"I asked those who redeemed rewards," Jin Sha said. "Actually, I know the effects of all five items."
"Star Power can be used to strengthen weapons and armor, and it does have growth attributes, but I don't know to what extent it can grow."
"The Demon-Breaking Red Rose is indeed the only one, and it cannot be used. Many people regretted it after redeeming it."
"The Floating Beast is a summoned beast, white in quality, but it can evolve. It should be able to improve its quality, and again, I don't know to what extent."
"The Gem Body is also white in quality. It requires collecting seven kinds of gems. Upon acquisition, it comes with a bonus ruby, which can increase stamina and provides a defensive effect of the Ruby Body."
"Overall, they are all quite good," Jin Sha said. "However, I think the Steel Slime has the greatest potential and is the most versatile."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "The main reward for Death Football is the opportunity."
Based on his past life's experience, Bai Ye was certain that he and Jin Sha had struck gold this time.
The five rewards were either growth-type or collection-type.
This meant that the rewards weren't particularly impressive upon acquisition, but they possessed considerable potential – what Bai Ye referred to as providing an opportunity.
The characteristic of such rewards was that they required time. And time was a precious commodity in the World Battlefield, because one might perish before the growth was complete or the items were fully collected.
And among the five items, if he had to say...
Bai Ye felt that the Demon-Breaking Red Rose was the worst. It was red quality, but the Gem Body, also a collection-type, required six more gems besides the one that came with it. The other three rewards were growth-type, and theoretically, they would take longer to complete than the Demon-Breaking Red Rose. The Demon-Breaking Red Rose only needed one more spear to be collected.
From this, it could be seen that if the Demon-Breaking Red Rose was already red quality, the others, even if not gold quality, would be among the top tier of red quality.
Jin Sha said, "Currently, the most people are choosing the Gem Body and the Floating Beast. For the Gem Body, it goes without saying, it can be used immediately and has a defensive skill. Most people in the summoned beast area are beastmasters, so of course they like it. Secondly, the Floating Beast is a summoned beast, so it's naturally favored by beastmasters. Then, the number of people choosing Star Power and Steel Slime is about the same. After the news spread that the Demon-Breaking Red Rose could not be used upon acquisition, no one redeemed it."
Bai Ye shrugged and said, "There are always more fools in this world."
Jin Sha asked, "Is there a problem with this choice?"
Bai Ye didn't explain. Normally, considering the current mid-early stage of the World Battlefield, if potential wasn't considered, the Demon-Breaking Red Rose would be the choice, as it was the easiest to collect, meaning the quickest way to increase strength. They didn't even understand the principle of "one bird in hand is worth two in the bush."
Jin Sha said, "Then what do you plan to choose? Although I recommend the Steel Slime."
Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "I haven't decided yet. We'll see when the time comes."
Jin Sha said, "Then shall we start now? Or we can wait. There are still two days left, and there should be other participants. We can observe their matches."
Bai Ye replied, "No need. Aren't the rules easy enough to understand?"
Jin Sha nodded, indeed, they weren't difficult to understand.
Then, Bai Ye's next sentence was: "Just defeat the opponent until they don't have enough people to participate."
Jin Sha: "..."
This was a football match!
But, she had chosen her helper, so what could she do?
Let's play then!
"Register for the competition, and help me register all my summoned beasts." Jin Sha walked to the counter, took out a beast ball, and then said to Bai Ye, "Let's have Goodra and Gengar participate too. Your two summoned beasts are quite strong."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Sure!"
Bai Ye, Jin Sha, Gengar, Goodra, Metagross, Aerodactyl, Scyther, Raichu, Milotic, Machamp, Gou She.
Two chosen ones plus nine summoned beasts participated. Bai Ye had seen some of Jin Sha's summoned beasts, and some he hadn't.
What surprised Bai Ye more was Gou She.
"This is a strange beast from the Shan Hai Jing," Bai Ye said. "You actually captured this thing. Not bad."
"Shan Hai Jing?" Jin Sha shook her head. "Is that something from your world? I'm not very clear. However, Gou She is quite powerful. It's my fourth black quality summoned beast."
Bai Ye curled his lips. Powerful was an understatement. If one could capture beasts like the Four Divine Beasts, Four Fiends, Zhulong, Tianhu, Yinglong, and Dijiang from the Shan Hai Jing to be summoned beasts, that would be truly formidable.
Gou She was just a minor character in the Shan Hai Jing, and it was already black quality.
Jin Sha said, "Let's rest for a while. Since they didn't notify us to start the competition immediately, it means there were no other teams waiting. So, we need to wait for the next group."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Okay."
Bai Ye and Jin Sha didn't wait too long. As Jin Sha had said, tickets for Death Football were still difficult to obtain, but the news had spread, and everyone was trying to get them. Therefore, there were still quite a few people who managed to get them. About two hours later, they received a notification.
"Death Football match is about to begin. Teleportation will commence in 30 seconds..."
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5..."
The 30-second countdown ended, and a white light enveloped Bai Ye and Jin Sha. Moments later, as the white light dispersed, Bai Ye and Jin Sha found themselves in a massive football stadium.
Looking up at the opposite half of the field, as Jin Sha had said, those who frequented the summoned beast area all had summoned beasts. The four chosen ones and seven summoned beasts gathered together after entering the field, whispering something to each other.
Jin Sha stood beside Bai Ye and said, "They seem to be discussing tactics."
"It doesn't matter," Bai Ye shrugged. "The people who were defeated all had tactics before they were defeated."
After speaking, Bai Ye glanced at the big screen. Each half was 15 minutes, unlike the actual 90 minutes of football. This was understandable, considering it was Death Football. If the time was too long, it was possible that the field would be full of brains, or everyone would be sent off.
Soon, Jin Sha stepped forward to play rock-paper-scissors with the opponent, and the opponent got the chance to kick off.
The football was placed, and everything was normal up to this point, and then...
With a whistle!
"Sawamura!" a beastmaster shouted, "Attack!"
A summoned beast ran forward and kicked the football.
The next moment...
Bai Ye's body trembled, and his eyes turned into dots. He looked at his lower body in disbelief, then shakily knelt on the ground.
"Sawamura used the move 'Testicle Break'..."
"Bai Ye did not dodge..."
"Bai Ye's body and mind suffered severe trauma..."