Jun Nanxuan and Gong Yunxiao exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with heartache. They reached out and gently patted Fang Xiyue to comfort her.
"I never imagined this superpower competition would be so fierce. It feels like it goes against the original intention."
This is really not as good as our Chinese Superpower Competition. At least people don't suffer such serious injuries there. If it weren't for healing-type superpower users, I estimate many people would have died today.
Jun Nanxuan decided that if the next international competition was like this, he would not participate. He didn't want to see Yueyue cry again.
"Many people probably share your opinion, which is why there are so many complaints. I believe the next one won't be like this."
Gong Yunxiao sighed. He was relieved, but the others still had to compete. If they had to go through the ordeal every time, they would really have psychological trauma.
Fang Xiyue, who had been fast asleep, suddenly sat down, startling the two of them.
"What's wrong, Yueyue?"
The two men each held one of Fang Xiyue's arms, as if afraid she was being haunted by a nightmare.
“I just dreamt that the eight of you were lying together, covered in blood, and you were all dead.”
Fang Xiyue threw herself into Jun Nanxuan's arms, her body still trembling slightly.
Fang Xiyue had never been this afraid when they were fighting against mutated plants and animals, or when they were fighting against zombies.
Because she knew that with her presence, with her being a level 7 ability user, everything would be alright; she could protect everyone.
But now, in this competition of superpowers, she couldn't get involved or help, and she panicked immediately.
What if they accidentally lose their lives? What's the point of such a competition?
Showcasing one's country's strength? Engaging in friendly exchanges with other countries? Fang Xiyue couldn't figure it out anymore.
"Yueyue, don't be afraid. You have to believe that we are more afraid of dying than you are. If we die, I won't be able to see you again, so we cherish our lives very much."
The fact that we haven't given up proves that our injuries aren't life-threatening. Please trust our judgment, okay?
Jun Nanxuan kissed Fang Xiyue's forehead; the scene today had truly frightened Yueyue.
"But I still think this competition is very meaningless right now, we still have so many zombies to kill."
"We high-level ability users don't participate in killing zombies, but instead we're competing to make lower-level survivors clear out the zombies."
Fang Xiyue wiped her face to clear her mind, and the strong Fang Xiyue was back.
"I went to them and told them to cancel this competition and that the format must be changed!"
At the same time, end the competition as soon as possible and send all the foreigners back home. Whether the next competition will be held depends on future developments.
Fang Xiyue raised the device and initiated a video call, summoning all the city lords and Commander Wu.
"Change the individual events back to the original zombie-killing competition, or I'm withdrawing from the competition with all my competitors!"
Fang Xiyue didn't care what others thought of her, whether they thought she was unpatriotic or deserted her post. What she cared about was their lives.
These contestants have worked hard to become high-level superhumans, so why should they risk their lives for this competition?
They can kill zombies and fight mutated plants and animals, but what's the point of fighting with survivors?
Have all the zombies been killed, or are the mutated plants and animals no longer scary?
She never supported changing the way the competition was conducted, and now it seems she was right. She should have strongly opposed it back then; why did she have to save face for others?
"Xiyue, calm down. We're already in a meeting discussing changing the competition rules."
We were naive before, thinking that this superpower competition was no different from a sports meet and that there was no danger involved. We underestimated the determination of the contestants.
Representatives from other countries also expressed that continuing the competition would cause them to lose high-level superhumans, so they demanded a change in the system.
We've decided that the rest of the competition will be about killing zombies. Both the group and team matches will be individual battles, with no superpowers or weapons allowed; only hand-to-hand combat will be tested.
Seeing that Fang Xiyue's expression was not good, Commander Wu quickly explained the contents of their meeting.
After hanging up the video call, Fang Xiyue sent the results to the group chat so that everyone would know.
After a rest in the afternoon, the competition officially started at 6 p.m.
Because the competition only involved killing zombies, the competition didn't last long.
Ultimately, Ye Ziming, Wang Hui, Jin Muze, and Qi Wang from the Metal element advanced; Jiang Bin from the Wood element also advanced.
Water-type players Song Yifan, Wang Quanan, and Zhou Yuan; Fire-type players Xiao Zihan, Zheng Yang, Chen Shuai, and Wu Fei advanced.
Earth element Fang Xichen advanced; Wind element Jun Nanxuan, Su Zheyu, and Guo Sheng advanced;
The mental type Chu Xingyan and Zhao Liang advanced; the ice type Leng Yu advanced.
Chu Lin, a speed-type character, advanced; Li Ruiqi, a strength-type character, also advanced.
The quarterfinals have officially ended, and we're all looking forward to the semifinals and finals on December 15th.
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The competition started at 8:00 AM on December 15th.
The semifinals will also feature all events competing together:
Ye Ziming and Wang Hui; Jin Muze and Qi Wang; Song Yifan and Zhou Yuan;
Xiao Zihan and Zheng Yang; Su Zheyu and Guo Sheng;
Jun Nanxuan and Chu Xingyan both competed against players from other countries.
The finalists were announced not long after the competition began:
Metal type: Ye Zimo and Qi Wang; Wood type: Jiang Bin and Hubert; Water type: Song Yifan and Wang Quan'an; Fire type: Xiao Zihan and Chen Shuai; Earth type: Fang Xichen and Herman;
Wind type: Jun Nanxuan and Guo Sheng; Spirit type: Chu Xingyan and Zhao Liang; Ice type: Leng Yu and Ai Fan; Speed type: Chu Lin and Hailer; Strength type: Li Ruiqi and Ken.
The list was generally satisfactory, as China now has at least five champions.
The battle for third place was also taking place simultaneously on the other half of the field.
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