The big match for "The Legend of the Westward Journey Online II: The Moonlight Box" has officially begun. Gao Liang, accompanied by Zhang Yurong, walks to the stage, while Zhou Chao also reaches out to pull Water Linglong's hand to join him. However, Water Linglong insists that she will only go up once Zhou Chao wins. Zhou Chao's gaming skills are indeed outstanding—Zhang Yurong watches as Zhou Chao skillfully maneuvers through the classic game with remarkable speed, while our Gao Liang struggles, fumbling and clumsy. "Ha! I've got this!" Within just three minutes, Zhou Chao easily defeats Gao Liang. Zhang Yurong grows increasingly anxious, urging Gao Liang, "You've truly let me down—I was about to give up!" Yet Gao Liang smiles and says, "Like locusts after autumn—they don't jump around for long!" Zhou Chao heard this, his face lengthening with anger, shouting at Gao Liang, "Just three more minutes, and I'll secure victory for the entire game—ha! You just walk out!" As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Chao saw the fighter, under Gao Liang's control, charging straight at his grounded dragon beast—moving with such speed and force, it was truly unprecedented. The dragon beast was completely defenseless; with a loud thud, it was struck squarely in the head by the fighter's powerful steel fist and collapsed to the ground. Yet Zhou Chao wasn't easily knocked down—he leapt up with a powerful spring, regaining his footing and continuing the fight. The fighter's arm was bitten by the guardian beast, creating a shocking scene of bloodshed. Only ten seconds remained—this would decide the winner. Zhang Yeping felt utterly defeated. Gao Huang! Gao Huang, you've just ruined your reputation! Everyone shook their heads, losing hope in Gao Huang. Zhou Chao grew even more confident, shouting, "I'm the real...!" Before he could finish, Zhou Chao gasped in astonishment: "It's impossible! It's impossible! My guardian beast clearly bit off a chunk of flesh from the fighter's arm—how can his arm still exert such powerful force?" The audience watched the real-time match on the wall projection. The guardian beast had been knocked out of action by a single punch from the fighter, its eyes bleeding, its movements now frantic and wild. The punch was incredibly powerful—almost fatal. And yet, precisely this punch had originated from the fighter's arm that had just been bitten. Gao Liang smiled brightly and controlled the fighter, who then produced another piece of meat flowing with blood from his pocket. Outplayed by Gao Liang, Zhou Chao's anger grew fiercer and fiercer—damn it, this time I'm going to make you completely lose control. The Fumy Pokémon charged wildly at the fighter, but the fighter remained exceptionally agile, dodging and weaving left and right. The Fumy Pokémon lost sight in one eye and could now see only vaguely around its surroundings. Gao Liang exploited this, guiding the fighter to positions where the Fumy Pokémon could no longer see. The Fumy Pokémon repeatedly charged into empty space, growing increasingly breathless. At this moment, Gao Liang seized the perfect opportunity—when the crowd counted down to ten seconds, the decisive moment—deployed his masterstroke. A thin steel wire was secured at one end to the thick tree trunk and thrown toward the Fumy Pokémon. At the same time, he launched a direct attack on the Fumy Pokémon, which became enraged and charged furiously at the fighter. Yet the fighter circled around the Fumy Pokémon continuously, and soon, the Fumy Pokémon was gradually The缠斗 grew tighter and tighter, and Zhou Chao was so anxious that he started sweating, shouting at the Gyarados, "Turn back! Turn back!" But the Gyarados had lost its responsiveness—its other eye had been struck again by a powerful Steel Punch from the Fighter, and now both eyes were completely damaged. With only darkness ahead, the Gyarados could only wildly thrash about. The massive Gyarados was being tightened by the ropes, one by one, until finally, when the ropes reached its neck, it used up all its last strength. At that moment, the crowd had already counted down to zero. With a loud cry of pain, the Gyarados gasped and expired. Zhou Chao suffered a complete defeat, looking more dejected than ever. Gao Liang won effortlessly, and everyone clapped spontaneously, cheering in unison, "Gao Liang! You're truly the Game King!" Zhang Yuping praised, "Husband, I never thought you were so good at games!" As soon as she said it, she blushed deeply, even addressing Gao Liang as "husband" in front of the entire class and staff. Water Linglong stared disdainfully at Zhou Chao, who looked disheveled, and after saying, "You've truly let us down," she sighed and walked off. But Zhou Chao called out, "He just pretended to be cool!" Many classmates were incensed and turned their collective criticism toward Zhou Chao, saying, "You deliberately made a mistake at the beginning! You're the one who's acting pretentious!" Gao Liang burst into laughter at Zhou Chao's defeated expression, naturally embracing Zhang Yuping—the school's most demanding beauty—by her slender waist, and mockingly told Zhou Chao, "Stop pretending! Pretenders get struck by lightning!" The remark left Zhou Chao nearly breathless, though ultimately, he couldn't match Gao Liang's flair for the dramatic. Gao Liang truly was the master of pretense. "Remember our promise—go out and say to the first person you meet, 'I'm a coward. I'm the most cowardly of all cowards!'" Zhou Chao now looked as if he had a bitter expression on his face. The once-assertive, self-assured demeanor had completely vanished, replaced instead by a humble, defeated posture. He rolled out of the classroom like a spoiled dog, tail between his legs. As he was walking, someone came straight toward him. Since Zhou Chao was looking down, he didn't recognize the person and immediately frowned, saying, "I'm a coward—by far the worst kind of coward!" Many students outside the classroom saw this and pointed at Zhou Chao, who looked dusty and pale, saying, "It's him! The underperforming student who's managed to get into Kyoto University!" "A student like this shouldn't even be on campus—how can he possibly be a source of embarrassment? Our school doesn't need someone like this!" The students' voices grew louder, and Zhou Chao truly wished there were a crack in the ground he could squeeze through. Though Zhou Chao wouldn't look up, the person approached and gently supported his chin with his right hand. When they looked at each other, both were taken aback. It was Zhou Chao's father, Zhou Quanxiong, who had come to Kyoto City on official business and had stopped by to visit his son at Kyoto University, accompanied by the school's principal, Wu Yue. No way! My son, in front of everyone, called himself a coward—this not only humiliated him but, more importantly, disgraced me as the mayor of Hanhai City. In front of Wu Yue, the headmaster, I slapped Zhou Chao hard and shouted, "You, this unremarkable son of mine—our ancestors never had a son as unqualified as you!" Zhou Chao, who had never been physically disciplined by his father before, broke down in tears and said, "Dad! I'm indeed not up to par—I deserve this beating. But this time, it's all due to my underhanded tactics!"