Chapter 1118: A Mixed Battle
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Two days later, the third round of the finals took place.
The most antic.i.p.ated matches were between the teams that had one win so far.
In the second round, the USA managed to win the match in the loser bracket without any surprise, and joined the group with one win. The German team that was still in bad shape ended up losing to France in the losers bracket, allowing France to join the group with one win too.
As a result, there were four teams in the group with one win. Greece and China won their first match but lost their second, and America and France that won in the loser bracket.
Funny thing was, the USA ended up going against Greece once again in the third round. The match took place in the morning, and once again, America lost to Greece…
The American team had already lost to Greece in the first round, but this time, they were struggling even more, as a strong s.p.a.ce Maga had joined the team out of nowhere.
Mo Fan knew her. It was the mad woman, Asha’ruiya!
Mo Fan had been staring at Asha’ruiya’s a.s.s for the entire game and happened to realize how strong the woman was. Because of her, it was even more unlikely for the American team to beat Greece. They lost again without any surprise.
The Chinese team was pretty lucky to face France in the third round.
France was actually quite strong, too. The Chinese team was expected to pay some price in order to secure the win, but the members of the French team had been severely injured in the match against Germany. The French team quickly collapsed in the match against the well-rested Chinese team.
The French team did try to put up a fight, but Mu Ningxue had finally shown up in the finals, and did not really give the opposing team any chance with her dominating Ice Domain.
The team was pretty happy with the win. They did not expend too much energy in the match against France, meaning they could give their all in the next match. If they were able to win the next match, it meant they would be ranked in the top three!
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Mo Fan was slightly injured in the match against France, so he was asked to rest up in the Healing ward. He ended up missing the match between England and Egypt. The two teams were said to have the greatest disparity in terms of strength.
The Healing ward was not too close nor too far away from the stadium, but Mo Fan could easily hear the explosive uproar of the crowd.
For some reason, Mo Fan was having a bad feeling about it.
“England lost.”
“Are you sure you aren’t trying to fool me?”
“I’m not, England lost the match. They lost to Egypt. Holy c.r.a.p, I feel like I’m going nuts; is Egypt using some evil, forbidden magic? They are able to summon endless undead, and each undead was even stronger than the ones Summoned before. You have no idea, the strongest guy on the English team, when I saw his magic, I was already convinced that he’s the strongest partic.i.p.ant in the tournament. Even with his third-tier Advanced Spell, he still couldn’t handle the undead strategy!” Zhao Manyan said on the phone.
Zhao Manyan went straight to the stadium to watch the match as soon as he recovered, while Mo Fan was left in the Healing ward. The French team had desperately focused their attacks on Mo Fan during the match, allowing Mu Ningxue to stack her Ice as she pleased. The French team naively thought they could win the match by taking out Mo Fan, but Mu Ningxue’s Ice Domain was like a heavy slap to their face.
“It sounds like the Egyptian team is unstoppable? Are they seriously going to win the tournament with their undead strategy?” Mo Fan was utterly shocked by the result.
Mo Fan had fought against the Egyptian team at the Training Hall. He even scolded the c.r.a.p out of them, but to his surprise, the Egyptian team had made such a great comeback in the tournament by defeating two powerhouses, Greece and England…
Everyone could easily tell that Egypt was simply abusing their dirty strategy to win the matches, yet the teams were struggling to find a way to overcome it. The Egyptian team was unbeatable, as even the elites of the English team had lost too!
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If the Chinese team was considered a black horse, the Egyptian team would be a black dragon. They had taken all the attention of the people that were watching the World College Tournament.
The Egyptian team won three matches in a row with their undead strategy, placing them at the top of the bracket, guaranteeing itself a spot in the top three.
USA had lost miserably in this tournament. It no longer had a chance to be placed in the top three. From this point on, it was up to England, China, and Greece to see who was going to take on the Egypt team in the final showdown!
In the past, there were a few surprising teams that had ended up winning the tournament, but the people across the world were having a hard time believing that Egypt had managed to come so far. Perhaps even the people in Egypt were having a hard time believing it.
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After the first three rounds, USA, Germany, France, and Canada no longer had a chance of being placed in the top three. The people were not really interested in the teams ranked in the bottom four, either. Their eyes were on the teams that were competing for the top four places.
Egypt had become the final boss, the only team with three wins so far. It had already claimed a spot in the final match. The members of the Egyptian team were obviously going to watch China, England, and Greece fighting over the last chance with grins on their faces…
The rules had changed in the fourth round.
Since China, England, and Greece had the same number of wins, the fourth round was no longer a battle between two teams, but a mixed battle between three teams.
The mixed battle suddenly became the highlight of the tournament. The teams were planning to win the final ticket to the last match, or to secure a spot in the top three, so they were surely going to give their best. It was going to become the most spectacular match in the tournament.
However, many people were quite speechless, since among all the possibilities they had considered, they never thought Egypt would be the one waiting at the top of the bracket, while England, Greece, and China were fighting for the chance in a mixed battle!
Everyone thought England or Greece would secure a spot in the final match first, and the other would have to take part in the mixed battle. That being said, the team would still win in the end, meaning that Greece and England were meant to face one another in the final match.
How wrong they were!
It went without saying that they were bets set up to guess who was going to end up in the final match… the funny thing was, almost no one had bet on the possibility of the current situation. Those who took part in the bets had lost, yet they did not lose much, either.
The organizer had limited the highest odds to a ratio of one to a thousand.
Some people were actually bored enough to bet on the possibility, but the total money that was bet on it was only a few hundred thousand.
Even with the highest odds, the payout would only be a few hundred million at most. It was basically nothing compared to the billions in the pool. Once the few hundred million was taken from the pool, and the money was distributed back to the people, how much money would each person lose in the end?
Meanwhile, those that placed the bet just for fun did not bet a lot of money, either. Even with the highest odds, they would not receive a lot of money.
In the end, the whole world had guessed it wrong, as no one had expected the tournament to end up like this!
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“Holy c.r.a.p, England and Greece, what the heck are we supposed to do? We should have fought the England team with all we had instead. Look where we are now, a mixed battle with two powerhouses! I can’t even imagine what’s going to happen when the day comes!” Zhao Manyan cursed energetically. He had fully recovered from his injuries.
He simply had an urge to cry. Trying to win in a mixed battle against the two powerhouses was even more difficult than ascending to Heaven!
“It isn’t as bad as we thought, since England and Greece are on an equal footing. It goes without saying that they will both try to secure the chance of advancing to the final round. They will be holding each other down, so that might be our chance instead,” Nanyu said.
Anything could happen in a mixed battle between three teams, especially when two powerhouses were involved!
“I’m only worried that those two countries will think of us as a nuisance, so they are going to take us out first before deciding the outcome between them. That’s bad news for us… Mo Fan, aren’t you close with that Ayleen? Why don’t you talk with Ayleen and tell them we’ll work with them to take Greece out first, and we’ll decide who the winner is between ourselves. I believe the English team will be willing to accept the deal. They would rather fight us than the Greek team!” Jiang Yu said to Mo Fan.
“I bet Ayleen is more than willing to work together with us, but I doubt the English team is willing to do that,” Mo Fan said.
“By the way, didn’t the Candidate from Greece greet you at the stadium? Does she know you because she’s close to Xinxia? Why don’t you talk with her? We can work together and take England out first!” Zhao Manyan said as the thought crossed his mind.
“Each country is trying to set one another up. If any of the teams believe bulls.h.i.+t like that, that team is going to be knocked out first,” Ai Jiangtu, who had been silent all this time, stated firmly.
It was quite pointless to discuss the match, since anything could happen when the time came. They could only react according to the situation on the day.
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After the meeting came to an end, Mo Fan initially wanted to eat a romantic Italian dinner with Mu Ningxue, but she went back to her room to cultivate, leaving Mo Fan alone to enjoy the breeze under the dim streetlights in Venice.
Mo Fan had no choice but to settle his dinner somewhere. He was still thinking about the Egyptian team as he made his way to the restaurant with fairly impressive pizzas.
As soon as he sat down, he saw a beautiful woman wearing a black veil sit down across him. She was wearing a faint smile, her temperament was unfathomable. He could not tell if she was alluring or sacred.
“Such a coincidence?” Mo Fan raised his head and pulled down the veil on the woman’s face. “It’s so dark here, no one is going to recognize you. There’s no need to hide your pretty face.”
“The day after tomorrow, we’ll work together and take out the English team first,” Asha’ruiya said.
“Sure,” Mo Fan nodded.
“I’m being serious,” Asha’ruiya said.
“I’m being serious too,” Mo Fan replied.
“Pleasant working with you then.” After finis.h.i.+ng the sentence, Asha’ruiya rose to her feet.
“Not going to eat some?” Mo Fan picked up a piece of savory pizza and asked politely. Pizzas in Italy were the best!
“I’m on a diet.”
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