Chapter 142: Active Surrender! Underestimating Wang Chen!
"Another block!"
"Goodness! A beast master can calmly use this skill against an Invisible Overlord; his psychological resilience is indeed strong!"
The audience of Xuanyuan Academy was no stranger to this scene.
Wang Chen had used this move before during dungeon runs.
Also, he used this move in the freshman challenge.
Now, in the highly anticipated exchange competition with alien freshmen, he used it again with remarkable results.
Caught off guard.
Even Wei Kaiyuan, the top freshman of Mosters Academy, could only watch as his opponent's blade pierced his body, causing him significant damage after being stunned.
"This..."
"From the first round, I knew Wang Chen had a high combat level."
"But I never thought it would be this high, a beast master daring to engage closely with an Invisible Overlord!"
At this moment.
The audience realized they had overlooked something crucial.
This beast master, underestimated from the start, possessed personal combat skills far beyond everyone's imagination!
This completely broke the audience's traditional views on beast masters.
Many thought beast masters, regardless of their second or third transfer, had far weaker combat abilities compared to other combat professions.
But Wang Chen's performance redefined everyone's understanding.
He seemed to declare through this clean duel, who said beast masters were weak?
"No wonder Xuanyuan Academy's other team members were confident letting Wang Chen duel Wei Kaiyuan..."
"We indeed underestimated the captain of Xuanyuan Academy."
These words caused many in the audience to reflect thoughtfully.
"Possessing strong individual abilities, the key is he also has a very powerful slime beast pet!"
"Considering this, Xuanyuan Academy has a good chance of winning the championship!"
"Now the teams from Tantin Academy, Avalon Academy, and Dracula Academy should be a bit nervous..."
Everyone turned their eyes to the teams from the elf, demon, and vampire empires.
But they all appeared calm, whether they had strategies against Xuanyuan Academy or never considered Xuanyuan Academy as a threat.
At this moment.
On the stage.
Without a priest for healing, Wei Kaiyuan was severely injured, barely hanging on.
His eyes filled with reluctance, he glared at the calm, indifferent boy before him.
In the boy's eyes, defeating the top freshman of Mosters Academy was not something to celebrate.
This was incredibly hard for him to accept.
"Surrender."
Wang Chen said calmly as he overlooked him.
In fact, Wang Chen had already held back.
Otherwise, the short golden stun time could have ended Wei Kaiyuan's life.
Under Wang Chen's calm gaze.
Feeling his life rapidly slipping away, Wei Kaiyuan turned to the referee and said weakly, "Referee, I surrender!"
The referee glanced at Wei Kaiyuan.
Receiving his confirmation, the referee declared the result.
"Due to Mosters Academy's surrender, I announce the winner advancing to the semifinals is Xuanyuan Academy!"
"Congratulations to Xuanyuan Academy, becoming the first team to advance to the semifinals!"
The referee's announcement led to applause from some audience members.
But most looked disappointed and helpless.
Being from this province, they naturally hoped their local team would win.
Moreover...
Students from both academies had argued online for a long time.
Now, Mosters Academy's defeat further proved their decision not to choose Wang Chen was a mistake.
It also confirmed previous rumors.
That Mosters Academy's student quality was lacking.
However...
Anyone who watched the match knew Mosters Academy's loss was unexpected.
Mostly due to underestimating Wang Chen.
Had Wei Kaiyuan been more cautious, his attack wouldn't have been blocked.
And Wang Chen was merciful enough.
On the main stage.
Mosters Academy's dean looked displeased.
He thought this match would redeem their previous disgrace.
Unexpectedly, they lost again to the same person.
Was Wang Chen the nemesis of Mosters Academy?
Dean He Fu'an beside him smiled, unsurprised by the result.
After all, they aimed for the championship from the start.
Reaching the semifinals was just the beginning.
The real opponents were the demon empire, vampire empire, and elf empire.
After reaching the semifinals, Wang Chen's team would surely face two of these strong teams.
So, it was too early to celebrate.
When Wang Chen led his team back to the preparation area, some spectators from the Feng Province sent congratulations and cheers.
If Wang Chen's team won the championship.
Dragon Nation would finally shake off years of decline.
Dragon Nation had won championships before.
But recently, no young talents emerged to dominate the alien empires.
So, a championship was needed to boost morale.
At this moment.
Amid everyone's reflections.
The competition continued.
Now it was the alien audience's turn to be nervous.
For a simple reason.
No one wanted to draw the vampire, demon, or elf empires.
The best outcome was for these three strong teams to face each other.
This way, the remaining teams would only face one strong team.
However...
The alien audience's hopes were too optimistic.
The drawing results came out quickly.
The second match was Tantin Academy versus the Casey Academy of the Harpy Empire.
The Harpy Empire was home to harpies.
Harpies were bird people.
Many bird spectators were disheartened.
Tantin Academy! Those demons!
Their least desired opponent!
Now they had to face reality.
Some Casey Academy members even considered surrendering early.
No need to struggle.
After all, the demon race's attacks were very brutal, and they didn't want to suffer unnecessarily.