aircannonsinc Chapter 20 has begun: the quarterfinals!
Chapter 20 has begun: the quarterfinals!
Last time, we talked about how Goten secretly signed up for the World Martial Arts Tournament in order to achieve financial freedom. He also met Videl, the daughter of Satan, and met Satan, the Earth hero. Now, the World Martial Arts Tournament quarterfinals selection competition begins!
At the World Martial Arts Tournament, the quarterfinals were in full swing. While other arenas were still locked in fierce battles, Goten's arena had been completely cleared by him alone. The referee stared at the child in disbelief until Goten reminded him, at which point he realized that Goten had advanced to the quarterfinals.
The other arenas didn't finish their matches until dusk. When the host tallied the list of winners and saw Sun Wukong's name, his eyes lit up with a different kind of light—"That name? Could it be…?"
The next day, the media began to report extensively on the World Martial Arts Tournament. One of the female reporters started interviewing the contestants, starting with the number one muscular man, Bass. He struck what he thought was a cool pose and snatched the microphone—"I, Bass, will definitely defeat Satan this time and become the new world champion!"
The female reporter awkwardly tried to smooth things over: "The contestants are all very confident, next..."
Before the female reporter could finish speaking, the microphone was snatched away by contestant number two, Luke, who began to spout nonsense—"I am Luke! The strongest fighter on Earth!"
After he finished speaking, the microphone was taken by contestant number three, who laughed and said, "Get out of the way, you rude guy. I'm determined to win this competition. I, Frye, will take the victory."
However, the microphone was quickly snatched away by the next contestant, who shouted, "I! Jack! Am the strongest!"
Number Five was not to be outdone. Without even taking the microphone, he roared, "I, Muse, am invincible! I'll show you all my power in a moment!"
The female reporters were speechless, they all seemed crazy. Suddenly, a man grabbed one of the female reporters' waists, scaring her so much that she screamed on the spot. When she turned her head, she saw that the man was giving her a lewd smile, and she screamed even louder.
At that moment, a strong man kicked the lewd man in the arm, successfully rescuing the female reporter. Upon seeing this, the lewd man roared in fury, "You bastard, how dare you!"
The man looked righteous and said, "Scobbio, I'll take care of you in the ring in a minute."
Scobio: "Then I'll be really looking forward to it, Zach."
After thanking Zack, the female reporter was wondering where the other contestant was when she suddenly saw a child carrying a large bowl of meat passing by. She went up to him and asked, "Little friend, are you giving food to contestant number eight? Let me help you carry it."
Upon hearing this, the boy turned around and said, "What are you talking about? I am Sun Wutian, one of the top eight contestants. Besides, I can carry this myself." After saying that, he found a place and began to eat heartily.
Looking at Wutian's appearance, the female reporter completely questioned the meaning of life.
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Meanwhile, Chi-Chi, having learned that Krillin has a child, comes to Master Roshi's house to take care of Android 18. Although Android 18 says she doesn't need it, Chi-Chi stays and gives her a gift she prepared. At this moment, Master Roshi exclaims, causing the two women and Krillin to turn their attention to Master Roshi.
As Master Roshi pointed to the television, Chi-Chi realized that Goten had somehow gone to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament. However, Chi-Chi quickly said indifferently, "Oh well, it's his choice after all. Let him do as he pleases. But you must win, Goten!"
Meanwhile, Tien Shinhan saw the martial arts school disciples gathered in front of the TV and was about to reprimand them when he heard them say that the kid who had challenged the school earlier had actually gone to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament. So he immediately pushed the crowd aside and saw on the TV that it said, "Genius child Son Goten, three years old, has entered the quarterfinals."
Meanwhile, Yamcha, at Akiko's invitation, came to the World Martial Arts Tournament to watch the matches. Although Yamcha looked down on the current contestants, hearing Goten's name in the quarterfinals immediately made the tournament seem more interesting.
At the same time, Yamcha quickly discovered that Bulma, Trunks, and Vegeta had miraculously arrived at the match venue. He was momentarily stunned, as Vegeta shouldn't be here.
Meanwhile, Vegeta, who originally didn't want to come, was dragged here by Bulma.
Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Palace, Tenten also began to pay attention to the World Martial Arts Tournament because of Goten's participation.
Goku and King Kai from King Kai's planet also became curious about why Goten was participating in the World Martial Arts Tournament and started paying attention to the competition.
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Back in the stadium, after the draw, the match order was determined. The first round was between Bass and Luke, the second round was between Flash and Jack, the third round was between Scobie and Zack, and the last round was between Goten and Muse.
Trunks: "Seriously, Goten actually participated in the tournament secretly. He's so cunning."
Vegeta scoffed, "What's so great about participating in such a boring competition? You're all trash."
As the host introduced, "Finally... the World Martial Arts Tournament has begun once again. However, this time is different from the past. The final winner can challenge the world champion, who is also the savior of the world, Mr. Satan, alone. If you defeat Mr. Satan, you will not only win a prize of ten million, but also receive a specially customized golden statue!"
Upon hearing this, Wutian murmured, "Wow, there's an unexpected surprise."
The match then officially began. In the first two matches, Bass and Jack won respectively, while the third match was between Scobio and Zach.
As the announcer declared the start of the match, Scobio instantly threw a heavy punch at Zach, who easily dodged it with a simple somersault. Upon landing, Zach immediately turned and delivered a knee kick to Scobio, while simultaneously slamming his hands into Scobio's back before Scobio could react.
Scobio, struck hard, collapsed to the ground, motionless. The host immediately began a countdown, while Zach confidently started cheering for the audience, completely unaware that Scobio had gotten up behind him. By the time he noticed him, Scobio was already behind Zach…
The careless Zach immediately paid the price, his spine was broken by Scobio's kick, and he could no longer get up. Just as Zach was about to shout that he was going to surrender, Scobio covered Zach's mouth, lifted him up, and then slammed him to the ground. Zach was so badly injured that he couldn't even call for help.
Scobio stepped on Zack, gradually increasing the pressure, and mocked, "Hey, weren't you so impressive just now? How come you look so pathetic?"
As Scobio continued to increase his intensity, Zach's painful screams echoed throughout the venue. Some audience members shouted in protest, some covered their eyes, and others yelled for the host to save the player.
At this moment, Wutian shouted to Scobio, "Hey, big guy, if you don't stop, he's going to die! You don't want to be disqualified, do you? If you haven't had enough, I'll be your opponent."
Upon hearing this, Scobio kicked Zack off the stage, gave Goten a thumbs-down with his right hand, and then walked off the stage.
Seeing this, the host hurriedly called for paramedics to carry Zack away. Then it was finally Goten's turn to face Muse. As soon as the two entered the arena, Muse started laughing and arrogantly provoked, "Kid, if you make a nice noise, I'll go easy on you."
Goten didn't say anything, but as soon as the host announced the start of the match, a shooting star flew out of the arena. The audience even took a few seconds to realize that the flying star was none other than the contestant Muse. After knocking Muse away, Goten had to catch her and bring her back to the ring. Muse promptly conceded defeat and vowed never to fight again...
Seeing Goten's power, the host finally confirmed that the child before him was the son of Son Goku, the former martial arts champion, and was overjoyed (Great! Finally, we can see a decent fight! But can the other fighters really last even one round against this kid?).
(The World Martial Arts Tournament's top eight have concluded. Will Goten be able to easily defeat the other competitors and claim the prize money? Will there be any unexpected twists and turns in this tournament? Let's wait and see.)