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"… Okay."
An Qiu gave Prunus a high-five with a blank face. Her eyes lingered on Prunus' satisfied expression for a second.
Then she turned around and walked towards the arena.
"… Don't lose." Prunus stopped her meaningfully, "I'll watch from the lounge."
"Of course."
With her back to Prunus, An Qiu smiled — Prunus worked so hard, she couldn't give up easily.
…
She swapped places with Prunus.
An Qiu, who was wearing a neat sports suit, walked slowly to the arena under the applause and cheers.
"… This kid is very beautiful!
Where did she come from? "
"I've been paying attention to her since the horse-riding battle!"
"I want to nominate this kid to the firm!"
"You're going for her looks — hahahaha!"
…
Seeing the newcomer, the headhunters from the hero firms in the audience started to discuss An Qiu. An Qiu, who was known for her calmness, was not used to and didn't like the feeling of being stared at by people around her. Therefore, even An Qiu, who was known for her calmness, couldn't help but have a stiff expression.
Fortunately, the attention of the audience on An Qiu was quickly taken away by her opponent — not long after An Qiu went on the arena, a tall and handsome boy with wheat-colored skin entered the arena from the entrance directly in front of her. At the same time, the applause and cheers reached another peak, as if everyone came to see her opponent.
This was the reaction of the audience.
An Qiu looked up with interest.
Then she met the boy's eyes — she remembered that his name was Kobayashi Tomoshu or something.
Just now, Sensei Mike was too noisy, so she covered her ears.
She completely missed the introduction of her opponent …
Well, why did the audience rush to him like a flock of ducks?
Because of his face?
An Qiu tilted her head.
Her eyes were a little indifferent.
Although the boy in front of her was tall and handsome,
But that wheat color was a little too much.
It looked just like a wooden stake.
An Qiu was full of questions.
In the next moment, Teacher Mike's narration provided an answer.
[OH
My！
Under everyone's thunderous applause, Mr. Kobayashi finally revealed his true identity — he was as handsome as his Uncle Might Of The Jungle, who was ranked No. 7!
Although he is still a little weaker than me … I wonder how strong he is?
Let's let DJ Mike give us a lesson in advance. It's said that Mr. Kobayashi is one of the best in the League of Legends department.]
An Qiu was suddenly enlightened. So, the uncle of the handsome boy in front of her was a famous hero?
When she came back to her senses, she looked at Kobayashi and Tomoaki helplessly. She clearly wanted to pass the competition inconspicuously, but she was unlucky enough to draw such a celebrity as her opponent …
[… The relative of a powerful and popular hero VS the beauty whose strength is a mystery — a battle of attractiveness, who will win and who will lose —?!]
Mike held the microphone to his mouth, forgetting himself. The DJ spirit exploded, and the sound became louder and louder, heating up the atmosphere at the scene. An Qiu twitched her fingers in disgust, and with great difficulty, suppressed the urge to plug her ears in front of the national audience.
Tomoaki Kobayashi, who was enjoying the applause of the audience, finally reacted. He lowered his cold eyes and raised his hands again. Seeing Kobayashi's action, the noisy discussion of the audience suddenly stopped, bringing a brief moment of silence to An Qiu's ears.
Then, Kobayashi said in a flat tone, "I am me, not Might Of The Jungle.
Please focus on my strength. "After that, the audience paused for a moment, and then immediately applauded and cheered.
[OH！
What a tough speech!
I wonder if Might Of The Jungle saw it?
Well then — let's watch Mr. Kobayashi's wonderful appeal together!]
Teacher Mike was also in high spirits.
An Qiu: [… Why am I so tired before it even starts?]
…
No one knew how many NC fans Kobayashi gained at that moment. They only knew that after his speech, An Qiu VS Kobayashi officially began.
"Sorry, even if you are a girl, I won't go easy on you."
Kobayashi squatted down and put his two wheat-colored hands beside him. His brown eyes locked onto An Qiu, like a beast that saw its prey.
An Qiu was stunned for a moment. She adjusted her breathing and gestured for him to come at her.
After that, Kobayashi immediately reached out to attack. His personality was the same as Might Of The Jungle's. He could turn his body into a tree and attack or defend at will. Because of this, he could attack An Qiu who was standing dozens of meters away from him just by standing there.
The rule of the competition was that he would win if he could push his opponent out of the arena. He wasn't that aggressive. Since his opponent was a girl, his goal was naturally to use his personality to catch her and throw her out of the arena.
[Mr. Kobayashi suddenly started to attack fiercely. I wonder how Miss Asakura will deal with this attack!?
Can she dodge it?]
An Qiu gradually got used to Mike's deafening narration. Of course, she could dodge it easily. How many times had she practiced with Explode?
She could easily dodge this kind of attack that wasn't meant to kill her. She didn't even need to use her personality.
An Qiu calmly dodged Kobayashi's branch attacks with a few backflips. In the last attack, she broke one of Kobayashi's branches with a kick and held it in her hand. An Qiu felt uneasy without a weapon in her hand, so she casually used her opponent's weapon.
Kobayashi was stunned. He looked at his personality that was being "borrowed" and then looked at An Qiu with admiration. For a girl, she had a strong sense of combat and was decisive.
"Looks like you have some skills …" Kobayashi smiled and raised his right hand. "Then I'll be a little more serious!"
An Qiu still didn't say anything. She held the branch in her hand with a serious expression.
…
"That bastard, he's unexpectedly serious."
Outside the arena, the person who had arrived at the venue of the first years crossed his arms and looked calmly at the black-haired girl standing in the arena. He clearly remembered that this girl had told him no less than ten times that she would be "eliminated in the first round".
Didn't she climb to the third round?
Did something happen?
Bao Hao looked at her determined side profile and saw that she suddenly became serious as if she had changed into a different person. That contrast made him feel a little concerned in his heart that even he himself couldn't detect.
He really couldn't figure out what that damned woman was thinking.
…
After that warning, Xiao Lin clearly increased the speed and intensity of his attacks. Tree branches burst out from time to time, but An Qiu just happened to dodge them all.
"… You're not going to use your personality?"
Kobayashi looked up in surprise. He continued to attack from the same spot and looked at An Qiu, who had been dodging his attacks. An Qiu bent her body to escape, but her black eyes didn't dare to relax as she stared at Kobayashi's movements. She thought that it was almost time because her dodging couldn't keep up with his attacks. If she didn't use her personality, she wouldn't be able to get close to him.
"Conserving your strength isn't what you should do in a sports arena."
Kobayashi was annoyed by An Qiu's lukewarm attitude. Thinking of this, he suddenly increased the intensity of his personality. The branches that were attacking An Qiu quickly changed their attack trajectory as if they were alive.
An Qiu cursed. No matter how fast she was, she would not be able to dodge this attack. She subconsciously increased the speed of her legs, trying to find a way to solve the problem. However, Xiao Lin still managed to grab her calf with a branch, and she was hung upside down by him.
An Qiu was shocked. She subconsciously reached out with the branch in her right hand to chop off Xiao Lin's vines and branches. However, she was still forced to kneel down by the speed at which the branches grew. The branches snaked up her right leg like snakes and wrapped tightly around her body.
"Oh!"
She furrowed her brows and let go of the branch in her right hand. She tried her best to pry the branches off her body, but she couldn't move them at all. The claws of the branches were too strong. Once Xiao Lin fixed the shape of the branches, she couldn't pry them off.
She gradually showed a sad expression on her face.
"… The winner has been decided."
Kobayashi said with a poker face. He didn't expect An Qiu to not use her personality at this point. This really surprised him. But no matter what, he didn't care about her feelings or the reason for her choice. Since she was caught by him, he could just throw her out of the arena and win the game.
[After five minutes of tug-of-war, he finally caught her. Mr. Kobayashi used his personality in an instant and easily captured Miss Asakura. What's going to happen next?
Is this the end of the game?!]
With Sensei Mike's timely comment, the audience gradually became bored.
It seemed that the outcome of this battle had been decided. Even An Qiu was helpless against the tree branch in Xiao Lin's hand.
"She's still not going to use her personality at this point?!
That damned woman! "
Unknowingly, the tycoon, who had moved from an inconspicuous position to the front row, gripped the railing angrily. He was so angry that his face turned into a white inverted triangle. What the hell was she thinking?
She really knew how to embarrass him!
Let's see if I don't teach her a lesson after the game!
Explode was angry. Sparks began to appear on his hands again.
Dehisa, who suddenly saw Explode not far away, trembled. She seemed to have seen something strange watching the game.
Erlang: I feel like I have a new target to tease.
Reishi: It's the smell of gossip!
Feng Da hugged Che Island and trembled. I knew Explode was up to no good!
Isn't he here to watch the game?!
Explode smiled helplessly when he saw Explode's anxious and angry expression. He and Prunus were the most familiar with the relationship between Explode and Asakura Yasuaki. Explode was probably worried about Asakura.
After all, his anxiety was written all over his face.
…
…
×××
Prunus looked at her palms. After Boom helped her to cool down her muscles, she felt that she was in a good condition.
"Should I try again?" At this thought, Prunus got up from the bed guiltily and walked to the center of the room. Although Sensei Bombardment Scorch had told her to stop here today, it should be fine if it was just a little bit, right?
"Ding-dong —"
But just as Bai Jian raised her hands, the message music from her phone rang again. Bai Jian, who had forgotten to set her phone to vibrate mode, jumped in fright. She had originally planned to use her personality, but in an instant, she dismissed the idea. She lowered her hands in confusion and walked closer to her phone, muttering, "... Who sent me a message?"
"Let's meet at the venue tomorrow at nine o 'clock sharp.
Rest early. "
"It's from Sensei Bombardment Scorch!
How could he send it at such a good time?!
Is Sensei Bombardment Scorch's personality sensing? "
Looking at the message "Rest early", Prunus's hands trembled as she typed out a reply that said "I'm almost asleep". After hesitating for a while, she sent a picture of her smiling face and decided to pretend that nothing had happened.
The moment the message was sent, Bombardment Scorch showed that he had read it. However, he hesitated for a while before replying.
"… Don't tell me you're practicing in secret."
At the end, he sent a picture that looked a little angry. Perhaps he added it to match her habit of using pictures, using the simple emoji package that came with the system.
Prunus was a little flustered: "No, it's nothing.
(Smile)
(Smile) "
Bombardment Scorch seemed to have noticed something and sent a string of ellipses.
Prunus broke out in cold sweat and decided to quickly reply and end the topic that made her feel uncomfortable: "… Sensei Bombardment Scorch, rest early. Goodnight!
(Heart) "
On the other side, Jiao Jiao finally gave up and sent her a simple goodnight before going offline.
Bai Jian guiltily.jpg looked at the last time that the person who bombed Jiao Leng went online.
… Erm, if she continued practicing, Bombardment Scorch would probably kill her tomorrow. It was better for her to go to bed now … With this thought, Prunus obediently put down her phone and went to turn off the lights.
However, before Prunus touched the light switch, she heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door. Prunus paused and said with understanding, "… Ahn Chiu-chan is back."
She was the only girl who lived on this floor, so she knew very well.