There wasn't anything strange about the CHF's competition format. If one didn't want to enter the group battle phase, they would have to suppress their opponents and obtain 4 victories. However, the difficulty of doing so was considerably high. After all, any squadron that was able to enter the main competition would have 1 or 2 experts within their ranks. Therefore, the first duel would depend on the intelligence and intelligence of both sides.
Being one of the 5 great assassins on the Mo's List, Eddie was naturally the star of this CHF. Basically, all of the neutral audience were here for him. Truthfully speaking, there wasn't anything fancy about a squadron like Tianjing.
Vanguard duel: Grai VS Yingren Brooks
A faint smile appeared on Eddie's face, as everything was completely within his grasp. Indeed, his opponent wanted to use Grai for a fight. However, how could it be that easy?
The first duel would be held in 10 arenas at the same time. Compared to this duel, the other duels, especially the one between Stuart and Saint Mongols Academy, were the true focal points of the various squadrons. At this moment, the majority of the gazes were focused on those arenas. Clearly, everyone was more interested in the showdown between the strong, and not the bullying of the noobs.
Although Bierlia Academy had their own fans, that was limited to the local atmosphere, and not the entire Stuart Academy. There were truly too few people who were able to ride the train to support them, causing the entire arena to appear slightly cold and cheerless. Clearly, this wasn't a perfect start for Bierlia Academy, who were looking forward to their performance.
"Don't drag it out for too long." said Eddie in an indifferent tone. "At the very least, we have to be the first to finish the first duel."
Yingren nodded his head, a peculiar glint sparkling within his greyish-black eyes. His opponent was Tianjing's trump card, and had also displayed an astonishing performance in the elimination rounds. However, so what?
The results of the elimination rounds could reflect a certain level of strength. However, it wasn't everything. What's more, a large part of it was due to scheming. Such a person wasn't his match.
"Give me a minute."
Two black rays of light flashed into Yingren's fingertips, before walking out.
"It's that Hurricane Eight Blade Stream from the OP!"
"It's really Yingren Brooks!"
Yingren's earliest stage of fame was during last year's CHF. However, truthfully speaking, the influence of his fame and reputation was rather small in those competition zones. What had truly allowed Yingren Brooks to enter the Federation's line of sight was his duel with All Mouthy King in the OP. Bloody methods and mysterious blade techniques. More importantly, he was the only opponent that had caused the greatest damage to brother King ever since the rise of All Mouthy King. This had allowed Yingren to gain quite a few fans, while causing the reputation of the Brooks Family to soar. This was an unexpected gain. On the surface, he was even more famous than their captain, Eddie.
Dressed in a tight-fitting black robe, Yingren Brooks walked to the front of the stage. The two blades in his hands were as thin as a cicada's wings. The blades of the Brooks family were always dazzling no matter when they were thrown. This time, however, it was even more special. The blades appeared black in colour, appearing just like two black rays of light as they spun in his hands.
The difference between the genuine blade set of the Brooks Family and the ordinary runic blade set of the OP wasn't just in colour, but also in speed and smoother Soul Power transmission. All of these were custom-made by the Brooks Family for the members of the family. At this moment, the two black rays of light didn't just give off the feeling of blades, but more like 2 black spirits!
Although he wasn't as handsome as Grai, Yingren was more cool. What's more, the most important thing in this world was still glory. After all, Yingren was the man who had fought with All Mouthy King. It had to be said that the supporters of Bierlia Academy were extremely excited upon seeing this scene.
"Long live Bierlia, challenging the 10 great academies! Long live Bierlia Academy! "
"Tianjing is sending up their trump card first? Isn't that too much of a risk? "
"I guess they're thinking of winning every match they can."
"Win? Are you kidding me? Their opponent is Yingren Brooks! The Hurricane Eight Blade Stream, the man who once split brother King in half! "
"Tianjing's too naive!"
"We can see that the audience's support is completely one-sided." The host appeared rather relaxed. Commentating on a match like this required more than anything to stir up the atmosphere. After all, they had already been confirmed to be crushing noobs. If they had to go on and analyse the data, the audience wouldn't be interested. "Truthfully speaking, Tianjing's student Grai had a rather good performance in the elimination rounds. However, the main competition and the elimination rounds are clearly not the same stage. Training and actual combat are two completely different things. Personally, I believe that with Yingren's strength and their combat styles, this match won't last long. Being one of the A + ranked squadrons, and being matched up against a C ranked squadron, Bierlia Academy has a very high chance of obtaining their first victory in this CHF. "
Appearing to be disgusted by the noise coming from his surroundings, Yingren made a silent gesture towards the Tianjing side. It had to be said that everyone was looking down on this squadron, and even felt that Tianjing wasn't enough for them to warm up.
"Fuck, they're too arrogant!" Ma Dong had already rolled up his sleeves. "If not for the fact that I'm not a combat type, I'd go up and bust his ass! What's more, that host has such a cheap mouth! "
"With you, it's about the same if you get blown up." Milami mercilessly exposed Ma Dong's joke. "It's better for you to obediently stay by the side and watch the show."
Wang Zhong replied with a smile. Tianjing was the one that truly needed to warm up.
On the stage, not a single expression could be seen on Grai's face. This stage, those cheers, be it on or off the stage, were just like a brand new journey for him. Everything had just begun. As for the final destination … he wasn't too willing to think about it. The scenery along the way was the most important thing to him.
To enjoy everything, today was the starting point!
On the spacious stage, 2 figures stood facing each other in a desolate manner.
A slightly callous expression was present on Yingren Brooks's face, while his fighting spirit soared.
His opponent's performance in the elimination rounds had already been seen by Yingren during their preparations for the elimination rounds. His use of psychological tactics was extremely good. Naturally, his speed was also extremely fast. He was a skillful soldier, and just so happened to be the type of opponent that Yingren was most familiar with.
"Oh?" Yingren's eyebrows twitched slightly, while a sliver of a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Yingren is using the Brooks Family's signature weapon, the Black Hurricane Blade Set … oh my, but it's different over here." The host quickly noticed the weapons in Grai's hands. "He actually didn't choose the sword type weapon that soldiers usually like to use, and instead chose 2 daggers. Could this be the legendary 'big move'? However, playing with daggers in front of a member of the Brooks Family is basically a naked provocation. "
Various kinds of slogans were popping up on the Skylink.
"What happened to Assassin? Could it be that Assassin is inferior to Brooks?"
"Isn't he a soldier? I remember that he had used a runic sword to defeat the instructor in the elimination rounds. This fellow has actually changed his weapon? That's basically courting death. "
"Didn't they say that Tianjing's captain has a lot of brains? Stupid, right? He's already guessed that Grai would be in the first duel!"
Amidst the sea of waves, the occasional few words from the students of Tianjing Academy were instantly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. After all, Tianjing was an A + rank squadron, and had many supporters in the Bierlia City region. Even if they weren't able to take the train to Stuart City to support Tianjing, the number of people voicing their support via Skylink was several times that of Tianjing's. In this smokeless battlefield, victory and defeat were overwhelmingly one-sided, completely too horrible to look at. Bierlia Bierlia Academy's support rate was as high as 78%, a crushing victory.
Yingren did not know about the situation on Skylink, nor did he care about it. To Bierlia Academy, Tianjing was just a small passer-by in their CHF journey. Giving this so-called trump card before him a certain amount of attention was already sufficient respect for him.
2 thin blades danced rapidly on his fingertips. Opposite him, Grai stood there in a very casual manner, with his 2 daggers obediently held in his hands. Not a single shred of threat could be seen from him.
Ding!
The competition bell rang out, causing Yingren's gaze to instantly turn fierce. Nimbly wrapping the thin blades around his fingers, they gently clamped between his index and middle fingers.
Begin!
Whoosh!
Whoosh! The blades stopped in order to radiate with an even more dazzling brilliance. Following a soft ring, 4 black streaks of light danced in the air, appearing just like the bugle call for combat. With a whoosh, Yingren Brooks transformed into a shadow that shot forward at a rapid speed. Those with slightly weaker eyesight only felt a blur before his figure disappeared from sight.
Teleportation?
Clearly not, as it was just an ordinary dash that assassins excelled in. However, his super fast speed was already enough to cause people's eyes to turn blurry.
Before the slow looking audience could find Yingren Brooks' figure, the blade shadows of the blade set had already sparkled in the air. In an instant, they had already intertwined to form a black blade net, sealing off all of the positions around Grai!
4 Blade Stream Moves!
Wang Zhong nodded his head slightly. Although the moves were the same, the fluidity and speed had increased. Techniques were dead, but Yingren's control over the distance between them had increased by quite a bit.
The improvement of the blade set's blade stream was just like the acceleration of a sports car. There was always a process of starting up. A 2 blade stream was on a completely different level from a 4 blade stream. This fellow's explosive power was much stronger than when he had crossed hands with Wang Zhong.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!
A series of explosive sounds rang out as the blades clashed against each other, appearing to form a continuous string. Yingren's attacks were akin to the howling winds and torrential rain in the dark night, blotting out the skies. On the stage, Grai was clearly being suppressed. His super fast blade speed left absolutely no time for his opponent to adapt.
However, one could see that Grai's speed was extremely fast. Although the blade net formed by the 4 blades had completely suppressed him, he was unexpectedly able to defend against every single one of them without missing a single one. 2 standard looking daggers danced around his fingertips. Although they weren't as gorgeous as Yingren's, they were still considerably nimble and nimble.
"This Grai's pretty good. He's actually able to block Yingren's 4 blade stream head on."
"I remember that brother King was already having a hard time dealing with Yingren's 4 blade stream, and was even injured. Ha ha! This Grai's stronger than brother King!"
"Are you joking? Brother King had used a runic sword at that time, while this fellow is using a pair of daggers. Furthermore, he's being suppressed to such a state. "
"You bunch of trash! Brother King is just acting pretentiously! If you don't know anything, don't spout nonsense!"
"Indeed, he's already slightly at his limits. Although the speed of his body is about the same, the way he uses his blades is different. His blade set is able to completely overwhelm all weapons of the same rank in terms of speed! "
"Competing with Yingren in speed is basically courting death! Why not use the advantage of strength that soldiers specialize in to balance him? "
"It's the wisdom of a C rank squadron. It's a problem of their vision and way of thinking."
This match was an extremely unpopular one. Nevertheless, the Skylink was extremely lively, as quite a few people had come over to watch Yingren. The reason why they were watching Yingren was due to the connection between him and All Mouthy King. When All Mouthy King wasn't around, they would stand on Yingren's side. The reason for that was extremely simple. He had once crossed hands with his idol, and no one knew if the prideful Yingren would be so angry that he would vomit blood.
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