1104 Battle Against a Strong Country! (2/2)
”Sure, advisor!” Zhao Manyan responded confidently.
”Their team has a strong destructive Mage, be prepared,” Feng Li said.
The only information they had on the German team was about the destructive Mage Reed, who was included in the ranking. His primary Element was Fire, secondary was Lightning, and tertiary was Space. All three Elements had outstanding offensive ability, and each of his spells could easily bring destruction upon the place. The reason he was ranked in front of Mo Fan was because of his Innate Talent, which further strengthened his destructive Spells.
”Jiang Shaoxu, you'll focus on protecting the team and harassing the enemy with your Psychic Element.
”Nanyu, you'll disrupt the enemy and help the team as an overseer.”
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Someone quickly voiced their doubts as soon as the starting members were decided.
Clearly, the formation was not really good at attacking. Both Zhao Manyan and Jiang Shaoxu were typical supportive and defensive Mages. Zhao Manyan was good at elemental defense, while Jiang Shaoxu was good at spiritual defense. However, they were not particularly great at offense.
Nanyu's Sound Element was good for attacking, but her secondary Water Element, and her tertiary Plant Element, were not really that useful in attacking.
The only members with offensive Elements were Ai Jiangtu and Mu Tingying, yet the destructive Lightning and Fire Elements were not really their strengths.
”We don't know much about the German team. It's better to focus on our defense at the start of the match, instead of falling into their trap. With a strong defense, they will have to expose more when trying to break through our defense. We'll then make adjustments accordingly, and the match will be easier for us,” Feng Li defended his choices.
Everyone agreed with the advisor. The Egyptian team had won against the Canadian team because they kept focusing on their defense and dragged the match out. The defense of their current formation was fairly outstanding; even if the enemy had three destructive Mages, they would still have a hard time breaking down their defense!
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”Han Ji, didn't you say you had something to announce to the people of the country?” Pang Lai asked after recalling something.
”There's no rush for that. I'll announce it when Mo Fan is up,” Han Ji replied.
”It seems like you were invited as a special guest by the commentators for the match. Are you planning to say it then?” Pang Lai asked.
”Yeah, it's something that the world should know about, but we just kept dragging it out until now.”
”I still don't understand why you demanded that the chairman's secretary Zu Huiyin apologize to Mo Fan,” Pang Lai murmured.
Han Ji had only discussed the matter related to Mo Fan with Chairman Shao Zheng, and the chairman had agreed to make it public, too. Pang Lai and the others could not hear what they were discussing...
”You will understand soon enough. Zu Huiyin has been crossing the line lately, abusing her influence to coax people to side with her. It's time to teach her a lesson,” Han Ji replied.
Pang Lai was utterly confused. He said, ”I have no idea what lesson you have in mind, but I'm afraid some people have purposely spread Zu Huiyin's comments on Mo Fan's attitude around. Mo Fan has been a hot topic among the people recently. Even though what he did during the treasure hunt isn't going against the rules, it's not really the right way either. Besides, with the Lu Clan manipulating things behind the scenes, they will only twist the truth even further.”
”They are only asking for trouble!” Han Ji said.
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The five members of the German team were in position.
The person leading them was the destructive Mage named Reed. His attire was rather strange. He was wearing a red bandanna on his head, and an outfit with purple-golden decorative designs and silver-white squares. His outfit seemed to be hinting at what kind of a Mage he was.
Despite his bright outfit, he had a stiff expression, as if he had nothing left to live for as soon as he stepped onto the stage.
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”So that's Reed, the third-ranked student. I heard that many participants have failed to resist a single Advanced Spell from him!” The spectators were already discussing things.
”I saw it clearly during the treasure hunt! It was a representative of the Japanese team named Akira Matsuki. This man defeated him with a single spell, shocking everyone back then!”
”I saw it too! The scene switches to somewhere else right after that, but I will never forget it. I wonder how he did that?!”
”Speaking of which, it doesn't seem like the Chinese team has sent the Fan Xue Bandit Group in. Can the others really stand a chance against the German team?”
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The students proceeded to take their positions. The two teams were totally unaware of their enemy's formation prior to the start of the match. Only the spectators knew who the participants were.
The stage of every match in the finals was different. The stage of the current match was covered in golden sand, with an abnormal wind blowing the sand into the air at times!