The group escorted Qiji back to the lounge.
After celebrating their victory, something occurred to them, and a gloomy look crept onto their faces.
—They've been eliminated.
Qiji- chan is unaware of this news.
For a moment, none of them knew how to begin.
Qiji's strength is clearly far superior to that of everyone in Kalentia.
Once we reach the finals, winning first place seems like a sure thing.
But now...
The group exchanged glances, opened their mouths, and then held back.
Nobody wants to be the one to spoil the fun.
In Setsuna, she gave Liuli a wink, and Liuli pushed Bai Lili forward again.
Bai Lili was trying to shift the blame to Huomu, but she didn't expect that Huomu was so shrewd; he had already disappeared far away without her noticing.
Bai Lili was forced into the situation and could only stammer as she spoke:
"Qiji- kun, um... we..."
She had barely begun to speak when Qiji interrupted her with a smile, "I know."
"Huh? You know?"
"What do you know?"
The group paused for a moment, then instinctively pressed for an answer.
"Are you saying that we only have two wins now and have no chance of making it to the finals?"
"Huh?! Qiji- kun actually knows!!!"
For a moment, the four little ones were all astonished.
They hadn't expected that while fighting a "monster" like Sibel, Qiji could still be distracted by the real-time team information on the big screen.
But upon further reflection, it seems perfectly reasonable.
Because he's Qiji- kun!
The all-powerful Qiji -san!
But if Qiji knew this, why wasn't there a trace of frustration on his face?
"Aren't you wondering why I'm not worried at all even though I know about this?"
The four little ones were startled again!
Qiji- kun can even guess what they're thinking.
Qiji glanced at the four of them, then, without keeping them in suspense any longer, smiled and reassured them, saying:
"Who said we're already eliminated? Who said we don't have enough wins to reach three? We just need to get one more victory, right?"
"But, Qiji- san, there are no teams left to go—"
"No, there is." Qiji reached out and pointed to the large screen.
The screen showed the match between Charles and Suyo.
At this moment, Suyo is in dire straits.
She had no choice but to fight back with all her might.
The ten [Mirror Clone] of the Suyo Surrounded Charles in the center, and various Mimicry Echo rained down on Charles.
However, Charles merely raised his hand slightly, and all the Echo that were aimed at him bounced back.
Suyo found that he had absolutely no way to deal with Charles.
Her defeat was only a matter of time!
"Qiji, after Charles wins, he definitely won't start matchmaking again, and we don't have any items to force matchmaking... Wait! Items!"
Speaking of props, Liuli suddenly remembered that they also had props!
She gave it to Qiji immediately after receiving it, without even looking at what the prop card was.
Could it be that...?
Everyone suddenly realized this too, and they all looked at Qiji with anticipation on their faces.
"That's exactly right."
Qiji drew out the [Battle Support] card and smiled slightly.
There were two reasons why Qiji rejected the proposal to Huomu earlier.
The first reason has already been explained, and the second reason is now self-evident.
Having read the plot, Qiji knew from the start that Kalentia would pull this stunt.
Therefore, when Liuli handed him the [Battle Support] item card, he had already calculated the number of wins.
Only by defeating Sibel will we have enough wins to reach the required three.
Now, two wins have been achieved.
so--
It's time to secure the final victory!
Chapter 121 The Man Who Turned the Tide!
[Battle Support]
[Use this card to choose any team and intervene in the battle when they are on the verge of defeat.]
[If you manage to turn the tide and help the team win, both the user and the assisted team will each gain +1 win.]
[Note: This card can only be used once, and only the cardholder can intervene in the battle.]
Without a doubt, this card is extremely powerful.
However, at the same time, the restrictions are equally stringent—
It only takes effect when the selected team is truly on the verge of defeat, and requires the cardholder to have the ability to turn the tide single-handedly.
Qiji inserted the [Battle Support] card into the console and explained its function to everyone.
The four children immediately showed expressions of surprise and delight.
They seemed to have already secured the victory.
They certainly knew how difficult it was for one person to turn the tide in a desperate situation.
But the one who can save the day is none other than Qiji!
Therefore, it's Charles who should be worried!
The sight of Qiji taking out her [Battle Support] card was also seen by the crowd outside the arena.
The audience of the City of Kindling, who had already given up hope, suddenly felt a renewed sense of hope that they could escape their predicament!
Qiji- kun has already brought them Miracle once, surely he can do it again this time!
Echo Academy, several teachers immediately realized what was happening:
"Quickly, go and call the dean back! The competition isn't over yet, and our City of Kindling still has a chance to win!"
Just after confirming that all members of City of Kindling had been eliminated and that Kalentia had taken all the spots in the finals, Dean Xia Ming repeatedly claimed that he felt a little dizzy and needed to go down and rest for a while.
But now—
The dean can stop fainting now!
It's Qiji!
Qiji has made her move!
Our City of Kindling is saved!
After Qiji inserted the [Battle Support] button into the control panel, everyone waited quietly for a while, but nothing happened.
Huomu couldn't help but ask, "Qiji- kun, what's wrong? Why isn't she responding?"
The other three also cast puzzled glances at them.
Qiji, however, had anticipated this and calmly explained with a smile:
"Didn't I say it only works when you're on the verge of defeat? Don't worry, wait a little longer."
"Huh?" The group looked at the big screen, stunned. "Isn't this a desperate situation?"
In the scene, Suyo is about to be beaten to death by Charles!
Qiji had certainly noticed this as well.
He even figured it out—
Charles could have won much earlier, but he dragged it out entirely because of personal grudges.
This guy is taking out all his grudges against himself on Suyo...
The pitiful Suyo...
Although Qiji felt a little sorry for his second sister, he was truly powerless to help her at the moment.
Suyo, rest in peace. I'll avenge you later!
After silently feeling sorry for Suyo for a second, Qi Qiji explained:
"It's not a hopeless situation yet, because North Island, the number one player in the Suyo team, hasn't made a move yet."
"Number one in the North Island? Isn't Sibel the number one in the North Island?"
It would have been better if Qiji hadn't explained; his explanation only made Huomu, who hadn't paid much attention to the rankings of the other islands, even more confused.
Liuli, however, immediately realized what was happening. "Qiji, could it be... that Blank, the number one in North Island, is in Suyo's group?"
That's right, in the final rankings of the auditions, the column for first place for North Island was empty!
Liuli felt something was strange when she first saw it—
I had a few guesses in my mind: either the list was wrong, or the person had some special means to hide their name.
But now that Qiji has said so, it's clearly the latter.
The match between Suyo and Charles was a brutal one-sided affair.
There's nothing we can do about it.
After all, in the original storyline, when Charles first appeared, he overwhelmed the entire main character group.
At this moment, although his strength was greatly weakened due to the loss of a Myth Fragment, he was still able to suppress Suyo from beginning to end, giving the latter no chance to breathe, thanks to the Concept Armament of the Isolde Family.
The Concept Armament of the Charles is called [Overload Core].
After use, it can greatly enhance the power of the Vector Lineage, reduce the Heart Essence consumption of releasing Echo for a certain period of time, and ignore overload limitations.
In short, it's an "infinite firepower" mode with "no cooldown" and "ultra-low mana consumption".
Otherwise, Suyo wouldn't have been beaten so badly...
Even without the Overload buff, the Vector Lineage, though powerful, still has ways to counter it. Suyo could launch an effective counterattack during Charles's skill vacuum period.
Suyo was, after all, a truly remarkable genius.
Aside from Qiji, surely no one really thinks Suyo is bad?