1104 Battle Against a Strong Country! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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”By the way, Mu Ningxue hadn't recovered yet?” Feng Li asked Song He.
Song He shook his head and said, ”It seems like she's still too weak. I'm afraid she won't be able to take part in the match.”
”Without her, the overall strength of our team will drop significantly,” Feng Li sighed.
”What does it matter? Mu Tingying's Ice Magic isn't any weaker than hers. Besides, Mu Tingying also has a Soul-grade Ice Seed!” Mu Gong immediately spoke up.
Feng Li was left utterly speechless by Mu Gong's words. Even someone as dumb as a pig could tell the great difference between Mu Tingying and Mu Ningxue. It was unnecessary for the man to try and bring attention to the person he was supporting.
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The finals had begun. The first, second, and third matches had been spectacular. The teams would no longer conserve their strength in the finals, since they were up against strong opponents now. The students were clearly stronger than their performances in the knockout round and the treasure hunt. The resources that the students had acquired during the treasure hunt played an important role too, as those with outstanding loot could easily distance themselves from the rest of the participants!
America was going up against Greece. Greece was an ancient country of magic, and was also a country that had a sacred organization, the Parthenon Temple. Greece had always been a strong country, and was one of the few countries that could take on America.
The match went on for quite a long time. Even the three members that were substituted into the match had outstanding performances that left the spectators across the world in awe. The students that were around the same age as the participants were left in shame, as most of them were still stuck in the Basic and Intermediate Levels!
In the end, the Greece team beat the American team and was placed in the winner bracket.
Following that was a match between England and France. There was quite an obvious gap between the strength of the two European countries. England had a great advantage, and the captain of the English team, Zorro was started applying great pressure to the French team with only his Summoning Element!
Many people were totally impressed by Zorro after watching the match. In addition to that, some members of the English team even teased that the Summoning Element was not Zorro's strongest Element. He still had two other Elements that he was still keeping a secret. The man was full of mysteries!
England went into the winner bracket, while France was placed in the loser bracket.
The third match was a showdown between Canada and Egypt. The two countries were not particularly strong, but the Egyptian team was abused their Undead Element as part of their strategy to wear their opponents out. After a long match, to everyone's utter surprise, they managed to defeat Canada.
Many people thought Egypt was only lucky to make it to the second round, since they were not up against any of the strong countries in the first round. However, their result in the treasure hunt was not bad, either.
The people thought the Egyptian team would be crushed during the finals, yet they had surprisingly defeated their first opponent and made it to the winner bracket. The people of Egypt felt like breaking out in tears!
Meanwhile, the Canadian team seemed to have underestimated their opponent, and the threat posed by Egypt's Undead Element. They did not try and end the match as quickly as they could, allowing the Egyptian team to stack up their armies of undead and secure the victory!
A team battle was not just a test to the participants' strength, but required synergy between the members, and their ability to react according to the situation into account too. The fact that the Egyptian team was able to defeat the Canadian team that was believed to be stronger highlighted the importance of teamwork and strategy!
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”To be honest, we aren't really confident in fighting Germany. We would rather fight Canada or Greece. It feels like we know nothing about the German team. They have really done a great job of keeping their information a secret. The tournament has been going on for quite a while, yet they didn't really expose much about their team,” Jiang Yu said.
Going up against an unknown enemy was the trickiest, since the key members of the Chinese team had basically exposed their strength in the previous matches, allowing their opponents to learn more about them.
On the other hand, the German team did not really have any member that was outstanding in particular, during the knockout round or the treasure hunt. That was the reason why the German team was scary, as they had managed to come so far without exposing much information about themselves!
”Mo Fan, you'll be on standby first, watch the match closely,” Feng Li said to Mo Fan.
”Sure, I'm happy to show up in the end,” Mo Fan did not seem too bothered by the arrangement. It simply meant he was the ace on the team.
That being said, Mo Fan was aware that he had shown too much of his strength during the treasure hunt. He was also ranked fifth among all the participants, so the enemy team must have done their homework. If he was among the starting members, they would surely pick on him!
”Ai Jiangtu, you will take charge of the match!” Feng Li said.
Ai Jiangtu nodded.
The Chinese team could not afford to keep Ai Jiangtu on the bench. Without him, the team would be crushed in an instant, and it was unlikely that he could turn the tables by joining the match late.
”Mu Tingying, you'll be manipulating the environment,” Feng Li said.
Mu Tingying's eyes glittered. She was finally given a chance to perform. Her Thistles Ice had improved recently too, and it was surely going to bring her some attention.
”Zhao Manyan, you'll start first too,” Feng Li hesitated for a moment, before choosing Zhao Manyan as one of the starting members.
Zhao Manyan was fairly shocked. After all, many people simply assumed he was the weakest on the team.