Semi-final knockout round

The cub competition kicked off under the attention of the public.

Before each game, the cubs need to draw lots and be assigned to their respective competition areas based on the results of the draw.

According to Wan Ling, the avoidance principle will be implemented in each competition. The top three of the previous session will be assigned to different competition areas. They will not meet in advance this time and one of them will be eliminated. There are also four places for special qualifying matches and exemptions. The entire competition system is very complicated.

"What is this special promotion match?" Xiao Qingcen casually pulled out a piece of paper from the box in front of him and looked at the pink slip in his hand. What was written on it was exactly the special competition rules that Wan Ling had just mentioned.

Bubble on the side grumbled a few times. He didn't need to draw lots to know what kind of venue he would encounter and what kind of opponent he would face. These were all fixed procedures long ago.

Dahua and Wanling drew out two orange slips of paper in succession, while π drew out a black slip of paper.

The divisions are completely different. Wan Ling and Da Hua were assigned to the same arena, "Swamp Field," while Bubble and Pi appeared in "Abyss Sea" and "Silence of Gunfire" respectively.

"Swamp Position" is a new competition map and can only be analyzed from its name. Wan Ling frowned subconsciously. He hated the sticky swamp mud. Dahua accepted it well, but the cubs would be scattered after entering the competition area. He didn't know if he could appear in a similar position to Wan Ling at that time.

The "Sea of ​​Abyss" is a very special pure water arena. When allocating the venue, the organizers will still consider the living environment of the cubs. For example, the elves and other marine creatures that can only transform into fish will be thrown into the "Sea of ​​Abyss" arena.

The "Silence in the Smoke" competition venue is an old competition venue that has been famous for many years. It is famous for its big melees. It is also the venue with the most show effects and the fastest ending time.

Xiao Qingcen entered the special promotion match. The so-called special promotion match means that when the cubs are in the process of the rematch, if there are 16 cubs entering this round of the rematch, the cubs who draw ordinary lots will play in the ordinary promotion match of 16 to 8, and the cubs who draw the special promotion match will play in the promotion match of 16 to 4. If they fail, they will be eliminated and will not enter the loser group, and the winner will directly enter the semi-finals.

This rule was established in recent years in response to calls for innovative competition systems on the Internet. The original intention was actually to reduce the early consumption of popular players. After all, the entire competition is arranged back-to-back, and there are many players who have just finished the competition the day before and need to continue to participate the next day.

However, because it is decided by drawing lots, rather than the contestants voluntarily choosing whether to advance quickly, it has always been considered to be a dead end rather than an innovation.

Seeing Xiao Qingcen draw the pink lottery ticket, Wan Ling's eyes widened: "What! The boss actually drew the lottery ticket for the special promotion match!"

He had an inexplicable confidence in Xiao Qingcen and quickly convinced himself: "It's okay, we all know the boss's strength, he will definitely advance smoothly!"

There were hundreds of players competing in the semifinals this time, and half of them would be eliminated in each round. Only in the later stages of the competition would there be a mechanism for the losers to be revived. The chances of strong players being drawn into the special qualifying rounds were extremely low.

The special promotion match was scheduled for one day later. Today was the assessment for the other cubs in the protection base.

Four huge arenas slowly sank in the center of the stadium, gradually forming a scene similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum. Xiao Qingcen sat in the front row of the audience and watched Wan Ling and others rush into the arena.

【Ohhhh, after waiting for half a month, the competition finally starts!】

[I took a look at the players I liked, but luckily they were all in different divisions.]

"Where's Leopard? Teacher, why isn't our little snow leopard on the list? I just checked all the live streams and can't find it. All the other cubs at their conservation base are participating!"

[Are you getting a bye this round? It's impossible not to participate! The Archon and the King have such a high level of chemistry!]

[I'm there! I think I saw the little snow leopard. It must have had a bye, sitting in the first row with the participating cubs!]

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The barrage erupted like an underwater volcano. The cubs on the field had only a short minute to prepare before they were thrown to every corner of the field.

Shang Yiqi handed a small snack to the king. During these few days, the governor had been completely busy and had been studying hard in the hotel kitchen.

Cooking in the interstellar age is quite convenient. The small cake that Xiao Qingcen is holding in his hand now can almost all be made under the guidance of the Star Network Intelligent Computer. The Lord Archon strictly follows every requirement in the guide to ensure that every step of his is correct. Then he learns from it and makes fine adjustments based on the taste that Xiao Qingcen usually shows.

All the "semi-finished products" and "failed products" in the middle undoubtedly fell into the mouths of innocent subordinates.

Everyone witnessed that Shang Yiqi's cooking skills improved at an unimaginable speed.

When Xiao Qingcen took a bite, he tasted a sweet, tender, and delicious little cake. Delicious! The little snow leopard's eyes lit up instantly. One of his paws was still tugging at Shang Yiqi's clothes, and he immediately shook it from side to side. He asked his governor in a meowing voice: "This is delicious! Where did you buy it?"

It was really delicious. He raised the small cake in his hand and planned to give a bite to his own consul.

Shang Yiqi lowered his head and said to Xiao Qingcen with a smile on his face, "I made it myself. I'm glad you like the taste."

He didn't mention how many times he'd done it, nor did he deliberately seek credit in front of the king. For Shang Yiqi, these were just the most basic and simple things. Xiao Qingcen happily wagged his tail and stuffed a large piece of butter into his mouth. "In that case, I won't be polite!"

Seeing this, Shang Yiqi's eyes deepened slightly.

Wang showed extraordinary sharpness in some aspects, but at other times, he was always naive, as if he was unaware of any dark thoughts in his mind.

Xiao Qingcen wagged his tail, completely defenseless against the person behind him. Suddenly, a dazzling pure white light appeared in front of his eyes.

Shang Yiqi frowned. He put one hand in front of Xiao Qingcen's eyes to prevent him from being flashed by the sudden light, and the other hand pressed on Xiao Qingcen's body.

Xiao Qingcen was not alert at all, and even slowly lay down under Shang Yiqi's hands.

Snoring.

He half-closed his eyes. As long as his own consul was there, there would be no problem.

After the light ended, the cubs in the arena appeared in various environments.

Xiao Qingcen opened multiple live broadcast rooms and observed the situation of other cubs in the same base.

Wan Ling was dropped at a very good location, right on a dead tree, and the ground nearby looked flat, making it very convenient for him to move to another location; Dahua was dropped at the edge of a swamp, where there were terrible creatures like poisonous snakes; Bubble was dropped under a coral reef, where there were many small fish and shrimps swimming around; π was dropped in a building that had been bombed into ruins, and there was almost no cover inside the building that could serve as a shelter, and the ground was covered with messy bricks and tiles.

[I immediately selected the smoke map and looked at it! Tata! Tata! Tata! I tapped it and it opened!] (Note 1)

【God of Mayhem!】

The rules will only appear in front of the cubs for one minute, but the audience in the live broadcast room can read them all the time. Xiao Qingcen glanced at the rules at a glance.

The rules of the swamp map are very simple. The cubs must find the golden key hidden in the swamp and protect the key until the end of the game. The cubs without the key will be eliminated, and the cubs with the key will advance to the next round.

If a cub finds the key, all of the cubs' keepers will receive a corresponding notification. The keepers can contact their cubs and share the corresponding clues. In addition, the keepers will also have a simple map to tell the cubs their approximate location.

As soon as Wan Ling realized his location, he pressed his claws forward and jumped off the dead branch he was on. The next second, the system notification sounded in his ears: "Young Wan Ling (a spirit race) has found a key, located in the dead woods."

This works too!

He lowered his head in disbelief, looking at the bunch of keys that were obviously meant to scam him. With his keen hearing, Wan Ling had already heard the various noises made by many creatures rushing towards him. He instantly grabbed the keys, took two steps at a time, and immediately ran towards a place with the least noise.

After learning this tip, Dahua's breeder immediately passed it on to Dahua.

Wan Ling will not stay in the dead forest... Which direction will the other party run? According to the map just mentioned by the breeder, the other party should run wildly to the lower left side, so his top priority is to meet up with the other party.

He made a quick decision.

"I didn't expect that our player Wan Ling would have such good luck as usual and got the first key at the beginning of the game! But can he keep this key in his possession? Let's wait and see!" The commentator explained the situation on the field at a rapid speed.

On the other side, in the ocean, unlike the rules of the swamp map, this sea map does not require the cubs to find anything, but requires them to complete a scenario-based task, the plot of which is a bit like big fish eating small fish.

If it eats enough, the level of the cub will increase. After upgrading all the way, it can become the king of this sea area. Further fighting will take place between different sea areas to decide the winner.

The location where Bubbles are born is very suitable, near the coral reef, which can provide energy for small aquatic organisms, so there will be the most fish nearby.

The moment he saw the rules clearly, he immediately opened his jellyfish tentacles and pulled all the beautiful fish into his hands.

The little snow leopard asked Shang Yiqi enthusiastically: "Do you think everyone in our protection base can advance?" It should be possible, Xiao Qingcen thought worriedly. Although he believed in everyone's strength, the map and rules of the competition were very complicated. What should he do if something unexpected happened?

Before Xiao Qingcen joined, the cubs in the protection base were already popular candidates, but their weaknesses were always quite obvious. Shang Yiqi gave his conclusion without hesitation: "They have no problems."

It's just a matter of advancing from the first round of the semi-finals elimination round, which won't be a big problem.

Xiao Qingcen, who had 100% trust in Shang Yiqi, nodded immediately.

He felt relieved by the consul's words.

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I wrote a lot! I'm so proud of myself!

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Note 1: Tatakai, a self-touched Tatakai: the meaning of "battle bar" in Japanese (.) Recently, the second disease broke out 23333

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Brother Qi: The king does not know his own dark thoughts

Cen Cen: (Takes a look at Brother Qi's dirty thoughts) (Looks horrified) (Falls into deep thought) (A bit hesitant) (Gradually becomes determined)

The future Qi Ge eats really well (that tone)

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