Chapter 331: Takes the Stage
“Teacher Xi, for this team battle, can I go up and try?”
During the rest period after the 1V1 ended, Xu Zhi suddenly asked like this.
Xi Min frowned slightly when she heard her request, somewhat hesitant.
If it were another match, she wouldn’t mind fulfilling Xu Zhi’s wish. But today’s match against Minjiang might have certain unexpected changes. She didn’t want Xu Zhi to be dragged into those changes.
After all, her identity was already sensitive. Light Academy might not care, but that doesn’t mean no one else is still watching.
“Why do you want to go up?”
Xi Min asked.
“I feel like something’s not right. I can’t really explain it, it’s just like a kind of intuition. I think I need to go up and take a look.”
Xu Zhi thought for a moment and replied like this.
Extraordinary users with the [Lamp] attribute often possess strong curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. This kind of curiosity drives them toward the “site of an incident.” This is also one of the reasons why many people believe that [Lamp] attribute extraordinary users have very sharp intuition, and the higher their level, the more they possess near-prophetic abilities.
Xu Zhi deliberately said this, obviously pushing the reason onto her extraordinary attribute.
Sure enough, after hearing Xu Zhi’s explanation, Xi Min’s expression became even worse.
“There might be danger.”
“Wouldn’t that make it even more necessary for me to go up?”
That wasn’t wrong.
After thinking several times, not knowing what she weighed in her mind, Xu Zhi only knew that in the end Xi Min nodded.
“Alright, then you go. Who do you want to switch with?”
Xu Zhi thought for a moment. Chu Xiaoyue definitely couldn’t be replaced. Senior Su Ran also had to be present. With Chu Xiaoyue there, they could actually switch out one output position. Normally their strongest lineup was to switch out Senior Qiu Hou, but this time the situation was different. Senior Qiu Hou’s ability might be useful.
“Then Senior Tong Zhou.”
Tong Zhou, who was nearby, widened his eyes when he heard this.
“What?!”
“Why me! My performance these few rounds has been pretty good, right?”
Xu Zhi glanced at him coolly. “Senior doesn’t want to?”
“Uh… but speaking of which…”
Tong Zhou’s gaze drifted slightly.
“I am indeed a bit tired. Maybe I should rest for one round.”
He wasn’t afraid of the junior sister. He was really just a little tired. He should respect the junior sister’s wish to go on stage. After all, he was a senior, so he had to yield to the junior sister. Definitely not because he was afraid.
Xu Zhi smiled. “So that’s how it is. Then it’s settled?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Although she didn’t know what Xi Min had considered, as long as she could go on stage, it was fine.
There was no way. Extraordinary abilities weren’t allowed in the preparation area. She could only conveniently use [Eye of Secrets] to observe the other side if she became a contestant. Logically speaking, the league’s inspection system should have already checked the contestants. Unless the other party’s problem was hidden as tightly as her [Moth] attribute circuit.
It was also possible she was overthinking it. Maybe Minjiang’s team had no problem at all. That was possible too. But the probability was too small.
When it was time for the team battle to go on stage, Xi Min solemnly instructed:
“The primary goal is definitely to win, but that’s on the premise that nothing strange happens with Minjiang’s team. If you sense something wrong, don’t panic. Try to kill the opponent as much as possible. If something truly goes wrong, someone will take action.”
Several people nodded.
Xu Zhi pondered. If something was wrong, instead of telling students to protect themselves first, they were told to try to kill the opponent. Was this the educational philosophy of extraordinary users?
It suited this world quite well.
When walking onto the arena, Xu Zhi saw a trace of surprise on the faces of the opponent’s contestants. It seemed they hadn’t expected that their side would send out this first-year who had played one “exhibition match” and then honestly sat on the bench.
But it wasn’t only the Minjiang team that hadn’t expected it. Even the commentators and audience were completely surprised.
“Eh? Lian City Light Academy actually sent first-year contestant Xu Zhi onto the field?”
[What does this mean?]
[Looking down on Minjiang?]
[Because they put their main C on?]
[That main C is really strong, damn. From top 80 to top 40, actually did a one-versus-four. That’s kind of insane, right?]
[I think that main C clearly still had strength left, but for some reason didn’t go one-versus-five. Was something held back?]
[But no matter what, team battles are different from 1V1. And Minjiang didn’t even send out their key support in 1V1. Directly putting in a first-year for team battle, the flaw is a bit too arrogant, right?]
[Hasn’t this team always been arrogant?]
“It seems this match has something to watch. Lian City Light Academy finally sent out the main C they’ve been hiding all along, yet they also let Xu Zhi go on in the team battle. What are they thinking?”
What are they thinking?
Xu Zhi also wanted to know what the ones planning these conspiracies were thinking. Those who feared [Cup] yet used [Cup], and the [Cup] hiding in the dark—what were they thinking?
Perhaps she would soon see a bit of a clue.
After the team battle began, Xu Zhi immediately activated [Eye of Secrets]. She didn’t intend to hide this ability in this battle, but only this. Xiao Yi and [Curse Speech], if possible, didn’t need to be displayed.
Xi Min had already shown them Minjiang team’s information before.
The opponent was a relatively special lineup: double [Heart], double support, single main C.
Aside from the main C, the two supports were not purely support either. They also possessed certain combat ability. This team had stronger sustain than other teams, as well as dispel ability for negative effects. The main C’s attack power was not considered top-tier in the league, but compared to ordinary main Cs, he had a more obvious advantage.
His resistance and endurance were stronger than other main Cs.
In past matches, he was rarely affected by “mental power” attacks or physical weakening buffs. His resistance to extraordinary abilities was estimated to be ridiculously strong.
Even in 1V2, he couldn’t create an advantage, but he would definitely not be easily taken down. He could even stall for quite a long time and create advantages for his team.
If Chu Xiaoyue wanted to instantly kill him, it had to be when the two [Heart] users and Minjiang’s supports were unable to help him.
Therefore, their target was not this main C, but the opponent’s [Heart].
Under double [Heart], instantly killing one was actually difficult, especially if the opponent was prepared. But the reason they brought Qiu Hou was to directly open with an instant kill.
Xu Zhi did not speak, only stood at the back of the team and quietly observed.
Her teammates’ tacit understanding didn’t require her to constantly command them. They already knew what to do.
At the moment Chu Xiaoyue moved, Qiu Hou had already activated his extraordinary ability to interfere with the target [Heart]’s connected extraordinary ability. Shu Yushan’s long spear directly pointed at the other [Heart]. Su Ran also attached buffs to the two teammates charging forward.
A very simple probing attack.
But if the opponent reacted a little slower, then it wouldn’t just be a probe.
