Three days passed in a flash. The members of the Glory Team had already achieved a preliminary tacit understanding. Time did not allow them to continue to work together. They embarked on the journey of the competition.
The competition will be held in the largest square in Xiuda, which is as big as 10 football fields. 51 competition venues have already been set up. Except for the one in the middle which is used for the final semi-finals and finals, all other competition venues will be used at the same time. For the group stage, we were placed in the 198th group after a draw, while Beech's Wind Dragon team was placed in the 803rd group. We haven't seen their players yet.
The five of us came to our own competition venue. The venue was surrounded by contestants from each team. The audience was isolated in the outermost circle of all the arenas. There were many newly built sheds there, which were the auditoriums.
I looked around. Most of them were warriors, and only a few were from other professions. I was wearing the same white warrior uniform as everyone else. Our plan was to win the preliminary round without using magic as much as possible.
The organizing committee of the competition announced the rules of the competition and the competition officially began. According to the draw, we were the third to compete. In the first game, both sides were warriors. They played in a one-on-one format. Their strength seemed to be very average. There were not even any players with the strength of the Earth Knights. They just hacked each other. In the end, one team won with a total score of 3 to 2. Show victory.
The second game was much the same. Several of us almost fell asleep while watching it. We managed to stay up until we came out. The referee of Group 198 announced: "The third game will be between the Glory Team and the Steel Magic Team."
Xing'ao said with a smile: "This Steel Magic Team is not just a pile of junk." It made us laugh. Xiu Si said to me: "Let's lead the meeting and directly team up with the VS team. This will save some time."
I nodded.
We came to the stage, and the other players in the audience were a little stunned by our all-white outfits and our height of over 180cm. The sound of heavy footsteps came from the other side of the ring. *, such an exaggeration.
The appearance of the Iron Divine Soldiers was quite exaggerated. The five heavy infantrymen were all dressed in thick black armor. Their average height was definitely over 2 meters. Their weapons were all two-handed swords. They looked quite heavy.
Xiuji said in my ear: "They are very scheming. The space in the ring is small. If they encounter opponents who are slightly worse, they rush over together, and they can win even if they collide."
I replied: "It's a pity that they met us." We looked at each other and smiled, full of confidence in our hearts.
As the captain, I naturally had to negotiate, and they readily agreed to fight as a team, which was beneficial to them.
As soon as the referee's whistle sounded for the start of the competition, the five members of the Steel Divine Soldiers brandished their swords and rushed over together. The momentum was really extraordinary, but the speed was slow. Me, Fuyuri, and Shuji didn't move at all, standing still. At the edge of the ring, Gaode and Xing'ao were also standing in front holding big swords. Shuji once told me that there are very few people who can beat them if they compare with strength alone.
Five people from the opponent rushed forward. Xing'ao let out a roar, and his sword emitted a light yellow fighting spirit, facing the enemy who was rushing forward. The two swords intersected, and the opponent who looked so powerful was chopped down by Xing'ao. The sword flew up together, and a big gap was cut in the opponent's sword.
What's left is the individual show of Olympic Games. After a few dings and clangs, the opponent's players were beaten staggeringly. Gaode complained: "You didn't leave any one for me, and you beat them all yourself." The other players in the audience were beaten. They were all dumbfounded, and many people were very upset that they were in the same group as us.
I walked to the front, stopped Xing'ao who was about to continue the attack, and said to him: "I advise you to admit defeat. You should know the difference in strength."
The big man headed by the opponent supported his body with his sword and said in a deep voice: "Brother, did your teammate just use fighting spirit?"
I nodded, "Yes." The following results made us laugh and cry.
Five big men ran up to Xing'ao and knelt down on one knee. The leader said, "Brother, please accept us as your apprentices. We come to the competition this time just to find a master who knows how to fight."
Xing'ao's face turned red. He had been practicing martial arts almost all his life. He had never encountered such a scene. Shuuji helped him out. He told the five big men to come back to us after the game was over and told him Give them our contact information.
We finally got rid of the Steel Magic Team and ended our first game. On the way back to the academy, Gothe poked Xingao and said to him: "Okay, brother, we collected five on the first day of the game. Apprentice, if we do this in every game from now on, we will be able to form a legion, haha.”
Xing'ao ignored him and asked Xiu Si, "Boss, do you think I can accept them?"
Xiuji smiled and said: "In my opinion, they are all very honest, outspoken and strong men. There is no harm in accepting them. As for whether you accept them or not, it depends on your own wishes."
Then, we participated in a group match every day. The match went smoothly, with Xingao, Gaode, and Dongri taking care of it. Shuuji and I watched coldly. We emerged from the 198th group with a record of 10 games and 10 wins. Entering the semi-finals.
During the game, we went to watch the competition between the Wind Dragon team sent by Beechcraft. Their team actually only came to one person with the strength of the Earth Knight to participate in the game. They were all one versus five, and easily entered the semi-finals. There has been no Seeing the appearance of other team members, Teacher Gu Wen said that the one sent to participate in the competition was probably the weakest one from the opponent. It seems that the situation is not optimistic.
After the preliminary round, we have two days of rest to draw lots. The first round of knockout lasts for four days, and we compete on the third day, which means we can rest for a total of four days. This arrangement is quite satisfactory to us. We no longer study each other's strength, but continue to strengthen mutual cooperation. The one who has made the most progress is Dongri. His fighting spirit has not improved much. However, due to the elves' natural closeness to the natural elements, under my guidance with magic power, he has been able to master some elementary and intermediate light magic. Light magic light arrows are integrated into his archery skills, greatly increasing their power.