Chapter 286
"Is he good?" a sophomore reserve asked curiously. He usually focuses on improving himself and doesn't pay much attention to information from the outside world.
Facing this question, Si Zhaohua had a strange expression. He and Huangfu Mingzhe were not on good terms, so naturally he was unwilling to admit that he was very powerful. After thinking for a while, he replied, "He was defeated by us in the competition among the three schools."
The senior student in the second year of high school immediately showed a puzzled expression: "Then the 'Sky Dome School of Supernatural Powers' is not planning to get a good result in this world competition. They actually sent him as a starter."
"Actually, he..." Jiang Tianming tried to explain for Huangfu Mingzhe rationally, but before he could finish his words, Huangfu Mingzhe came on stage.
Seeing this, he immediately swallowed back the words on his lips. Facts speak louder than words, Huangfu Mingzhe's next performance will be the best proof of his strength, he doesn't need to explain anything.
As expected, seeing Huangfu Mingzhe almost crush his opponent, the senior student's expression changed again and again, and finally asked in disbelief: "How did you beat him?"
With his absolute power suppression, flying dragon ability, and powerful spell attacks, he looks like an all-around player!
"He's very strong in single combat, but as for cooperation..." Wu Mingbai made a tacit expression. Huangfu Mingzhe was the kind of person who was self-centered, and his ability was also the all-around type that didn't need teammates. This led to him being very good at fighting alone, but once a team battle started, it was easy for his teammates to become useless, and he was alone and unable to support the team.
"So that's how it is." The senior student suddenly realized. As someone who had participated in the three-school competition, he naturally understood the role of the team. It was natural that those who could not cooperate with the team would fail in the group battle.
The "Sky Dome School of Supernatural Powers" did not let down and won the victory smoothly. The only freshman contestant, Huangfu Mingzhe, also stole the limelight. When Su Bei went to the toilet, he could hear many people talking about him. They felt that he was a rising star in the supernatural world.
This level of discussion should be what Huangfu Mingzhe wants, Su Bei thought idly. The opponent had no intention of hiding his strength in the individual battle and showed very strong performance. It seems that he has no intention of participating in the team battle and just wants to make a big splash in the first round.
The last match of the morning finally came to the "Infinite Power Academy", and their opponent was a little-known school.
Su Bei originally wanted to use this competition opponent to study the skills of Mu Yunfan and others, but as soon as he saw the appearance of his opponent, he knew it was impossible to succeed.
These opponents look so ordinary that they couldn't be more ordinary. They don't look like characters that appear in comics at all. Naturally, they can't be dark horses. They can only be crushed.
This is indeed the case. Mu Yunfan and his men defeated their opponents easily without using any superpowers. Although they are all elite superpowers from different countries, there is a huge gap between elites, and even greater gap between countries. When the two are combined, there is a huge gap in strength.
The only one among the five who used his superpower was Wei Yuexi. He knew how to use his superpower as an [Arms Dealer]. He took out the "Truth" and the opponent begged for mercy. For ordinary superpower users like them, their bodies were only slightly stronger than those of ordinary people. If they didn't have the skills to dodge bullets, they would have to admit defeat and surrender when facing the "Truth".
After the group returned triumphantly, driven by strong curiosity, Lan Subing finally broke through her old habit of speaking in front of so many people, and said her first words of the day: "Senior Wei, can I see your special ability?"
Guns are banned in the country, and although Lan Subing has a few guns at home, she would never let a child like her see such things. So she has always been very curious about arms.
"Of course, no problem!" Wei Yuexi smiled and put his arm around Lan Subing's shoulders. "Whatever style you want, I can make it for you."
Lan Subing thought carefully for a moment and quickly gave an answer: "Gaterlin."
This answer was obviously beyond everyone's expectations. After a brief moment of surprise, Wei Yuexi smiled even more happily: "Of course! You have good taste. I also like Gatlin. If nothing else, at least he is very intimidating."
After saying that, she turned her wrist and a pitch-black Gatling gun appeared in her hand. Lan Subing took it as if it were a treasure, stroking the weapon in her hand with a rather magical look, looking like a tiger sniffing a rose.
After touching it for a while, she suddenly realized something and asked, "What if I go off the fire?"
"There are no bullets in it." Wei Yuexi said with a smile, "As long as you don't use your mental power to fill it up, it'll be fine."
At this time, Qi Huang next to him finally couldn't sit still anymore, and asked with a pair of sparkling red eyes: "Can I have one too?"
"Senior sister, actually I also..." Si Zhaohua pursed his lips, seeming to hesitate when talking.
Jiang Tianming was not willing to be outdone: "Then I also..."
Wu Mingbai followed closely behind: "Well, senior sister, you know..."
Even Su Bei couldn't resist the temptation: "I'm the same as them."
Wei Yuexi was overjoyed and gave each of them a weapon, including hand grenades, rifles, laser guns, and everything else.
Su Bei had just taken the grenade and played with it for a while when he suddenly felt a large number of eyes cast towards him. He looked up and saw that all the spectators around him were looking at them with a fan-shaped look that was 20% weird, 30% vigilant, and 40% warning. It was obvious that their behavior of playing "truth" in the audience made these spectators very confused.
Not only the spectators, Su Bei also glanced around and saw the security guards in black uniforms staring at them vigilantly. He felt that if they were not sitting in the players' booth, the security guards would probably rush over and subdue them.
Su Bei: "..."
He silently put down the grenade.
On the first day, the "Infinite Power Academy" played three games in total, and they won all three games without a doubt, and they won all nine games. In one game, after winning three individual battles, because the victory was already locked, there was no need to continue playing.
According to Sesbia's arrangement, most of the teams have finished three games today, which means that the weakest ones have been initially eliminated.
Therefore, the opponents that Su Bei and others will encounter tomorrow will definitely not be as easy as today. Even the weakest among them should have some strength, and it is almost impossible for them to be as weak as some of the teams that took part today.
After realizing this, everyone inevitably started to feel a little unconfident. The seniors had worked hard all day to win all the games, and if they lost the first game, they would be so ashamed of them!
The outward manifestation of lack of confidence was that Jiang Tianming and the others all frowned, their expressions no longer as relaxed as before, and their worries were evident in their expressions.
"Are you confident?" Seeing them like this, Mu Yunfan asked enthusiastically when they gathered the next day, "If you don't have confidence, you can come here to receive encouragement from the seniors!"
"What do you mean by encouragement?" Qi Huang asked curiously. Even though she was a little bit unconfident in this situation, it would be great if she could get some advice from the president.
Then she regretted her curiosity the next second. Mu Yunfan seemed to have succeeded in his trick. He put his hands on his waist and laughed up to the sky: "Of course it's a loving hug from senior! I'm sure this will move you deeply and make you invincible! Hahahahahahaha!"
What does curiosity kill the cat mean? Qi Huang slapped his mouth lightly, full of regret: "I'm a bad mouth."
After playing tricks once, Mu Yunfan was satisfied and became serious again: "Okay, don't worry. It doesn't matter if you lose two rounds, we will make up for it in the remaining three rounds. So don't worry and fight bravely! You have handsome and reliable seniors to support you."
"Finally you said something human." Wei Yuexi said to Mu Yunfan with a smile while fiddling with his weapon, "Since you remembered to bring us along, I won't ruin your show this time."
Feng Manman also nodded, and soothed everyone gently with a slightly hoarse voice: "Don't worry, you are just freshmen. Most of the contestants here are seniors. It would be a pleasant surprise if you can win, but it is expected if you lose. Even if the sky falls, we still have a few regular players to hold it up. Believe in the strength of the seniors, okay?"
"Amitābha, I will teach the enemy myself, you don't need to worry." He Shang put his hands together and asked sincerely, "The Heart Purification Mantra may be able to resolve some of it, if you are willing..."
"No, no!" Everyone waved their hands in rejection.
Yesterday, out of curiosity, they listened to He Shang's Heart Purification Mantra. How should I put it? It sounded like the buzz of a mosquito, both hypnotic and brainwashing.
The most frightening thing is that He Shang would not stop chanting on his own initiative. Even if they asked him to stop, he would say, "You are still upset and not calm enough. You need to continue to listen to the Heart Purifying Mantra."
If Feng Manman hadn't been kind and hadn't found something for He Shang to do, who knows how long they would have had to listen to the Qingxin Mantra. Now, when they heard him talk about the Qingxin Mantra, everyone was ptsd.
"You talk as if they have already lost." Zhang Sheng sneered, turning to look at Jiang Tianming and others, "You are so unconfident, but I have great confidence in you!"
It must be said that with the support of a strong senior, the people who were originally a little uneasy in their hearts subconsciously relaxed. Qi Huang raised his chin: "Of course we have confidence in ourselves, we will definitely win today's game!"
"By the way, where is senior Lori?" Lan Subing suddenly noticed a missing person. Lori was a very cute girl, but because she was much younger than them but was a senior, she didn't usually talk to Jiang Tianming and others.
When she appeared yesterday, she caused a huge uproar. Such a young girl could actually represent a college in the competition, and her performance was so ferocious, which really made many people drop their jaws.
Feng Manman knew the whereabouts of the team members very well: "She is catching up on sleep in the hotel. Children need to sleep more to grow taller."
The new opponents were soon revealed on the big screen. The opponent of "Infinite Power Academy" this time was "Wild Power School", a vice-team from Li Country. Li Country's performance in previous years has always been pretty good, basically maintaining in the top ten. So even the vice-team is very strong, which can be seen from the fact that they were able to break through many obstacles and enter the second day of the competition as a vice-team.
Seeing this result, everyone's relaxed hearts were lifted again. If the opponent was also a freshman, they would naturally be fearless. But the opponent's team was full of seniors, which made people subconsciously feel cautious.
"'Wilder School of Special Powers'." Teacher Li took out his cell phone and quickly looked up the relevant information from the data he found yesterday. "You can take a look now. Whoever has the most confidence will go first."
She was not worried that these freshmen would choose not to play because they were afraid of facing strong opponents. From their own strength and previous performance, it can be seen that they are actually very confident in themselves and are keen on making trouble. They will never back down because of a little difficulty.
Sure enough, after reading the information, everyone raised their hands, wanting to be the first person to go on stage. Not only them, but the other three candidates also volunteered eagerly. The freshmen had the courage to go on stage, so there was no reason for the sophomores to be so timid.
"Then choose one freshman and one sophomore." Teacher Li made a decision quickly. As an experienced teacher, she is very good at balancing the relationship between students. She would not do something like selecting all freshmen to participate in the competition, as that would only distract the freshmen and sophomores.
The reason why they only sent out two people at first was because they had prepared for the worst. Two people was the biggest failure result they could accept, and if there were more, they would really lose.
She doesn't mind using this opportunity to train the younger students, but she can't allow them to ruin the work of the regular team and make it more difficult for them to win at this level. She has a responsibility to the students and the academy.
Su Bei never participated in discussions at this time, and normally no one would mention him at this time. After all, everyone wanted to play, so naturally they would not add more competitors to themselves.
But there are always people who enjoy the excitement and don’t mind making trouble. Zhang Sheng made a frivolous suggestion: “Teacher, why don’t you consider the junior from Su Bei? Everyone wants a chance to play. We can’t satisfy everyone, but we can make everyone unhappy!”
Subei: ""
What hatred and resentment?
But what was even more frightening was that Teacher Li was really persuaded. As Zhang Sheng said, she couldn't decide who to let on stage for a while, after all, whoever she let on would make others unhappy.
But it would be different if Su Bei was allowed to go. Not only would other people be unhappy, Su Bei himself would not be satisfied either. In a sense, this would be fair.
Thinking of this, she made up her mind: "Okay, then it's Su Bei, you'll be the first to go on stage."
Just like that, he got the chance to play without knowing it, and Su Bei was so angry that he laughed: "Teacher, I feel that my condition is not good. What if I lose..."
Different methods should be used for different people. Teacher Li is well aware of the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. He pushed up his glasses and said, "It's okay. Your seniors are right. After all, you are only in the first year of high school. It doesn't matter if you lose. I will send the video of the game to your class teacher, and he will guide you to review it when the time comes."
If you just listen to this, you will only think that Teacher Li is very considerate of students. But considering Meng Huai's personality, Su Bei seriously suspected that this was actually a threat. If he didn't perform well, Meng Huai, who saw the video, would definitely not let him go.
Sighing, Su Bei resigned himself to reading the information that the teacher had just sent him. Because he didn't know who his opponent would be in the first game, he had to read all the information about the opponent's starting lineup.
He was always a fast reader, and he finished reading the information in a short while. After reading it, Su Bei breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most was the ability to kill instantly. After all, a ring match was different from a real fight. He couldn't adjust his luck before entering the ring, as that would be considered cheating. As long as the opponent didn't have such an ability, it wouldn't be a big deal.
In the first match of today, Su Bei and another senior who was selected went off the stage with the regular team members to prepare. Of course, this does not mean that only two reserve players can play in this match. The contestants do not have to go to the waiting room in advance to prepare, but it is more convenient this way.
"Come on, little junior! Strive for victory without bloodshed!" Zhang Sheng encouraged with a smile, as if he had completely forgotten that it was he who had tricked Su Bei.
However, he could forget, but Su Bei would not. He looked at Zhang Sheng with a fake smile and said, "Thank you for your encouragement and recommendation, senior. You will be rewarded for your kindness."
It's difficult to do this now during the game, but after the game, he will let the opponent know how unwise it is to offend someone who can control his destiny.
At 9:30 in the morning, the competition of "Infinite Power Academy" started on time. They had submitted the list of participants for the first round to the organizer. The host introduced the identities of the two contestants passionately on the podium according to the corresponding information on the list.
This is her job, which requires her to introduce basic information about the contestants, such as their age and abilities, and then arouse the audience's interest to the greatest extent possible.
Undoubtedly, compared to the average high school seniors, Su Bei received much more attention. The unwritten rule of the world competition is that the younger the contestants are, the better they are, or the more potential they have.
Otherwise, their schools would not have deliberately put them up on such occasions. Whether it was for them to stand out or to gain experience, it was enough to show how extraordinary these young contestants were.
Therefore, every time a freshman appears, it always causes a lot of discussion. And in most cases, these freshmen never disappoint the audience. In a sense, they are also one of the little easter eggs of the world competition.
"Another freshman. The ability [Gear of Destiny] sounds very interesting..."
“I’m looking forward to it, but I don’t know how it will perform.”
"Wow! Pretty handsome!"
"Can you please prevent the first-year high school students from playing? I'm really going to be defeated!"
"He is handsome, powerful and strong. God, what window did you close for him?"
Amid the chattering of the crowd, Su Bei and his opponent stood on both sides of the ring.
His opponent's ability is [Insect King], which, as the name suggests, can control insects. This ability requires a quick victory. Once the opponent delays and the insects fill the corners of the field, defeat is inevitable.
This kind of ability is generally restrained by fire abilities. As for other abilities, it depends on the means of both parties.
However, Su Bei does not need to rely on any means. His supernatural powers are the same as Jiang Tianming's, and can also restrain most supernatural powers.
Seeing the opponent standing in front of him so carelessly, releasing the swarm of insects all at once, as if competing with him in speed. Su Bei's eyes flashed with a smile, and he adjusted the big and small pointers at the same time, using both methods at the same time.
Almost in the next second, the swarm of insects released from the opponent's hand in an orderly queue suddenly became chaotic, and the whole ring was buzzing with uncontrollable swarms of insects flying everywhere. The opponent's face was pale. He had already been exhausted from releasing a large number of insects in one breath, and now the previous loss of control had dealt a heavy blow to his mental strength.
The opponent had no choice but to try to regain control of the insect swarm. But it was useless, and he fainted because he consumed a lot of mental energy.
The whole place was dead silent.
After a full quarter of an hour, the host's slightly doubtful voice finally sounded: "...'Endless Ability Academy'... won."
"Wow!"
As the host announced the results of the competition, the venue erupted in unison with exclamations, and then everyone started discussing it enthusiastically.
It's not like they haven't seen a crushing victory before. In fact, yesterday there were quite a lot of crushing victories because of the huge disparity in strength between the teams. It was very exciting to watch. But they have never seen a team win in such an inexplicable way as Su Bei's.
There's a ridiculous feeling like handing in a blank exam paper and the examiner giving you 100 points on the spot.
Everyone has the same question in their mind: Why did he win? Why did he win all of a sudden?
As soon as he stepped off the stage, Su Bei was stopped by students from the Wilder School of Special Powers. They stood in front of him, looking at him unkindly, their eyes full of anger and suspicion.
The leader asked: "What did you do to Mavis? Why did his ability suddenly go out of control?"
As a teammate who had been together for a long time, he was very familiar with Mavis's superpowers. The other party's performance just now was definitely out of control of his superpowers, but he saw it clearly from the audience. Su Bei didn't move at all, so how could he let his superpowers go out of control?
"Maybe it's just his bad luck." Su Bei answered nonchalantly without any worry on his face.
"You!" The other party was very angry at his attitude, but soon calmed down after being pulled by his teammates, and sneered, "It will be clear whether what you said is true or not."
At the same time, the host's voice sounded again: "'Wilder School of Special Powers' has applied for a post-match review. Please wait for a moment."
As soon as these words were spoken, the audience burst into laughter again.
"Post-match review" is to use supernatural powers to check the means used by both parties before and after the match, including but not limited to supernatural powers, props, etc. In other words, "Wilder Supernatural School" suspected Su Bei of cheating.
"Oh my god! Why do we have to do a post-match checkup?"
"You're not really cheating, that's stupid behavior"
"It's such a big deal, so I'll just apply for a post-match review."
"'Endless Ability Academy' wouldn't send a cheating first-year student to compete. It looks like 'Wilder Ability School' will withdraw from the competition."
"Great! I love eating melons the most!"
There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and a few people far away in the backstage could vaguely hear their loud voices.
Several students from "Wild Supernatural School" looked at each other with sparkling eyes. Just after the game, they and their teachers seriously suspected that Su Bei had used supernatural props. So after a brief discussion, the team leader immediately went to the organizer to apply for a post-game review.
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