C96 Part2

Translated by An Edited by An

T/N: Extra chapter sponsored by @Mary! Thank you so much 😀

In the fifth round, the number of participants would be reduced from twelve to ten. So, only two teams would be removed.

Not only would there be fewer teams to get disqualified, but this round would also be carried out in the trial match mode.

Out of the total 186 teams from the 62 Saintess Halls who participated in the competition, those who had reached the fifth round were all young elites. They were the future red-rank Female Marshals of the Empire or even Saintesses of the purple rank. Therefore, this was the only mode that could enable them to show true strength without any concern about harming their bodies.

“Ohohoho…” Lord HallMaster Mu YouZhi put his hands over his big belly and laughed heartily. Then, he directed his gaze over the audience seats, especially at the representatives in the participant’s area, and proclaimed loudly: “We beastmen love victories and despise cowards. I believe that since all of you have come to participate in the competition, you long to be the champion. We sneer at the kind of people who laugh even after they lose. And it’s only due to this unyielding fighting spirit burning within us that our ChiDu Empire has risen to the current stage of inviolable dignity. A true beastman is not afraid of any challenge because only by fighting constantly can we create heroes and eliminate all frailties. And all of this is necessary for we live in a world where strength is respected.”

“Being chosen by your respective Saintess Halls and becoming a participant in this ranking competition itself proves that you all are excellent beastmen. Those who stand in the arena today are the elites among the elites. As long as you strive tirelessly and grow up without a hitch, you all will be the pillars of support of our ChiDu Empire! It is said that academics will never admit that their peers are better than them, but the practitioners of martial arts will admit that others can be better than them. This competition offers you a stage where the opportunity to remain till the end and becoming the brightest rising star of the Empire, is in your own hands.”

“…Like the previous times, the fifth round is going to be conducted in the form of a trial match. This is done to protect our outstanding participants from irreversible physical harm. The rules are as follows…”

Although Yang QiQi had long known about the rules of the competition after the fifth round, she still sat straight and listened attentively to Mu YouZhi’s words. Perhaps, she had yet to fully regard herself as a member of this Empire because all those exuberant and passionate speeches were not as attractive as this dull reading to her.

The rules of the fifth round were different from the previous ones and later rounds of face-to-face combat. It was a sort of special session.

Firstly, in this round, only two teams would be eliminated.

Secondly, the twelve teams were to be put into a virtual battlefield together. They would have to confront many enemies such as monsters, evil spirits, and hostile warriors and defeat them to harvest points. After two hours had passed, the scores of the whole team would be counted, and the two teams with the lowest points would be eliminated.

It was worth mentioning that the scores of these top 10 participants were directly related to the opponents they would be encountering in the sixth round.

The first placeholder would fight against the tenth placeholder, the second one would be up against the ninth placeholder, the third against the eighth placeholder, and so on. In short, the higher one’s rank was, the weaker their opponent would be. On the contrary, the lower one’s rank, the stronger their opponent would be.

For this round, the four arenas had been removed from the auditorium. Instead, a large arena was set up in the center with twelve groups of kneeling pads on it. Those pads were marked with the specific numbers of the participating teams. Yang QiQi, Ling Yue, and the others found pad No. 156 and knelt. Their battle helmets were placed just beside their legs. These helmets were similar to the ones used normally in the lecture rooms, but they looked more refined and pleasing to the eyes.

“Female Warrior QiQi, how about you all join us?” Wa Hu, who was sitting diagonally across QiQi and her team, smiled as enthusiastically as ever, with her snow-white fangs sparkling brightly.

In order to hunt more prey and get some extra points, two teams or more teams often collaborated to encircle and annihilate the enemy. In this round, only two of the three teams were left from LanJing City so it was needless to say that they would act together. However, none of Cang City’s teams were eliminated and they still had their full strength. So, to compete with them, she had to rope in that strong Yang QiQi into their group.

Female Warrior Wa Hu looked impulsive, but she was extremely meticulous in reality. However, her being able to act so friendly with the biggest suspect in the incident regarding Li Yuan only chilled Yang QiQi’s heart and made her more vigilant.

Yang QiQi was not the only one who felt that Wa Hu was too scheming. Even Tu Jin felt that Wa Hu, who clung to Yang QiQi without feeling any shame, seemed to exude a disturbing aura. He really wanted to tell her not to agree to her proposal, who knew if it was a trap or not? However, after looking at the calm Ling Yue and Xiang BuChen sitting beside him without saying anything, he wisely swallowed his words.

He had some self-knowledge, so he was quite aware that he had the simplest brain among them. Since the two smart people were not worried, he need not worry groundlessly.

“Alright ah, we’ll join you.” Yang QiQi nodded, agreeing cheerfully with a smile.

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