Chapter 273: Prologue of the Competition
Having hastily collected my mood, I left the room and hurried towards the dining room, where all the meals had been prepared, and when I appeared, Alanx, Mustafa, and the Blood Wolf all looked at me with strange eyes, and beside them, Betty bowed her head shyly, her face flushed, and she looked like a little daughter-in-law.
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, things are not as dirty as they imagined, but can this be explained? The more I explain, the more I am afraid that I will not understand.
Shaking my head helplessly, I sat down lightly beside Youyou, and with a greeting, everyone shook off their cheeks and ate hard......
For the next few days, we didn't do any training, we had already trained and the most important thing now is to relax, only by playing with a relaxed mindset can we play at the highest level, if you are too nervous, it will only backfire.
Whether it's me, Yoyo, or the four rookies, we can't remember the last time we had a careless game a long time ago, and for days, we were going crazy, and at the same time...... Our minds and bodies have also been greatly relaxed.
The happy times are always too short, and just as we are in the excitement of playing, the Adventuring Team Tournament finally begins, with tens of thousands of adventuring teams competing in a hundred tournament venues located throughout Castama City to compete in the knockout rounds until the top 100 are determined, and then the total round-robin tournament begins!
According to the number plate we received, we quickly rushed to the competition venue located in the southeast corner of the city, looking at the huge competition field, I knew that if we want to enter the top 100, we have only one way to go, and that is to become the champion of this venue!
The huge arena, which looks no different from the proposed pavilion on the planet, can accommodate about 10,000 spectators, which is quite a large building, and when we entered the competition venue, the entire stadium was already full.
Due to the tight schedule of the competition, there was not much nonsense, and the representatives of the adventure union just said a few words before announcing the start of the competition.
Twenty matches are played every day at each venue, and the time limit for each game is one hour, and it is expected that within a week, after completing the selection rounds and conducting a simple draw, we are lined up for the sixth game!
Although there were still three hours left before the game, we did not leave, because we were part of the game, so we did not have to buy tickets to enter, and the position we sat in was close to the stadium, closer to the nearest spectator seat, so how could we let go of such a good opportunity to observe......? The winner of any battle could be our opponent in the next round!
According to the rules of the competition, a total of more than 10,000 adventurous teams participate in the competition, and if there are an average of 100 competition venues, each venue is about 100 teams, and after the first round, only 100 teams remain, so ...... Observing the battle of the adventuring group must be carried out, and only by knowing the characteristics of the other party can we arrange strategies and tactics in a targeted manner.
On the other hand, when we observe others, it is natural that others are also observing us, and after careful consideration, we decide to exert our strength step by step, if we can defeat the opponent with one point of strength, then we will never use two points of strength, so that the enemy can not figure out, or misestimate our strength is the most important thing.
Soon, the game began, I don't know if everyone was hiding or if we were lucky, we were in the weak group, and for five games in a row, there was no team that made us feel threatened!
In confusion, our debut time was up, and with doubts, our five rookies walked up to the arena one after another, and when we looked at the opposite side, five samurai dressed in steel armor appeared opposite us.
Furrowed suspiciously, the combination of an all-samurai adventure team is rare, although the attack and defense will be strong, but there are too few changes, basically, high-level adventure teams, will not be so combined.
The game started in a dreary mood, and to our dismay, exactly as we imagined, the opponent came up and launched a joint attack on us, with a posture that was about to swallow us alive.
Judging from the fact that they still maintained a neat formation as they charged, I can be sure that these guys are definitely a combination that has been working together for a long time and is familiar with each other, and ...... In terms of personal strength, they have reached a very high level, but ...... Again, such a combination is difficult to defeat a strong team!
The arena is a circular field with a diameter of 100 meters, that is to say, they are attacking us from a hundred meters away, but unfortunately, only a few steps out, Alanx's strong arrows arrived, looking at the five sharp arrows, respectively, towards the throat of the other five, I couldn't help but silently admire, after so long of exercise, Alanx finally made a breakthrough, from the original four arrows to the current five arrows, and the control is quite good, not a single arrow missed!
Roar!
was secretly admiring, and the next moment...... The five warriors jumped up in unison, as if carved out of a mold, and at the same time raised their broadswords in their hands and slashed at the sharp arrows shot by Alanx!
While!
The five people struck Alanx's arrow at the same time, but it was weird, only a sonorous sound was made, which shows how consistent the attack frequency of the other party is!
Facing this scene, the blood wolf couldn't help frowning tightly, the samurai on the opposite side are all of the same level, they are all AA-level strength, which is basically the same as ours!
However, as far as the tacit understanding during the battle is concerned, we have been left far behind, even if our five rookies have practiced together for another ten years and eight years, I am afraid that we will not be able to achieve their uniformity, after all...... We have only been practicing together for a few months, but the other party has probably been together since childhood, and that tacit understanding has been ingrained and cannot be shaken.
Glancing at each other, we thought of one thing at the same time, once they were allowed to rush in front of them, even the blood wolf, even the Mustafa, would not be able to resist the combined attack of the five warriors with such a tacit understanding, and their tacit understanding made them almost turn five into one, which was not at all something that the blood wolf and the Mustafa of the same level could defeat!
The next moment...... Mustafa smiled, and in the rapid movement of his arm, he shot three arrows in a row, and the one in the middle of the five warriors was shot at him like lightning, and at the same time, Betty's face sank, and her body shook violently, and she shot out with Alanx's powerful arrows, aiming directly at the five warriors who were rushing towards us frantically!
After a slight hesitation, I stretched out my hand slightly, and suddenly ...... Fifty meters away, the white tiger roared and appeared there, and a pair of tiger eyes stared at the five warriors who were getting closer and closer!
When!when!when......
In a series of sounds, Alanx's powerful arrows were completely blocked, not because of anything else, but because the warrior in the middle actually pulled out a pitch-black steel shield from behind, and in the face of such a change, even Alanx's powerful arrows suddenly all failed.
Hey!
While the five samurai readjusted their formation and continued to rush towards us, the next moment...... In Betty's fierce scream, a surging cold mist erupted around her body, accompanied by Betty's fast-rushing figure, like a fog dragon, fiercely towards the five samurai.
Roar!
At the same time, the white tiger looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, jumped up violently, and in a slight flash, his body quickly jumped into the white mist, and the next moment...... The thick cold fog completely disappeared the traces of the white tiger!
Boom!
The next moment...... The five warriors rushed headlong into the icy cold mist, and at the same time, a violent sonorous sound sounded in the cold mist, accompanied by the roar of the white tiger, for a while, no one knew what happened in the middle of the cold mist!
For a while, in the white mist in the center of the entire ring, there were all kinds of whistling sounds and fighting sounds, but it was just ...... It is impossible for the surrounding viewers to see, and can only guess the situation in the white fog by imagination.
However, we can't be idle, outside the white fog, Alanx first closed his eyes, listened intently with his own ears, and the next moment...... Alanx couldn't help but smile slightly, opened his bow and released his arrows, and suddenly ...... One after another, sharp arrows roared into the white mist, and suddenly ...... There were constant exclamations and screams of injury in the white mist.
Woo...... Blind Arrow!
Seeing this scene, all the audience couldn't help but exclaim, the so-called blind arrow, is not to see at all, simply rely on the ears to listen, listen to the sound made by the other party when they move, and then rely on judgment to shoot arrows, this kind of combat skill is exclusive to the Dark Night Clan, and ...... Even in the Dark Night, there are not many people who can master this kind of archery, and it takes not only hard work, but more talent, the talent of archery!
Looking at the scene in front of me, I couldn't help but sneer, you know...... Although Alanx can't see everything in the white fog, it doesn't mean that I can't see it either, through the white tiger's vision, I can clearly see everything in the white fog area, at this moment...... The White Tiger was struggling to pounce, constantly driving back the enemies who tried to break out of the White Mist Zone.
At the same time, Betty was not idle, a meniscus blade, whistling through the white mist, constantly adding new wounds to the bodies of several samurai!
Although, the cooperation of several samurai has been very tacit, even in the cold fog where they can't see their fingers, they still maintain their positions, and can even judge the position of their teammates, but in any case, because their vision is blocked, they can't judge the enemy's attack in time, and injuries are inevitable.
However, although the five samurai have fallen into passivity, it is not so easy to end the battle in a short time, so after thinking about it for a while, I decided to make a move!
With a slight wave of his right hand, the next moment he ...... A blazing red energy blade rushed out of my palm with a roar, and rushed into the white mist area like lightning, and the next moment...... A violent roar rang out continuously.
That's right, the red energy blade I released was actually the incarnation of Suzaku, after rushing into the White Mist Zone, with the help of the White Tiger's vision, Suzaku continued to spray small fireballs and attack the five samurai, for a while, the five samurai couldn't help but get up in a hurry, and every moment they had to face different attacks from different directions.
Finally, after holding out for about five minutes, all the samurai gave up, knowing very well that if they couldn't even find the enemy, they would only be beaten, and there was no point in continuing.
After the game, we returned to the field, facing the victory, we did not have too many surprises, although the opponent is very tacit, very skilled, but such a team can not defeat us, they rely on tacit understanding and skill, and we rely on wisdom, is strategy and tactics, unless we have an overwhelming advantage, otherwise, it is difficult to defeat us.
Next, we sat on the sidelines and patiently watched the other teams play, but unfortunately, except for a limited number of strong teams worth noting, the other teams were nothing at all, and we almost fell asleep after seeing it.
It wasn't until we saw the tenth game that we finally gave up and continued to watch, which was too torturous, when we met a strong team, you couldn't see their true strength at all, and when we met a weak team, it would only breed our arrogance, so in the end we unanimously decided not to watch it.
In the following week, we played in the city except for the game, and at the same time, we also played triumphantly all the way, defeating one opponent after another, and finally won the championship!
It is worth mentioning that not all teams are weak teams, and there are also teams that let us go all out to finally achieve the final victory, but ...... There is not a single team that we can fight for, or that we absolutely cannot beat, and in the face of such a game, not only me, but everyone else has lost interest.
After three days of rest, I finally ...... The top 100 competition began, and the champions of a hundred venues gathered in the main arena of the adventure union one by one, looking at more than 500 imposing guys, we finally knew that the real competition was only starting now!
Looking at the hundreds of teams around me, I know...... The teams that can come here are the strongest selected from hundreds of teams, and they are all champions of each hall, so it can be said to be accurate that the strength of each team is equal to ours, and may even be stronger than us, after all...... We didn't have a very strong team, and we were able to win the championship, thanks to a lot of luck and luck, and we didn't have a good team with it.
But from this one, everything is different, I believe that every team here is probably fighting with us, and the hardest battle in the stadium competition is probably the easiest one here.
In thought, the president of the adventure union came out in applause and announced the rules of the adventure team competition, which is divided into three parts, the first game is the battle of the team leader, and the leaders of the two sides come out to fight!
Hearing the words of the chairman of the adventure union, everyone couldn't help but talk about it, this rule, I haven't heard of it before, the previous adventure team competitions were all carried out according to the team-to-team competition, but I didn't expect that this time such a clause was added!
Sure enough, in the midst of the discussion, the chairman of the adventure union explained the reason for the formulation of the new rules, through the past adventure team competition, everyone found a shortcoming, because the competition project is fixed, so many teams in order to participate in the competition, actually carry out this aspect of training, so far, most of the people who participate in the adventure team competition, are only focused on cooperation and tacit understanding of the cultivation, but ignore other aspects.
In order to rationalize the competition, the competition arranged a relatively uncertain competition program, and ...... These competitions are not fixed in the future, and new projects will appear in each realm, and it is useless to be accurate in advance!
Finally, the president of the adventure union clarified the purpose of the adventure team competition, the adventure team does not need a special competitive adventure team, they need a team with a very strong overall quality, no matter what it is, it must be a team that can be easily solved, not only good at ring battles!
You must know that the ring has limitations, although the space with a diameter of 100 meters is not small, but in comparison, the original space in the wild is boundless, and the terrain will be very complex, forests, mountains, rivers, swamps, grasslands...... In the same way, the teams that can really win the championship in the ring are often only suitable for fighting in the ring, and are not suitable for fighting in too large an area and too complex terrain at all!
Since ancient times, the king of ring battles has been the samurai, after all...... The size of the ring is too small for a ranged profession such as a mage or archer to play its full role, and as a result, ...... The ranks of the all-samurai are very large, and they are ...... A team with an all-samurai team is also more likely to get good results in the competition.
In addition, professionals like knights and priests are basically unable to enter the ring, and in such a close area, knights can't rush up at all, and priests can't be effectively protected in such a small area!
In fact, it's not just these two classes, there are incomplete statistics, at least there are more than one class, which has completely disappeared from the ring, and no team will choose such a person to participate in the competition, just for hunters who are good at using traps to fight, do you want them to dig a trap in the ring?
With these factors in mind, it is ...... The Adventure Team Tournament has changed the schedule, and the Ring Tournament still can't be canceled, but what has changed is that the Ring Tournament is about the strength of each team leader, that is, the Boss Battle!
As far as the competition is concerned, the competition is divided into three events, and the boss battle is only one of them, the full score of each of the three competitions is 30 points, and if you lose any of them, you will not be scored, and the points that belong to them will be won by the opponent!
Everyone has no right to object to the arrangement of the Adventure Guild, and the only thing you can do is withdraw from the competition, but I don't think anyone would do that.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, everyone acquiesced to the rule, and then ...... The president of the Adventure Guild went on to announce what the next contest would be......