"The first round of the knockout rounds will be divided into two days. The five of us carefully observed the more than 100 games scheduled today, and finally agreed that...well, it is quite lively..."
That night, Lan Shui and his party still sat around the huge round table reserved for guests, listening to Shen Yun report on the results of the day's investigation.
"It's quite lively?" Chris glanced at Shen Yun doubtfully: "Are you just there to watch the excitement?"
Shen Yun scratched his face, and the expression on his face was a little helpless: "I can't help it, I can't find other suitable adjectives... So, after completing more than a hundred games in half a day, the five of us couldn't watch it at all. But come on. Although there are a few academies that can be easily won, but there is nothing special about it yet. Maybe after two days of competition, when the number of teams decreases, we will be able to see more things."
"What you said makes sense." Chris pondered for a moment and then ordered: "But don't relax these days. If you have time, you should go and see more. Even if it is not to detect information about opponents, so many elites from the academy have gathered together. When we are together, we can also see a lot of special martial arts and magic, it’s not bad even if it’s just to broaden our horizons.”
Shen Yun nodded and agreed: "I think so too."
Fatty Huck also came up at this time. He had been doing experiments in the room for a day using the simple equipment he brought with him. He was looking for some fun to relieve his mood, so he asked with a smile: "Brother Yun, what do you think they are?" It’s a lively fight, what’s the best way to make it lively?”
Hearing this, Yu Qianqian and Defi couldn't help but shook their heads, and even Sean and Cat Girl showed expressions of reluctance to remember.
"How exciting..." Shen Yun ignored their weird looks. Instead, he lowered his head and thought seriously for a moment, and then said eight words to Huck seriously:
"A mixture of fish and dragons! Flesh and blood flying everywhere!"
This is not Shen Yun's nonsense. In fact, every Holy War is very chaotic in the first few rounds of the knockout rounds. This chaos is not due to organizational reasons, but due to the uneven level of participating colleges. .
On the continent of Andalus, in addition to well-known elite institutions such as Blue Water Academy and Holy Light Academy, there are also numerous training academies run by small and medium-sized cities. Because of the relationship between dark creatures, those who are secretly in other worlds such as Treasure's martial arts secrets and magic spells are semi-public in Andalus, so except for a very few special skills, almost everything you can learn in Blue Water can also be learned in other small academies.
However, this does not mean that Blue Water College is no different from those small colleges. Wealth, teachers, and student resources are all important factors that affect the strength of a college. Under the influence of these factors, the strength of different colleges on the mainland has changed. The comparison is also worlds apart.
As for the game that Shen Yun and others watched today, because it was the first round of the knockout round, all the colleges that came to participate in the Holy War had the opportunity to play. Shen Yun had personally seen 8 of the main players of one college being defeated by 7 by his opponent. All the level 1 assassins were defeated. But in the next ring, there were 16 teenagers of level 5 and up, playing ping-pong-pong with each other in a stalemate.
Those who crush and win may not necessarily be powerful, and those who are evenly matched may not necessarily be strong. Anyway, in Shen Yun's view, today's game is best described as a mess. In such a situation, it is impossible to find someone with real tyrannical strength. 's college.
Of course, he never meant to ridicule the low-level students when he said this. Although the scene was a bit chaotic, one thing was undoubtedly that all the participants were working hard as much as they could. Just like the one who was defeated by his opponent In the 1v8 academy, although the previous players were easily defeated, no one who came on the stage flinched. Another example is the 16 teenagers at level 5 or above. Although their skills are far less powerful than Shen Yun and others, but that This kind of fighting spirit may not necessarily lead to defeat.
"How should I put it? It's a bit messy. There's some blood, but it's quite exciting to watch." Chen Yun tapped his index finger on the table lightly, and said with a smile from the corner of his mouth: "I believe that those who come here specifically to watch the jihad will not be allowed. Disappointing." Yu Qianqian and Xiao En also nodded in agreement.
"In the past, various forces also considered restricting the qualifications of those colleges that were not strong enough, but they encountered strong resistance from those colleges, including many ordinary people." Chris adjusted her glasses. Her voice sounded a little admirable: "People think that mainland China Our future cannot rely solely on elite colleges, and those small colleges also insist that they also have the right to show their will. This statement was finally recognized by various forces. In fact, it is also correct to do so! After participating in the jihad, many colleges The significant improvement in strength is the best proof.”
"Hehe, after you said that, I want to go and see it tomorrow." The fat man chuckled, obviously a little moved.
In the next few days, Shen Yun was still running back and forth between the Crystal Courtyard and the arena. As expected, Huck went to the arena with Shen Yun the next day, taking his experimental props with him. For him to be able to perform in such a noisy environment Shen Yun could only express his admiration for continuing the experiment in such an environment.
This day is the penultimate round of this year's Holy War knockout tournament, and tomorrow will determine the eight dark horses that will challenge the seeded teams and join them in the championship. On this night, Shen Yun, as usual, observed to everyone Results. Only this time, everyone seemed much more serious.
"The identities of the eight new teams will be finalized tomorrow afternoon, and then there will be a three-day rest period for the new teams to regain their strength. After that, it's time for us to play." Shen Yun leaned back on his chair and swayed, There was also a small book full of writing in his hand.
"Ahaha, my bones have been itching these past few days, and now it's finally our turn!" Olaf roared excitedly. Everyone is recharging their energy as the competition approaches. In the past two days, even the Earth's Core Furnace Those warlike fanatics were unwilling to compete with him, which really made him a little bored.
The other students also looked eager to try. Fortunately, they had worked so hard in the Desolate Forest and it had taken so long to reach the Crystal Alliance. If it was finally time to verify the results, this made everyone a little excited.
Chris glanced at it, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Shen Yun: "It's the last game. Do you have an idea of the colleges that may become our opponents?"
"There are several goals, but the final decision will have to wait until tomorrow." Shen Yun picked up the book at hand, looked at it carefully and said: "The first group is Sam Academy, the third group is Phantom Academy, and the fourth group is Crystal Academy. , Iron Mountain Academy in the fifth group, Youth Academy in the seventh group, and Endless Avengers in the eighth group. These teams have performed outstandingly in previous games and have a high possibility of advancement. As for the second place Group and Group 6, I didn’t find any special teams.”
"Crystal Academy? Isn't that the representative team of the Crystal Alliance? I thought they were one of the seed teams this time." Fatty Huck interjected, looking a little surprised.
"It is indeed a team from the Crystal Alliance, but... the seed team was decided three years ago, how could it be added temporarily?" Shen Yun looked at Huck with contempt. He actually knew something that even an outsider knew about him. I don’t know, I really don’t know what this fat guy is doing all day long: “But having said that, we are the host after all. Every time it is the turn of Crystal Academy to play, the audience will cheer desperately. Tsk tsk, the home field advantage is too obvious, and we will have the momentum to fight with them. Just lost a bit."
Being despised by Shen Yun, Huck seemed a little depressed. He muttered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "What kind of team is that Infinite Avengers? I've never heard of them."
"This..." Shen Yun frowned. He didn't know the origin of this academy. He only knew that the individual strength of the players in this academy was not outstanding. They were all only at level 7, but their teamwork was extremely amazing. Especially those teenagers. They actually had a faint aura of iron blood about them, which made all the colleges that faced them feel a lot of pressure.
"Let me tell you this." Chris sighed and took over the words, looking a little helpless and sad: "The Infinite Avengers is a semi-official organization. Rather than being an academy, it is more appropriate to say it is a reserve force on the front line. The people recruited there are all orphans whose parents have died due to dark creatures, and many of them have parents who were originally frontline soldiers."
"Because of the hatred, these children are extremely determined. In addition, many of their parents were originally combat workers, so their average qualifications are also very good. Then through complete military management, it has long been The group of teenagers we saw. In fact, Ayun, what you saw was not their strongest strength. The Endless Avengers, who were trained entirely to fight dark creatures, were best at facing not humans, but those dark creatures. Only when they reach the front line can their strength be fully unleashed."
"Both their parents died on the front line. Shouldn't various forces contribute money to allow them to live a stable life? It would be too cruel to gather them together and train them into war machines?" Shen Yun suddenly felt unhappy. He felt that those powerful people Obviously these children should be given a better life instead of being left like this.
Yu Qianqian and others on the side also frowned, obviously not very agreeing with this.
Seeing everyone's indignant looks, Chris smiled slightly and explained slowly: "It's not what you think. In fact, most of the orphans will be properly raised separately, and only a few can actually join the Infinite Avengers. Part of it.”
"Usually after losing their parents, those children over 12 years old will be given two options based on their qualifications: to be officially raised or to join the Infinite Avengers. Those under 12 years old will start basic training after preliminary selection, and generally It is the kind of very low-intensity training. It will not be until the children are 12 years old and their qualifications are confirmed that they will be reconfirmed whether they want to join the Infinite Avengers. During this period, if the children suddenly want to live an ordinary life, the organizers will not If they are stopped, they will be assigned civilian status and given certain financial subsidies."
Shen Yun remained silent. He understood what Chris meant. Some children will use hatred as the only pillar of their survival after the death of their parents. Under such circumstances, the so-called Endless Avengers can be considered as providing them with a support. And For all parties, it is obviously what they are happy to see if there is an additional force that is willing to do whatever it takes to eliminate the dark creatures. It can be regarded as a win-win situation... (To be continued...)