“The wrestling eagle has lost its combat ability. Therefore, the winner of this match is contestant Shi Yi and the Bag Beast.”
The referee glanced at Shi Yi once more as he announced the result.
Just as he had predicted before the match.
This kid in front of him was indeed deep and cunning, far from an ordinary fish in the pond.
The referee nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, the audience had various reactions.
“What... what... what... is this over already???”
“No way, sir, I just bought an ice cream, the packaging hasn’t even been opened yet, and it’s already over?”
“Did you see that? The punch from the Bag Beast just now was ridiculously strong! It knocked out the wrestling eagle in one hit, what kind of monster is this?”
“And why is the Bag Beast so fast? I see this Bag Beast is over two meters tall, how can something over two meters move so quickly?”
“I don’t know, I can’t understand, is there anyone who can explain this?”
“What’s there to not understand? It’s just that my brother Yi is awesome! A bunch of clueless fools!”
The person who said the last sentence was clearly Fat Dun.
Fat Dun stood up and cheered wildly as he saw Shi Yi crush his opponent.
He was even more excited than if he had won the match himself.
“Boss Eleven... Boss Eleven really did it, I’m crying to death!!!”
Qin Xiang, seeing Shi Yi defeat Wu Tao and avenge him, was instantly in tears.
It was as if all the ridicule and humiliation he had suffered over the past few days had been swept away in an instant.
At the same time.
The students from Class 1 of the Combat Department all stood up.
They began to mock the students from Class 2 of the Combat Department.
The humiliation they had suffered just a second ago was returned in full!
With the Bag Beast’s one-hit knockout of the wrestling eagle as a precedent,
the subsequent matches seemed a bit childish.
Many spectators sighed while watching those matches.
It was as if... they were watching a baby tournament.
You throw a punch, I kick a leg, adorned with flowery punches and kicks, utterly lacking in spectacle.
Shi Yi didn’t continue watching the later matches but went to eat instead.
The matches had started a bit late, beginning at ten in the morning.
Many spectators chose to bring snacks and sat in the audience eating while watching the matches.
Shi Yi had no interest in that.
After finishing lunch in the cafeteria, he even happily took a nap.
At two-thirty in the afternoon, Shi Yi was awakened by his phone alarm.
After turning off the alarm, he saw a message from Ran Wei.
Ran Wei: “Eleven! The first round of matches has ended, and the sixty-four contestants have been reduced to thirty-two. The second round starts at three o'clock, hurry up and wash your face, and come to the Combat Arena.”
Seeing Ran Wei’s message, Shi Yi lazily stretched and got out of bed.
After washing his face in the restroom, he returned to the Elf Combat Arena.
The second round of matches was a thirty-two to sixteen elimination.
Compared to the first round, the second round was more competitive.
In the first round, many contestants... were from the nurturing department, medical department, research department... and so on.
These specialized students were clearly not skilled in elf battles.
This led to many one-sided crushing matches.
In this second round, most of the contestants had some level of strength.
As the matches began.
Shi Yi sat in the audience and yawned again.
He found watching these guys battle somewhat boring.
Ever since his trip to the Desert Secret Realm, Shi Yi felt that the academy-style battles were a bit too childish.
In the wild, one misstep could even cost you your life.
Academy battles, on the other hand, were more about sparring, stopping just short of real harm.
This meant that Shi Yi’s Bag Beast mother couldn’t even unleash her full power in battle.
One miscalculation could leave the opponent’s elf crippled.
Even in the morning’s match, the Bag Beast mother had held back.
Otherwise... that wrestling eagle would probably have had several bones shattered.
“The next match is between Shi Yi from Class 1 of the Combat Department and Chen Ling from Class 3 of the Combat Department.”
Whether it was intentional by the school or just a coincidence,
Shi Yi’s opponent turned out to be Chen Ling, who had defeated Wang Mian from the same class in the morning?
“What a narrow road for enemies.”
The students from Class 1 of the Combat Department cheered for Shi Yi.
Especially Wang Mian, who had been mocked after losing to Chen Ling, glared fiercely at Chen Ling, his eyes seeming to say... just wait to be beaten up.
When Shi Yi stepped onto the battle stage, he noticed that Chen Ling seemed to be trembling?
“Shi Yi! Let me tell you, we’re all classmates, just go easy, if you go too far... don’t blame me for not warning you, injuring your opponent’s elf comes with certain responsibilities.”
This guy had been so arrogant in the morning, but now... he seemed to have shrunk back?
“Referee, if I defeat my opponent’s elf normally, but just hit a bit harder, do I need to take responsibility for not delivering a fatal blow?”
Shi Yi ignored Chen Ling and instead asked the referee.
The referee had a favorable view of Shi Yi and patiently replied, “According to the rules of the Freshman Cup, friendship comes first, competition second. Battles are primarily for sparring, stopping just short of real harm, and it is prohibited to deal fatal blows to the opponent’s elf.”
Hearing the referee’s words, a smirk appeared on Chen Ling’s face, as if he was quite pleased?
It was as if... even if I burned your class’s elf in the morning, even if our class mocked yours, so what? What can you do in retaliation? At most, you can defeat me, but you can’t cripple me.
However.
The referee continued, “However, in elf battles, it’s inevitable that elves will get injured, as long as it’s not a fatal injury, generally, you don’t have to take responsibility for the opponent’s elf. If you must say, it’s the opponent’s mistake for not judging in time whether their elf can continue fighting.”
Upon hearing the referee’s additional comments,
Chen Ling was left dumbfounded.
What the hell?
What kind of referee is this?
It’s like encouraging the other side to beat him up?
Speechless! Absolutely speechless!
He would definitely have to find an elder at home to get this referee fired.
Chen Ling’s family had some background, and his elders were acquaintances with some school leaders at Linghai University, so getting a referee fired from the school was almost a sure thing.
Immediately after.
Under the referee’s announcement, Shi Yi and Chen Ling simultaneously sent out their battling elves.
Bag Beast VS Spicy Monkey.
Shi Yi briefly checked the information on this Spicy Monkey.
[Spicy Monkey (♂)]
[Level: 21 (Normal Mid-tier)]
[...]
[Potential: Gym Level]
[...]
“It’s actually a Gym Level potential elf? That’s something.”
To have an initial elf with Gym Level potential.
Besides having excellent luck, it meant the family had some connections.
Considering that this Spicy Monkey had already evolved using a Fire Stone,
Shi Yi quickly concluded that Chen Ling was likely from a family with some background.
……