Xu Jintang quickly replied: [Hello, what's up?]
Qiu Zhuyu: [I saw your team's match results. We were defeated by the Dark Horse Team in our last match. I know their strength very well. If you need help, I can lend you a hand.]
Xu Jintang's gaze froze. "Why?"
Qiu Zhuyu: [Because we lost badly in the last match. The main reason was that our strength and tactics were completely figured out by the opponent. I guess the Dark Horse Team must have done special research on us. In return, this time we'll help you study them.]
Xu Jintang fell silent.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so it's reasonable for Qiu Zhuyu to come and help her.
Free help is offered to us, so why not take it?
She quickly replied: [Sure.]
A few minutes later, Qiu Zhuyu quickly sent over all the information about the members of the Dark Horse Team.
[This is all the information we have for now. If you need sparring, please feel free to contact us anytime.]
Xu Jintang opened the document and browsed through it briefly.
In addition to all the previous battle videos of the Dark Horse Team, there is also a series of analyses on the superpowers of the opposing team members.
The information is comprehensive and detailed; a lot of effort has definitely been put into it.
Xu Jintang replied: [Thank you, we will definitely study it carefully.]
Qiu Zhuyu: [I hope you defeat them.]
After turning off the communicator's light screen, Xu Jintang got up, walked out of the room, and shouted to the next room:
"Everyone, assemble in the conference room in five minutes!"
A short while later, Song Tianqi and the others hurriedly ran into the conference room and sat down.
At this moment, Xu Jintang had already projected the information sent by Qiu Zhuyu onto the light screen behind him.
Yan Yuting glanced up and said, "Squad leader, is this a battle video of the Dark Horse Team's previous match?"
"Yes, Qiu Zhuyu sent it to me," Xu Jintang replied. "There's also some other information; we'll analyze it later. Let's watch these videos first."
Xue Zhongqi asked, puzzled, "Why did Qiu Zhuyu suddenly send us these materials?"
Xu Jintang answered truthfully, "She means she hopes we can defeat the Dark Horse Team, probably because she wants to use us to help them get revenge?"
"Huh?" Song Tianqi scratched his head, "Do those two teams have such a deep grudge?"
Jiang Shiyi suddenly spoke up, "I watched the match video between the Dark Horse Team and the Mechanical Technology Military Academy team very carefully before. The Dark Horse Team won that match very easily because the tactics they used were completely targeted and countered by the Mechanical Technology Military Academy team. It was quite tricky."
Xu Jintang hummed in agreement. "I also briefly watched the video of this match just now, and it was indeed a very tricky win."
Seeing that both of them said so, Yan Yuting also became curious and turned her gaze to the light screen. "Let's take a look first."
Soon, the video on the screen began to play.
Xu Jintang pulled up a chair, sat down, crossed his arms in front of him, and looked up at the light screen.
The battle mode drawn by both teams is a 1v1 gauntlet battle.
In the first round of the competition, the members of the Dark Horse Team crushed their opponents with an absolute advantage, completely dominating them. It was as if they directly defeated their opponents' most prized trump card with the most ruthless means.
The second round was the same, and the third and fourth rounds were won even more easily.
Until Qiu Zhuyu took the stage.
Qiu Zhuyu's twin pistols are a type of powerful offensive magic weapon, and it is precisely because of this magic weapon that she can often challenge opponents of higher levels.
As soon as the match started, Ji Nanqing on the other side took out a submachine gun that was specifically designed to counter dual pistols, and forced Qiu Zhuyu to retreat repeatedly, even breaking the dual pistols in her hands.
The resentment felt when something you're most proud of is completely crushed and shattered by the opponent is extremely intense.
After losing the match, Qiu Zhuyu looked down at the broken pistols in her hands and remained silent for a long time.
It was probably from this point that she developed the idea of going against the Dark Horse Team.
Xu Jintang stroked his chin and analyzed, "Everyone in the Dark Horse Team clearly understands Qiu Zhuyu and her group's weaknesses very well. This is definitely the result of meticulous research."
Song Tianqi was a little worried, "So, will the Dark Horse Team start studying us this time?"
"Of course, it's the semifinals now. If they want to win, they'll have to study us," Xue Zhongqi replied. "But against our class monitor and Sister Shiyi, their tricks are just child's play, nothing to worry about."
Xu Jintang glanced at him. "Don't use me as an example. My skills are just average."
"..." Xue Zhongqi fell silent.
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Jiang Shiyi suddenly added, "My skills are just average too."
Xue Zhongqi, Song Tianqi, and Yan Yuting fell silent. "..."
"Come on, let's keep watching." Xu Jintang steered the conversation back to the main topic.
At this moment, in the high-level meeting room of the Xihe Alliance Military Academy, one of the five major military academies.
Ji Nanqing and the other members of the Dark Horse Team sat around the conference table, and the screen in front of them was playing the video of the previous round's match between the Mask Squad and the Soul Awakening Team.
A few minutes later, Jiang Wenzhuo paused the video and glanced at Ji Nanqing and the others. "These five members of the Mask Squad are probably like you, a squad secretly trained by other military academies."
Ji Nanqing rested her chin on her hands, blinked, and asked, "Has the teacher guessed which military academy they might be from?"
"It's hard to say." Jiang Wenzhuo shook his head. "None of the five major military academies are easy to deal with. Anyway, we just need to take precautions in advance."
Ji Nanqing didn't delve any further, her gaze falling on the light screen in front of her. "Teacher, is this 'Foodie- nothing's' ability ice-based?"
Jiang Wenzhuo shook his head, "It's not just a simple ice-type ability; it's more like a domain-based ice-type ability."
Ji Nanqing frowned, looking puzzled. "But I noticed she used another power besides the Domain of Ice during this match. What was that?"
The other members of the Dark Horse Team also looked up curiously, waiting for Jiang Wenzhuo to answer.
Jiang Wenzhuo pursed his lips. "This is also something I find very puzzling. Logically speaking, superhumans shouldn't be able to use power beyond their own limits, but the energy used by the Mask Squad leader is clearly beyond what a god could possess."
A hint of interest flickered in Ji Nanqing's eyes. "Interesting. Finally, I've met an opponent worth going all out against."
"Don't underestimate them," Jiang Wenzhuo cautioned. " The Mask Squad clearly has other trump cards up their sleeves. Over the next few days, I'll work with the other instructors to analyze their tactics and plan for you, and we'll keep you informed as soon as possible."
Ji Nanqing smiled slightly, "Okay."
After Jiang Wenzhuo left, the other members of the Dark Horse Team gathered around, "Captain, we should be fine in the semifinals this time, right?"
"I don't know." Ji Nanqing shook her head. "Didn't you see how serious Teacher Jiang looked just now?"
The team members also fell silent.
They won the previous competitions very easily, mainly because they had the help of their teacher.
Jiang Wenzhuo and his teachers are all experts at the Seventh Tier or above in the military academy. With their thorough analysis of the enemy and the transfer of combat techniques to them, winning the competition will naturally be an easy task.
But this time, it seems a bit difficult.
Two days before the semi-finals began, tickets for the live event sold Star Network had already reached exorbitant prices.
"Captain, Captain, someone's reselling tickets, but they're a bit pricey. Should we buy them?" A team member ran up to Qiu Zhuyu and asked.
"Buy it." Qiu Zhuyu replied crisply.
The match she lost to the Dark Horse Team was the most humiliating moment of her life. She just wanted to see if the Dark Horse Team could still be as arrogant as before.
Meanwhile, Xu Jintang and his group were also busy trying to buy tickets.
"Damn it! I almost got it!" Song Tianqi exclaimed in regret.
Xue Zhongqi, his face grave, also tried to buy tickets. After struggling for a long time without success, he resignedly leaned back on the sofa and sighed, "It's no use, I can't get any."
A few seconds later, Yan Yuting suddenly raised his hand and shouted, "I got them! Two!"
Xu Jintang looked up at her, her gaze somewhat suspicious, "How did you manage to snatch it?"
She waited there for ages but couldn't get a single ticket.
"It's all about speed." Yan Yuting patted his chest proudly.
At this moment, Jiang Shiyi suddenly spoke up, "I also managed to grab one."
Xu Jintang pursed her lips, lowered her head, tapped the communicator's screen, and sent a message to the group: [ Yu Wanyao, we managed to snag three tickets, is that enough?]
Yu Wanyao: [That's enough, we just grabbed two more over here too.]
Of course, the five of them didn't need to buy tickets. Yu Wanyao and her friends had just finished their final exams and wanted to come and watch their competition, but they couldn't get tickets. In the end, they had no choice but to ask Xu Jintang and his group of five to help them try to buy tickets as well.
Not long after, Wei Zixuan forwarded a link to the group: [Wow, your team's odds of winning the championship are now as low as the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team, hahaha.]
The lower the odds offered by the casinos, the more they favor the Mask Squad to win the championship, so this data can reflect the true level of each team to some extent.
Xu Jintang was taken aback when he clicked on the link and saw that their odds of winning the championship were as low as 1 to 0.5.
Qin Shuxue: [Ahhhhh, finals week is finally over! I can go see the live show!! Thanks to Sister Jintang, Sister Shiyi, and Yuting for helping me snag tickets!]
Upon seeing this message, Song Tianqi immediately retorted: [No, why aren't you thanking us!]
Xue Zhongqi seconded: [Exactly! We spent the whole afternoon trying to get one, but we just didn't succeed.]
Qin Shuxue quickly added: [Thank you Tianqi and Brother Zhongqi too, yay!. jpg]
The two then calmed down.
The popularity of the Ability User Competition is growing, with new related topics trending on Star Network search every day.
This intense discussion continued until the opening day of the semifinals.