwave immediately spread across the ground around Lin Cheng.

GLOSSARY:

【Lin Cheng, Young Master, Demon Armor, Heavy Sword, Iron Fist, Chariot, Fierce Tiger, Forgemaster, Undying Demon Body】