"I asked the people who exchanged for rewards," Jin Sha said, "Actually, I know the effects of all five items."
"The Power of Stars can be used to strengthen weapons and armor. It indeed has growth attributes, but I don't know to what extent it can grow."
"The Demon-Breaking Red Rose is indeed only one, and it cannot be used. Many people regretted it after exchanging for it."
"The Floating Beast is a summoned beast, white quality, but it can evolve. Its quality should be able to be improved, and again, I don't know to what extent."
"Gemstone Body is also white quality, requiring the collection of seven different gems. Upon acquisition, a ruby is included, which can increase stamina and provides a defense effect called 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, "The rewards from Death Football are mainly about opportunity."
Based on his experience in his previous life, 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 were not particularly impressive upon acquisition, but they possessed considerable potential, which was what Bai Ye referred to as giving an opportunity.
The characteristic of such rewards was that they required time to develop. Time was a precious commodity in the World Battlefield because one might perish before the growth was complete or before all items were 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 Gemstone Body, also a collection type, required six more gems in addition to the one included. The other three rewards were growth types, which would theoretically take longer to develop than the Demon-Breaking Red Rose. The Demon-Breaking Red Rose only required one more spear to be collected.
From this, it could be inferred that since the Demon-Breaking Red Rose was already red quality, the others, even if not gold quality, were among the top-tier red quality items.
Jin Sha continued, "Currently, the most people have chosen Gemstone Body and Floating Beast. Gemstone Body can be used immediately and has a defense skill. Most people in the summoned beast area are beast masters, so naturally, they like it. Second, the Floating Beast is a summoned beast, which beast masters would naturally favor. Then, the number of people choosing the Power of Stars and the Steel Slime is similar. After the news spread that the Demon-Breaking Red Rose could not be used upon acquisition, no one exchanged for it anymore."
Bai Ye shrugged, "There are always more fools in this world."
Jin Sha asked, "Is there a problem with this choice?"
Bai Ye did not explain. Normally, considering the current mid-early stage of the World Battlefield, and without considering potential, one would naturally choose the Demon-Breaking Red Rose, as it was the easiest to complete and thus allowed for the quickest improvement in strength. They didn't understand the principle that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Jin Sha asked, "Then what do you plan to choose? Although I recommend the Steel Slime."
Bai Ye pondered, "I haven't decided yet. We'll see later."
Jin Sha suggested, "Shall we start now? Or we can wait. There are still two days left. More participants should arrive. We can observe their competition."
Bai Ye replied, "No need. Aren't the rules quite easy to understand?"
Jin Sha nodded, indeed, they were not difficult to understand.
Bai Ye's next sentence was: "Just defeat the opponents until they don't have enough players to compete."
Jin Sha: "..."
This was a football match!
However, what could she do about the helper she had chosen?
Let's play then!
"Register for the competition, and help me register all my summoned beasts," Jin Sha said, approaching the counter, taking out her beast balls, and then turning to Bai Ye, "Meloetta and Gengar should also participate. Your two summoned beasts are also quite strong."
Bai Ye nodded, "Sure!"
Bai Ye, Jin Sha, Gengar, Meloetta, Metagross, Aerodactyl, Scyther, Raichu, Milotic, Machamp, Gou She.
Two chosen individuals plus nine summoned beasts participated. Bai Ye had seen some of Jin Sha's summoned beasts, but some were new to him.
What surprised Bai Ye the most was Gou She.
"This is a mythical beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas," Bai Ye remarked. "You actually captured this thing. Not bad."
"Classic of Mountains and Seas?" Jin Sha shook her head. "Is that something from your world? I'm not too clear, but Gou She is quite formidable. It's my fourth black quality summoned beast."
Bai Ye sneered. Formidable was an understatement. Four Divine Beasts, four Ferocious Beasts, Zhulong, Tianhu, Yinglong, Dijian. Capturing mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas as summoned beasts would be truly unparalleled.
Gou She was considered a low-tier creature in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and it was already black quality.
Jin Sha said, "Let's rest for a while. Since they haven't notified us to start the competition immediately, it means there were no teams waiting before us. Therefore, we need to wait for the next group."
Bai Ye nodded, "Alright."
Bai Ye and Jin Sha didn't have to wait too long. As Jin Sha had said, tickets for Death Football were relatively hard to obtain, but the news had spread, and people were finding ways to get them. About two hours later, the two received a notification.
"Death Football match is about to begin. Teleportation will commence in 30 seconds..."
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5..."
As the 30-second countdown ended, a white light enveloped Bai Ye and Jin Sha. Moments later, as the light dissipated, Bai Ye and Jin Sha found themselves in a massive football stadium.
Looking up at the opposite half, as Jin Sha had said, those in the summoned beast area all had summoned beasts. Four chosen individuals and seven summoned beasts. Upon entering the field, the four beast masters huddled together, whispering something.
Jin Sha stood beside Bai Ye and said, "They seem to be discussing tactics."
"Doesn't matter," Bai Ye shrugged. "The people who were knocked down also had tactics before they were knocked down."
After speaking, Bai Ye glanced at the big screen. The upper and lower halves were each 15 minutes long, unlike a real football match of 90 minutes. This was understandable, considering it was Death Football. If it were too long, it was entirely possible that the field would be filled with brains or everyone would be disqualified.
Soon, Jin Sha stepped forward to play rock-paper-scissors with the opposing team, and the opponents gained the chance to kick off.
The football was placed, and everything seemed normal up to this point. Then...
With a whistle!
"Sawara!" a beast master shouted, "Attack!"
A summoned beast dashed forward and kicked the football. In the next instant...
Bai Ye's body trembled, his eyes turning into little dots of disbelief as he looked down at his lower body. He then shakily knelt on the ground.
"Sawara used the move Testicular Rupture..."
"Bai Ye did not dodge..."
"Bai Ye's body and mind suffered severe trauma..."