Chapter 409 Going to the Big Match

The closer they got to the World Cup Championship, the higher the level of combat and the grander the scale.

Even though it was only a ranking match between 5 players for 7th to 11th place, Jiang Xiao still had five days of rest. The ranking matches weren't scheduled too closely together, giving the top 6 qualifiers enough rest time as well.

Five days to study five opponents was more than enough. Besides, Jiang Xiao had already memorized these people's information from the previous round.

The next morning, under the organization of the coaching staff, Jiang Xiao, for once, didn't study his opponents. Instead, he joined the other students and staff members in the small auditorium to watch the Chinese team competition.

Today, there was a match between the Xiangnan Military Academy team and the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team. And Song Chunxi's team was scheduled for the first match.

Unfortunately... the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team lost.

They encountered a true seed-level team, the Beilu Kingdom team, whose strength was almost on par with the Xiangnan Military Academy team.

In this match, He Xu, the support from the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team, delivered a near-godlike performance, putting out fires everywhere and trying his best to protect his teammates. But "Northern Europe produces gods" wasn't just a saying; it was written in the stories of *Norse Mythology*.

These Star Warriors from the Beilu Kingdom were truly too tyrannical. Their lightning output was extremely powerful; there was no defense they couldn't break, no one they couldn't blast away.

Under the lightning array deployed by the four of them, the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team struggled to support themselves. Song Chunxi fought until she fainted, Wu Yao, with his steel bones, was also covered in wounds, and He Xu was even more stretched. In the end, he even used a Star Technique to protect Han Jiangxue once, and gloriously passed out.

The staggering Han Jiangxue finally met her fate.

After paying the price of their magic and support units being seriously injured and losing their combat abilities, the four members of the Beilu Kingdom won the match. In comparison, the four members of the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team were charred and completely wiped out.

The people in the small auditorium were worried to death. Jiang Xiao was about to sit still when teams of medical Star Warriors quickly stepped forward, which slightly relieved Jiang Xiao's heart.

Until Jiang Xiao finally saw Han Jiangxue, whose clothes were charred, wake up and be carried off the field, he breathed a great sigh of relief.

China's Imperial Capital Star Warrior team stopped in the top four of the World Cup team competition.

This time, the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team and the Shanghai Star Warrior team were even. Both teams were eliminated by the Beilu Kingdom's number one seed team...

It's just that the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team lasted two more rounds, entering the top eight of the World Cup.

The previous round of the team competition was originally a 17-in-9 match, but during the previous round, there were deaths in the winners' group, resulting in one winning team having to withdraw from the competition due to incomplete personnel.

Therefore, Song Chunxi's team would have a ranking match in the next few days to compete for fifth to eighth place.

Jiang Xiao also sent a message to Han Jiangxue, hoping that she would contact him as soon as she saw it.

However, the team over there contacted the team here as soon as possible, informing Jiang Xiao that Han Jiangxue's physical condition was good and there were no problems.

It seemed that... when your strength was recognized, more people would care about you and care about you.

As the only seedling in the individual competition, the national team certainly didn't want Jiang Xiao's emotions to fluctuate too much.

The second match in the morning really made everyone's blood boil. The four soldiers from Xiangnan Military Academy were disciplined and uniform.

The four people even played out the effect of thousands of troops and horses, making everyone mesmerized. They ended the battle in 11 minutes, advancing strongly into the top four of the World Cup!

This was a breathtaking match. Team competition was about looking at the whole!

No matter how outstanding your personal strength was, you might be able to dominate in your small circle, but on the stage of this World Cup finals, everyone's strength level was here. If you wanted to play some "personal heroism", it was indeed not very realistic.

It still had to be the soldiers...

Most high school students were in the Nebula stage, with eight available Star Slots.

After entering university and breaking through the Star River stage, the eight extra available Star Slots in the Star River stage needed to directly absorb Star Techniques according to the configuration of a four-person team.

This would, to a certain extent, require personal sacrifice in order to truly create a powerful team.

Obviously, the four soldiers disregarded personal gains and sacrificed a certain degree of their own interests for the team, which allowed them to successfully stand at the top of the world. The rewards they obtained might be even greater, so, from a secular point of view, it was better to have a long-term perspective.

The Xiangnan Military Academy successfully advanced to the top four. It depended on who they would fight next. It was best not to be the gods of the Beilu Kingdom... The Star Techniques of these lightning gods showed very distinct regional characteristics, making them really difficult to resist.

Jiang Xiao only had this morning to relax. In the afternoon, he was dragged by the coaching staff to analyze his opponents again.

The rainbow farts that Jiang Xiao released in the interview yesterday were very useful, especially the two analysts who accompanied him to study his opponents. They held the data in their hands, put their laptops in front of Jiang Xiao, and explained to Jiang Xiao, making Jiang Xiao's head spin.

It was over, he had blown it too much...

He had blown himself in, and the next five days would probably be more tiring than the college entrance examination sprint.

It was worth mentioning that when he was studying his opponents in the morning, Han Jiangxue's video popped up. After the team leader saw that it was Han Jiangxue's call, he didn't stop Jiang Xiao from answering it, but instead gave him 10 minutes of rest.

After personally confirming that Han Jiangxue was safe and sound, Jiang Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief and was able to devote himself to studying his opponents.

That night, Jiang Xiao finally saw the other two teams that advanced to the top four during his rest time.

Facts proved that true gods were still true gods.

Compared to the strong performance of European countries in the individual competition, only the Beilu Kingdom entered the top four in the team competition.

One of the remaining two spots came from Africa: the Gu'ai Republic.

In fact, the Xiangnan Military Academy team had eliminated the Gu'ai Republic's Star Warrior Team Two in the 33-in-17 round.

The team that entered the top four in the world was the Gu'ai Republic's Team One.

In the team competition, the core position of the magic system was infinitely elevated, which was really not just talk. The Gu'ai "Sand King" was a little worse than the Beilu "Lightning King" in output, but had more control, which was more in line with team battles.

When the football field was covered with yellow sand, and when both teams could only fight in the sand, the home advantage of the Gu'ai Pharaohs was too great.

The last team to grab a spot in the top four was an Asian country.

It came from West Asia: Ya Country.

In comparison, this team was an oddity among oddities. The Republic of China and the Beilu Kingdom were both well-behaved with 1 shield, 1 agility, 1 magic, and 1 support. The Gu'ai Republic had 1 shield, 2 magic, and 1 support, while the four participating players from Ya Country had 3 agility and 1 support.

They played assassination and fought a quick battle.

Their movements were treacherous and elusive, hidden and invisible in broad daylight.

If you said it was an oddity, it was certainly an oddity. Such a team configuration couldn't stand its ground in the team competition at all.

If you said it was traditional... it was actually very traditional, because the team configuration of all the teams from that country that had participated in the World Cup before had never changed, and had always been 3 agility and 1 support.

The combat skills of the players from this country were so strong that it was outrageous. Each one was more ferocious than the last. Even the medical Star Warrior among them was first-class in his punches, daggers, and the country's proud comprehensive assassination skills.

In fact, Jiang Xiao thought he should go there for further study...

In the tense preparation, Jiang Xiao witnessed the first victory of the Imperial Capital Star Warrior team in the loser's group. Before the arrival of the second match the next day, Jiang Xiao met an old friend on the night of July 2nd.

That night, when Jiang Xiao was secretly playing with his mobile phone in the quilt, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly hid his mobile phone under the pillow, put on his short sleeves and big pants, and went to open the door in his slippers.

The moment he opened the door, he was stuffed with dog food, full and unprepared.

Outside the door was a handsome man in a sky-blue shirt. He was fair and clean, with thick black hair, a parted hairstyle, and frameless glasses on his nose.

Your gentle face, a pair of dark eyes filled with praise, was looking down at Jiang Xiao.

Hai Tianqing!?

And beside Hai Tianqing, Fang Xingyun gently挽着Hai Tianqing's arm.

She had a smile on her face, her head tilted slightly towards Hai Tianqing's direction, and a head of curly hair lazily scattered on Hai Tianqing's shoulders. Her eyes were gentle, quietly looking at Jiang Xiao.

Hai Tianqing, who was 188cm tall, and Fang Xingyun, who was 177cm tall, were really... so well-matched!

Look, everyone, look, is this what a teacher should do?

Jiang Xiao couldn't even tell whose smile was gentler.

Oh my god, it was too sweet!

Could you please take my blessings and quickly get out of my sight?

"Xiao Pi! You've grown up, you've grown to this point." Hai Tianqing put his hand on Jiang Xiao's shoulder, looked down at Jiang Xiao's dazed appearance, and sincerely praised, "I'm really proud of you."

Who would have thought that Jiang Xiao would turn his head to look at Fang Xingyun and say, "Why is it that your Hai Tianqing can enter the hotel, but my Xia Yan has to wait outside?"

Fang Xingyun: "..."

Hai Tianqing looked stunned and said, "I came so far to see you, is this the first thing you say to me?"

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao smacked his lips. Sigh, okay. Although he knew that you came here to find Fang Xingyun, at least it was a way to see me.

Jiang Xiao stepped out of the door, closed the door tightly behind him, and said, "You two stand here and don't move, I'll move the Civil Affairs Bureau over here for you."

Hai Tianqing * Fang Xingyun: ???

After a 2-second stun, Hai Tianqing laughed dumbly and slapped Jiang Xiao on the shoulder, saying, "Sure enough, you're still so naughty. Your Teacher Fang was right, you really haven't changed at all."

"Hehe, Teacher Hai, I miss you so much!" Jiang Xiao suddenly grinned and hugged Hai Tianqing, slapping him hard on the back, five or six times in a row.

Fang Xingyun, who was on the side, had already stepped away and couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle when she saw this scene.

Hai Tianqing grimaced and mumbled, "Okay, I miss you too, I miss you too."

Jiang Xiao hurriedly said, "Let's go, let's go."

Hai Tianqing: "Go where?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Hot pot, barbecue, you decide, let's go eat a big meal."

Hai Tianqing looked at Fang Xingyun with a troubled expression and said, "This?"

Jiang Xiao said, "I still have two days of rest, hurry up! You ran so far here, how exactly should I reward and encourage me, don't you have any... hmm, idea?"

Fang Xingyun looked at Jiang Xiao with a smile and couldn't help but glare at him, saying to Hai Tianqing, "I'll contact the team, you wait here for a while."

With that, Fang Xingyun turned and left, leaving the teacher and disciple standing at the entrance of the corridor.

Hai Tianqing looked at Jiang Xiao's short sleeves and big pants and said, "You didn't bring your room key, did you?"

"Oh." Jiang Xiao's body flashed, and the next moment, the door opened again from the inside. Jiang Xiao stood in the room, pointed to the right, and said, "The toilet is over there."

Hai Tianqing couldn't help but grin. Teleportation is amazing? Who told you I was going to the toilet?

Thinking in his heart, Hai Tianqing stepped into the door and walked towards the bathroom...