Xu Jintang's second fire-attribute Attack Inscription has been newly created.
It also received a perfect score of 200.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xiangyang, the champion of the previous Inscription Master Competition, had just completed his first inscription, which scored 150 points.
The inscription he created was of perfect quality, but it had already taken more than ten minutes, so there were no extra points for that.
[Wow, the previous champion is actually slightly weaker than this girl! Which association has produced this dark horse newcomer?]
[Found it! This girl's registration information is called Qian Duoduo, from the Federation Inscriptionist Association.]
Upon hearing that it was the Federation Inscriptionist Association, the audience immediately quieted down.
The Federation Inscriptionist Association has the most resources, and every year one or two amazing geniuses emerge from their association.
Xu Jintang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and began to attempt to create Level-Two Teleportation Inscription.
This time, she wasn't as fast as before.
The production pace immediately slowed down by half.
Evenly thick threads of spiritual energy slowly extended from the inscription pen, firmly and steadily imprinting themselves onto the raw stone, forming a miniature array diagram.
Half an hour passed, and Xu Jintang's forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
When only one last thread of spiritual energy remained to outline the formation diagram, she took a deep breath, steadied her mind, and completed the entire formation diagram in one go.
Intense white light and fluctuations of spiritual energy emanated from the Inscription Talisman.
The monitoring system immediately popped up a notification:
[Type: Level-Two Teleportation Inscription ]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Completion Time: 43 minutes and 5.9 seconds]
[Points earned: 200]
[Scoring criteria: Base score is 100 points; 50 points are awarded for perfect quality; 50 points are awarded for completion within one hour; total 200 points.]
Xu Jintang's tense nerves relaxed as a result.
At the same time, a notification popped up on the large screen at the competition venue, indicating that a participant in this group had already completed the requirements of the questions.
The contestants, who were still engrossed in creating their inscriptions, looked up in surprise upon hearing the notification.
"Someone has already completed the requirements? Could it be Jiang Xiangyang?" someone couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Xiangyang himself looked up in surprise, his eyes searching around for the contestant who had already completed the task.
At this moment, Xu Jintang, who had finished the questions, lazily got up and stretched.
Her standing up immediately drew everyone's attention.
Many people fail to create inscriptions because they lose focus.
Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Xu Jintang strode directly out of the competition area.
Upon receiving the notification, the staff member quickly approached Xu Jintang and asked, "Hello, participants who have completed the requirements, please come this way."
Xu Jintang nodded and followed the staff towards the public hall.
At this moment, Qian Duoduo's name was ranked first on the points ranking list hanging directly above the public hall, with a total of 600 points.
"Please wait a moment. After the other participants finish their assessments, they will all gather here." After giving these instructions, the staff member turned and left.
Xu Jintang sat idly in his seat, scrolling through the trending topics on Star Network.
The hashtag # Mask Squad # is still in the top ten trending topics, and countless comments appear every now and then.
[This team is amazing; besides their team name, there's absolutely no other information about them, they're impossible to find.]
[Didn't they say their average age was no more than sixteen? They must be freshmen who just enrolled this year at some military academy.]
The problem is, they don't even use their special abilities, so they can't find out which military academy they're from.
Every year, quite a few Inscription Masters are admitted to military academies, so simply knowing that Xue Zhongqi is an Inscription Master isn't enough to uncover anything further.
At this moment, several message notifications suddenly popped up in the group chat:
Yu Wanyao: [The five of you actually went to participate in the Ability User Competition?]
Wei Zixuan: [That's so unfair! So unfair! Why didn't they tell us? We could have made a Mask 2.0 and entered in the competition too. crying
Song Tianqi: [Stop talking, Xue Zhongqi stole all the limelight today. I'm going to play in the next round no matter what!]
Students from the five major military academies are generally given special training by their schools. The Ability User Competition attracts too much attention, and no one wants to reveal their strength in advance, so very few students from the five major military academies participate in this competition.
Therefore, Xu Jintang and his group of five are considered an exception this year.
Xu Jintang curled her lips into a smile, sent a few boastful emojis to the group chat, chatted for a while, and then footsteps came from the entrance of the hall.
She immediately put away the communicator and looked up.
Jiang Xiangyang, dressed in a white robe, walked slowly towards them.
He was also observing Xu Jintang.
I thought he would be the first to complete the task today, but a newcomer who nobody knew suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Jiang Xiangyang stopped in front of Xu Jintang, a gentle smile on his face, and greeted him, "Hello, I am Jiang Xiangyang from the KU011 Star Region Inscriptionist Association."
KU011 Star Region is a medium-sized star system, with resources and development comparable to those of the Federation Star Region.
Xu Jintang stood up, smiled, and shook hands with the other person. "Hello, I'm Qian Duoduo, from the Federation Inscriptionist Association."
Jiang Xiangyang smiled knowingly. " The Federation Star Region is indeed full of talented people. Miss Qian's move today really startled many of us."
"You're too kind," Xu Jintang declined modestly. "Compared to you, the previous champion, my skills are mere child's play."
The two began exchanging compliments, but before long, other contestants entered the hall.
The list of players on the points ranking leaderboard has begun to change frequently.
The top two positions remained completely unchanged.
First place: Qian Duoduo, 600 points.
Second place: Jiang Xiangyang, 500 points.
Another half hour passed, and the first round of preliminary points competition officially ended.
All participants who had completed the task gathered in the public hall.
The staff approached the group and began announcing the preliminary results. "This round of group preliminary matches has concluded. The top three teams in terms of points will advance to the next round. Thank you to all the other participants for your participation, and we look forward to seeing you again in the next competition."
The words spread, and those who didn't make it into the top three all sighed.
Being grouped with Jiang Xiangyang was already stressful enough, but then Qian Duoduo suddenly appeared, even more formidable than Jiang Xiangyang, making it impossible for anyone to survive.
Moreover, even the contestant who made it into the top ten last year failed to reach the top three in his group this time, whether due to mental issues or something else.
He lowered his head, sighed deeply, shook his head, turned around, and left first.
After everyone had left, Jiang Xiangyang smiled and greeted Xu Jintang, " Miss Qian, I'll take my leave now. See you at the next match."
Xu Jintang nodded in agreement.
After leaving the competition venue, Xu Jintang was still pondering the issue of the subsequent competition format.
After the preliminary rounds, the knockout stage begins. A single poor performance will result in immediate elimination, and the pressure will only increase as the tournament progresses.
In addition, she also had to worry about the other side's Ability User Competition.
When Xu Jintang returned to the villa's courtyard, he rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, and climbed into the yard. Then, using the windowsill as leverage, he climbed back into the room through the window.
After regaining her balance, she brushed the dust off her hands, closed the window, and went back to sit down in the living room.
At that moment, the communicator started vibrating.
It was a message from Xue Zhongqi: [ Miss Qian, I didn't see you when I came out. Did you make it through the preliminaries?]
Xu Jintang replied: [Passed.]
Xue Zhongqi: [That's good. With your skill level, you should be fine until the semifinals.]
The opening of both the Ability User Competition and the Inscription Master Competition immediately garnered significant attention within the Star Network.
The name "Mask Squad " had already spread across the entire internet after the first match.
A few days later, the schedule for the second round of qualifying matches was released.
Upon receiving the message, Wu Jinghong began to organize Xu Jintang and his four companions to devise tactics.
"Teacher, the class monitor said I could play in the next match." Song Tianqi raised his hand with a smile, volunteering.
Chapter 79
Wu Jinghong glanced at him, "If we get a 1v1 gauntlet battle, you can go. But if we get other battle modes, we still need to prepare a battle plan in advance."
"Besides 1v1, there are also 2v2, 3v3, and the final team battle. For 2v2, I suggest Jiang Shiyi and Song Tianqi as a pair, and for 3v3, Xu Jintang, Xue Zhongqi, and Yan Yuting, the three of you should go."
"No need to talk about large-scale team fights, just the five of you go in together and coordinate your actions."
"There's still room for error in the current points stage, so I won't interfere too much. We'll talk about the rest in the knockout stage," Wu Jinghong said decisively.
Xu Jintang nodded immediately, "Understood!"
After seeing Wu Jinghong off, Xu Jintang turned and went back to the conference room.
Song Tianqi and his friends were sitting and chatting.
"Did you guys watch the first points-based match of the Mechanical Technology Military Academy? Their weapon modifications are even more sophisticated than ours." Xue Zhongqi said, while turning on the communicator's screen and bringing up the replay of the Mechanical Technology Military Academy's points-based match.
Xu Jintang walked behind him and shifted her gaze to the screen.
Qiu Zhuyu, the captain of the Mechanical Technology Military Academy, held two pistols, her indifferent gaze as if looking at ants, as she wildly sprayed bullets across the field.
Her teammates behind her also drew their weapons and quickly rushed towards the other side.
In less than two minutes, all five opponents were knocked off the stage.
The referee finally declared, " The Mechanical Technology Military Academy Team is the winner."
Qiu Zhuyu deftly sheathed her gun, turned around, and jumped off the stage, her back view clean and handsome.
Yan Yuting pondered for a moment, " Qiu Zhuyu and the others didn't use any special abilities in the first points match. They were able to defeat their opponents in two minutes using only their magical weapons. They are definitely better than us in the use of magical weapons."