The losers' bracket will then see a battle for third and fourth place.
Currently, the Mask Squad has successfully advanced to the championship and can at least guarantee a top-two finish.
The losing Dark Horse Team can only compete with another team from the loser's bracket for third and fourth place.
Xu Jintang five companions walked off the stage one after another, and followed the contestant passage to the team rest area.
"Congratulations!" Mu Yongshou immediately stood up, smiling broadly as he clasped his hands in congratulations.
Xu Jintang glanced at him and recognized him as the captain of the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team.
She nodded slightly. "You're too kind."
Mu Yongshou and his teammates stood together, watching Xu Jintang and his group of five come to the back row rest area and sit down.
The five members of the Light and Brightness Team also turned their attention to Xu Jintang and his group.
However, their attention was clearly more focused on Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower, after all, the next semi-final match would be between their two teams.
Soon after, the staff called both teams away.
In the team's rest area, only the five members of the Mask Squad remained.
"Squad leader, who do you think will win between these two teams?" Song Tianqi leaned over and whispered in Xu Jintang's ear.
Xu Jintang crossed his arms and looked back and forth between the members of the two teams. "On the surface, Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower is slightly stronger overall. But Light and Brightness Team must also have some hidden cards up their sleeves, so the odds of winning should be about the same for both sides?"
Yan Yuting squeezed in to gossip. "I remember the underground black market casinos gave the lowest odds to the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team to win the championship, so I'm blindly guessing Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower will win."
Xue Zhongqi chimed in, "I disagree. That underground black market casino gave our team the highest odds of winning, and we still made it to the winners' bracket. That just goes to show the casino owner is a bad judge of character. This time, I'm betting on the Light and Brightness Team to win."
"Then I'll bet on the Light and Brightness Team too!" Song Tianqi immediately raised his hand.
Seeing the three of them start betting on the spot, Xu Jintang also became somewhat interested. She turned to Jiang Shiyi and asked, " Sister Shiyi, which team do you think has the best chance of winning?"
Jiang Shiyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's go with the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team."
Xu Jintang smiled and said, "Since everyone has their own ideas, why don't we take a gamble?"
Song Tianqi immediately became alert, "What are you betting on?"
He's suffered more losses at the hands of the class monitor than he's ever suffered in his entire life, so he's extremely wary of betting.
"Whoever loses will be responsible for all match interviews from now on. If you win, you can decide for yourself whether you want to be interviewed or not," Xu Jintang said.
Song Tianqi was taken aback. "You're betting on this?"
Xu Jintang nodded, "Yes."
"Sure!" Xue Zhongqi immediately agreed. "This bet is perfect, I'll take it!"
He's very enthusiastic about interviews, so winning or losing doesn't put any pressure on him at all.
Song Tianqi's eyes lit up. "Sure! I'll bet too."
Seeing their excitement, Yan Yuting smiled subtly. "Have you two thought this through? The interview assignments can be light or heavy, but the pressure will be quite high."
Xue Zhongqi: "I'm fine."
Song Tianqi straightened his back as well, "I'm fine too."
Jiang Shiyi glanced at the two of them, "Then I'll bet too."
In the end, all five agreed and placed the bet.
At this moment, at the competition venue.
The lights in the stadium suddenly went out, plunging the entire venue into darkness.
In the silence, a murmur arose from the audience, "What's going on?"
Why did the lights suddenly turn off?
Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, "Snap!" a spotlight suddenly shone on the ring.
A neatly arranged dance team slowly rose from the center of the arena.
Five incredibly handsome men with amazing looks and great physiques appeared in everyone's sight.
At the same time, cheerful background music started playing, and the handsome men began to dance in unison to the rhythm.
The handsome man standing in the center has silver hair. When the satellite camera panned across him, he smiled and made a cute heart shape with his hands.
"Wow, are they celebrities too? They're so handsome." Yan Yuting's eyes immediately widened, staring intently at the broadcast screen without blinking.
Xu Jintang rested his chin on his hand, watching with great interest.
"He's quite handsome."
"Right, right!" Yan Yuting excitedly leaned closer. "The one in the center is the most handsome, and also very cute! My goodness, where did the competition organizers find all these handsome young men?"
Jiang Shiyi didn't say anything, but she kept her eyes glued to the broadcast screen.
"I don't think I'm any worse than them," Xue Zhongqi retorted, unconvinced.
Song Tianqi quickly tidied his hair. "Yeah, we're pretty handsome too. Why don't you three stare at us like that usually?"
Yan Yuting turned around, dumbfounded, to look them over. "You two... are you handsome?"
Xue Zhongqi cleared his throat and, forcing a smile, retorted, "Isn't he handsome?"
Jiang Shiyi, standing to the side, rationally added, "Handsomeness isn't about looks, it's about the feeling you get."
Undeterred, Song Tianqi pressed on, "So, judging by my appearance, am I considered handsome?"
Xu Jintang was silent for a moment, then said, "You're a funny guy."
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Song Tianqi's lips twitched. "Impossible, I'm clearly very handsome."
He defiantly raised his hands to his hips, straightened his back, and seemed to want to show off his masculine charm.
Upon hearing the squad leader's answer, Yan Yuting burst out laughing.
Xue Zhongqi couldn't help but glance at Song Tianqi with a smile, "Why did you ask for trouble?"
Song Tianqi rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Shut up."
The handsome men's synchronized dance on the stage quickly came to an end, the colorful lights faded, and several of them stood panting on the stage to thank the audience.
The staff then used satellite cameras to give each person a close-up shot.
[Ahhhh, so handsome! I love the one with the silver hair in the middle!]
[Only kids make choices, I like them all, hahaha.]
[Haha, me too! Me too! I like them all, I love all the handsome guys!]
The boy band dancing on the stage is a newly launched idol group from Star Entertainment Company. They are not very popular yet, but their looks and professional skills are top-notch. Therefore, the company specially cooperated with the official organizers of the Ability User Competition to secure this performance opportunity for them.
In addition to the hundreds of thousands of audience members at the venue, the number of online viewers in the live broadcast room reached tens of millions.
This dance alone is enough to give them tremendous exposure.
"Thank you for your support, everyone. See you next time!" The silver-haired captain, standing in the center, smiled sweetly and thanked the camera and the audience.
As soon as he finished speaking, the platform of the arena automatically descended, taking the five people with it and disappearing from the audience's sight.
"Dear viewers, it's time for another exciting moment of our showdown. The second match of the semifinals will be between Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team and Light and Brightness Team. The members of both teams are now in the waiting area, warming up and preparing."
Li Xiang appeared above the arena, holding a microphone and riding a hovering ball.
On the floating light screen behind him, photos and information about the members of the two teams slowly appeared. "Before the competition officially begins, let's familiarize ourselves with the members of each team."
Team rest area.
While listening to Li Xiang's introduction, Xu Jintang took a pita fruit from the fruit plate next to him and started eating it.
Thunder Fruit is a spiritual fruit containing lightning elemental properties. It can be eaten as a snack, and long-term consumption can temper the physical strength of superpowered individuals. This is what the competition staff specially prepared for the contestants.
"The people in the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team are all pretty amazing," Xue Zhongqi remarked, stroking his chin.
"Of course. After all, I was the runner-up in the last competition," Yan Yuting replied, munching on a Pili Fruit.
Song Tianqi's expression also turned serious. " The Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower has two Fifth Tier, two Peak of the Fourth Tier, and one Fourth Tier left. If the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team advances, then we'll have to fight them in the next match."
"They're not easy to beat," Jiang Shiyi said calmly.
"It's not just difficult, it's incredibly difficult," Yan Yuting said with a worried expression. "Sigh, we just won the semi-finals, and the championship is still waiting. Every day is getting harder than the last."
Xu Jintang took two bites of the piti fruit without saying a word.
Judging from the current situation, whichever of these two teams advances will pose a significant threat to them.
They had almost exhausted all their trump cards in the semifinals.
The championship game will definitely be targeted, so the effectiveness of your hidden cards will be greatly reduced.
Fortunately, she still had some trump cards up her sleeve.
There's still a chance.
Soon after, the battle between Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower and the Light and Brightness Team began.
The two teams were drawn into the 2v2 and 3v3 mixed team battle modes.
In the first match, the Purple Rosy Clouds Pond Flower Team sent out a Fifth Tier and a Peak of the Fourth Tier to fight.
The two members sent by the Light and Brightness Team were slightly weaker, both being at the Peak of the Fourth Tier.
A battle between the two sides is imminent.
While Xu Jintang was eating a pita fruit, he suddenly received a communication message.
She stopped eating the fruit, looked down, took out her communicator, and tapped on the communication screen.
It was a message from Qiu Zhuyu: [Congratulations, the information we shared with you wasn't wasted.]
Xu Jintang knew that Qiu Zhuyu and the others had also come to watch the game today.
She smiled slightly and replied, "You're too kind."
I had just replied when another unread message popped up.
This time, it was Yu Wanyao who sent it to their group chat.
Yu Wanyao: [I just snapped a few unflattering photos of you guys, you're welcome.]
This was followed by a series of blurry, unflattering photos of Xu Jintang and his four companions.
Xu Jintang paused for two seconds, then casually clicked to zoom in on an unflattering photo.