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Chapter 657
"What happened?"

Lina asked curiously, "I can't see Gonzalez at the scene. Could it be a position-swapping ability? Is Gonzalez in the cockpit of the mecha now?"

"Is he not familiar with the operation of the mecha? Or does the mecha have the function of recognizing its master?" The host Qiao Fei was also very knowledgeable and his analysis was almost correct: "Could it be that Mr. Gonzalez is now trapped in the mecha?"

"So, how does Luo Jun plan to deal with the trapped Gonzalez? We see... um..." Lina looked at Luo Jun expectantly, but suddenly a few black lines appeared on her face: "Why is Luo Jun... sitting on the ground? Doesn't he plan to fight?"

"It seems... yes..." The two hosts looked at each other. On one side was Gonzalez, who was trapped in the mecha and his condition was unknown, and on the other side was Luo Jun, who was sitting on the ground with a leisurely look on his face.

How do you explain this?
"Um, I don't know what the situation is inside the mecha right now. Player Gonzalez..." As he said that, Qiao Fei glanced at Mother Saint Andariel in the VIP seat.

The Mother Superior shook her head, indicating that Gonzalez was still alive.

Still alive, but motionless. What's in the cockpit?

"Looking at contestant Luo Jun's confident look, he must have arranged some special measures in the cockpit, right?" Lina guessed and gave the camera to Luo Jun, suggesting that he could explain the situation inside the mecha.

"Why are you looking at me?" Luo Jun noticed his close-up on the big screen and shrugged innocently: "I don't know, I'm still waiting for him to come out so we can have a showdown!"

"This one……"

The host was also in a dilemma. According to the rules, there could be no external interference at the competition site, and the winner would be determined only if one party died, surrendered, or lost consciousness.

But now, Gonzalez was trapped in a sturdy mecha. He was definitely not dead, but there was no way to determine whether he had lost consciousness, let alone admitted defeat.

"The situation on the field has reached a stalemate. We cannot find out what happened inside the mecha. We can only preliminarily determine that Gonzalez has been temporarily controlled... But we believe that with his powerful ability, he will be able to break through the shackles and continue the game. Please be patient!"

You say you should wait patiently, but how long do you have to wait for it to end?
But there is no way, due to the rules, everyone can only wait.

As time went by, the audience's patience was slowly worn out. Dissatisfied voices began to appear on the scene, and the live broadcast room was filled with comments such as "Hurry up and finish!" "How long will it take!" "Organizers, please don't waste our traffic!" occupied the entire screen. Even Ningdong's classmates were curious about what Luo Jun was doing.

"Based on my understanding of Brother Luo, he must have a reason for doing this!"

"Is it that mysterious?" people around questioned.

"It's different! Believe it or not, Brother Luo will definitely win in the end. If I'm wrong, this performance will be a triple-and-a-half somersault!"

"Come on, you haven't fulfilled your last promise yet!"

"Last time it was my fault for not having any experience! Do you dare to make a bet this time? If I lose, I will definitely do it. If I win, you guys must pool your money to top up my meal card!"

"Let's bet!" A student has already taken out his phone: "To prevent you from defaulting on your debt this time, we must have video evidence!"

Everyone had just made the bet when the teacher on duty pointed at the screen and said, "Stop messing around. Look, Luo Jun is making a move!"

Everyone looked at the big screen and saw that Luo Jun, who was lying on a tilted stone slab with his legs crossed and humming a tune, suddenly turned over and sat up, grabbed the lifting pole next to him, and swung it forward.

"What is he doing?" everyone asked curiously.

The hook that Luo Jun threw out seemed to disappear, and he sat on a rock, motionless as if he was really fishing. After a few seconds, the pole suddenly trembled violently. Luo Jun pulled hard and pulled out a monster that was more than one person long, and looked like a combination of a mantis shrimp and a prawn!

"It's a fog shrimp!" Seeing the sudden change in the situation on the field, the two hosts naturally would not miss this opportunity to show their presence: "This is an arthropod that lives in the fog swamp of [Wild], it is good at camouflage, very fast, and very cunning. Although it is not very strong in combat, it is difficult to catch, and its meat is delicious. It is a very popular high-end food in [Wild], and there are rewards for catching fog shrimp almost every day! But judging from the size of this one, it should still be a sub-adult individual..."

"Qiao Fei is really well-informed... Where did Luo Jun get this thing from and what is he doing with it?" Lina flattered, and then asked curiously: "But why did Luo Jun summon such a monster?"

"We saw contestant Luo Jun kill the dense fog shrimp cleanly and neatly, then he began to peel the shell, take out the meat, and skewer it with the sharp spines of the shrimp head. He came to the lava pit that had not yet cooled down and started... grilling?" Qiao Fei looked stunned.

"Yes, it's barbecue!" Lina was also a little confused: "He used the heat from the lava to grill the shrimp!"

"Now I know why it is a sub-adult individual..." Qiao Fei's mouth twitched: "Dense fog shrimp of this size are at their most delicious age..."

"This...is this really a competition? It's clearly a picnic!" Lina's mouth twitched slightly.

At this time, a tall middle-aged man sitting behind the Pope in the second row of the audience stood up, came to the front row and discussed with several Yuhua, and his words seemed to be very heated.

After a while of discussion, a note was handed to the host.

"Due to the special circumstances of this competition, after discussion among the judges, it has been decided that if the situation on the field remains unchanged after another half an hour, staff will intervene, open the cockpit of the mecha, and check on the condition of contestant Gonzalez on the spot."

This decision sparked discussions among many netizens, and most people expressed their support. After all, it was too boring to watch Luo Jun eating barbecue. Many people also complained that half an hour was too long, and they should wait for ten minutes at most to open the lid!
Of course, there are also a few netizens who think that this matter should not be so arbitrary. Although they don't know what Luo Jun is up to, since he was able to trap Gonzalez, it means that he has a tactic and is likely to activate some ability. If the lid is opened in advance and the ability fails, how will the victory be determined at that time?

Since the rules have been set in advance, they should be strictly enforced without any exceptions!
What's more, someone captured the discussion of the jury from the background of the camera and recognized the man who came up from the back row and made the proposal. It was Cardinal Gonzalez of the Vatican!
"The contestant Gonzalez on the field is the son of Cardinal Gonzalez! The cardinal obviously changed the rules to favor his son." This information triggered a lot of stress reactions from netizens. For a while, words like "shady dealings", "relatives", and "cultivation aristocracy" filled the comments and forums. Especially the netizens of Aurora, even those who complained about boredom at the beginning, immediately turned their guns and began to bombard the Vatican when it came to the issue of national justice and grassroots resonance!
The internet and public opinion were discussing the issue heatedly, but it did not affect Luo Jun who was having an open-air barbecue.

Of course, the host asked for his opinion on this decision, and Luo Jun agreed readily and said it was no problem.

In this way, time passed by minute by minute, and in the anxious waiting, the stipulated thirty minutes arrived.

The organizer temporarily closed the barrier and arranged for staff to go down. They used their abilities to lift the heavy mecha and straighten it to its knees on the ground. With Luo Jun's cooperation, they opened the hatch on its chest!

A pool of yellow-green viscous liquid flowed out from the cockpit. At the same time, a pungent smell surged out and spread throughout the entire stadium.

The smell was rotten with a strong sour taste, like overnight vomit, which made the staff and audience on the scene cover their noses.

"What...what's going on?" Lina pinched her nose and shouted, "There's only this gelatinous, rancid liquid in the cockpit, and there's no sign of Gonzalez!"

"No, look carefully!" Qiao Fei suddenly pointed at the thickest mass of mucus.

The liquid was as sticky as snot, and it did not completely spread out when it fell on the ground. There was an obvious bulge in it, and as Zhongli slowly leveled it, some strange structures inside were revealed.

"Look, is that... a human hand? No, it's hand bones!" Qiao Fei's eyes widened. The camera zoomed in, and a structure similar to a human hand was revealed in the liquid. However, the epidermis had been corroded, leaving only bones and tendons attached to the bones, and the outline could still be barely seen!

Not only this hand, but also the thigh, hip bone, ribs... more and more human body structures were revealed, some had completely turned to bones, while in others one could still see fascia, muscles and even incomplete internal organs... The last thing that could be seen clearly was a bloody skull, with one eye socket being empty and the other still having a cloudy eyeball, and one could even see an expression of pain and fear!
"Could it be... that it was contestant Gonzalez... oooo..." Looking at this pool of human tissue that had been digested into pieces, Lina's voice began to tremble and she even started to dry heave.

Not only him, the live broadcast also gave this scene many close-up shots. The internal channels of practitioners did not have any grading and review system at all. This bloody and horrific scene was broadcasted nakedly to the whole world, which made countless viewers vomit at once. Even the barrage of comments was reduced...

At this moment, a roar broke out from the audience, and then a figure rushed directly to the field. Seeing Gonzalez who had been dissolved beyond human form, he was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and he was extremely sad and angry.

This is none other than Cardinal Gonzalez!
"I know!" At this time, the host Qiao Fei suddenly shouted: "That is the Fear Slime! It is a terrible monster of the [Empire]!"

"Most slimes are the lowest level monsters and pose no threat to experienced practitioners. However, the fear slime is different. It is a powerful variant of slime. It seems to have evolved specifically for practitioners. It has two terrifying abilities. One is the magic-forbidden ability. Anyone who is completely engulfed by it will be unable to use any vitality. The second is that in addition to devouring flesh and blood, it also seems to particularly like to devour the fear of humans when they are in pain. Therefore, after swallowing the prey, while digesting the flesh and blood, it will maintain the prey's most basic vital signs, allowing it to clearly feel the pain of its own flesh and blood being digested until the moment of its life."

"Eh..." After hearing his description, Lina showed an expression of disgust and fear: "This is probably the most desperate and terrifying way to die in the world..."

"But how did this Fear Slime appear in the cockpit of the mecha? And it seems that this Fear Slime is already dead? Otherwise, it wouldn't be lying on the ground like mud..."

"Ahhhhh..." The angry roar of old Gonzalez was heard from the court. He turned around and looked at Luo Jun with red eyes. He was about to rush up to avenge his son.

"stop!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from the judges' seats, like the voice of heaven. Although it was not very loud or harsh, it was transmitted to everyone's heart and calmed down the almost crazy cardinal.

"This is the Tianyuan Tournament arena, do you want to break the rules?" Saint Nicholas stood up, his originally kind face revealing an unquestionable majesty.

"Your Holiness..." Old Gonzalez bowed to the stage: "I was too impulsive and brought shame to the Holy See..."

"If you have time to seek revenge on me, why not kill him right away!" Luo Jun, who was standing by, was still watching the fun and said, "The hour is almost up. If he dies after the time is up, he won't be able to be resurrected."

These words reminded old Gonzalez, and he hurried back to the puddle of mud, gritted his teeth, and smashed his son's remains completely.

At the same time, a ray of holy light descended, and a moment later, the naked little Gonzalez reappeared on the field.

However, as soon as he appeared, he screamed in fear, his whole body trembled and twitched, and he even began to frantically attack the people around him.

"Son, it's okay..." Old Gonzalez took off his robe and wrapped it around little Gonzalez, then hugged him and kept comforting him. Little Gonzalez finally calmed down slowly, but looking at his eyes, the mental trauma might be difficult to recover from.

"Luo Jun, right?" After his son calmed down, old Gonzalez turned around and looked at Luo Jun, his eyes full of resentment: "Congratulations on your victory. When you are free, come to the Vatican and sit down. I will treat you well!"

After saying that, he left the stadium with his mentally ill son.

"Don't worry, I will contact you when I have the chance!" Luo Jun ignored his threat.

"Okay... okay... let's congratulate Luo Jun on his victory. Please leave the court and take a rest..."

After hearing the host's verdict, Luo Jun waved to the camera, turned around and left the arena.

Walking in the tall and empty corridor, Luo Jun recalled the scene just now and muttered to himself: "It seems to be different from what I guessed..."

(End of this chapter)