BXBX NOVEL Chapter 67 - 67 Hitting Myself?_l
“Today’s rematch has different rules from the previous knockout round.”
Holding Ziyun on their way to the rematch site, Xu Ran began to explain today’s competition rules to the little guy, “Today’s rematch will be a brutal melee.”
“Meow?” (What is a melee?)
Ziyun looked relaxed, apparently not aware of the severity of the issue.
“A melee means that all advancing competitors’ Pet Beasts will be placed in the same area to fight each other,” Xu Ran explained. “You may simultaneously encounter attacks from multiple opponents, but you can also join forces with other Pet Beasts to fight other Pet Beasts.”
“Of course, normal one-on-one combat is possible too.
“In short, all possibilities exist in a melee.”
Ziyun: “II!”
It got it!
This is basically a group fight!
It often fought when it was roaming around!
Although it was often the one being beaten, it has loads of experience!
“Any Pet Beast that loses its combat power due to attacks or gives up voluntarily, along with its Beast Master, will be immediately eliminated,” Xu Ran paused before continuing, “Only the last four Pet Beasts and their Beast Masters can advance to the next round.”
“As of yesterday, there are a total of fifty-four contestants who advanced from
the auditions.”
“That is to say, fifty contestants will be eliminated in this round.
As Xu Ran’s words fell, Ziyun’s expression gradually became serious.
This sounds difficult!
“If we took the scores from the preliminary qualification round as a ranking of pet power, our strength is enough to allow us to advance,” Xu Ran ruffled Ziyun’s head and began to analyze calmly, “But the actual situation may not be as good as it seems.”
“The other contestants likely know our strength is strong. To compete for the remaining four places to go to the next round, their approach would probably
be…”
“Meow?” (To eliminate us first?)
A spark of human-like contemplation showed in Ziyun’s eyes, followed up Xu
Ran’s words.
“Correct, you’re getting smarter. The recent extra meals haven’t been in vain,”
Xu Ran smiled satisfyingly.
-If I’m not wrong, when the competition starts, other contestants should band together to first eliminate us four, who have scored over a thousand in the preliminary round.”
“It’s a case of shooting the bird that sticks its head out…” Xu Ran shook his head helplessly, then suddenly smiled, “But if they want to eliminate us, first they’ll have to catch up to you.”
“Meow-” (Right!)
Ziyun raised its head proudly.
During these two days, it has thoroughly mastered this new skill, Electric Pursue. The speed at which it could go at full strength was quite shocking.
Want to attack it? First, they’ll have to catch up to it!
While the duo chatted, they had already arrived at the rematch’s competition
venue.
The previous audition site could not meet the needs of a melee battle, so the rematch venue had been moved to a different location.
The new site was situated at the Mimic Training Field in the center of Qingzhou City. The entire competition area covered a circular region with a one-kilometer diameter, consisting of desert, forest, swamp, lake, and land, and other types of terrains.
Cameras were secretly installed all over the site to capture the movements of each pet entering.
The Beast Masters would not enter the site with their Pets, they would command the battle from a distance using the Beast Taming Contract.
Considering the inconvenience of watching the competition directly, the rematch did not provide a viewing area for spectators, adopting instead an online viewing method.
At the entrance to the competition area, over twenty contestants were already standing, with their Pet Beasts by their side. They were gathered in small groups, whispering something to each other, while occasionally glancing warily at other contestants.
As Xu Ran arrived, many of the Beast Masters who recognized him looked over cautiously.
However, seeing the bag Xu Ran carried on his back, their expressions gradually turned peculiar.
During the last knockout round, he pulled a flag with an advertising slogan out of this bag and waved it vigorously in front of the audience to advertise his shop.
This time, he wouldn’t dare to use that trick again, would he?
There aren’t any spectators on the scene this time. No matter how hard he waves his flag, the cameras recording the contest definitely won’t focus on him for even half a second.
They were curious to see how this advertising trickster would advertise this time!
Of course, not all contestants recognized Xu Ran.
The auditions lasted for three days, and Xu Ran had smoothly advanced on the morning of the first day. Many contestants were not present at that time, and only learned about this legendary person from elsewhere, but they did not know what he looked like.
After Xu Ran arrived at the waiting area, a short and chubby contestant soon approached him, “Brother, you don’t have a team with other contestants?” “Form a team?” Realizing that the short and chubby contestant in front of him did not recognize him, Xu Ran shook his head with a smile, “No, have all the other contestants formed teams?”
“Yes! The upcoming rematch is a melee, and others won’t fight you one on one fairly.” The chubby man patted Xu Ran’s shoulder as if he were a complete newbie who didn’t understand anything, with a very earnest tone.
“Look at the other contestants, they are in groups of three to five. They’ve already agreed to form temporary teams.”
“If your Pet Beast enters the competition area alone and encounters their Pet Beasts, can you fight them all alone? You’re not one of those four freaks who scored a thousand in the preliminary round!”
“You make a good point,” Xu Ran nodded earnestly. “So, you’re suggesting that
I should form a team too?”
“Correct!” The chubby contestant nodded with satisfaction, “My name is Hu Zhong. My strength isn’t too bad. How about we form a team?
“Although your Pet Beast is tiny, it must be quite good to have passed the auditions. As for my Pet Beast…” Hu Zhong patted the Pet Beast behind him, which was even taller than he was. “It’s an Earth attribute Pet Beast, a Big Mouthed Baboon, do you know it?”
“Yes,” Xu Ran looked at the baboon Pet Beast standing behind Hu Zhong. It was covered in earthy yellow fur and had an extraordinarily large mouth. Xu Ran nodded slightly.
Among the common Earth attribute Pet Beasts, this race is considered to be middle-upper class.
“So, how do you feel about us forming a team?” Hu Zhong patted Xu Ran’s shoulder.
“Sure,” Xu Ran responded indifferently.
“I won’t take advantage of you. Once the other contestants are mostly eliminated, our team will dissolve, and whether or not we can advance will depend on our own abilities,” Hu Zhong chuckled, “Let’s choose a target now!” “By target, you mean…” Xu Ran paused, confused.
■■Well, of course I mean those four contestants who scored a thousand!” Hu Zhong’s expression was a bit excited, “We are in competition with other teams, but when facing those four freaks, our target is the same.
“We need to choose one of them to participate in the siege.
“If those four advance, all of us will be eliminated!”
“I think we should go for that ‘advertising trickster1. He seems to be a bit weaker…. Why are you making that face?”