Chapter 45:

College Square –

One hundred and eight new students were all in the race, and none of them were in the race.

"Ahem. A cough covered the square, and the students who were whispering to each other suddenly fell silent and looked at the old man on the stage.

The old man who coughed, they were all strangers, it was the vice president of Wuqiu when he first arrived in the square, and among the one hundred and eight people, more than twenty students were taken in by several instructors, and the rest naturally ran for nothing.

"Everyone lined up in two lines and followed me to the ring. The golden-robed Vice Dean Wuqiu walked at the front, followed by Elder Chen Zijing, while the one hundred and eight freshmen lined up in two columns and walked behind Chen Zijing. On the way, from time to time, students from other grades followed the team, all wanting to see the excitement.

Hundreds of people turned left and right for nearly ten minutes, the scenery in front of them suddenly opened up, under the blue sky, is a dark green ring, not the slightest majesty, no pride, but people have a sense of relaxation.

"Shouldn't the ring be full of enthusiasm and passion? It feels like a far cry..."

The freshmen were already whispering.

Wu Qiu ignored the vice president, nodded to Chen Zijing, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

"First-year freshmen, now is the time to show your strength, a few days later, the big competition is over, and everyone's ranking may determine your status and qualifications in a short period of time! Then there will naturally be some gaps in treatment, so if you don't want to be compared, work hard and defeat all opponents!" Chen Zijing gave a passionate speech with an expressionless face.

Many students shouted excitedly, and the scene began to be a little chaotic.

Chen Zijing didn't seem to care much, a ring of silver light flashed between his fingers, and golden rune paper appeared all over the sky, and the shadows fluttered arbitrarily in the crowd, causing the freshmen to stop moving, stop their voices, and look up.

A dozen or so pieces of gold paper each fell on the corresponding number of students, and one of them found the number fifteen written on the paper.

The golden rune paper was still falling, as if looking for his own belonging, and in the end, one hundred and eight rune papers fell into the hands of one hundred and eight students.

"The numbers written on these pieces of paper are your battle numbers. Chen Zijing's voice overwhelmed the cacophony of the students, and seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, his lips opened slightly, and the golden rune paper in the hands of the students was automatically wrapped on his left wrist, and everyone's name was depicted!

"When you come into contact with the rune paper, you can leave your message, don't forget, each of you will have the information here in the academy when you enter the school! Chen Zijing explained.

"Today is the first round of knockout rounds, two-on-two, fifty-four games, don't worry about the time, at your level, it's good to be able to play each game for an average of five minutes. Now I'm going to explain some of the precautions for the game......."

After Chen Zijing finished saying a long list of rules, he didn't give everyone a chance to speak, he jumped into the center of the ring, and a short jet-black staff appeared in his left hand, but he saw that his whole person floated up, hanging in the air, his lips moved slightly, and a transparent barrier spread from between his fingers until it wrapped the entire ring.

Seeing that the defensive measures were completed, the vice dean of Wuqiu in the audience nodded to the two academy tutors who arrived at some point.

One of the instructors with short hair stood up and said, "The student with the numbers one and fifty-four will come to the ring and show the number!"

Everyone in the novice was silent for a while, and only then did two people come out with a little nervousness.

After a delay of seven or eight minutes, the newbie Dabi finally began...

"Learn... Senior, I, I'm going to attack!"

In the ring, the younger cadet arched his hand. The other party also gave a few polite returns.

"Hello.. Click... Great Fireball!"

As soon as the battle began, one side unleashed a powerful magic.

"The Great Fireball Technique, this seems to be the top existence in apprentice-level magic!"

Many of the students were amazed to see the excitement.

"I seem to understand a little bit of the reason why Hardy's apprentices don't have much confidence at the peak...", Liu Ye in the crowd muttered to himself.

Back to the ring –

The older trainees watched as the scorching fireball approached, and dozens of water arrows shot straight towards the fireball.

Snort ~ Snort ~

As soon as the water arrow touched the fireball, it was vaporized into white gas and dissipated.

The older student was sweating profusely, and he kept releasing water arrows to try to slow down the advance of the fireball, and he did, but the elemental power in his body was almost exhausted...

A minute passed—

"I, I lost. The older student panted and said to Elder Chen Zijing at the top of the ring. As mentioned in the rules of the game, it is possible to admit defeat and surrender... Of course, it's okay if you survive to the end, as long as your life is not endangered, the referee (that is, Chen Zijing) will not judge you to lose, and there will be a special healing mage from the academy to heal you after the game.

Above the ring, Chen Zijing waved his hand, and the fireball that pressed the older students could not move an inch could dissipate invisibly, and at the same time judged: "The No. 54 student admits defeat, and the No. 1 Huang Ziyan wins!"

Perhaps taking into account the feelings of the losing side, the referee will not read out the name of the losing side, but it will make people recognize the winning side, which can be regarded as adding to the atmosphere of the big competition.

But... really responded to what Chen Zijing said before, this battle... It lasted less than three minutes......