With regards to this, Dicaprio had specially sent his regards over. It had to be said that being the 2 C ranked squadrons that had fought their way into the top 64, they truly did have some sort of relationship with each other. Furthermore, he had to admit that Dicaprio's eyesight was truly accurate.
Dicaprio's luck was still as good as ever, as they had bumped into the A ranked Gaspia G squadron. Despite their opponent being an A + squadron, they were still considered lucky as long as they did not bump into an S ranked squadron.
"Fuck. They're both C ranked squadrons, and are also known as the big dark horses. Why is their luck so good?"
"Counter soldiers with arms, and water with earth. We're destined to pass through this hurdle. Being able to bump into them in the 2nd round is, in fact, a fortunate thing. "said Wang Zhong as he patted his shoulder." Our goal was originally S ranked. "
"It's all my fault!" Hymin's head turned white from worry.
"What's there to blame?"
"It's my bad mouth!" Said Hymin as she scratched her head, a look of helplessness appearing on her face. "When I saw that Mo's List ranged soldier, I already said that the thought of competing with that Gaden made me want to vomit. Now, my words have come true. Oh my god, just thinking about that wretched figure … ugh, let me vomit for a while! "
Hymin had indeed said those words at that time, causing everyone to laugh out. After being interrupted, they felt much more relaxed.
Colby came out to smooth things over. "Okay, okay. It's already not bad that we didn't bump into Stuart or Martial Ghost Divine Emperor. Although Bella Dean isn't considered weak amongst the S ranked seedling squadrons, they're definitely not the strongest. They only have a single Mo's List expert. As for us, we have Wang Zhong and Grai! "
Everyone nodded their heads in a serious manner, causing the depressed feelings to dissipate by quite a bit. At this moment, the entire squadron already had a nearly blind confidence in those 2, with only Wang Zhong sighing inwardly.
The atmosphere within the squadron wasn't right. It was either too pessimistic, or too optimistic. In reality, they simply didn't have an accurate understanding of themselves and their opponents.
Although the Mo's List's publicity had given a huge boost to the promotion of the CHF, it was unavoidable that it had given many people a feeling of invincibility. It was undeniable that the influence was too great, to the point that people would judge the strength of a squadron through the number of Mo's List experts they had.
However, that wasn't the case. Despite possessing Mo's List experts, the Bierlia Academy and Saint Mongol Academy had suffered a miserable defeat in the 1st round.
When the match-ups were released, Wang Zhong had already done some research on the strength composition of the Bella Dean squadron. They were absolutely not on the same level as Bierlia Academy, especially their captain, Adam Galen Bella Dean. Although Wang Zhong was unable to find any combat videos of him, being able to cause a Mo's List expert, Gordon Bella Dean, to willingly assist him was already sufficient to explain many of their strengths.
His combat strategy for tomorrow would be different. The suppressive tactics he had used against the Bierlia Academy would not be effective against the S rank Bella Dean squadron.
However, there was no need to say these words to everyone. Admittedly, it was important to know oneself and one's enemy. However, everyone's confidence was even more important. Only by letting everyone possess the conviction to win would the goddess of luck stand on Tianjing's side.
Tomorrow was destined to be a very difficult battle.
On the first day of the round-of-32, the old friends of the Tianjing Academy, the Blazing squadron, were the first to fight. Their opponent was PPT.
In the clash between the 2 A rank squadrons, people were more optimistic about PPT. In the 1st round, they had displayed astonishing strength, destroying the other A rank squadron. Regardless of performance or statistics, they were more than a notch stronger than the Blazing squadron. Compared to them, the Blazing squadron had a slightly more difficult time, as they had already lost their trump card.
As the 2nd round of the CHF entered, the number of people watching the competition grounds had clearly increased, while the amount of attention paid to the CHF via Skylink had risen to a whole new level. To many squadrons, every step they took had the possibility of creating history.
In another arena, the fight between the Tianjing squadron and the Bella Dean squadron had attracted even more attention. By the time Wang Zhong and the rest arrived, the arena was already packed with people. A large number of Bella Dean fans had gathered in the arena, occupying nearly half of the entire arena. All of them wore golden t-shirts, allowing people to see them with a single glance. The golden colour was the symbol of nobility and luxury, and was also the colour of the Bella Dean squadron's uniform. Being the former kings of the Federation, even after experiencing decline, they were still one of the upper 5 great families of the Federation. The depth of their heritage was unimaginable, and the number of supporters they had was far from what a trash city like Tianjing could compare to.
"Fuck, they're really treating this as their home ground. Aren't they just a lousy S rank seedling squadron? So what if they have more people?" Upon entering the stadium, Ma Dong had been muttering non-stop. Despite every single one of them shouting that Bella Dean wasn't that big of a deal, that was just lip service. Anyone who had lived under the Federation's system for a few years would have an innate fear and dread towards the so-called 10 Great Families, especially the upper 5 Great Families.
The sea of gold present in the arena had imperceptibly brought quite a bit of pressure to the other members of the Tianjing squadron. Ma Dong was still able to continue nagging non-stop for a while, while Colby had already made 3 trips to the toilet. This fellow had clearly not taken a single sip of water since waking up in the morning.
The pressure had always been present, with the only difference being that it had been magnified at the start of the match. Only Wang Zhong and Grai were able to maintain their calm and collected hearts.
Naturally, words were already useless in such a situation. Wang Zhong did not continue trying to motivate them, as the arrangement for this match was a test for him.
The commentator for the Tianjing squadron was Wind God. During the first match, he had played the role of a high-end hatchet. After the match, he had racked his brains and fulfilled his promise to eat a table. Wind God's popularity had also skyrocketed over the past 2 days. It was just that eating the small table made of cake had caused him to feel slightly hurt. Despite having recovered for 2 days, he still felt like vomiting whenever he saw anything related to cake. On the stage, Tianjing and Bella Dean had already started their preparations.
On the other side, the Blazing squadron had already started their match, with their mainstay captain taking the stage. Obtaining the first victory seemed to be the first choice for all of the squadrons. Being an assassin, he wasn't afraid of a duel with the ranged soldier Sharmie. When both sides were of equal strength, the first duel was extremely important.
The Blazing squadron had sent up their vice-captain, Mario.
Although he possessed the title of the Dark Magician, there were many people that paid attention to the Blazing squadron that felt that Mario was completely Sharmie's henchman. He didn't know how to retaliate, and only knew how to bootlick. It was said that the title of Dark Magician was given to him by Sharmie. Although it was a very resounding nickname, it made him seem like he was a failure. What's more, this battle arrangement was even more of a pain in the ass. Giving up the first duel?
"Without a doubt, the Blazing squadron is prepared to give up this duel in order to avoid their opponent's strongest assassin captain. From the looks of it, their strategy is rather successful." The commentator was a girl, speaking in an extremely rational manner. Truthfully speaking, she wasn't very satisfied with Sharmie. What's so great about having big breasts!
However, accidents would often occur at this moment.
On the stage, Mario unexpectedly appeared to be rather robust. Possessing a solid foundation as a soldier, he wasn't the slightest bit disadvantaged against the PPT captain, who had been ranked as one of the 10 great assassins of the CHF for the past 2 years. It seemed that this vice-captain wasn't as bad as everyone had imagined. However, this didn't affect the outcome, as their opponent was even stronger.
However, just as everyone felt that Mario wasn't going to make it, Mario gave the world a pleasant surprise, and displayed his true strength. Special ability user!
This was an extremely rare darkness attribute special ability. Following Mario's shout of "turn off the lights", darkness enveloped the PPT captain. It was an extremely frightening matter for an assassin to lose his vision. However, what was even more frightening was that a black circle had already enveloped the PPT captain. In the next instant, black flames gushed out and enveloped his opponent. By the time Mario retracted the flames, his opponent was already on the verge of death.
A powerful assassin had collapsed in less than a second, with ear-piercing screams seemingly ringing out endlessly. Looking at his opponent lying on the ground, Mario couldn't bear to watch. He truly wasn't too willing to use his special ability. The killing power of this special ability was too strong, and he wasn't able to control it. However, he was even more afraid of failure.
Other than the audience in the stadium, even the members of the 2 squadrons were dumbfounded by what had just happened. This included the members of the Blazing squadron. Other than their captain, Sharmie, no one knew exactly how Mario had obtained the title of the dark magician. It seemed that he had obtained it before he had entered the academy. In the previous CHF, he didn't show much of his strength, and only now did they have a new understanding of him.
In an instant, the entire stadium turned silent. Although there were many experts that had appeared in the 1st round, with even those like Wang Zhong, who had defeated Mo's List experts and ascended to the top, Mario's appearance and killing power were too freaking awesome, and too impactful.
Not only that, with such a high degree of darkness attribute special ability, he had already given birth to 2 other special abilities, Blackout and Hellish Flames of Darkness. Even in the dark era, he was a top class existence. What's more, there was no doubt that Mario was about to rise.
Everyone's gazes towards Mario instantly changed, with the only one that didn't change being Sharmie.
When he walked down from the stage, what welcomed him was a fist from Sharmie. Without the slightest bit of politeness, she said, "Why are you still holding back at this point in time? If you don't mess with him, he'll mess with you! You should've blown him to smithereens the moment you walked up! What a waste of time! Be more ruthless next time! "
Just a second ago, the insufferably arrogant demon king on the stage had instantly turned into a little chick, with a pitiful look on his face as he begged for mercy, appearing as though he wouldn't retaliate even when hit or scolded.
Quite a few people who were still stunned by Mario's stunning appearance were now dumbfounded by what they saw. The worship and fear that had just risen in their hearts were instantly replaced by quite a few different colours.
However, Mario didn't care about those gazes.
He was born in a very ordinary family. Although his darkness attribute special ability appeared to be dazzling in the eyes of others, it had brought him fear and loneliness from a young age. The flames of hell weren't that easy to control. After a few accidents when he was young, he no longer had any friends by his side. In fact, even his family feared him, until Sharmie appeared.
That was when he was in secondary school, when his family sent him to Flame City to study. Mario knew that it was because even his family feared his uncontrollable ability, and only wished for him to stay as far away from it as possible. Not long after entering school, a few hooligans from the academy had set their eyes on him. He didn't resist, and the other party snatched away his living expenses, before throwing him into the rubbish heap. However, it didn't matter to him, as he knew that if he used his special ability, the people here would also hate him. He would rather be bullied by people than be abandoned by them. At this time, the angel-like Sharmie appeared. Mario would never forget the words that she had said to him at the rubbish heap, something that he would remember for the rest of his life.
"In the future, you'll be my follower. If anyone dares to bully you again, just say my name. Big sis is called Sharmie!"
This was the tyrant of Flame City, and had been since young.
Sharmie was the first person who wasn't afraid of his black flames attribute special ability, and was also the first person who had truly treated him as a friend. To Mario, Sharmie was his everything.
Despite his exaggerated reactions and shouting, Mario was extremely happy. This was a happiness that others would never be able to experience.
The originally confident powerpoint had clearly been thrown into chaos by Mario's eruption. For the second match, the Blazing squadron, who held the advantage in selecting their members, immediately sent Sharmie up. In a clean and efficient manner, they obtained a point from a soldier, taking the lead 2: 0.
The audience seemed to have noticed the signs, while the commentator had also started to change his tone. However, just as the commentator had judged that the Blazing squadron was about to pull off an upset, they actually stopped playing! They sent out 3 substitutes, and in a clean and efficient 2: 3, brought the match into the rhythm of the group battle.
Reality had proven that Sharmie's choice was correct. The powerpoint was extremely strong, and their strength in every single position was stronger than that of the Blazing squadron. Rather than risking their lives to obtain 4 victories, it would be better for them to take it easy in the group battle. Both she and Mario were group battle participants, and she needed to make preparations for the later matches.
His special ability was a group special ability, and its range was sufficient to envelop the entire arena. With a single turn of his lights, his opponent would even have the heart to die. Even if experts were able to react to a certain degree in the darkness, it would still be affected. Furthermore, the fatal and even cruel Hell's Fire, coupled with Sharmie's super cannon, caused the powerpoint team, who had lost their leader, to be unable to even muster up a proper wave of resistance before they were blasted into smithereens!
Ordinary flames would at most cause injuries. However, if Mario didn't retract his Hell's Fire, it would be a will-o '-the-wisp that would burn away one's life.
The Blazing squadron, an upset advancement!
The sudden emergence of a new force, the emissary from hell!
Dark Magician Mario!
The Blazing squadron had allowed their opponents to see their determination and strength. After their victory, Sharmie did not conceal her pride in the slightest. "Do you see that? That's tactics! That's intelligence!" As she spoke, the Skylink was instantly flooded with saliva. She wanted to say, big breasts have brains!
Even more lively was the Tianjing squadron. Due to the large number of Bella Dean supporters entering the arena, the match had no choice but to be postponed. This was also the reason why the Federation had started to make things easier for students after the first match. Anyone who came to Stuart City to watch the match would be given an extremely great discount, from the armored railway to the match tickets. After the first match, the popularity comparison released by the officials had stimulated some of the academies. Since they were so awesome, how could they lack spectators?
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