Among the three major human forces in the eastern continent of Andalus, in terms of combat power alone, the Glorious Empire ruled by the Holy Light Cathedral is the leader, followed by Blue Water, and the Crystal Alliance is at the bottom.
Of course, this is just a comparison of the overall national strength of the three forces. If it is just the younger generation, except for the overwhelming advantage of Holy Light Academy, the gap between Blue Water Academy and Crystal Academy is not big. Although Crystal Academy is not like Blue Water The college is lucky enough to be in the holy war seed team all year round, but it can also be considered a regular in the seed team.
In the last holy war, the Crystal Academy was defeated by the Nine-Star Academy in the Brilliant Empire, which was a big upset. But this time the Crystal Academy was obviously well-prepared, not only occupying the home field advantage, but also having all the players equipped There are a lot of magic props. Among all the eight newly promoted teams, Crystal Academy has the easiest journey. Blue Water actually ranked against this veteran strong player in the first round of the semi-finals. Seriously, if they were not careful, Shen Yun and others People will have the opportunity to create a precedent for Blue Water to fall out of the seed team.
Faced with this situation, Chris was scratching her head, but it was impossible to make any changes at the moment. Shen Yun could only ask Shen Yun to explain in detail the competition situation of the Crystal Academy a few days ago.
"Ahem, the Crystal Academy's member configuration this time is not very strong in terms of rank alone. The four substitutes from their two departments are all at level 7, which should be said to be weaker than us. And the main force is martial arts and magic. There is one level 9 each, and among the remaining six, there is one from the magic system who is level 7, and the rest are all level 8." Shen Yun took the small book and flipped through it for a long time, and finally found the one where he recorded the information about the Crystal Academy. Page.
"In other words, is our magic system weak?" The glasses man narrowed his eyes and said with an ugly expression. His field is not as good as others, so no matter how you look at it, it is not a shameful thing.
"You can't say that. Although the opponent has a level 9 mage, there is also a main mage who is only level 7. If it is a team battle, it is not dominant." Yu Qianqian shook her head and cheered everyone with a smile: "And Even in a personal battle, there is no insurmountable gap between level 9 and level 8. If the skills of that level 9 mage are not outstanding, I have the confidence to fight him."
"Well, Qianqian's mentality is very good! Look at yourselves, you get nervous as soon as you hear about the Crystal Academy. You said before that even if you encounter the Holy Light Academy, you dare to drag a few people down. Do you just talk big words? Huh?" Chrissy nodded with satisfaction, and then began to teach Ampere and others a lesson, regardless of how ugly her face looked just now.
Ampere and the others were also very depressed. It was not that they were afraid of the Crystal Academy, but they suddenly learned that the first game that they thought they could win relatively easily would actually encounter a tough opponent. No one else would be in a good mood. In fact, in In previous holy wars, the overall strength of Blue Water Academy was slightly higher than that of Crystal Academy, so its chances of winning were still very high.
"Well, actually we still have an advantage in terms of personnel. The problem is with the props..." After finally waiting for Chris to stop, Shen Yun laughed twice and continued: "According to my previous observations, the Crystal Academy every time Each member should have at least two sophisticated-level props. In one game, the main force of the 7th-level magic system used two props to release two different 8th-level magics. As for whether anyone can cast Items for higher-level magic, well... I personally guess there are some!"
Speaking of this, Shen Yun suddenly became a little confused. He turned to Chris and asked: "Teacher Chris, is there no restriction on the use of props in the Holy War? For example, the quantity."
"There is no limit." Chris shook her head and replied: "Theoretically, as long as the referee announces the start of the game, all means and props can be used. Not to mention a few sophisticated props, if you have the means If you do that, no one will care about you even if you take out legendary items or even draw a magic circle directly on the stage."
"Then if that's the case, wouldn't each force be able to sponsor a lot of props for its own students? Wouldn't this be a fair competition?"
"Holy war is inherently unfair. Otherwise, how could colleges in small cities have the chance to compete with higher colleges?" Chris burst out laughing. She seemed to find Shen Yun's question interesting: "However, there are some problems in holy war. A default rule is that all participating members can only use props that truly belong to them. Although this definition is a bit vague, jihad is still relatively sacred to most students, so they are willing to abide by it. Generally speaking, students in each academy Before the competition, we will always get some sponsorship from the academy, and those props will be given to the students after the holy war, regardless of whether their results are good or bad."
"Oh..." Chen Yun scratched his face, and in a blink of an eye, he scanned the faces of everyone in the room: "Master Tutor, I seem... to have no similar memory? Do any of you remember such a thing?"
Everyone shook their heads silently, and Shen Yun looked at Chris again, with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"Don't be so tactful, we don't have this habit in Blue Water." Chris snorted twice and seemed a little dissatisfied: "I really want to prepare a prop for each of you, but that bald head... ahem, Mr. Dean, don't Agree. It is said that Blue Water Academy’s participation in the Holy War depends entirely on the true strength of the students. The academy is only responsible for cultivating their abilities and is not responsible for supplying props or anything like that.”
"Ahem..." After hearing Chris's words, there was a sound of coughing in the living room, and it became quiet after a while. Everyone looked at the ceiling speechlessly, and the corners of Yitzhak's mouth were slightly twitching.
"Okay, it's not a big deal. The Crystal Academy has a lot of money and is famous for its rich props. But this time they must have spent a lot of money. It seems that they are very concerned about the failure of the previous session!" Chris saw everyone. Feeling a little depressed, he clapped his hands quickly, attracting everyone's attention, and said with a smile: "I just listened to Ayun's analysis, and I have the same opinion as him. Maybe everyone in the Crystal Academy will have 1-2 on their hands this time There should be props that can cast 8th-level magic, and there should also be props that can cast 9th-level magic, but the number is definitely not many. But now that props are known, it’s not a big deal to be careful."
"Yes, although the props have fast casting speed, they are not without their shortcomings. In order not to damage the armor when released, those offensive props cannot be placed close to the body, and they must be held in their hands when they are used. We only need to Pay more attention when strange items appear in their hands, I believe there will be no problems." Yu Qianqian also smiled and agreed, which made many people nod in agreement.
There will be a game tomorrow. There is no use saying more. Anyway, now all the team members have a clear understanding of the situation in Crystal Academy. As Yu Qianqian said, in terms of combat power alone, Blue Water has a slight advantage, but in terms of props There is a slight disadvantage. But this is where everyone needs to work hard. If they really crush the Crystal Academy in all aspects, then the opponent will not be regarded as a team on par with Blue Water.
After discussing for a while the possible situations they might encounter in tomorrow's competition, all the Blue Water students went back to their rooms to rest. Everyone had a solemn look on their faces. Although the strength of the Crystal Academy was far less than that of the second round of the Earth Core Furnace. The dwarves, but it is directly related to whether Blue Water can keep its status as the next seed team. If Shen Yun and others really fall here, they will probably not be able to see anyone when they go back.
Fortunately, although the atmosphere was a bit tense, everyone's fighting spirit was very high. Not only the contestants, but also the cheerleaders looked excited. Alifil even called the cheerleaders again after the meeting. The team members are training to make some new preparations for tomorrow's special situation...
In this atmosphere, the first round of the Holy War rematch finally arrived. Shen Yun got up early in the morning, and also woke up the little Loli who was sleeping soundly. Seeing Shen Yun getting ready to go out, the little Loli stretched out her arms She rubbed her eyes cutely with her little hand, and then with a move of her hand, a fragrant green fruit appeared in the palm of her hand. Chen Yun smiled and took the fruit from the little Lolita's hand, put it in his mouth, and rubbed the other person's little head. He signaled her to sleep for a while, then turned around and walked out.
It was still dark at this time, but when Shen Yun walked into the yard, he found that many people were already here. Even the fat man Huck, who was always sleepy, was fisting in the center of the yard. But he The fighting power was really terrible, but it made the people around him laugh and joke for a while.
"I asked you why you weren't in the room. You came here to practice boxing. Why, you finally feel that alchemy has no future. Are you going to switch to martial arts?" Shen Yun smiled and patted Huck on the shoulder. After waking up from a nap, He is now in a good mood.
"Shh, don't talk nonsense. It will be terrible if Teacher Chris hears it." The fat man was startled. He quickly turned around and looked around. Ampei and others around him saw it in a funny way, and they laughed even more happily.
Seeing all the students in Blue Water smiling, Shen Yun also nodded secretly. It seems that everyone is in a good state of mind. After a night's rest, they have adjusted their condition to the best. I believe that in today's competition You can also show your peak strength here.
Everyone chatted casually for a while, and the girls on the cheerleading team also got up at this time. Shen Yun gave them a strange look. Last night, he vaguely heard that these girls were rehearsing very late. Later, he even seemed to hear the glasses geek. I don't know what the sound is doing.
The sun gradually rose and the sky became brighter. Everyone had breakfast under the greetings of the waiters, and then headed to the central fighting arena in the city under the leadership of Chris.
It can be seen that not only the participating students like Shen Yun, but also the spectators who came to watch the competition are also very concerned about today's competition. When Shen Yun and others arrived at the stadium, the auditorium of the huge stadium was already full. There are people everywhere, and the entire arena is filled with people's speculations and discussions. At first glance, it seems a bit chaotic.
Different from before, today Shen Yun and the others came as contestants, so naturally they could no longer sit in the audience as before. After letting Alifil take the cheerleaders to the exclusive stands of Blue Water, Chrissy He led Shen Yun and the others into the players' rest area of the martial arts arena.
Starting from the last round of the knockout round, the competition will no longer be held in a dozen venues at the same time. Instead, all the arenas will be dismantled and merged into a huge arena with a length of 100 meters and a width of 100 meters. All rematches will be held in this arena. This is done in order so that the audience can watch the game more clearly. After all, at this stage, every game will be very exciting, and no one is willing to give up.
Before the official start of the semi-finals, Licaicheng also organized a simple ceremony. It was nothing more than inviting all the semi-final teams to the ring, and the commentator of the event introduced each team in turn, and then the official came out to face them. These teams were encouraged and congratulated for being able to enter the semi-finals.
"In order to bring you a more just and equitable Holy War, we, Lizai City, have specially invited five well-known strong men on the mainland to serve as referees for the rematch. Now let us invite these strong men to appear!" At the end of the words, The commentator holding the magic loudspeaker suddenly moved his hand and pointed at a row of quaint seats on the high platform behind him. Five different figures had already appeared there.
"Ayun, look at it. Is that Vice President Wu Lan?" The glasses man raised his eyes, then turned to Shen Yun uncertainly and asked.
"Well...it's really true! I said that the old man was nowhere to be seen since I came back from the last experience. It turned out that he came here." Shen Yun looked carefully and nodded to confirm.
Wulan, who was sitting on the high platform, was wearing a clean and simple magic robe. Although he was not as glittering as the bald dean, his neat appearance paired with his long white beard made him look more convincing. A sense of high moral standing and respect.
The commentator once again described the identities of the five judges, but they were all powerful men of the older generation with long-standing reputations on the mainland. When Vice Dean Wu Lan was introduced, the audience suddenly applauded enthusiastically. This was indeed Chen Yun was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this old man had such a great reputation among the people.
"Okay! After introducing several distinguished judges, the first round of the rematch of this Holy War is finally about to begin! The first game is between the victorious army known as the Angel Team and the Holy Light Academy from the Brilliant Empire. Sam Academy in the Principality of Atal. The people of the Principality of Atal have always been known for their tenacity and toughness. I believe that everyone at Sam Academy can also bring us a wonderful and tenacious game today!"
As the commentator worked hard to explain, Shen Yun and others followed the other teams back to the rest area. They would not leave here until it was Blue Water Academy's turn to play.
"This explanation is interesting. It actually said it would bring a tough competition. Doesn't this make it clear that it is not optimistic about Sam Academy." Shen Yun walked to Yu Qianqian's side and chuckled in a low voice.
"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, the Angel Team is already recognized as a winning team." Yu Qianqian smiled lightly, rested her head lightly on Shen Yun's shoulder, and looked towards the arena outside: "Sam Academy It is indeed a very strong team, especially their willpower is amazing. If we, Blue Water, meet, it might be a fierce battle, but for Holy Light Academy, it will be nothing."
The location of the rest area is very good, just in terms of perspective. It is not inferior to the high platform where Ulan and the others are. This is also a special arrangement made by Jihad officials considering that players from other colleges need to observe the rest.
There are two aspects of the competition mode to choose from. One is three combat modes including individual battles, group battles, and wheel battles. The other is two personnel modes including magic and martial arts division and non-magic and martial arts division. In each stage of the holy war,
There will be a coin guessing process before each game. The winning team can choose the game mode first, while the losing team will choose the other mode.
"Ding!" A coin was thrown high into the sky. When it fell, it was caught by the referee's hands.
The captain of Sam Academy was a burly man with a dark face. At this moment, he frowned and glanced at the man in silver armor who was smiling at him, and was the first to say: "Head on!"
"Then I'll do the opposite." The man in silver armor smiled warmly and signaled to the referee.
The referee opened his hands, and the clear crystal coin lay firmly in his palm, but it was on the wrong side. The representative of Sam Academy was a little annoyed when he heard the man in silver armor opposite said calmly: "How do you want to fight?"
The representative of Sam Academy looked over in astonishment, his mind still not turning around for a moment. The silver-armored man did not frown, and seemed a little dissatisfied, but he still repeated in a warm voice: "We can do whatever battle mode you want.
Satisfy you."
This time, the representative of Sam Academy heard clearly, but suddenly there was a surge of anger in his heart. Holy Light Academy obviously did not take his own academy seriously. The men of the Atal Principality can lose, but there is no need to
Others’ charity!
"Hmph, just ask how you want to fight, and we at Sam Academy will fight to the end!" He snorted coldly, and the representative from Sam Academy blushed slightly.
"Oh?" The man in silver armor gave the other party a different look, as if he was a little surprised that his kindness was rejected, and then nodded lightly and said: "In this case, I choose to divide the magic weapon."
"I choose team battle!" The representative of Sam Academy glared at the opponent with some annoyance, then turned and left angrily. Everyone knew that the perfect combination of Paladin and chanter. The opponent chose to divide the magic weapon.
Apparently the water was still released.
"The team battle of dividing the magic weapon. This is indeed the best battle mode for Sam Academy, isn't it?" After hearing the commentator loudly announcing the competition mode between Holy Light Academy and Sam Academy, Shen Yun nodded and muttered.
.
"Actually, there is no difference. The strongest thing in Holy Light Academy is the group battle regardless of magic and martial arts, but this does not mean that other modes will be taken advantage of." Yu Qianqian sighed secretly. She didn't know why she was helpless: "
If it is an individual battle or a round battle, the Holy Light Academy with all 9 levels will obviously put too much pressure on people. Therefore, on the surface, the group battle of dividing magic weapons seems to allow Sam Academy to take advantage of the magic department. After all, chanting
The hunter is not a profession that mainly attacks, but..."
"No need to but..." Chen Yun interrupted Yu Qianqian's words, raised his hand and pointed to the ring and said with a wry smile: "I have seen it with my own eyes."
At this time, the entire martial arts arena was in an uproar, and loud and noisy conversations resounded throughout the venue. Countless people were asking what happened just now. They only saw both sides entering the arena, and then the referee announced the start of the game.
The mage from Sam Academy had just cast the first wave of magic, and a white light flashed in front of his eyes. When his eyesight recovered, he saw all the mages from Sam Academy standing under the ring with dejected faces.
"It's the Great Light Barrier..." Yu Qianqian just glanced at it and roughly understood what was going on: "The four singers prayed at the same time to summon the Great Light Barrier to cover the ring, and the barrier was spreading. In the process, all the mages from Sam Academy were pushed under the ring." Yu Qianqian frowned slightly, as if she was very afraid of this great light barrier.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, the commentator who was responsible for explaining the game did not react. At this time, he came back to his senses when he heard the chaotic chatter in the stadium. He quickly grabbed the loudspeaker and said: "Everyone, although there was only one person in the game just now, It was a short moment, but it was wonderful. The chanters of the Angel Team summoned a sacred barrier of great light, and successfully swept the mages of Sam Academy off the stage through the barrier's rejection. This was the perfect combination of strength and wisdom. Let’s cheer for the winner!”
Listening to the same words spoken by the commentator and Yu Qianqian, as well as the huge cheers that suddenly broke out from the audience, Shen Yun said lightly: "From this point of view, it seems that the individual battle between Mowu and Mowu is more advantageous. After all, these girls One person cannot summon the barrier. And the attack power of the chanter is not high. Although it is level 9, those level 8 offensive mages are not without a chance."
"That's not the case." Yu Qianqian smiled and shook her head, stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Shen Yun and said: "The ninth-level singer has amazing defense and is proficient in various control skills. Although the attack magic Not much. But it is not difficult to throw the opponent off the ring. Moreover, the magic power of the ninth-level light system's 'Holy Light' is not small. If they had used the 'Holy Light' collectively just now, those mages would not only be pushed away. It's so easy to get out of the ring. Even if the opponent is strong, they still have props to support them. As far as I know, although these members of the Angel Team rarely use props, they have many 8-9 level props, and even a small amount of 10-level props. Level props exist.”
"So shameless?!" Shen Yun was stunned. He was already a step higher than others in terms of rank, and the props were even better than others, which made it difficult for people to live...
While the two were talking, another group battle between the martial arts department between Holy Light Academy and Sam Academy also began. It can be seen that the instant defeat of the magic department had a great impact on Sam Academy. The four people standing on the stage now The main force in the martial arts department was very nervous, even the black-faced man who led the team was so nervous.
At this moment, the four members of the Holy Light Academy who were standing on the other side of the ring and pressed the hilts of their swords suddenly moved. Three of them took their hands off the hilts of their swords and relaxed at will. The remaining one moved forward a few steps. Stepping forward, the knight's sword in his hand slowly unsheathed, and he gave a knight's salute to the four people from Sam's Academy opposite.
"Stop me, are you so crazy?" Shen Yun opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Although he did not fully understand the etiquette of this world, Shen Yun also knew that the salute that the knight just performed was usually used to express respect before a battle. But combined with his action of standing up alone and the sudden blush of the four people opposite him, With an angry face, this originally elegant etiquette turned out to be mocking.
"Substitute Celia from the Martial Arts Department of Holy Light Academy, asking for advice from everyone." The silver-armored paladin who came out from the crowd lightly held the sword flower and calmly touched down, completely ignoring the almost overwhelming anger of the people at Sam Academy opposite.
While Shen Yun was looking at him with a bit of weird expectation, the four warriors from Sam Academy charged forward brazenly with their own weapons. Their tacit understanding of positioning and coordination during the march made Shen Yun almost think that they were about to kill that stinky silver armor. The paladin was beaten into a pig's head.
Unfortunately, it turns out that anger can upgrade a person's force but it is almost impossible to skip a level!
The main force of Sam Academy's martial arts department this time was all level 8, which was considered to be quite high, but it was still a bit underwhelming in front of the well-equipped level 9 paladins. The knight in silver armor named Celia was seen not moving, but his body moved slightly. He passed a giant ax to the side, and then used the small shield in his left hand to hold two other weapons. With a slight shake of the long sword in his right hand, the black-faced man leading the team from Sam Academy groaned and took a step back with his hands covered. The heavy sword also fell to the ground with a clang.
Celia smiled slightly and no longer waited for the opponent to organize an attack. The small shield still firmly defended half of his body, and the long sword in his right hand stabbed out again, but the speed was like a fleeting light. Many spectators just felt a light and shadow coming from Celia. As soon as the Asian hand passes, the game is over.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
With three consecutive crisp sounds, the weapons of the three students from Sam Academy fell to the ground one after another. And they were all the same as the black-faced men before, with their left hands tightly covering their right wrists, and blood continued to leak out between their fingers. The four of them now They all looked at their fallen weapons on the ground with gloomy faces, seeming a little distracted.
"Awesome!" Shen Yun nodded and agreed.
"Ayun, can you see clearly?" The glasses man came over. He was also paying attention to the field just now, but with his eyesight, he couldn't see what happened at that moment.
"Barely." Shen Yun smiled faintly. With his current strength and keen perception, the quick sword of a mere ninth-level student had not reached his limit: "I won't mention the first sword, but the second sword was half a stroke. The arc directly injured the two in the middle, and the third sword was just after the second sword. When the arc did not reach the end, it forcibly stopped and stabbed. If anything, it was the last one holding the axe. The guy was injured the most. This is where Celia is so good. In terms of swordsmanship alone, I am much worse than him."
Hearing the conversation between Shen Yun and Glass Man, Lan Shui and his group gathered around and looked at Shen Yun in amazement. At this moment, the commentator's voice spread throughout the venue:
"After the judges' determination, I declare that Holy Light Academy wins this competition!" (To be continued...)
ps: Originally, the second chapter was supposed to be posted at noon, but I copied it one more time when uploading it, so I had to wait for the third chapter to be coded and revised together. This chapter has 7k words, and it reached the mark today~