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âTodayâs rematch has different rules from the previous knockout round.â
Holding Ziyun on their way to the rematch site, Xu Ran began to explain todayâs competition rules to the little guy, âTodayâs rematch will be a brutal melee.â
âMeow?â (What is a melee?)
Ziyun looked relaxed, apparently not aware of the severity of the issue.
âA melee means that all advancing competitorsâ Pet Beasts will be placed in the same area to fight each other,â Xu Ran explained. âYou may simultaneously encounter attacks from multiple opponents, but you can also join forces with other Pet Beasts to fight other Pet Beasts.â
âOf course, normal one-on-one combat is possible too.
âIn short, all possibilities exist in a melee.â
Ziyun: âII!â
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!
âAny Pet Beast that loses its combat power due to attacks or gives up voluntarily, along with its Beast Master, will be immediately eliminated,â Xu Ran paused before continuing, âOnly the last four Pet Beasts and their Beast Masters can advance to the next round.â
âAs of yesterday, there are a total of fifty-four contestants who advanced from
the auditions.â
âThat is to say, fifty contestants will be eliminated in this round.
As Xu Ranâs words fell, Ziyunâs expression gradually became serious.
This sounds difficult!
âIf we took the scores from the preliminary qualification round as a ranking of pet power, our strength is enough to allow us to advance,â Xu Ran ruffled Ziyunâs head and began to analyze calmly, âBut the actual situation may not be as good as it seems.â
âThe 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
beâ¦â
âMeow?â (To eliminate us first?)
A spark of human-like contemplation showed in Ziyunâs eyes, followed up Xu
Ranâs words.
âCorrect, youâre getting smarter. The recent extra meals havenât been in vain,â
Xu Ran smiled satisfyingly.
-If Iâm 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.â
âItâs a case of shooting the bird that sticks its head outâ¦â Xu Ran shook his head helplessly, then suddenly smiled, âBut if they want to eliminate us, first theyâll have to catch up to you.â
âMeow-â (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, theyâll have to catch up to it!
While the duo chatted, they had already arrived at the rematchâs 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 wouldnât dare to use that trick again, would he?
There arenât any spectators on the scene this time. No matter how hard he waves his flag, the cameras recording the contest definitely wonât 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, âBrother, you donât have a team with other contestants?â âForm a team?â Realizing that the short and chubby contestant in front of him did not recognize him, Xu Ran shook his head with a smile, âNo, have all the other contestants formed teams?â
âYes! The upcoming rematch is a melee, and others wonât fight you one on one fairly.â The chubby man patted Xu Ranâs shoulder as if he were a complete newbie who didnât understand anything, with a very earnest tone.
âLook at the other contestants, they are in groups of three to five. Theyâve already agreed to form temporary teams.â
âIf your Pet Beast enters the competition area alone and encounters their Pet Beasts, can you fight them all alone? Youâre not one of those four freaks who scored a thousand in the preliminary round!â
âYou make a good point,â Xu Ran nodded earnestly. âSo, youâre suggesting that
I should form a team too?â
âCorrect!â The chubby contestant nodded with satisfaction, âMy name is Hu Zhong. My strength isnât too bad. How about we form a team?
âAlthough your Pet Beast is tiny, it must be quite good to have passed the auditions. As for my Pet Beastâ¦â Hu Zhong patted the Pet Beast behind him, which was even taller than he was. âItâs an Earth attribute Pet Beast, a Big Mouthed Baboon, do you know it?â
âYes,â 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.
âSo, how do you feel about us forming a team?â Hu Zhong patted Xu Ranâs shoulder.
âSure,â Xu Ran responded indifferently.
âI wonât 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,â Hu Zhong chuckled, âLetâs choose a target now!â âBy target, you meanâ¦â Xu Ran paused, confused.
â â Well, of course I mean those four contestants who scored a thousand!â Hu Zhongâs expression was a bit excited, âWe are in competition with other teams, but when facing those four freaks, our target is the same.
âWe need to choose one of them to participate in the siege. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIf those four advance, all of us will be eliminated!â
âI think we should go for that âadvertising trickster1. He seems to be a bit weakerâ¦. Why are you making that face?â