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A total of four countries were placed in the winner's group: Greece, England, China, and Egypt.
The loser's group consisted of the United States, Canada, Germany, and France.
The first round of the tournament had come to an end with the match between the China team and the German team. After the intense battle, some people who were not ranked on the leaderboard immediately rose to the top.
Meanwhile, after Mofan defeated the German team, he finally jumped from the fifth place to the third place, replacing Reed's position.
The destructive Mage Reed had exposed his weakness. If the other countries were to face the German team in the future, they just needed to prepare some defensive equipment to suppress Reed's green destructive power.
As for Mofan's destructive power, it did not matter if they were equipped with defensive equipment or spells. Most of them would be lying on the ground!
It was rare for students to duel one on one. The strength of the students was determined by guessing. Without the duel against the German team, no one would know who was stronger.
The ranking of the winner's group was not announced. It would only be announced on the day of the tournament.
They only had two days to rest. If Zhao Manyan was seriously injured, it was unlikely that he would be able to participate in the next match. Initially, with his outstanding performance in the first round, he would have a higher chance of winning the second round against the next strong country, mainly because his teamwork with Mofan was flawless.
One had absolute defense, while the other had absolute destruction. Whenever the two of them were on the battlefield, the enemy would have to put in a lot of effort to deal with them.
Mofan's energy was recovering at a very slow pace. His Fire, Lightning, and Summoning Elements had consumed a lot of energy. Mofan could not guarantee that he would fully recover after two days of rest. On the other hand, his Shadow Element and Space Element were relatively full.
Similarly, the team leader, Ai Jiangtu, was also exhausted. He was the one who had stayed on the battlefield the longest. From the beginning to the end, he had been the backbone of the Chinese team. Otherwise, the team would have collapsed a long time ago.
Ai Jiangtu's energy was even more exhausted than Mofan's. It was unlikely that he would be able to participate in the next match.
The good news was that Mu Ningxue had recovered. While she was recuperating, she had also digested the resources she had obtained from the treasure hunt.
She needed the Ice Element Fundamental Crystals. She had collected a lot of Fundamental Crystals and filled up a piece of the Ice Shattering Bow after selling the resources. Her cultivation had improved a little. She would have to rely on her for the rest of the tournament!
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On the third day, the second round finally began. The four teams in the winner's group would compete against one another, while the four teams in the loser's group would compete against one another.
After China's performance in the first round, people had high hopes for them. However, in the second round, China's luck was not good. They were directly drawn against England, which was likely to be the champion team.
England's team was incredibly strong, especially their first-ranked Zorro. Many people had commented that he was unfathomable, including Ayleen, who was very familiar with Mofan and Mu Ningxue. She had unintentionally mentioned that Zorro was an alien in their team. As his teammate, Ayleen had yet to see Zorro use his full strength.
The English team was very strong. Not only was Zorro ranked first, he had also taken two of the top ten spots. The English team was in seventh place, and they were also in second place.
China's team was in an awkward position. Ai Jiangtu had no chance of participating in the match against the German team. Mofan's Lightning and Fire Elements were not strong enough, either. Zhao Manyan and Jiang Shaoxu were both severely injured. They would not be able to recover in a short period of time …
"Give up?"
"Feng Li, did I hear that right? Are we really giving up?"
Feng Li nodded. He had already made up his mind when he saw the English team in the draw.
In the winner's group, the Greek team and the English team were both super countries. They had no chance of winning against them, thus Feng Li had decided to give up. If they were matched against the Egyptian team, they would give it their all!
It was obvious that they were not always lucky. If they were matched against the Egyptian team, they would have a great chance of winning, but if they were matched against the Egyptian team, they would lose without a doubt.
"Won't it be difficult to explain to the people if we give up without a fight?" Han Ji, who was relatively straightforward, asked.
"Going all out when we know we have no chance of winning will only lead to a crushing defeat. That's stupid, and it's even harder to explain to the country. Us? We're giving up on the final match, not giving up on trying to get a higher ranking. We're just analyzing the situation and conserving our strength to secure the victory in the third round! "Feng Li said firmly.
"Old Feng, I thought you were someone who didn't know how to be flexible. I don't think we have a chance of winning either. Instead of going all out against the English team and losing in the end, why don't we conserve our strength for the final match? "Mofan grinned.
Feng Li had made his decision clear. Even though the advisors felt that it was inappropriate to withdraw without a fight, they did not object.
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In the second round, the first match was between the China team and the English team. Feng Li sent Guan Yu and Li Kaifeng, two extremely fast Magicians, to probe the English team's strength. The rest of the team was just there to go through the motions. They would fight if they could, and withdraw if they could not.
The match was rather boring, but the crowd was well aware that the battle between the China team and the German team in the first round was too intense. It was so intense that the China team had yet to recover from their injuries before they were matched up against a super country. It would be extremely foolish to force their way through.
China conserved their strength and lost the match, placing them in the winner's group.
The English team won the match again, placing them in the winner's group.
The match between the Greek team and the Egyptian team became the center of attention in the winner's group. The reason being that the Egyptian team, which everyone assumed would have no chance of fighting back against the Greek team, ended up using a dirty move against the Greek team. They forcibly dragged out the match until the stage was filled with undead.
Even though China was the dark horse, the Egyptian team's performance was equally shocking. Their perfect teamwork and undead strategy had forced the Greek team into a tight spot. The whole world was cheering for the Egyptian team's rise!
The undead strategy!
The Egyptian team perfectly followed the style of their country. Seventy percent of the team was made up of Magicians with the Undead Element, excluding the Magicians with other Elements. The crowd initially thought the Egyptian team had won the match by luck, and that Canada should not lose to the Egyptian team. However, even the Greek team lost the match in the second round!
In the end, the crowd was still dumbfounded. The Egyptian team won the match with the undead strategy, defeating the undefeated Greek team!
Egypt and the English team were both placed in the winner's group. The team that won all three matches would be decided in the third round. The team that won all three matches would skip the fourth round and compete with the other seven teams in the final round of the fifth round.
"Is the Egyptian team really that strong? I don't believe it," Mofan said to Mu Ningxue.
Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue had fought against the Egyptian national team at the Training Hall. Sayed, Shreev, Meos, and a few others were not particularly outstanding. If they had to evaluate the national team's strength, they would be ranked among the sixteen countries that had been disqualified.
Not only did the Egyptian team advance to the final round, they were lucky enough to be placed in the winner's group, and surprisingly, they were placed in the winner's group. If they managed to mess with the English team, the Egyptian team would either be first or second!
It was difficult for anyone to accept the truth.
"I don't think they were expecting the students to be outstanding on their own. Their undead strategy is meant for the group battles, especially the finals. They can send out eight participants in total, covering all their Undead Mages …" said Mu Ningxue.
In terms of individual strength, the Egyptian team was not that impressive, but when the Egyptian team was put together, they were the worst team!
Regardless of how unwilling they were to accept it, the Egyptian team had still managed to make it to the final round. The people no longer thought their victory was just a fluke. A few strong countries began to study their undead strategy, just so they would not suffer a great loss against the Egyptian team. After all, even the strong Greek team was defeated. The Greek team's overall strength was on par with the English team, not to mention the fact that the Greek team had defeated the United States in the first round.
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The sacred mountain of Parthenon loomed loftily. It had a few majestic cliffs, with magnificent murals on the cliffs facing the rising sun …
On the side of the cliff facing the Hall of the Goddess, the biting cold high altitude wind poured into this cliff cave, swaying a swing house with flying flowers and green leaves hanging there.
The swing house had the blue sky as its background. It was floating in the air, with cliffs around twenty meters apart on both sides. The bottom of the swing house was a path over seventy meters tall, green and lush.
She was barefooted and her slender body was swaying gently on the edge of the swing house. Her curvaceous body was leaning on the soft princess sofa bed. She was wearing a lazy but luxurious off-shoulder dress. She was a peerless and independent woman who was swaying with the swing in the towering cliff cave while humming a cheerful tune …
On her left was a bottle of sparkling water, and on her right was her cell phone. Her long, messy, yet beautiful, honey-brown hair fluttered in the wind. Asha 'ruiya actually liked to spend her afternoon here!
"Buzz buzz buzz ~"
Her phone vibrated. Asha 'ruiya casually glanced at it. Normal messages would not enter her line of sight. Since it would disturb her leisurely afternoon flight, it must be something big.
"We lost?"
Asha 'ruiya's mouth gaped open in surprise.
"What an idiot, losing to Egypt after beating the United States!"
I thought that with Andy's death, I would be able to relax for a few days, "Lin Sanjiu said.
"It's me, Asha'Ria. Get my Moth ready tonight. I have to go to Venice. "
"First, I'm a member, even though I didn't participate in any training. Second, as a public figure, shouldn't I step forward to save some dignity for Greece? Third, the final election is coming up. The World College Tournament is going to attract the attention of the whole world. If a candidate with an outstanding performance shows up, they might be able to win a lot of support … "
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