Chapter 137 Is the Curtain Blue?

Of course, the Jiangbin First High School team would not listen to Zhou Cang's words and go on stage to have a semi-final with him.

After all, the next match was in Group B.

The top eight were divided into two groups, A and B.

Group A: 1st vs 8th, 4th vs 5th.

Group B: 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th.

The winners of Groups A and B would then compete in the final.

The championship, runner-up, third, and fourth-place matches would all take place tomorrow.

This year's Beijiang Province High School League was surprising to everyone. Taking Group A as an example, the battle between the first and eighth place was decided in just 29 seconds.

And the battle between the fourth and fifth place, which should have been the closest in strength, also ended within 40 seconds!

The competition rules of the tournament state that each match cannot exceed 30 minutes, but so far, this rule has been useless.

After the Group B matches, it was time for the Group A semi-final, which was Jiangbin First High School vs Qicheng First High School.

The length of the two Group B matches determined how long Jiang Xiao could rest.

To Jiang Xiao's dismay, Wu Haoyang seemed to be set on proving something. The third-ranked New Danxi Eleventh High School easily defeated their opponent in 37 seconds.

As soon as the whistle blew, Wu Haoyang charged forward frantically with his Moon Blade, his momentum was astonishing!

Even more terrifying was that Wu Haoyang let out two consecutive "War Cries." His opponents no longer had any intention of retreating. They threw all their tactics and strategies out of their minds. They were roared into a state of bloodlust, full of fighting spirit, looking like they had gone mad!

Even the mage of the opposing team rushed up to fight Wu Haoyang one-on-one...

Wu Haoyang was like a tiger in a flock of sheep, his broadsword swirling with fierce power.

Three were injured, and one was knocked out of bounds. The battle was over in 37 seconds.

After experiencing three crushing matches in a row, the audience in the Red Sun Gymnasium was dumbfounded. They had all bought tickets, thinking they would enjoy a feast, but…

It's not that the matches weren't exciting, it just felt like they were a little too fast.

Finally, a more normal match came. The second team from Jiangbin First High School, the Xing Lang team ranked seventh, took the stage. They faced Jiachang First High School, ranked second overall.

Under the command of Xing Lang,

They believed their advantage was huge!

They rushed in!

They typed "gg"! (good game, meaning they surrendered)

The total time was 11 minutes and 12 seconds. The Xing Lang team bravely lost the match.

But they showed style and momentum.

Their qualification was already a record for Jiangbin First High School.

Out of a total of 120 teams participating in the province, Jiangbin First High School occupied two spots in the top eight, which was a great way to show off Jiangbin First High School. Principal Yan must be beaming.

It was time to open two more classes and collect another wave of sponsorships from parents!

It is valuable for people to know their own limitations. The four members of the Xing Lang team were very satisfied with this result. In fact, they were already pleasantly surprised to be in the top eight and to have entered the second round.

Now, they were just waiting to receive their rewards. The final ranking rewards for fourth and eighth place were the same: four relatively rare silver-grade Star Beads.

Xing Lang was also thinking about taking the Campus Bully Team out for dinner, even though Zhang Hui had paid a bag full of Ape-Ghost Badges to gain the protection of the Campus Bully Team.

But that was only because they were classmates. If it were someone else, let alone providing protection, Zhang Hui would probably have been kicked out long ago.

After a half-hour break, Jiang Xiao's team was invited to the stage again.

This battle was the Group A semi-final. If they won, they could compete with the top team from Group B for the championship.

If they lost, they would compete with the second-place team from Group B for third place.

"Beijiang TV! Beijiang TV! You are now watching the Group A semi-final match. I am the host, Sui Bian, and next to me is guest teacher Wu."

Guest Wu nodded: "Hello, host, hello to the audience. This year's students are better than last year's..."

Host Sui Bian hurriedly interrupted: "The two sides of the match are Jiangbin First High School against Qicheng First High School. The members of Jiangbin First High School are all star members. Everyone is very familiar with them: Han Jiangxue, the divinely talented student who dominates Beijiang with 30 Star Slots, and Xia Yan, the equally gifted melee fighter with 28 Star Slots, and Li Weiyi, the shield warrior with 25 Star Slots, and that one with 9..."

There was an uproar in the Red Sun Gymnasium.

And on the field, there was also a sigh.

The two teams had already taken their positions. Qicheng First High School adopted a 1-2-1 formation. Zhou Cang took the lead, almost standing in the center circle of the court.

That sigh came from Zhou Cang.

His gaze was slightly dazed, and he looked up slightly, staring at the snowflakes falling from the sky, as if lost in thought.

When he heard the host say "9" and pause, Zhou Cang sighed.

Jiangbin First High School adopted a more normal 2-1-1 formation, with Xia Yan and Li Weiyi in front, Han Jiangxue in the middle, and Jiang Xiao standing at the back.

Xia Yan, standing at the forefront, was unhappy. She heard the sigh clearly and felt that Zhou Cang was mocking Jiang Xiao, so she retorted, "What? Do you have a problem with 9 Star Slots?"

Zhou Cang slowly closed his eyes, a finger held to his lips: "Shhh... listen."

Xia Yan: ???

Zhou Cang raised his face slightly, letting the snowflakes fall on his face, and said softly, "It is the sound of snowflakes falling slowly."

Xia Yan said, "..."

Zhou Cang smiled freely, slowly took out a hair tie from his pocket, tilted his face from side to side, tied his shawl hair with one hand, and began to tie a ponytail with the hair tie.

Xia Yan asked, "Because it's snowing, so you sighed?"

Zhou Cang shook his head and sighed, "This uproar has affected my mood for enjoying the snow."

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Jiang Xiao applauded while praising in his heart: King of Pretense! He truly is the King of Pretense! A role model for us all!

Zhou Cang was attracted by the applause and looked over.

Jiang Xiao looked at Zhou Cang's handsome face with a hint of sadness in his melancholy, and suddenly said, "Friend, did you do last year's college entrance exam paper?"

Zhou Cang's inscrutable expression suddenly froze. What did he hear?

Jiang Xiao raised his voice a little and asked, "Last year's Chinese college entrance exam paper, did you do the reading comprehension questions?"

Zhou Cang: ???

Jiang Xiao asked loudly, "Can you tell me why the curtain is blue?"

"Toot! Toot!" The referee's whistle sounded, and the small flag was raised high.

The referee didn't care about the students' chat. Once the flag fell, the match officially began.

Zhou Cang's eyes narrowed, and a vine whip Star Chart faintly bloomed on his body. In his naturally hanging right hand, a translucent whip slowly condensed. Wisps of mist floated on the whip, and it coiled several times around his feet.

Behind him, two magic-type damage dealers held their hands in front of their chests, and flames faintly emerged from their hands.

Lu Jingfeng, Cheng Lu. Both were very excellent magic-types, with damage and control, and their strength was not bad.

"Lin Zi!" Zhou Cang suddenly shouted.

At the end of the team, a tall, thin young man responded, and a broom Star Chart bloomed on his body.

A broom?

Is this guy a witch or Harry Potter?

Wait!?

According to the information, this Lin Zi only had 7 Star Slots lit up. In the match half an hour ago, he still only had seven Star Skills. How did the eighth Star Skill light up in his broom Star Chart?

Did he just absorb a Star Skill!?

Just as Jiang Xiao was a little surprised, the referee's small flag suddenly fell!

The match began!

Against this kind of team, there was no need to talk about concentrating fire on a target. Just aim at Zhou Cang and finish him off!

At the moment the match began, Xia Yan dashed out like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.

Jiang Xiao raised his hand and cast a Blessing, and a beam of light instantly landed on Zhou Cang.

But...

To everyone's slight surprise, Zhou Cang did not let out a comfortable sound, nor did he tremble all over and fall into a state of confusion. His expression was a little strange, and his movements were indeed a little stiff, but he still swung the translucent whip!

What was going on!?

At the very back of the Qicheng First High School team, the healing-type awakened person called "Lin Zi" had a gloomy face: Jiang Xiaopi, I wasted a precious Star Slot for you.

Lin Zi's eyes were fixed on Zhou Cang, frantically stacking status effects on Zhou Cang.

And they were negative status effects!