Chapter 83

A tiny oil cricket actually defeated the invincible Iron-Headed Green-Backed Living Yama, which was simply unbelievable.

But now the fact was right before their eyes.

Boss Yan couldn’t believe his own eyes. Was that really an oil cricket? It was like seeing a ghost.

"Boss Yan, the second round," Xiao Hai said calmly.

"The second round, the second round," the onlookers all reacted, shouting loudly. Boss Yan’s Living Yama had won many battles in recent days, and those who had failed in their challenges were eager to see him humiliated.

Boss Yan gritted his teeth and quickly took out a beautifully crafted bamboo tube. When he poured the cricket into the pot, there was a chorus of exclamations:

A large black cricket with green teeth and a red dot!

The most precious variety in cricket fighting—no exceptions!

This fighting cricket had a glossy black body, as if coated with oil, with incredibly sharp, strange green teeth. It was unusually large, more than twice the size of the oil cricket.

The large black cricket with green teeth was already extremely rare, and the most precious of this variety was the one with a red dot on its back, known as the "red dot." In the cricket fighting world, the large black cricket with a red dot was almost a myth of invincibility.

It was said that someone spent their entire life trying to catch this variety, but after decades, they only managed to catch a few large black crickets, and never even saw a red dot.

But now, right before everyone’s eyes, was the large black cricket with a red dot!

Today, everyone’s horizons were truly broadened. First, they saw the Iron-Headed Green-Backed, then the Green-Headed, followed by the strange oil cricket, and now even the red dot had appeared.

However, some people were puzzled. If Boss Yan used the red dot in the second round, what if he lost again? Did he have any cricket more terrifying than the red dot?

But there was no "what if." In front of the red dot, the oil cricket had no chance of winning—none at all!

Facing the massive opponent, Xiao Qiang was not the least bit afraid; instead, he was eager to fight.

"Although the red dot is incredibly fierce, it is not agile. Attack its side!" Xiao Hai’s thoughts quickly transmitted.

Xiao Hai immediately saw the red dot’s only weakness.

But it was easier said than done. Most fighting crickets would be defeated by the red dot’s first attack, and even if they managed to get close to its side, they would be knocked away by the red dot’s powerful body.

Xiao Qiang was not afraid at all. He told himself that he was a cricket with ambition and had received the "vast" spiritual power of the king. He absolutely could not lose!

The large black cricket with green teeth was extremely fierce, and the red dot was even more so. Its opponents would either die or be injured, so crickets would always be trembling in fear when facing the red dot, and some would even give up resistance.

But when the red dot entered the fighting pot, it sensed something was wrong. The oil cricket in front of it was not afraid of it and even adopted a provocative stance.

The red dot was furious—looking for death!

It flapped its wings and chirped, telling Xiao Qiang that he was finished. Then it leaped forcefully, landing right in front of Xiao Qiang.

It was the cricket with the strongest jumping ability. In its imagination, once it was in front, the opponent would be so frightened by its fierce appearance that they would give up resistance.

But to its surprise, Xiao Qiang was not afraid and even bit it.

The movement was incredibly swift. No matter how fast the red dot tried to avoid, it was still scratched by Xiao Qiang’s equally sharp teeth.

The red dot was injured, and it was actually injured in the first encounter! The crowd’s exclamations began to rise.

To be honest, it wouldn’t have been so bad if the red dot had taken the oil cricket seriously from the start. Thinking it could end the battle in one move, it was caught off guard and was successfully ambushed by Xiao Qiang.

This injury, though minor, made the red dot furious and made it take Xiao Qiang seriously. This oil cricket’s fighting ability might be on par with its own.

Its wings flapped, making a "chirping" sound, and it no longer dared to attack recklessly. However, while it didn’t attack, Xiao Qiang did!

Xiao Qiang leaped, and this leap made everyone stare in amazement:

It leaped even higher than the red dot!

From a human perspective, Xiao Qiang was almost attacking in mid-air!

The red dot was shocked and adopted a defensive stance. But just as it was about to pounce on the red dot, Xiao Qiang suddenly twisted and landed on its side, then bit the red dot’s left thigh!

Heaven! A cricket actually used tactics!

The red dot’s leg was bitten, and it was terrified, running frantically in the fighting pot to get rid of Xiao Qiang.

But it was facing the greatest cricket in history!

Xiao Qiang was dragged by the red dot, running hard, but he did not let go. This was called "biting the green mountain without letting go"!

As it ran, the red dot let out two "chirping" cries of pain, its "vast" body fell to the ground, and it no longer had the strength to flap its wings.

A broken leg lay beside it.

The red dot’s leg had actually been bitten off by Xiao Qiang!

Everyone, including Boss Yan, was stunned.

An oil cricket? Was the cricket in the fighting pot really an oil cricket? It must be an illusion! Since the beginning of cricket fighting, there had never been a case of an oil cricket being used. Yet this little thing in the fighting pot had first defeated the Iron-Headed Green-Backed and then crippled the king of cricket fighting, the large black cricket with a red dot!

"Amazing! Amazing!"

"Awesome, too awesome!"

"Quick, let’s find an oil cricket and see if we can train it!"

The onlookers shouted in a frenzy, eager to find an oil cricket to try.

Xiao Qiang quietly stayed in the fighting pot, basking in the praise of the humans.

He had a dream from the moment he was born—to become a fighting cricket, a true fighting cricket! And now, this dream had come true!

He was a cricket with ambition!

"Boss Yan, the third round!"

"Yes, hurry, the third round is starting!"

"What else do you have? Bring it out!"

The crowd turned their attention to Boss Yan, who was sweating profusely. This oil cricket was too terrifying!

But now, he was in a difficult position. If he let the crowd continue to cause a commotion, he would lose face!

Boss Yan gritted his teeth: "Wait!"

He turned and walked inside.

The onlookers were curious. If the king of cricket fighting, the red dot, had failed, what else could Boss Yan have?

Soon, Boss Yan came out with a wooden box.

Strange, it wasn’t in a bamboo tube? And this wooden box was old and broken, with a strange smell. What kind of cricket could live in it?

Boss Yan’s eyes showed some hesitation, as if he was reluctant to release what was inside. But the onlookers were impatient, urging him on.

"You asked for it," Boss Yan glared at Xiao Hai and carefully placed the contents of the wooden box into the fighting pot. He was so confused by his losses that he forgot to remove the injured red dot from the pot.

As soon as it was placed in, everyone thought they had seen wrong. Was this Boss Yan’s final move?

A tiny cricket, the smallest of all fighting crickets. It was gentle, didn’t chirp, and wasn’t fierce. Could such a cricket defeat Xiao Qiang?

But when Xiao Qiang saw this cricket, he suddenly became afraid!

Yes, Xiao Hai hadn’t seen wrong; Xiao Qiang was afraid!

Just as he was about to ask Xiao Qiang, Xiao Hai and everyone else saw something terrifying:

The cricket looked at Xiao Qiang, then at the red dot, and suddenly became excited, flapping its wings rapidly.

To judge a cricket’s quality, its chirping was also important. A high-quality cricket had a high, smooth chirp, but this cricket? It was shrill! Extremely shrill!

The sharp, strange sound made Xiao Qiang retreat, and the injured red dot also shrank back, flapping its wings in a plea for mercy.

But the cricket seemed to ignore it, its eyes glowing fiercely as it stepped toward the red dot.

Although it had lost a leg, the red dot could still stand, but in front of this cricket, it completely gave up resistance!

It watched helplessly as the small cricket approached, and then the most terrifying scene in cricket fighting occurred:

The small cricket bit the red dot’s abdomen—it actually treated the king of cricket fighting as its food!

Crickets eat plant roots, stems, leaves, and grains, but there had never been a case of a cricket eating another cricket!

Even more terrifying was that in front of this small cricket, the red dot had no courage to resist or escape!

The red dot died, and it was eaten one-fifth by the small cricket!

The well-fed small cricket walked around contentedly, not even looking at Xiao Qiang. Perhaps in its eyes, Xiao Qiang was not even worthy of being an opponent, just another meal when it was hungry.

"Coffin Cricket! This is a Coffin Cricket!"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.

"What? A Coffin Cricket? Coffin Crickets don’t fight?"

"No, no, that’s a Big Coffin-Headed Cricket, different from this. This is a Coffin Cricket!"

The so-called Big Coffin-Headed Cricket was flat, with a flat front end that tilted forward, and the male’s head protruded noticeably on both sides, making it unable to fight. There was a saying that if you caught many crickets and one of them was a Big Coffin-Headed Cricket, none of the crickets would fight.

"Yes, this is a Coffin Cricket!" An elderly man sighed, "The most cruel cricket in legend. They say the red dot is the king of cricket fighting, but in front of a Coffin Cricket, what is it? Not only do they not dare to resist, but even if they did, two red dots wouldn’t be a match for a Coffin Cricket."

Saying this, the old man’s gaze turned to Boss Yan: "Old Yan, you’ve broken the rules, and it’s immoral!"

Xiao Hai was confused. A Coffin Cricket? Immoral?