radicalducati Chapter 572 Quick Victory Tactics
Chapter 572 Quick Victory Tactics
Chapter 572 Quick Victory Tactics
After struggling through the crowd and having their identities verified by the event officials, the Shrek Seven Devils team finally breathed a sigh of relief upon entering the Heaven Dou Arena.
But their faces didn't look much better; they were filled with helplessness and bitterness.
Today is the opening ceremony of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and also the first day of the competition. In addition to the opening ceremony, there is another match, a match that is both a performance and an official competition.
In this match, the vice-captain's team, also known as the second team, of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy will draw an opponent to engage in a team battle, thus starting the first round of the round-robin tournament.
After all, it was just an opening ceremony, which obviously couldn't satisfy the audience. The opening ceremony was just an extra treat; what they were more interested in was the team battle spirit competition that followed.
If the audience isn't entertained, it could provoke public outrage, given the high ticket prices; a mere opening ceremony certainly wouldn't satisfy them.
The Shrek Seven Devils team has now taken up a spot in the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so naturally they have to compete; they're determined to make a fool of themselves.
This is why they were in low spirits; their poop-green team uniforms were just too bizarre, and even the most thick-skinned among them couldn't help but feel ashamed.
But fortunately, there is one consolation in participating in the team battle spirit competition.
The Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies actually offers prize money. This prize money is provided by the Spirit Hall, which initiates and hosts the tournament. The funding comes from the Spirit Hall's Pan-Continental Business Alliance, and the rewards are generous and very direct.
Each victory in the preliminary rounds will reward you with 500 Gold Soul Coins, and advancing to the knockout stage will reward you with an additional 3,000 Gold Soul Coins.
If a team reaches the finals, each member, whether a regular player or a substitute, will receive a reward of one thousand gold soul coins. The Heaven Dou Empire will also bestow upon each member the title of Baron.
If they can advance to the finals, the prize money will be even greater.
To get the Shrek Seven Devils to wear the bizarre team uniforms he designed, Flander has given up that income and even promised to use one-third of the remaining GG revenue to pay the participating team members.
Only after a combination of coaxing and deception did they manage to get them to put on that hideously ugly, shit-green outfit.
In other words, the prize money won by the Shrek Seven Devils team belongs to each of the participating members, and they may even receive a portion of the GG (Golden Goose) income.
For Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and the four substitute players who come from wealthy families, this amount of money may not be much, but for Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, it is still very important.
Tang San needed funds to purchase rare metals and highly poisonous substances to make hidden weapons and concoct poisons. Although he had already extorted a large sum of gold soul coins from Ning Fengzhi, that sucker, by selling hidden weapons, how could he complain about having too much money?
Let alone Tang San, even the other team members who are not short of money would not complain about having too much money.
For Xiao Wu, a mischievous rabbit who often idles around, wanders aimlessly, and spends money extravagantly, the more gold soul coins the better, otherwise how can she squander them?
As for Oscar, he was simply too tired of the hardship to even consider a single bronze soul coin, let alone hundreds or thousands of gold soul coins.
The gold soul coins reward from the Elite Soul Master Tournament was an incredibly tempting sum for him, the kind of money he had never seen before in his life, so of course he couldn't miss it.
Finally, there's Ma Hongjun.
Among the Shrek Seven Devils team, he is probably the one who is most in need of money, after all, he needs to deal with the evil fire in his body.
However, he needed a woman's help to resolve the evil fire in his martial soul, so he had to go to brothels every day. But brothels are money-devouring dens, and without a huge amount of gold soul coins in hand, it would be impossible to support his extravagance.
Otherwise, his lustful desires would be difficult to quell, and if they couldn't be released, they would remain in his body, causing him to be consumed by lust and tormented to the point of ecstasy.
As a result, the prize money offered by the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament naturally became the target of the Shrek Seven Devils.
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There is a dedicated rest area inside the Heaven Dou Grand Battle Arena.
After entering the Heaven Dou Arena, the Shrek Academy group arrived at the rest area provided specifically for participating academies in the main arena.
The spacious rest area has over a thousand seats, divided into separate zones for the various Soul Master Academy teams to rest and wait for matches.
The Shrek Seven Devils were not the first team to enter this place, but they were not the last either.
When they arrived at the rest area, many participants from advanced soul master academies were already waiting there, gathered together under the leadership of their respective team leaders, awaiting the start of the opening ceremony.
There weren't as many people in the rest area as there were outside, but as one advanced soul master academy team after another arrived, the individual rest area seats were quickly filled.
Among them, the Shrek Academy students, dressed in bizarre outfits, clearly became the focus of everyone's attention. Although they had tried their best to find a corner, they were still noticed by many people.
Many disdainful glances and contemptuous looks were cast their way at them, but the quality of Soul Masters was ultimately much higher than that of ordinary people, and there were not many who spoke out in discussion or ridicule.
To avoid the stares and ridicule, the Shrek Academy students chose a secluded spot to sit down.
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"I'm never wearing this outfit again for the next game. It's so ugly and it really damages my heroic image."
As he plopped down in a seat in the rest area, Ma Hongjun casually removed his mask, his chubby face contorted with a bitter complaint.
Unlike the Soul Battle Arena, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament does not allow concealing one's identity or appearance. Covering one's face with a mask is strictly prohibited.
Listening to Ma Hongjun's complaints, everyone felt the same way and had the urge to strip off their clothes and leave immediately.
Wearing that ugly, shit-green team uniform to compete is just too embarrassing.
Tang San sighed, glanced around at everyone, his eyes flickered slightly, and stepped forward to offer words of comfort:
"Anyway, we have to make an appearance today, whether we want to or not. Since things have come to this, let's not complain."
"If you're feeling angry, why not vent it on your opponents and beat them all down within a minute?"
"What? You can take down your opponent in a minute?" Upon hearing Tang San's words, Ma Hongjun was shocked. His fat body, which was as round as a ball, almost rolled off the chair.
The other team members, led by Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, including the four substitutes who were still unsure if they would get a chance to play, all subconsciously looked at Tang San.
Seeing that all the team members had their attention drawn to him, Tang San smiled and nodded affirmatively to everyone:
"Yes, just one minute."
"Imagine if we can quickly and decisively defeat our opponents in the very first match of the competition, showcasing the formidable strength of our Shrek Seven Devils team, will anyone still care whether our outfits are ugly or not?"
"On the contrary, the audience will see our Shrek Seven Devils team as a dark horse in the competition, which will actually help us make a name for ourselves."
Upon hearing this, all the members immediately understood Tang San's meaning, and Ma Hongjun exclaimed in sudden realization:
"Oh—, I understand what you mean, Third Brother. This is called 'building up a reputation by first criticizing,' right? The more ridicule we receive now, the more remarkable we will be when we prove our strength."
Tang San smiled slightly:
"That's right, just like the fat man said."
Upon receiving Tang San's affirmation, Ma Hongjun immediately raised his chubby hand and flicked his mohawk hair upwards, as if it were something to be proud of.
Seeing Ma Hongjun's proud expression, Tang San nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject:
"However, we need to defeat our opponents decisively first. It's a pity we don't know who our opponent will be in the first match, otherwise we could make some targeted tactical arrangements in advance."
Ma Hongjun immediately raised his hand and slapped his chest repeatedly, causing ripples to spread across his fleshy body, while simultaneously uttering arrogant and lewd sounds:
"Who cares who the opponent is, let me take the field, and I'll burn them all down in one fell swoop."
At this moment, Xiao Wu, the mischievous rabbit, suddenly jumped out with her hands on her hips, pointed at Ma Hongjun's pig nose, and started scolding him harshly:
"You fatso, what nonsense are you spouting? If you corrupt my pure and innocent third brother, you'll be sorry."
Ning Rongrong and another beautiful substitute girl, Liu Mei, visibly raised their eyebrows, clearly dissatisfied with Ma Hongjun's words.
Faced with three pairs of murderous eyes, Ma Hongjun cowered, shrank back sheepishly, and quickly suppressed the lewd expression on his face.
Seeing this, Dai Mubai laughed heartily with schadenfreude:
"Haha—, Fatty, you got carried away and offended someone, didn't you?"
"Don't reveal your dirty thoughts in front of beautiful women. Be elegant, elegant, understand?"
After saying that, he glanced at Ma Hongjun, who looked completely unconvinced, then suddenly shook his head, feeling that he had been talking to a fool. He then turned to look at Tang San:
"Mistress, I agree with your point of view; it's very practical."
Then, Dai Mubai shifted his gaze from Tang San to Yu Tianheng and asked:
"Yu Tianheng, what do you think?"
Although he is the captain of the Shrek Seven Devils team and Tang San is the vice-captain, Yu Tianheng is Grandmaster's nephew and has the highest soul power level in the entire Shrek Seven Devils team. He is also an indispensable core force in the team, so we still need to ask for his opinion.
"I also think it's feasible."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng nodded slightly.
"As the saying goes, strike when the opponent is unprepared. If you strike with lightning speed when the opponent is not fully prepared, there is a great chance that you can end the battle within a minute."
"But this tactic can generally only be used once. Once other teams realize the danger, they will definitely take precautions, and then it won't be as effective."
Tang San smiled slightly:
"It's okay. As long as we win the first game quickly and make the Shrek Seven Devils team famous, that's all that matters. Besides, we don't plan to use this tactic a second time."
"Let's do it this way then." Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng exchanged a smile and quickly finalized the overall tactics for the first match.
However, at that moment, Oscar, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke up and raised his own question:
"But I remember the master said that the rules of the Elite Soul Master Competition explicitly prohibit malicious injury. What if we accidentally injure someone, causing disability or even death? Wouldn't we be expelled from the competition?"
Tang San raised his eyelids and glanced at Oscar indifferently, raising his eyebrows almost imperceptibly:
"To achieve a swift victory, severely injuring the opponent is inevitable. We shouldn't even consider this issue; otherwise, it will only hinder our progress."
The round, chubby Ma Hongjun rolled over to Oscar's side, stretched out a fat hand and put it on the latter's shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of flippancy and indifference:
"Hey Oscar, let's not worry about these details now. Whether they're crippled or dead, what does that have to do with us? They're just unlucky to have run into us."
Ma Hongjun's chubby hand pressed down on Oscar's shoulder, making Oscar feel the strain and causing his body to slump down involuntarily.
"Alright then, but I think you should be careful when you make your move, so as not to actually kill anyone."
Standing next to Oscar, Ning Rongrong, who had a slightly furrowed brow, chimed in with a comment:
"I think Oscar is right. You guys had better tone it down. Otherwise, you might win the match but then the referee could use it against you, resulting in a loss or expulsion from the tournament, which would ruin everything. I don't want to be accused of 'malicious killing'."
"What Oscar and Rongrong said doesn't entirely mean anything." Seeing that Oscar and Ning Rongrong had both offered their opinions, Tang San had to think of a solution. After a moment, he seemed to have an idea:
"How about this, we'll bring Senior Lin Yi along and unleash her healing soul skill to cover the entire arena at the start of the competition. That way, even if something goes wrong, we'll have a reason to argue with the event organizers and prevent them from blaming us."
The "Senior Sister Lin Yi" that Tang San mentioned refers to the beautiful and hot female substitute team member who was brought in by Grandmaster to fill in. She is a healing-type Soul Master with a scepter as her martial soul and a Soul Power of Level 36.
Oscar and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance. Neither of them were stupid, and they immediately understood what Tang San's purpose was. Although they didn't quite agree with his actions, they didn't say anything more.
After spending more than two years together, they had a general understanding of Tang San's personality. He seemed to be a humble gentleman who listened to all kinds of opinions and was open-minded, but in reality, he was stubborn and opinionated.
He likes to be in control of everything, and once he makes a decision, he won't easily change it. He finds it hard to listen to other people's opinions and doesn't tolerate others going against his authority.
After exchanging glances, Oscar and Ning Rongrong shook their heads simultaneously, as if they were on the same wavelength. They thought to themselves that they should probably ask not to play in the first match, as they had a bad feeling about it.
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