"Damn it..." Dash, after a few minutes of combat, had to be more aggressive because his other opponents were getting back on their feet.
In the battle arena, everyone was excited. The fights they were witnessing were exactly what they had paid for, and they knew that Dash had learned from the right people. Regardless of his age, his blows were as lethal as those of an adult, and this intensified as the fight progressed. His opponents, after being hit in different vital points of their bodies, could no longer continue.
Boom!
"Get up..." shouted a man on the ground, looking at Dash with absolute determination to keep fighting.
But without any mercy, Dash took the wooden stick and began to hit the man's calves with force.
Crack!
"Ahhhhh!"
Looking at his rivals on the ground, Dash's breathing began to stabilize, but still overwhelmed by the sensation of the battle, he remained alert.
"We have a winner!"
Santiago, who watched Dash, knew that this boy had received serious blows despite having a weapon. So, he immediately requested that Dash be attended to with the utmost care to ensure his optimal recovery for the quarter-finals.
"Was it so complicated even though you had a weapon?" Santiago held Dash, who was coming down from the combat arena.
Dash, still overwhelmed, responded directly, "Stop talking nonsense; I need a cold bath to be able to get out of bed tomorrow."
"I can have two women accompany you all night, hahaha..."
Dash shook his head and said, "I have a girlfriend, and besides, I'm still underage."
"In war, that doesn't matter; you're on a battlefield, so that should be your reward."
"You're happier than me for winning..."
"You just won five million dollars in less than ten minutes; why wouldn't you be happy?"
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Sakura Bushido Kung Fu School
"Come on!"
"Again!"
"Once more!"
Devon, who had been very worried before about her mother's surgery, had focused on school and soon on the All Valley tournament. Many had been waiting for this tournament, and the recent disputes surrounding Cobra Kai had caught the attention even of Sakura Bushido, which normally stayed away from problems.
"Are you sure you don't want to win the male division?" Victor, who was in charge of supervising students affiliated for less than a year, commented while watching Devon's intense training.
Matteo turned his gaze slightly and said, "Do you want to fight in this tournament? The Sensei will take us to a special competition, so we must be ready for that tournament. It would be too much if we kept winning the competitions at All Valley every year."
"Being a winner for five years in the male division is abusive if you ask me," Adam, who was cleaning the equipment, looked at his friends, listened to the conversation, and nodded.
Victor sighed a bit disappointed and said, "It's a shame we couldn't go to Japan. How is Dash competing in an elite tournament without telling us?"
Devon, who had stopped training the new students, approached a training dummy and began to hit it forcefully while the others took a breath.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"I'm sure she'll win the women's competition again. That would be her fourth title, so we would have nine titles in total in the history of this school."
Victor, after saying this, added, "By the way, have you heard all that drama about Cobra Kai?"
"The area is crazy. Now many more people are talking about karate, and we all assume that this will increase at the beginning of this year."
Adam shook his head and said, "It's good and bad. I'm sure it will bring a bad reputation to martial arts."
"Just look at these videos. When have any of us fought outside of real competitions?"
Adam took out his cell phone and showed several Cobra Kai students fighting with bullies. This video was easy to identify by the uniforms and the comments on the video.
Devon, who was trained, approached and said, "They are being considered for the national Karate tournament. Are they willing to get hurt in a local tournament?"
"What we mean is that Cobra Kai's Karate will sooner or later lead us all to ruin, isn't it?"
Devon had heard this from Dash, and now that everything's happening so fast, she must agree with him. But as a renowned Dojo, they couldn't do anything more than stay away from trouble.
"Just focus; you will serve as mentors for the new students, and maybe next year, you will participate just to feel familiar."
Devon had heard from Mr. Kim that none of the more experienced ones besides the champions needed to participate, as there were many, and this would eventually turn the entire All Valley tournament into Sakura Bushido.
It had happened in recent years, so this year that decision was made, and everyone thought it was feasible. Many wanted to be in new competitions, so they did what they were asked.
"The new students are good; they will surely do a great job," Victor said, watching the training of more than fifty students in the outdoor area who had joined so far.