Chapter 214 Possibly Thinking Too Much

Jiang Xiao might indeed be overthinking things. From the moment he drew his lot yesterday until he boarded the plane to Qiu Yu City in Kimchi Country, and even when he woke up this morning for breakfast, no one had bothered him.

No one said anything unnecessary to him. It seemed that Xie Yan simply wanted a genuine match against Jiang Xiao, which was why he had said those words.

Their match was scheduled for the second slot of the morning. With only ten matches remaining, there would only be two matches held today in the Qiu Yu City Stadium.

The two host countries each secured two matches. Nippon seemed slightly stronger, managing to secure one more match, a crucial one: Hou Mingming versus Saito Nobuyuki.

This match would be held in Nippon's capital, Edo City, and it would be the only match there.

In the sixth round of the 21-to-11 competition, the lucky contestant who received a bye was Kim Pyeongchang from Kimchi Country.

So... it was hard to say which of the two host countries was stronger. With only 21 people left, the chances of getting a bye were high. In previous rounds, the contestants who received byes were from Africa and Europe, so an Asian contestant getting one now was reasonable.

However, the leader of the China National Team had given a very correct pep talk before the World Cup began: "There may be contestants who get a bye in each round, but it will definitely not be you."

Yes... the truth!

Compared to Xie Yan, Jiang Xiao was doing alright. Look at poor Xie Yan; not only could he forget about getting a bye, but he also had to fight internal battles continuously. It was almost like the National Team's internal selection competition...

So, Xie Yan had already won against Yu Jin. If he won against Jiang Xiao in this match, would he have the opportunity to wear the National Team jersey and participate in the World Cup?

......

After some staff adjustments, CCTV, at Ye Xunyang's strong request, sent her and her new colleague, Ma Ke, to Qiu Yu City to provide live coverage of Jiang Xiao and Xie Yan's match.

In fact, as a rising star anchorwoman in the Star Warrior field, Ye Xunyang should have been in Edo City, broadcasting the match of National Team Captain Hou Mingming. But... clearly, Ye Xunyang seemed more interested in reporting Jiang Xiao's match.

As for Ye Xunyang's golden partner, the other host, Wan Ming, due to his enthusiastic outburst of foul language during the last competition, his excited voice had been sent all over the world and into thousands of households in China, so Wan Ming was honorably suspended from his duties...

However, his excitement was understandable; in fact, all Chinese people could understand it.

So, the station didn't seem to give him too much punishment. The so-called "suspension" was just stopping him from doing any more broadcasts. He hadn't been fired by CCTV.

The station simply said that host Wan Ming needed some time to settle down. Yes... they believed he could come back...

"CCTV! CCTV! This is the Qiu Yu City Stadium, welcome to the live broadcast of the sixth round of the World Cup Individual Tournament. I am your host, Ma Ke."

The male host, Ma Ke's voice was high-pitched, seemingly stirred up by the atmosphere of the venue.

"I am your host, Ye Xunyang." Since they didn't have any live footage, Ye Xunyang gently patted Ma Ke's arm, specifically reminding her new colleague to try and restrain his emotions.

Ye Xunyang could tell from Ma Ke's state today that he was very excited, and Ma Ke had privately revealed that he was a hardcore fan of Jiu Xing Du Nai (Nine Star Poisonous Milk), and he felt like he had reached the peak of his career to have the honor to commentate on Little Poisonous Milk's "final circle" match!

And Ye Xunyang hoped that Ma Ke could broadcast a few more matches with her. If he got suspended again because of his "foul language trio," Ye Xunyang would cry to death. Changing colleagues every match, who could stand that?

Was there a price to pay for broadcasting Little Poisonous Milk's matches?

What would people say outside? CCTV's top anchorwoman, Ye Xunyang, was a jinx, uh... a colleague killer? After broadcasting a few matches of Little Poisonous Milk, she had finally been poisoned and would jinx whoever she was with?

The problem was, this kind of national-level competition was truly a matter of honor, and it was impossible not to have a bias or get excited. So, yes... let's trust the professional qualities of CCTV's hosts. Moreover, with the previous example, Ma Ke should be able to commentate on a few more matches.

Ma Ke continued, "Today on this field, two pairs of contestants will engage in fierce battles.

The first match at eight o'clock is between the Captain of the Will Country, Neil Muller, known as the Shield of Europe, and Joe Dunn Smith, the fire mage of the Undying Kingdom. This match is being called the competition between the strongest output and the strongest defense in this World Cup."

Ye Xunyang nodded and said, "The strongest output shouldn't count. The international media seems to have consciously ignored some restrictions. If we're talking about the strongest output of all the elements, our Hua Xia's Hou Mingming would be the first to disagree. If we're talking about the strongest output in Europe, then the Captain of the North Road Kingdom should also have something to say."

Ma Ke chuckled and said, "That's indeed the case. If we want to give our foreign media colleagues some face, we can consider Joe Dunn Smith as the number one fire mage in the Undying Kingdom. After all, the Undying Kingdom only has one contestant left now.

Their universally recognized Juliette Moore Loven, who had the best chance of advancing to the top eight, was happily sent away by Jiang Xiaopi in the second round..."

Ye Xunyang almost laughed out loud, but she forcefully suppressed it with her superb professionalism.

She continued, "But Will Captain Neil Muller is known as the most solid shield in all of Europe! This Undying Kingdom's strong mage seems to be several levels below in terms of title."

Ma Ke nodded, "This title of the Shield of Europe is genuine. This Will Country Captain, Neil Muller, is an internationally recognized candidate for advancing to the top four!

He has gained widespread recognition throughout Europe with his huge kite shield and war hammer, and to this day, it seems that no one has been able to completely break through his defense!

A violent fire mage and a calm great shield. One can imagine that this match will be particularly exciting."

Ye Xunyang chimed in, "The second match is also a focal point, one that can be said to be highly anticipated. It's between our country's legendary support, the medical Star Warrior known as Poisonous Milk, Jiang Xiaopi, and our country's Battle Warrior, Xie Yan."

Ma Ke said, "People are watching to see how far Jiang Xiaopi can go. Compared to Jiang Xiaopi's contestants in the previous rounds, based on Xie Yan's strength, he should be ranked in the upper middle range of Jiang Xiaopi's match list."

Ye Xunyang hurriedly said, "Since ancient times, agile warriors have come from the Central Plains. Xie Yan, and the agile warrior from the Xiangnan Legion in the team competition next door, once again confirmed this fact. Both of them are from our country's Central Plains Province."

Ma Ke suddenly said, "Hey, Xunyang, Jiang Xiaopi has many titles: Destroyer of Gods, Conqueror of Captains. This time, this relatively low-key Xie Yan contestant doesn't seem to have any special code name?"

Ye Xunyang was startled. They were all contestants from her own country. Even if you were a hardcore Poisonous Milk fan, you couldn't commentate with such bias.

What? You want to temporarily give the title of Captain of the Hua Xia Team to Xie Yan? To let Little Poisonous Milk unleash his full strength?

Ye Xunyang continued, "The two of them had a match in the National Team's selection competition, in the round of 8 into 4. Although the National Team didn't reveal too much, the result of that match was that Little Poisonous Milk won.

And after Little Poisonous Milk won, he didn't participate in the next round of the competition. In the end, his team ranking was fixed at eighth. It's conceivable that defeating a contestant like Xie Yan would come at a painful cost."

Ye Xunyang's guess was completely off. At that time, Jiang Xiao broke through to Star River in the arena, and Xie Yan directly left and gave up the match.

And the reason why Jiang Xiao's ranking was fixed at fourth later, and he didn't participate in the later matches, was because he was summoned by the Night Watch and went abroad to kick people...

"Alright!" Ma Ke suddenly said loudly, "The two contestants have entered the arena! The first match is about to begin, viewers don't go away, more exciting after the commercials!"

......

Jiang Xiao was waiting in the changing room at this time. Last time, he shared a rest area with Hou Mingming, but this time, because the contestants of the same nationality were opponents, the organizers specifically separated the two of them.

Jiang Xiao felt that it was unnecessary. Xie Yan, that silent gourd, wouldn't be in the way no matter where he was placed, as long as you don't go and provoke him.

Jiang Xiao was thinking about Little Xie Hei in his heart. The TV hanging on the wall in front of him had already transmitted a long whistle sound.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly looked up and saw that the Will Country, a burly man Neil Muller, one meter nine in height, was wearing a black and white national team uniform, with black, red, and yellow stripes on his chest, piecing together an abstract totem of an eagle spreading its wings.

With a wave of his left hand, a huge kite shield (oval at the top, gradually tapering to a point at the bottom, an inverted triangle) stood in front of him.

In his right hand, a huge long-handled war hammer appeared abruptly, with a long shaft and an even larger hammerhead.

He saw the giant hammer raised high, and with this lift, a shower of stars fell...

The Shield of Europe, a strong offensive.

The fire mage of the Undying Kingdom, quickly defending...

Jiang Xiao's expression was strange. Who the hell is the great shield and who is the great mage?

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Three chapters tomorrow.

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