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The first round of the obstacle elimination round was over, and the next round was the group elimination round.
Just like last year, this year's group elimination competition was still a group of four. It was a battle for the headband, with three people in the front, left, and right, acting as a "horse" and cooperating with the "person" on top.
Because it was the "Xiong Ying Version" of the horse riding battle, the competition process was as bloody as it could be, and the personality compatibility of the selected group was also the key to victory.
Prunus and An Qiu quickly found their teammates — Yuko Uchikai and Chiku Saito from the same class.
The former, Yuko Uchikai, also participated in Senpai's plan, and Chiku Saito was her good friend.
In fact, for a team like Prunus and An Qiu who were at the bottom of the class, there was no choice of teammates to speak of. So when Yuko came to invite them, Prunus and An Qiu immediately agreed.
"Well, my personality is that of a shark, and my habits are basically the same as a shark's, so my abilities are better in the water, such as the protective color and underwater sense of smell … On land, my advantages are basically only my sharp teeth and relatively hard body …" Uchikai explained very honestly, and then lowered his head a little submissively. Unlike his personality, he was more easily timid.
"Uchikai's body also has scales!" Prunus blinked and said in surprise.
"Those are shield scales, they're relatively hard and can resist ordinary damage."
Uchikai tilted his head and explained seriously, "But my physical fitness is not very good … so Chiku's participation is a big help."
Chiku Saito patted Uchikai's shoulder in a friendly manner and smiled warmly, "It's okay, Uchikai, we'll definitely advance!"
Chiku Saito was a top student in Class 1-A, and her personality was the same as Uchikai's. Her "spider" personality allowed her to do everything a spider could do, and her most commonly used move, Silk Spit, would definitely play a big role in the horse riding battle — her physical fitness and mobility were also high, so she was invited by several teams just now.
"My personality is that of a door, I can teleport myself to a place within a certain range, and if you come into contact with me, I can also 'teleport' you all together."
An Qiu looked down at her hands and opened and closed them, "So in order to have a more comprehensive view, I hope to be the 'horse'."
Uchikai nodded and looked at Chiku, "Then Chiku will be the 'person'!
Your Silk Spit will definitely help us get the headband … Prunus and I will be the left and right wings. "
Prunus had no objection and immediately nodded in agreement.
In this way, the roles of the horse riding battle were very clear — and when the four girls were almost done discussing their strategy, the second round of the horse riding battle began —
"Our score is too insignificant, we shouldn't be a target for the time being!"
Chiku sat on the 'horse' built by the three girls and said seriously, "So we should be able to gradually counterattack from the rear!
Take good care of our headbands! "
She had always had the judgment and leadership skills needed in a battle. Uchikai and Prunus on the left and right wings nodded in agreement. An Qiu was the only one who made a worrisome declaration as the frontline, "Sorry … but the opponent is coming soon." And it was the kind that was charging at them with their lives on the line.
Chiku, Prunus, and Uchikai:????
Chiku was the first to react. She frowned and looked at the horse that was charging at them. In front of the horse was the young man with the Explode hairstyle … Chiku's expression changed, "Asakura -san, that must be coming for you!"
An Qiu nodded and moved at the same time as Prunus and Uchikai. She whispered, "I didn't expect that idiot to advance."
Prunus giggled, "An Qiu, where's your image management?"
"Asakura Yasuaki!
You bastard, how dare you ignore me!
I'll make you suffer now! "
The Explode's clone had a ferocious expression on his face. He was only in charge of the horse, but for some reason, he was directing the entire horse's movement.
An Qiu looked at him with disdain, "… Almond!"
Prunus understood, "Got it!"
Prunus suddenly stopped and used his right hand to spray a large amount of clay at the Explode's horse that was charging at them. The clay blocked their vision and instantly restricted their movements. An Qiu nimbly squatted down a little. Chiku reacted quickly and used her spider web skill to snatch the headbands that could be snatched.
"… We got the headband!" Uchikai's face lit up with joy. He did not expect them to achieve something at the beginning of the game.
Chiku, who had snatched the headband, was stunned and a little surprised. When she decided to follow Uchikai to this team, she was prepared to carry. She did not expect that Asakura Yasuaki's dynamic vision was better than hers at the beginning of the game, and Prunus's decisiveness in using his personality …
Was this the result of his plan to be the last in the team?
Knowing that Zhu Yan had tightened his headband, a happy smile appeared on his face. "Then let's continue attacking according to this tune!
Prunus, you did a great job just now! "
Prunus nodded happily and ran at the same time as Uchikai. If the Explode's clone succeeded in getting rid of the clay, he would come back to snatch the headband back at once.
After that, the four girls managed to snatch the headband from many teams that were left behind. Gradually, they climbed to the fourth place in the eleventh team.
"… We did it!
There are only five minutes left in the game. If we keep this up, we will have a chance to advance to the next round! "
Uchikai's eyes were full of joy. Although there were many thrilling moments just now, they did not lose the headband, so their score did not decrease at all.
Prunus was also happy. But just as she was about to say something, she suddenly felt something tugging on the top of her head. When she came back to her senses, the headband on her forehead was gone. Prunus was shocked and immediately looked at the person who pulled it, "Knife-cutting -san!"
An Qiu frowned and called out in a low voice, "Apricot trees!"
Prunus's heart skipped a beat and she immediately came back to her senses, "Sorry … I didn't notice at all!"
Knife-cutting was now in second place. He smiled and shook the Prunus headband in his hand. The total score was 500 points. Prunus's ranking on the screen dropped by two places in an instant. When Knife-cutting saw that his team's ranking had increased, he left with satisfaction.
Prunus looked nervous and hurriedly looked at An Qiu, "What should we do?"
An Qiu looked at her and then glanced at the screen. There were only four minutes left. "Of course, we have to snatch it back!
We have to snatch Knife-cutting's headband too! "
She frowned. Adolescent boys were really troublesome. Wasn't Knife-cutting's score enough?
Why did they have to bully Prunus?
Chiku Saito was a little hesitant, "But Knife-cutting's headband has super high mobility and has run far away. We can't catch up with them!
Would it be better to attack other teams? "
Uchikai looked around. "But Chiku, the teams around here are not to be trifled with!
And there aren't many teams with more than 500 points! "
Prunus was about to cry, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"
An Qiu frowned and stared at Knife-cutting's fleeing team with her black eyes. She suddenly reached out and grabbed Prunus and Uchikai's hands, "Hold my hand!"
Prunus and Sharkie immediately did as they were told. Even Chiku immediately put her hand on An Qiu's shoulder.
An Qiu took a deep breath and immediately rushed forward, "Almond, Saito, when you come back to your senses, attack immediately!"
"Got it!"
Prunus didn't quite understand what was going to happen next, but she thought that An Qiu would think about it, so she nodded seriously.
An Qiu didn't waste any time. She immediately took a step forward. After that, the other three felt their vision go dark. When they came back to their senses, the four of them were already in front of Knife-cutting. The three girls came back to their senses and immediately understood — this was teleportation!
It turned out that An Qiu was aiming for her personality!
"Almond!"
But this wasn't the time to be surprised. An Qiu called out in a low voice. Her expression immediately changed after she used her teleportation ability.
Prunus remembered An Qiu's order, so she immediately launched clay balls at Knife-cutting's team. Not only that, she also threw out clay birds. The birds circled around Knife-cutting's feet leisurely. It seemed to be useless. Knife-cutting was so angry that he immediately summoned a knife and cut the clay birds into two.
At the same time, Prunus immediately called out Saito's name, "Saito -san!"
Chiku frowned. Then, she saw that Prunus' clay birds suddenly exploded after being cut by Knife-cutting. Knife-cutting was so shocked that his hands tilted slightly, causing the horse to lose its center of gravity. Chiku took the opportunity to snatch the two headbands from the 'person's head.
"Got it!"
Saito checked the headbands in her hand. They were worth 350 points and 400 points respectively. It was enough for her, "… Run!
Prunus, Uchikai! "
An Qiu didn't say anything, "It's too slow to run like that!"
Without saying anything, she grabbed the team's hands and used teleportation again. She teleported the four of them, including herself, to a blind spot in the field.
Because Knife-cutting's mobility was too high, it was difficult to guarantee that they would immediately attack them after they stabilized their center of gravity. They had to quickly put some distance between them and the team.
There were still many teams in the field that were still struggling. It just so happened that each team had an opponent. Therefore, as long as they ran in a direction that no one was paying attention to, they would be able to win.
After the teleportation, An Qiu looked at the distance between herself and Knife-cutting's team with satisfaction. She panted again.
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"The second round of the horse riding battle is over."
After the four girls steadied themselves, Midnight Sensei announced again. Looking at the conspicuous fourth place on the screen, the four girls breathed a sigh of relief. Chiku immediately jumped down from her horse, breaking the horse riding posture that she had maintained for more than ten minutes.
"Asakura, your personality is too convenient!" Chiku said gratefully to Asakura after returning to the ground. She didn't mean any harm.
"Thank you … Asakura!" Uchikai also had a grateful expression, "If it weren't for you at the critical moment, we would have lost!"
Bai Jian looked at An Qiu's side profile, which was filled with determination, and her heart beat faster and faster. Could it be that An Qiu was really working so hard for her?
In the horse riding battle just now, An Qiu showed a strength that she had never seen before!
"Thank you … Ahn Chiu-chan," Prunus said softly and shook An Qiu's sleeve. Her eyes were full of sincere gratitude to An Qiu.
"It's okay."
An Qiu lowered her head and felt her strength rapidly depleting. Although she hated the feeling of exhaustion, it turned out that the feeling of successfully advancing with Prunus and the others was very good.
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth curved up without her noticing.
Although, if Explode -senpai saw how hard she worked just now, he would definitely laugh at her.
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